Bom Dia!
This week has been awesome!! Our friend Fabiana was
baptized! She's Alda's granddaughter, who was baptized a few months ago. She's
been absolutely awesome to work with and she has such a strong and pure
testimony. I absolutely loved to teach her about the great plan that Heavenly
Father has for her.
And I'm being transferred to Portimau to serve with Sister
Aiono! I already know her, she served in the area next to me and we lived in
the same house my first transfer. She's so fun and I'm excited to learn a lot
from her. I'm nervous to move on to another area but at least it's in the best
part of Portugal!! I'm sad to leave Sister Oliver because she's been such a
great friend and example to me. She's going to be training a new greenie here
and I'm super excited for her.
One of the best things that happened this week was a little
lesson we had with Fredy, our friend who is going to be baptized next week. We
finished teaching him all of the lessons and we wanted him to come to a resolve
on his own to be baptized. After the first hour of church on Sunday we pulled
him into a room and began to just talk about everything. I was very nervous
that he was going to tell us that he didn't want to be baptized anymore but
instead he began to share his experiences of his prayers to know the truth and
the happiness he felt with the new knowledge that he had. In that moment, all
the work and frustrations we had gone through with him were redeemed as he bore
his little and simple testimony that the Book of Mormon was truly another
witness of Jesus Christ and that though Joseph Smith, Jesus Christ
reestablished his church on the earth again. Fredy's going to be baptized next
weekend :)
I absolutely love this area and the people here! I love my mission.
It's the best thing I've ever chosen to do. I feel like I've learned so much
and really come to know who I am and why I'm here.
Love all of you guys lots!!
Bejinhos,
Sister Ellsworth
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