3rd Week in Ingleses

Hello world!

How are all of you doing? Brazil is doing well! This week was a week of holidays in preparation for Pasçoa (Easter). In the US you get to have that day on Sunday, but in Brazil? You get a four day awesome holiday weekend. This means that everyone goes to the beach.. literally. Everyone. All of the stores close down, restaurants that are not in tourist areas close down, everyone is out of their house, and everyone is at the beach. Tons of tourists, a horrible bus schedule, you know, all the perks! haha It made working a little more difficult because many people were not in their house, not many people came to class on Thursday and Saturday because everyone was out traveling, but in spite of that it was a good week. One of the students from English class had a party and invited us so we stopped by for an hour (normal thing to do in Brazil--its only polite), and they had a ping pong table set up.. Needless to say, I started playing with someone, and then all of the good ping pong players there wanted to give it a go! It was fun! I think all of the people there were shocked that a white american missionary woman in a skirt could hold her own at ping pong, but it was quite a nice break in my day!

Other news, last Saturday night we were coming home on the bus and as we passed in front of our church, Sister Colares heard an older woman in front of her say, "I think that's the church my daughter was talking about.. I don't know anything about it." Good thing S.C. speaks Português because I can't overhear things well.. S.C had a thought that she needed to talk with her and she introduced us as missionaries of the church in question. She then asked if we could go over to leave a blessing on their house/answer any questions that she might have. The older lady said that we could, and on Sunday after church we went over there. This older lady lives with her daughter and her daughter has a 4 year old son. We came over, left a blessing, went back a couple of days later, taught the first discussion, the daughter and her sister and their kids all came to church on Sunday, and they loved it! She almost didn't go, but her mother encouraged her to go saying, "Just go and see. If you like it, you can tell the missionaries that you liked it. If not, you can tell them that you didn't." (Thank YOU Brazilian Grandma!) The daughter and her sister came, they loved church. We spent 3 hours at their house last night re-teaching the first and second discussions (for the sister's sake), and it looks like at least the daughter wants to be baptized THIS Saturday at Stake Conference!! It's amazing! Her sister and her nephew felt the spirit too and want to be baptized, the mother needs to go to church, because she too likes the church. Its Amazing!

I received a letter from Mom, Dad, and Lori this week! LOVED THEM ALL!! Thanks for all the support! Love you!

Sister Reising