Hey well not to much is going on here either. We were abe to fulfill most of our goals number wise. Which is good and we were shocked, we are expected to do a lot here. We found some pretty solid people, which is good, i have a goal for five baptisms in june. Which will be difficult since we dont have anybody right now who can be baptized in june. So we will have to find those 5 people and teach them and get em wet.
This week was a little crazy though, we got persecuted pretty bad by one of the members neighbor. She is into Voodoo, and Voodoo is some scary stuff. Its all about bad spirits and devils and things, so basically we had a run in with a demon. She even said "The thing that is inside me is too powerful for you to deal with." But we just preached repentance and then ignored her. When she left the member felt really bad buut we just told her "our hands are clean, we did our part" so we are hoping we dont get anymore run ins with "psycho voodoo lady."
Other then that yesterday we went out to go finding and neither of us were really looking forward to it. Elder Melo tried one place and nothing happened so we were like, here goes another long day. Then we were passing this house, and i looked over and just had a feeling to give it a try. So i went and clapped and we got in. We taugh this single mom with two young children. She visited our church frequently when she was a teenager for six years but never talked with the missionaries. The lesson went perfect and we both felt really good about it. So she could deffinately be baptized in june.
We also had a lesson with four of our investigators at once, we taugh Alma 5 and the spirit was really strong. Three of the investigators are totally solid, but one of them doesnt really care. Later that night one of the investigators was at a members house when we visited and she said she wants to be baptized. So we set a date, she accepted our help. The only problem is that the one investigator that doesnt care is her boyfriend, who she is living with. So we will see waht happens there.
Other then those we have just been doing a lot of finding and teaching our good investigators. Member visits and so on. We are worried that missionary/member relations are dropping in this area. There were some missed lunch dates before i came and a few wihle i have been here. (The members sign up for lunch during hte week when we cant visit the chapel to see the calender.)
Well sounds like everything is going good in Utah. I love and miss you.
Com amor,
Elder Boiteux
Serving a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Lansing, Michigan & Santa Maria, Brazil. 11/10-11/12
Sao Borja, Brazil
São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis Borgia. It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the Uruguai river.
São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as it is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents: Getúlio Vargas (1883–1954) and João Goulart (1918–1976).
The city is linked to the argentinian city of Santo Tomé through the Integration Bridge.
São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as it is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents: Getúlio Vargas (1883–1954) and João Goulart (1918–1976).
The city is linked to the argentinian city of Santo Tomé through the Integration Bridge.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Not feeling too well!
I was in Santa Maria for a training meeting for two days and then the night i arrived in Rosário i didnt feel good. So i hurried unpacked and went to bed. The next day i still didnt feel well, i had pain in my stomach but when i went to the bathroom it was just diarrhea and the pain didnt go away. I ate some food that our DL made and then we had district meeting and lunch. After lunch we studied and i felt horrible, we tried to work but i could barely walk because my stomach hurt so bad. we went back to the house and i got a blessing from elder melo and then laid in bed all day. the next day wasnt any better so the mission mom said we shoudl go to the hospital. At the hosptial they said i caught a virus thats native to this area of brasil. Its a stomach infection which causes a lot of pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. They gave me a shot of some thick freaking liquid, it hurt and then they loaded me with pills. So after fighting the stupid virus for a week i am at the recuperating stage. I dont have my stomach pain and i am not vomiting, my diarrhea is leaving the only problem now is i still cant eat a lot which leaves my body weak and makes it hard for me to work.
Well i miss Alegrete. My new comp is awesome, we get a long great and he speaks english too. He is from the amazon, he is a indian. The only problem is i hate working in branches, in Alegrete we were in a Ward but here we are in a very small branch. There isnt even 10 priesthood holders, and they only need 1 deacon to pass the sacrament and it still goes faster then the sacrament in our ward does.
So i was glad to get your excited email and it lifted my spirits, it will just take a while for me to get out of my new downer attitude and get happy and excited again.
With love,
Elder Boiteux
Well i miss Alegrete. My new comp is awesome, we get a long great and he speaks english too. He is from the amazon, he is a indian. The only problem is i hate working in branches, in Alegrete we were in a Ward but here we are in a very small branch. There isnt even 10 priesthood holders, and they only need 1 deacon to pass the sacrament and it still goes faster then the sacrament in our ward does.
So i was glad to get your excited email and it lifted my spirits, it will just take a while for me to get out of my new downer attitude and get happy and excited again.
With love,
Elder Boiteux
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)