Week 71: Brazilian Disneyland

Oi bom dia galera, tudo bem?

Another transfer gone! Crazy to think that I am going into my last transfer now! Time really flies. We got transfer news today and Sister Hinton and I will be staying together in Louveira which we are so excited about!! Our mission is in a constant state of transfer with all the new Americans who come into the mission every now and then. So we will see what happens! 

Our friend Eddy was supposed to be baptized yesterday but he had a family emergency and drove 600 km away, so we are hoping he will be back here soon and we can remark his baptism! We also started teaching a new family this week. Neide and her three kids just recently lost their husband/father, and they are looking for a lot of answers. We were able to share scriptures from the Book of Mormon with them, and I was able to see the difference these verses made in their lives. The Book of Mormon truly has power!

This week we got to go on splits with the Sisters in the neighboring city and we got to go and eat lunch with them and one of their members. The only problem was this member lived in the Sisters' other area, so we got to spend a ton of time on the bus! I felt like I was on a rollercoaster the whole two hours. To quote my district leader, bus rides in Brazil is the equivalent of Disneyland.

My greatest fear also came to pass this week when I saw the world's biggest spider as we were walking home from the church. I attached a picture, but I still don't think it does this thing justice.

I hope you all have a wonderful week! 
Com amor,
Sister Johnson

1. The spider
2. Sisters in Jundiaí
3. Jundiaí
4-5 Cute Louveira




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