Soo this last week was interesting!
On Wednesday Elder Medina and I went to Fortaleza so I could go to an ear doctor. For anyone there who still uses cuetips, I can now personally testify that they dont do good. I ended up blocking up one of my ears till I couldnt hear, and we went to the Ear Doctor Wednesday to have her clean my ear out and restore my hearing. Thursday we had Mission Leadership Council which was pretty awesome! Friday we got back in Quixada and went strait to work, and on Friday night we discovered that President Leite and a member of the 70 would be visiting our branch on Sunady for Sacrament meeting! Elder Medina and I did work on Saturday, visiting every member and investigator to invite everyone to go to church!
Sunday morning we woke up early to go accompany investigators to church, but after 3 hours, everyone had fallen through! We walked to the church and found out that the meetings would be different and we were starting with classes and finishing with sacrament meeting. This was a big bummer for me becasue I had to leave early!
Elder Tozin in Quixeramobim will finish off his mission this next monday, so today he had to be in Fortaleza for a self suficienci class all the missionaries have to do before returning home. The problem was the assistants bought tickets for him to go to Fortaleza yesterday night befor their Sacrament meeting, so I told him he could go with my companion to Fortaleza, and His companion and I would go to Quixeramobim to help out with sacrament meeting there and make sure that there was someone there to accompany investigators to church. When we made these plans it was supposed to work out for us to stay for sacrament meeting in Quixada, and after leave for Quixeramobim, but with the last minute switch, I wasnt able to participate in the confirmation of our recent convert who was baptised last sunday, I wasnt able to stay to talk with President Leite and the General 70, and I missed out on a member opening his mission call and 3 Baptisms here in the branch that all happened yesterday after we left! I NEVER thought I would say that I was a bit sad to visit Quixeramobim but yesterday I was! BUT after I got smart and stopped being selfish, and remembered I was doing what was best for the District, and we saw miracles happen!
Elder Koster and I worked all afternoon calling people and visiting them to invite them to church, but after all our work and leaving to search and accompany people from their houses, we arrived at sacrament meeting without a single investigator. I looked at Elder Koster and asked him if he was fasting and he said he was, so I told him we were going to say a prayer and ask for Gods help. The very moment I finished praying, 3 investigators walked through the door.
This was just one of the many miracles that happened, and above all of this, our district was blessed with more baptisms than a lot of entire zones this last weekend!
Thats about it for the week!
I hope you all are doing well, love and miss you all!
Love,
Elder Ferrell
Photos:
1) Our baptism from last week (Kauã the kid in the middle)
2) Elder Medina and I
3) Today visiting the Santo Oaro
4) For Dad
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