It´s so good to hear from you guys! I love hearing all those funny stories. And I loved the my greenie package!! Thanks so much.
wow this week has been crazy. I´m not going to lie, there has many ups and downs, but my trainer has been really good to help me and talk me through things. She is about to go home so she has tons of good advice for me. She is awesome and iºm very blessed! too bad i will have to get a new one in a few weeks! I know that the Lord is always with me and will help me be able to do this and learn the language and everything. I also know that i´m doing the right thing. I can feel your prayers so thank you! So i am starting to learn some of our investigators names. As far as Alberto goes, we had to pass him to the elders but he showed up after church yesterday and i think they had a lesson. He seems to have a lot of potential so hopefully all goes well with him. Also we have been teaching this hilarious lady. She has come to church the past 2 weeks. Her name is Olga. We have been trying to mark a date with her to be baptized but she just keeps saying she was baptized in the Catholic church so we are working with her. She has a lot of potential as well. We also are trying to mark a date for baptism with Siderley. His daughter Tainara was recently baptized but just these past 2 weeks he has started listening to our lessons so hopefully we will accept soon!
Man every day is just crazy. Because our area is right by the office and mission home,we always get calls for random things we have to do (which isnºt bad) but our plans we had for the day aren't super possible! but the other day we got a call that a girl from madeira (the island off of Portugal) was coming to get set apart by president before her mission to England. So we got to go pick her up and take her with us. It was fun! The only problem is is we have to ride the metro to get anywhere and sometimes it is a really long wait. We felt like we have been spending so much time traveling that we don´t teach much so we are praying to know ways to use our time wiser and be able to accomplish our goals. We are going to try some this week so hopefully all goes well!
Yesterday we hosted a devotional about joseph smith. There wasn´t a very good turn out but it was fun because i got to sing in the choir and meet some other missionaries in my mission! I am trying to find the positive in every day. I totally feel the Lord helping me with the language! I am slowly understanding a little bit more. I can actually distinguish words now, but i still don´t know the meaning! it will come though. I am going to try this week to just try and talk anyway. Its really funny though because i can speak a little bit but don´t understand people´s answers and then they ask me a question and i just smile.
Some funny things that happened this week were we were offered free puppies! the guy was trying to get rid of them and really wanted us to have them so we had to keep explaining to him that we couldn´t take them. We ended up just giving him an invite to our devotional instead. Also we were offered cigarettes but decided to turn those down too. Also on the metro this guy who i think had special needs started rubbing my hair.haha i guess it is soft.
During my scripture study this week i was reading in alma 36. In one of the verses it talked about how we will suffer all manner of afflictions if it means we can be the means of saving some soul. I tried to always keep that in my mind. I also love what you guys said about elder holland, just stay in the boat! I also have been telling myself to faith it til i make it. I know that Lord is helping me and will contine to help me. I need to do my part in trying to help others to come unto Christ but also trust that where i lack the lord is going to cover that difference.
I remember being super nervous to start 7th grade too. It will be hard but adam will grow to love it and find friends. I´m glad the police guy was cool about the situation. Poor eli but that story is kind of funny! A lot of the old women here remind me of grandma. I have been thinking about the missionaries that taught grandma and that motivates me to want to talk to everyone. Thanks for all the prayers!! I love you guys so much! Portugal really is a beautiful country! i am lucky to be in my area too with such beautiful scenery. The roads and tiles on the buildings are amazing. Sometimes i have to just step back and realize that i am actually in a different country and enjoy how lucky and blessed i am. The people here are pretty crazy. They all talk really loud and kind of get offended easily. But they are also pretty nice. My favorite are all the africans. African love them. They are so nice and so willing to listen! We don´t eat a ton with members so i haven´t tried anything too crazy yet. WE just eat a lot of cereal haha and sis smith is a really good cook and always makes yummy stuff. We walk SO much but it is good. the weather has been a bit cooler so that´s a bencao. I still sometimes wonder why the lord sent me here, so i am letting that motivate to find out why. I really strive for the moments to find out why i am here. Being a missionary is such a sacred calling. I love it. I love you guys!
Love,
sister Hulsey
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