BATISMOS!!!! (and carnival)

OI tudo mundo!! This week was amazing!! lets start off will a quick little story from a couple weeks ago. It was my first day in charge of the area map and i was SO lost haha, and I was trying to figure out where in the world I was and then BAM I stepped into a huge puddle. it was awesome.

Now for a much better story:  This week we found a family, a really good family. When we followed up with them, Jessica told us that she read the Book of Mormon and just cried. Then she said it was the best present she has every gotten... except for her son of course! that was really special, and she is awesome and I love her!

ALSO we had BATISMOS this saturday!! Man it was quite a journey with Jerson, but he got baptised and it felt soooo good.  I found Jerson on the street 3 weeks ago, and we have been teaching him every day since we taught him the first lesson! He and his son, Jerson Filho,got baptised together. On Sunday they were 15 minutes late to church though sooooo that was stressful. But all is well, they got the gift of the Holy Ghost at the end of sacrament meeting!

Also other crazy thing, tomorrow is my 3 MONTH mark!!! woah.

As you all know, this week is carnival so teaching is hard because no one is home and the people who are, are usually drunk so that is awesome.

This week I have learned a lot about depending on the Lord because I really can't do anything on my own. When I teach, the only way people understand me is because the spirit carries the gospel message to the hearts of those I teach, not my words. (3 nephi 33:1 i think)

Eu sei que Jesus Cristo é nosso Salvador e Redentor. Deus nós ama, e Ele sempre escuta as nossas orações. Eu amo o Evangelho do Jesus Cristo e O Plano de Salvação!!
(Translation- I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. God loves us, and He always listens to our prayers. I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ and The Plan of Salvation !!)

-sister Richins

PICS! if you wanna see more look on my blog!! haha love you all a ton!!