also my companion will be sister lima!!!!! i met her in the ctm and we became such good friends (even though i didnt speak portuguese hahah) but i am SO thankful and excited to serve with her! it will be such a great transfer. and sister cruz is going home right now! she was such a good missionary and im so thankful to have learned so much from her. she left such an impact on me. God is showing me His love every day every day every day.
also this week we have been working even more with andreia and derivaldo and their family. we have been seeing even more miracles. we managed to talk to derivaldo almost every day! and an even bigger miracle: he is drinking way less!!! he is going DAYS without drinking! we are seeing a HUGE difference in him, and his whole family. it is so wonderful! and andreia and ana clara came to church yesterday for the first time in YEARS. it was so wonderful to see the whole ward welcome them home.
president and sister lisonbee spoke in conference and i loved their talks. president spoke about missionary work and he invited everyone to pray that night and ask God for a name of someone in their lives who is ready to accept the gospel. i was thinking as he said this "im gonna have to follow up on this invitation with all of the ward members!" then this morning, a irmã, liliana came running to our door shouting "jones sister jones!" when i went to the door she said: what are you doing saturday at 3:00?! i said that we dont have anything yet and she said "great then lets go saturday at three." i said okay! but where are we going? she said "sister dont you remember? president invited us all to pray for a name. i prayed and i got an answer! she said that shell be home saturday at three so we can teach her!" i cant even believe these amazing people. less than 24 hours after president invited her, she prayed, had faith to receive an answer, and she acted on it immediatly. i am SO thankful for the example that these people are to me. wow. i was just amazed by this irmã this morning.
sister lisonbee´s talk was especially amazing. she told a story about two men she knows whose wives died of cancer. she said that one man had fallen away from the church for years, and when his wife died, it was a time of pure darkness for him. he had no hope or anything. she said the other man, who was active in the church at the time, serving in his calling, and living the gospel when his wive died, said a prayer at his wife´s bedside, thanking God for her wonderful life that she lived. of course it was still devastating, but he had an understanding of God´s plan, he knew that he would see her again one day. she connected this to the story of the ten virgins and their lamps. the second man was prepared, his lamp was filled with oil, so when a trial came, he wasnt left int he dark. sister lisonbee said that we all need to be constantly filling our lanterns. we fill our lanterns with attending sacrement meeting, prayer, fasting, scripture study, tithing, family home evening, going to the temple, and offering service. every day we need to ask ourselves if we are filling our lanterns to mantain light in our lives.
doctrine and covenants 50:24
"That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day."
have an amazing week i love you all!!!
com amor,
sister jones
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