
Oi family! (and bloggers I guess?)
Everything is wonderful in Brazil! Wow! I have a wonderful story! First off remember Raimunda... she was going to be baptized last week but still had problems with the word of wisdom... I don't know if I told you that. Anyway... Sat. everything was set for her to be baptized. Sunday morning we went there to pick her up. . . and as usual Satan had gotten to her! She didnt want to be baptized. My companion talked to her for almost an hour. She was saying I don't feel ready this week, but next week I will for sure. And she wouldn´t budge! After my companion talked with her, he kinda gave up and walked out. Right then thoughts just started rushing through my head. My ZL telling me "just because you're a junior doesn't mean you can't do things to help." and "perform a miracle with Raimunda today." I thought, there has to be a reason why she is not going today. And then again the spirit started sending thoughts through my head, dragging my attention to things in the room and outside in the front yard. I thought about Raimunda telling me that her house has been without water for 11 days. I then looked in the front yard and noticed clothes hanging on the line to dry. Then I noticed she was wearing the same clothes from the day before. "She's not going because she doesnt have clothes!" I thought as I went to shake her hand. My companion left the house and I was in the doorway when I had another thought in my head. . . "You have to talk to her now!" I turned around and asked.... Raimuna, can I talk with you real fast? She said yes. "But I need to be really blunt. Are you not going to church just because you don't have clothes to wear?" She looked at the ground, and I knew I got her! "Yes, I haven't had water for 11 days but today we do, but I haven't had a chance to wash my clothes because everyone else has been washing theirs," she replied. I asked her if she was going to let this get in the way of her baptism. She told me that she didn't have a towel as well. Right then another miracle happened. A neighbor, that is a member (almost not active at all) shows up. They find out what is going on and the wife starts telling Raimunda that she doesn't need to worry about her clothes, that nobody will judge her. The wife helped Riamunda find some cleaner clothes and we were off to church. We arrived in church and me and Orlando went to his house to get a towel! She was baptized! Amazing!
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