I am so sorry I haven’t written in a while! I struggle with this whole group email thing! These past couple of weeks have been really good and at the same time stressful (missionary life). We are having a hard time finding people to teach but I know that with faith we will find the right people. We just have to keep working hard. We have been visiting with one of our investigators for over two months now and we are still trying to get him to stop smoking. He understands and knows the gospel is true but he really struggles with keeping the word of wisdom. We have tried everything with him. We have even made him tea with the ashes of the cigarette mixed in it (gross I know).
This Sunday we had a little miracle happen. A woman showed up to
church who wasn’t a member. We had no idea who she was. She sat down and we
introduced ourselves to her and she said she came to find out more about the
church. She showed up on her OWN!!!!!!!!!! This never happens people!! She is
really great! She seems really interested in the church and we are going to
stop by her house later this week to talk more about the gospel!
We have been working a lot with the less actives as well and I
really enjoy it! We visit this man named Kendi every week and he talks soooooo
much when we visit. Right now he has a 20 year-old girlfriend and he is 49--a
little bit of an age difference. He lived in Japan for a while and always tells
us Japan is way better than Brasil! haha! One day he invited us to go to Subway
with him. So we went. Little did we know that his girlfriend was going to be
there. Now to understand better he and his girlfriend at this time were going
through a rough patch. They have broken up 3 or 4 times. We show up at Subway
and start ordering our food. When all of a sudden his girlfriend starts yelling
at Kendi! I don’t know what about because I don’t understand mad Portuguese
yet! It was pretty uncomfortable for my companion and I, but all is well with
them now!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM and a happy late birthday as well!! I love
you and I am so grateful for you mom! Make sure you all hug and kiss your moms!
Let them know how much you love them!!
This week I have been thinking a lot about the story of the 10
lepers in Lucas chapter 17. The story talks about how the Lord cleanses the 10
lepers and only one of the 9 comes back to thank the Lord for making him
clean. I have thought a lot about how I need to express more thanks to my
Heavenly Father and the Savior for everything I have been given! I think about
all of the wonderful blessings in my life! I invite you all this week to
express a little bit more thanks to our Father in Heaven and try to recognize
his hand in your life everyday!
Next weekkkk is transfers!!!! 2 transfers down everyone! I don’t
know if I will get to email next week because our transfers are on Mondays now
during our pday!!! I will try and email!!! I love you all and I am so grateful
for all your emails!!!!!
Until next time!!
Tchau!!
Tahlia Grace Erickson (Sister Erickson)
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