This
week was pretty mellow but I learned some great things and we had a great p-day
today. We had great lessons with some of our investigators. This week we are really trying to focus on
working with members more and getting the ward more involved with missionary
work.
One
lesson I learned this week was the Parable of the Umbrella. On Thursday the day
was surprisingly very sunny. So we decided to leave our umbrellas in the
apartment and get to work. At about 7:30 pm, we left an appointment and it
started to rain. We had to get to another appointment real soon so there wasn’t
time to stop and wait the rain out. As the rain picked up we ran faster and
faster through what are called "becos" or little alleyway streets in
the middle of favelas.
The
lesson I learned is that we will have rain in our life sometimes. It is
inevitable - whether we have our umbrellas or not. Our umbrellas are the
gospel. We protect ourselves with the scriptures, going to church, praying, and
keeping the commandments. Will we still
get a little wet even with an umbrella..yes. But we will be a lot happier with
more protection.
Today
we had an awesome churrasco. This is a Brazilian Barbeque. My companion is from
Santa Catarina and was born in Rio Grande do Sul. He knows how to put on a real churrasco. It
was honestly some of the best meat I have had in my life. We also grilled up
pineapple with cinnamon which was so delicious. The sisters made salad, rice
and we had guarana of course. Elder
Roque seasoned the meat yesterday and we cooked the meat for a good 2 hours. It turned out really great. Later, we played some volleyball as well.
Love
you all. Stay otimo
Abraço,
Elder
Waters
