More or less. Here, the population is really German, so there were a lot of people rooting for Germany. :/ But I'm sure that in other states, they were devastated.
Has anything great happened yet?
I guess so. Let's see if there's more to come.
Are you still teaching Carlos?
Yes, and he went to church! Finally !!!!
How big is the ward that meets there?
On record-500, Active-80 There are a lot of missing or inactive members. :(
It's weird to think that I've already been here for almost two years. Beginning tomorrow, it will be my last transfer of the mission, and I don't know if I'm excited or sad that I won't be staying for much longer. What will be interesting, however, is that President has decided I should finish the mission in another area. Today I'll be running from house to house to say goodbye before transfers tomorrow. Who knows where I'll go? If one thing is for sure, I'm going to miss out on a really good baptism.
This week was good. In fact, I began to see a little more about the culture of southern Brazil. When Brazil went against Germany in the semi-final, more than half of the people here were rooting for Germany. :P I guess tradition sinks a little deeper than patriotism. However, rather than go off talking about the World Cup, I'll get to the good stuff.
Now more than ever, I can see that I'm what Paul called "a planter" because it seems like whenever someone truly elect is found and ready for baptism, I don't get to stick around to see it. This week, Carlos went to church for the first time, together with his 8-year-old son. While they were there, he said he felt something really special, and he felt truly at peace going from class to class. His son seems to be even more excited despite the fact that we never taught him. He began asking tons of questions, and before the end of Sunday School, he was already telling his dad that he wanted to get baptized. If everything goes well, he's going to be baptized on the 26th.
Other than that, we found a really special family about three days ago. When we were going house to house, we clapped hands at one of the gates and a woman came with the strangest look on her face. When we asked if we could enter and share a message, she simply responded, "I'd rather not let you in." So, we decided to sit on the porch and share it there. Apparently, she thought we were thieves or robbers 'disguised in sheep's clothing' but as we began to teach, the spirit touched her and she opened up completely. Her daughter, who'd recently been in a car accident, limped out front to see what was going on, and so ended up as part of the conversation. After tons of wonderful questions, we finally left them with a Book of Mormon and a desire to search for the truth.
How wonderful is this calling! I'm excited to see where I will go until the end. But until next week,
Elder Angus
Word of the week:
Alemanha (ah-leh-mahn-yuh) Meaning Germany. Congratulations on a game well played. :P
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