It has ben abit slow for the past couple of daysbut we got great news earlier this week when we found out our local missionaries Elder Thomas and Elder Souza will be here another six weeks. We have become very attached to them and it will be hard when they do transfer out.
We had a wonderful answer to our prayers when Helder (prounounced Elder) called to say that he had come up with the money to get married so that he and Tania could get baptized. It costs 120 Euros if you are lucky enough to have been born here. Much more if you are not a native or if you want to get married on a weekend. Helder is only working part time and Tania just started working part time also. They have three children. Their oldest daughter doesn´t live with them. She lives with an aunt. The next boy is seven and they have a baby under a year. They moved here from Lisboa to find work thinking it would be better. In any case Helder came up with the 20 euros (someone else donated the 100- hmmm) and now our prayers have been answered. They are such a sweet family and Tania was so cute and smiley when we first talked to them about getting married and the Lords law of Chastity. We will go to the wedding and the baptism.
We have been going to member homes to teach how to hold Family Home Evening and also how to share your testimony of the Book of Mormon. I have read the Book of Mormon three times since I have been here and I love it more each time. The first thing I noticed is the peace I feel when I read it. And my day always seems to be in order when I start with this reading. Also when I am frustrated with my language studies It helps me to focus again.
We just found out that the elders in the office in Lisbon FINALLY got our package out of customs. It has been there for three weeks. Elder Roberts was just about to call Sister Tavares because they had been so lax in getting it. Now it has to sit there until someone goes up there and comes back down here. Our zone leader has been there twice since Christmas but they haven´t gotten it yet. His Christmas packsage is there too. GRRRR 20 year olds. Anyway we should have it next week.
Elder Roberts is like a caged Tiger whenwe don´t have anything to do and we haven´t for the last two days. He watched a video of other missionaries talking about how busy they are and he gets frustrated. We can´t really visit people in the afternoon as no one is home. Usually we are busy but we have gone two days. However in all fairness he was pretty trashed from a headache he had in the night so it is really good that he could rest a bit. Heś great again and chomping at the bit to get back to work
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