TRANSFERS!!!! I actually have no exciting news for transfers. We both will be staying. One guy in our house is going and he's pretty sad, but other than that, nothing.
So this week started out a little
different than I was hoping. Last P-day I busted my ankle in a hole in
the road. (The roads here are the pits.) It was the same ankle I busted in February that benched me for a month. Tuesday
it was hurting quite a bit so I called Sister Bangerter after lunch just
to let her know, and she told me to take the day to rest it and go to
the doctor if I needed. I wasn't going to go, but then Elder Rangel was
having stomach pains for two days straight, so we decided to go together.
He got two injections in the butt cheek and I got four days without
walking and a prescription.
After almost losing my mind the first day of prison, I gave up and went back to work. Since then it's been fine.
Doctors are the worst and so is not working. I did get a lot done at home
though. I read the entire "Our Heritage" book, I constructed air
conditioning in my room by resurrecting two broken fans, and I made a lot
of food. We still went out and made one visit that day to a family that
lives close by. The rest of the week has gone great. We got some crazy
rain again and helped get all the water out and clean Lucas' house. The
waterfall on the street came in this time. It's a lot different than the
flood clean up I did back home. We just swept all the water out with
squeegees and brooms, then brought a hose in and cleaned with soap. We
were done in two hours.
These Brazilians know what they're doing with the concrete! We had A LOT
of appointments fall through this week and our area is so big we can
spend four hours+ just walking around trying to find someone that's home.
We still had some great visits and
progress made with investigators. Irma Silvia and her family came to
church again and stayed for all three hours. She said after that she
wants to come every week. Her family and kids are so
happy at our church that she wants to come!!!! I don't think investigators can
say much better things than that. All their kids loved it and
their dad told the bishop (they work together) that he wants to keep
coming because it makes his daughters so happy. The power of getting
investigators to church is HUGE!! Without good experiences in the chapel
with members, and feeling the Spirit in classes, conversion is so much
harder. The church and sacrament is a key part of testimony.
We have a new
investigator that approached us at the bus stop in a different area. He
asked if we were from a church then asked "Why do bad things happen in
life even when you always try to do good?'' and "I've been looking for answers in a church but I still just feel lost." Does the Spirit just
guide people to you or what?!!! We have experiences similar to this all
the time! About 20 minutes ago right before I came into the lan house to
email, a guy stopped his car on the road and asked if we had a Book of Mormon. He told me as everyone was honking at him that he's really wanted
to read one but didn't know where to get one. When you work to find
investigators the Lord will always show you who's ready! It's amazing how
much the Spirit guides our work everyday. I'm happy to be here and be a
tool in bringing salvation to the people of Brazil.
I finally got my hammock!!! I'm being blinded by the sun here but I
really just use it at night. From 9:30-10 I lay in my hammock and write
in my journal and look at the stars. It's pretty much paradise.
A MEMBER GAVE ME A LICENSE PLATE!!!! I'm going to collect one from everyone of my areas. Every city has a different plate.
The avocado of Mom's dreams. It's as big as my head!!! It's going to be a whole meal for me.
My
air conditioning! There was a plate on the wall, so naturally I had to
take it off and it was just a tube for more wires. I took parts from two
different fans and constructed one that I was able to attach to the
wall. The wire comes out right next to a different outlet next to my bed
so I can plug in my AC without leaving bed. It's pretty bomb!! Nothing more than a pocket knife and a little duct tape.
This was a family home evening slash birthday party. Elder Rangel shared a
lesson and I was in charge of games. We played pterodactyl.
Love everyone tons,
Elder Cam Little
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