Letter #91-"Two of us wearing raincoats, standing solo in the sun"

We´re on our way home. We´re on our way home. We´re coming home." two of us- the Beatles.

Hello my family. How is everything going in good old Gtown!? Everything here in 4 Barras (or 4 Quatro. Hah mom, that was funny) is great! We are working our tails off!!!! We marked 4 dates this week. 


So on Tuesday we had a training in Curitiba, which was just great. We learned a lot and I came back with Elder Hartly, our district leader. We were in 4B and we had to re-do our plans because we came back late and everything. So I felt like we needed to go visit Aparacida and Valeria. 


First we went to Aparacida´s house and she was busy doing some work, so we re-marked fo the next day and then as we were walking to Valeria´s house. We actually saw her carrrying a big bed frame. So we went over and helped her. Then we left a message on something that she had a question about and then I felt like we needed to mark a date with her. Everytime we extended a date or tried to, she said I don´t know let me think. So I looked at her and just invited her to be baptized and she just sat there for like 5 minutes in silence and I thought of President Cordon saying "Don´t be afraid of the silence" and then she looked at us and said yes I will. We marked a date for  the 29th. She is excited. She has a few problems we will all need your prayers. She came to church with Aparacida. It was a fantastic meeting. 


We also had a wonderful time with Baiano (our ward mission Leader) he has a friend that he has been fellow-shipping and finally marked a date for us to pass by with him. So Saturday night we went over to his house. Here is the awesome part: he is a pizza maker. So we made pizzas and taught him the first lesson. It was really great. Baiano gave him a Book of Mormon and he was so excited. It really was a spiritual lesson and it was amazing. Then that Sunday after church we had lunch at Baiano´s house. On our way there, Elder Harly called and said that the Zone Leaders challenged us to find someone who came to church that didn´t have a baptismal date and to mark a date with them. And so i was thinking on what we would do. 


When we got there, we ate lunch with Baiano´s family and his sister-in-law, who has been investigating the church for 1 year now. but it didn´t cross my mind to mark a date. Then we were chatting about Baiano´s friend and about how there are tons of people who are progressing and his sister-in-law said missionaries just baptize anyone and everyone and so I starting chatting with her about baptism and the steps that happen before baptism with interviews and what not. She had some questions about the interview so I sat down with her and started doing a ´mock´interview with her. She had a testimony about everything and knew and kept all the commandments and then a thought entered into my mind: It´s her that you are to baptize. So at the end of the interview I said you are keeping all the commandments and go to church every Sunday, but why aren´t you baptized yet? and she didn´t know why. After a minute or 2 she expressed her fears, and Baiano and I explained to her some things and then I invited her to be baptized. She said yes and I asked but when? and she said soon and I said next week. She said not that soon. So we marked for the 5th of February. She was so excited that she called th Branch President and the ex-relief society president and invited them. 

This week was great and we are so excited! Thanks for everything I love you all so much and I am so thankful for the love and prayers. You are the best family in the world!
Don´t stop believing!
Com Amor, 
Elder Nay