This week was pretty alright. We probably knocked like 5000
doors. It was a bit difficult, but it was fun. This week we had the first real
rain since I've been in this area. It was pretty great. It got a bit colder for
a couple of days and we got pretty dang soaked. Turns out that umbrellas don't
really do a whole lot all the time... And you know how I have those waterproof
shoes? Well, they're only waterproof if there aren't rivers in the streets up
to your ankles. In that case, the water just enters right into the top and your
feet still get soaked. And because the shoes are waterproof, that not only
means that water can't enter, but if it gets in, the water can't get out. So I
was walking around with a lake in my shoes for a good majority of the day. Much
like Elder Hopper #2 over there in Guatemala, I decided it'd be fun to go jump
in some puddles. And my companion joined me. It was quite fun.
The work this week was a bit difficult. We found a couple of
new families last week, but this week they ended up telling us that they didn't
want to learn any more because they already had their religions and churches.
So that was pretty sad. But we also found a family that has been less active
for about 6 years now, and we are now working with them. The mom and dad are
actually divorced, which is quite a sad story that I probably shouldn't divulge
here... but the dad is remarried and living with the family of the other woman
now. It seems that they all want to return to church, they just have had a hard
time actually coming back. Both the mom and the dad have come to church
recently one or two times, but they didn't stay for more than one week. So
we'll work with them starting later today and see where that goes! Oh, and the
dad is actually one of the candidates for governor or something here in São
Carlos.
On Saturday night we went to the Open House of one of the
chapels here in São Carlos, the chapel of Ala 1. It was pretty cool because
they talked about the history of Ala 1 here in this city and how it was the
beginning of all of the other wards here. President Prieto was there and he
talked about the pioneers of the church a little bit and about the luck that we
have to be here in these days partaking of the blessings promised to their
posterity. We really are lucky to have the truth and to have the luxuries that
we do here in this gospel. Then the missionaries here in São Carlos all came
and sang "The Spirit of God" (in Portuguese, of course) at the end.
It was a pretty good little open house.
When they went to sing the opening hymn for the open house,
the normal conductor said that she didn't know the song, and then they asked a
second guy to do it, but he didn't know it either... So I raised my hand and
said I'd do it! So I directed the music at the open house. We sang two songs
that I have actually never heard before... But it went well. I didn't mess up,
so it's all good.
But that's about how my week went. A little bit of rain, a
lot of sun, a lot of knocking doors, and directing some music! Oh, and some
stupid little bug decided to sting me on the eyelid yesterday afternoon... But
it didn't hurt too bad or really swell. It was just super annoying for like an
hour or two.
I love you all! Hope you have a good week!
-Elder Hopper #1
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