So I´m still here in Faro, but now with my 4th companion in the same area. Elder Harker is a great guy. He´s been out for a little less than a year. He was trained by Elder Welch. He´s from Idaho, a really chill guy, he´s got a lot in common with Elder Fletcher. We get along really well, I´m excited to serve with him this transfer. We lost a couple days of work in our area due to travels, transfers, and mission council.
I mentioned that last week was a bit different than the rest, and this week was a continuation of that. These last two weeks we have found very little success, to be frank. We haven´t changed anything, we are still working just as diligently as ever, if not more, but the Lord is the one who decides when we have success.
We managed to only teach a couple lessons this week, and they were basically all with Diego. Diego is a bit wishy washy now. We´ve been helping and teaching him for a little over a month. He has made progress in a lot of ways, but still hasn´t made any progress with the Word of Wisdom. However, he finally stopped buying weed, so maybe he´ll get a better grip on things. Unfortunately in spite of giving his word and everything, he didn´t make it to church.
Maria and Paulo are still doing well, they´ve still got a lot of potential. They went travelling this week so we didn´t have a lot of contact with them. But this week we will make plans with them for sure. We have a handful of other options and people who are drifting in and out of our teaching pool, but for now, sufficeth to say that we are still in the search of new people who can be taught and progress.
Despite the challenge, these last two weeks have been a great learning experience. I´ve learned just how much we all as missionaries depend on the Lord´s help. I hope to see some cool miracles in the near future.
Basílio is still doing well. He´s a funny guy, it´s good to have him at church. Still hasn´t missed a sunday!
Ivanilson is doing well too. His work is really demanding, but he still made it to church this sunday and to an soccer activity the night before.
But I think that´s basically it! We are going about doing the normal thing, we´re talking with everyone we see, offering the gospel to everyone, and trying our best to teach as well.
Até a próxima,
Elder Ward
I have less words these last two weeks, but at least I have photos still!
Basílio! All tidied up
a good sight to see on their bookshelf
In Lisbon I had the chance to visit Clara and Joelson. I visited without telling them, they were awfully surprised when they opened the door. They are doing very well. It was very satisfying to see the difference the gospel has made in their lives.
Elder Thompson is no loger Elder Thompson
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