(Elder Mackrory)
Bom dia galera!
How yall doing? This week was pretty cool. Hope it was for
you guys too. 14 fuscas were seen, bring the total to 820. On other news: on Tuesday
I hit 365 days as a missionary! Since this year is leap year, the 1 year mark
actually happened on Wednesday.
On pday last week we visited my area with the district. The
touristy part of my area isn't very good for working, but it makes for some
good pdays. We did our usual buggy ride around the city and ate at the
restaurant. Got some good pictures and a smoothie. At night we taught the
Argentina part member family we always visit. This was the first time I didn't
feel nervous speaking Spanish. Everything came out smoothly and (I hope)
minimal errors. I'm practicing Spanish every day and it's getting much better.
That night when we got home, we ran out of gas for the stove. Gas here isn’t
like it is in the states. We have a propane tank attached to the stove and you
have to call a guy to replace it.
On Tuesday we were supposed to have a division, but the ZL's
canceled again. It's supposed to happen tomorrow, but we'll see what happens.
Anyway, after district council we went over to the other Elders house to cook
since we hadn't ordered our new gas tank. We made a really delicious Cuscuz
with tomato, onion, bell pepper and calabresa. So freaking good. I'm going to
make it again today actually.
On Wednesday we had marked a lesson at 3:30 with Mayara and
Marcelo. So we showed up on time and they let us in and we're doing small talk
and such to get things going. They say that they were busy and it would be
better if we came back at like 5:30. Awkward. But then they said that we can
just hang around until that time. Ok, fine, we had online work to do anyway. So
that's what we did. Then their cook came out and sent us to a bakery nearby to
buy ourselves some snacks. Ok, it's only like 500m, well just walk. “Nope, here
take these bikes.” Ok, let's go. So we got to ride bikes. Then we got back and
taught our lesson. Marcelo was still doing his online work, so unfortunately he
couldn't participate. But the lesson was fire. She was asking about the purpose
of life and all, and then we were like plan of salvation and all there were
tears. Then we literally ran to English class because we were almost late.
On Thursday we had a family night and found out that our
branch mission leader is moving to Idaho next month to start BYU. If anyone is
there now, look out for my guy André Bastos. He's a stud.
On Friday we did a lot of walking. Like 3-4 hours almost
straight. But we had a miracle happen. We were visiting some people on the way
to catch public transportation and we visited one we found in his store. But at
that moment he was helping a customer. So while we waited for him, we started
talking to his colleague. Turns out he's an inactive member for 14 years. He
was baptized in 2010 in São Paulo. He is willing to return to the church as
soon as he can arrange his working hours. He also said he would help our friend
read the Book of Mormon. So that's sick. He's also from Haiti and speaks
Haitian creole and French.
On Saturday we tried to visit someone who lived in a gated
community. We talked to the gatekeeper and he told us “nobody lives here”.
Right then the gate opens and a car rolls out. After the car passes, we return
to awkward eye contact with the gatekeeper. “Are you sure that no one lives
here?” I asked. “Uhhhhh… yeah” he responded. So we just said ok and left. I
thought it was pretty funny.
Yesterday we walked a lot as well. Only about 2 and a half
hours this time though. We taught our good friend Alex and later the best
Argentinian family of all time. turns out we didn't have the whole story,
because the mother, as it turns out, is not a member. But that's no problem,
they're coming to church and doing everything right, soon enough they will be.
That's it this week, hope next week is just as good.
SummaRio:
14 this week, 820 total
Hit one year on the mission
Toured my area with the district
Bomb cuscuz (pronounced “cuixcuij” if you're from Rio)
Rode a bike and taught a bomb lesson
Ward mission leader is starting BYUI this semester in Idaho
Walked a lot, found a soon-to-be-active member
Someone tried to gaslight me. It was really funny.
Sunday was awesome as usual
Tender mercy:
Saturday was really rainy and windy. Early in the morning I
had the thought to pull my suitcase inside So it wouldn't get wet. At that
point it had only been sprayed but when we got home at night the balcony where
it was really wet, like after hours of pouring despite the cover. So I would
have had some things ruined if I hadn't been prompted to bring it in.
Spiritual thought: yesterday was Brazilian fathers day, so
I'll include a quote from a talk I really like about fathers.
“Perhaps the most essential of a father’s work is to turn
the hearts of his children to their Heavenly Father. If by his example as well
as his words a father can demonstrate what fidelity to God looks like in
day-to-day living, that father will have given his children the key to peace in
this life and eternal life in the world to come. A father who reads scripture
to and with his children acquaints them with the voice of the Lord.” Elder D.
Todd Christofferson, April 2016 General Conference.
I'm grateful to have a father who has raised me in the
truth. I'm grateful for the fathers who raised my parents and to all those who
are righteous fathers or father figures. The role of the father is
irreplaceable and essential. I do not mean to demean the equally irreplaceable
and essential role of the mother, but to emphasize the good the father can do.
It is rare that a child raised on the truth will depart from it. (Prov. 22:6).
Thanks to all the fathers out there! You guys are incredible!
1. Font selfie on a rainy day
2. Hike
3. Workout space
4. Spiritual workout space
5. Baiques
6. ZL in the water
7. District pday!!
8. My teaching area being so beautiful
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