This week was quite exciting! We came home Monday night and found a scorpion in the bathroom sink! It wasn´t very big, about an inch and a half, but it was fiesty! The 4 of us were all freaking out, but I trapped it in a container. He died a little bit later and Sister Gama encased him in some packing tape to mail to her friend haha.
Later we were planning for the next day and I said we needed to spend a little time finding new people to teach. Out of nowhere my companion, Sister Moura, suggested we talk to people in the street Pio 10. So we went thereTuesday and there was no one in the road. We were walking and talking when all of a sudden Sister Moura said, "Let´s knock this house." We "knocked" (which actually means we clapped) and a woman answered. Turns out her name is Francisca and Elders already taught her years ago in Maceió. She went to church lots of times, but was never baptized because she was living with a man and didn´t want to get married. BUT now she is single and ready to hear the Gospel again. Definitly was a huge testimony booster for me that God has people prepared for us to find, we just need to heed the promptings of the Holy Ghost. I´m so grateful that Sister Moura wasn´t afraid to speak up and follow the Spirit.
The Dad of our little family of less-actives went to church! We talked to them afterwards and he said he is happy to be back and won´t ever leave again. We brought up the subject of baptizing his two sons, Vinícios is 10 and João Vitor is 8, and he said he may want to wait until they turn 18 and can decide for themselves. I explained how important the gift of the Holy Ghost will be as they are growing up and especially in the teenage years, and how they need to be baptized so they can all be sealed in the temple. He was still a little hesitant so keep them in your prayers!!!
Today I was reading in the Liahona of August 2012 a talk entititled, "How Can I Know if I Was Forgiven?" by Elder Tad R. Callister. One part I loved said, "Some people are harder on themselves than the Lord." He says that after we repent, there isn´t a "black mark on our right ankle with the inscription 'sin of 2008'." After we repent, we are totally clean and forgiven. We need to forgive ourselves and have faith in the atoning power of repentence. This week we are studying Charity and Amor. Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us so much more than we can comprehend. We need to trust in their love, forgive ourselves and others, and love our neighbor.
I am soo excited for General Conference this weekend. It truly is a chance to renew our Spirits and feel the love that our Heavenly Father has for us. Hope everyone will have a chance to watch. Have a great week!
Love,
Sister Lopez
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