Sister Emily Richins / Brazil Goiania : Sometimes Doing the Right Thing isn't Easy

Lets talk about what happened yesterday with our friend Isaura :)

Isaura has 3 little kids and she lives with her husband who doesn´t want anything to do with the church. We have been visiting her for about 2 months now and she is super cute. She has been trying to go to church for a while now but its a complicated situation with her husband and so she hasn´t been able to. This last week she told us she would go to church and that nothing was going to stop her, but she didnt know where the church was. We explained how to get there and arranged for a member to stop by and walk with her to church so she wouldnt get lost. Sunday morning comes around and we were waiting for her to show up but she didnt, and neither did the member. I was super sad. During the last talk Isaura walked in with her stroller and 2 little kiddos and then I was so happy!! Turns out she was there waiting for the member to stop by but she didn´t so she decided to go alone, even though she didnt know how to get there. She got lost, and thats why she got there really late, but it was a miracle that she got there! And she loved it!! She is one determined lady and I loved her example yesterday. Sometimes doing the right thing isn´t easy, but its always worth it. We visited her after church and talked about eternal families, and she got super excited about baptism! So now we just gotta work with her husband so they can get legally married so she can get baptised. I am so excited for her future!

But yeah this week was a great week to be a missionary. I know that Heavenly Father loves all of His children so much. Jesus Christ is the Savior and Redeemer of the world. The Book of Mormon is the word of God and Joseph Smith was a prophet. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church on earth today. I wouldn´t be here if it wasn´t. I love being a missionary!!

Have a great week everyone :)))