Family and Friends!!
We had a great week! Full of the spirit and full of wonderful people!! I also went to Sagres today for P Day, which is the very Southwestern tip of Portugal and it was incredible!! Photos below :)
Ana and Antonio: We finished teaching them everything they need to be taught for baptism and they finally have a wedding date!! They will be married on May 29 and their baptism will be on June 7th!! I am so excited for them!! They are loving the church more and more and cannot wait to be a part of it! What an amazing couple they are! :)
Cristina: We finally got her to say a pray from her heart and not a memorized prayer! It was a really awesome experience! Her prayers are so sincere, she asked God if this church was true, if the Book of Mormon was true, and if our message was true. And afterwards she said she felt really great! So we asked her if she would prepare to be baptized on June 7, she said she wanted to be baptized then, but still had some questions that she wants to be answered. So we will see if she'll be baptized soon. She has an incredible desire to learn and has a huge amount of faith! I'm really excited for her!
Americo and Mauna: They are still wonderful! Progressing slowly, but they know that our message is true. We are doing the best we can to help them have a desire to act on it, but we know that they have their agency to choose what they want. I really hope they choose to follow the example of Jesus Christ.
Manuel: We started teaching an older man named Manuel, who wants to know the truth. His wife recently passed away, so we're hoping that we can teach him about temples and eternal families and that he will have a desire to be with his family for eternity. He's a super awesome guy! He even invited us to his funeral!
We also had District (Stake) Conference this weekend and it was fantastic! Our branch and the branch in Lagos all road a bus to Faro to attend the conference and it was awesome. Even though I still only understand about half of what people say, I can still feel the spirit. That's the amazing thing about the Holy Ghost - you don't have to understand a different language to be able to feel it.
This week we had interviews with our mission president and I wanted to share some advice that I received about the Atonement. He said that sometimes, no matter how much we study, we can't fully understand or appreciate something until we experience it ourselves. This is true concerning the atonement. We learn to appreciate the atonement and have a deeper love for our Savior as we go through trials and learn to rely on Him. That is why we can choose to be grateful in any and all circumstances, because the hard times are where we get to know our Savior better.
That's it for this week! I love being a missionary and I love this gospel! I know my Savior lives and He loves each and every one of us. I know that when we turn to Him, we will feel His love.
I love you all!!
Sister Steagall
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