Over the Hill.....

Well, I´m not really sure where to begin with this week. But it was a good week that’s for sure! Our journey here in Paracatú started out really well and so far I´m loving every bit of it! Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures this week, but I´ll be better this next week :) But, here in Paracatú just about everywhere you look, there is a hill. And they aren’t just little hills here, they are big steep slopes. So by the end of our time here, we will probably have the legs of an athlete, ha! But seriously, they are sooooo big! We ask everyone where certain things are located and they always say oh over that on hill.....  it’s getting better :)

But Paracatú is a really big town! It’s got the small town feel and doesn’t really have any big towns close by, but it’s freakin huge!! So it has been a bit of a challenge working our way around here, but so far we have managed :)

So we arrived here on Wednesday with our President. He was nice enough to give us a ride :) And the Elders showed us where some of the converts lived, and then we were on our own :) So just like opening any other area, we started knocking doors and making contacts. And the people here are super open! Which is very helpful! And the members here are so willing to help as well! So this week we were able to find a few people to teach :)

Our first investigator here was Gloria :) It was just a simple contact in the street that we made. But so far we have only taught her the first lesson and about the BOM. She wasn’t in church yesterday because she already had some plans, but we are hoping for next week!

Also yesterday we visited a woman named Marcia. And our lesson with her was really good! She told us that a couple of years ago she realized that her church that she was attending wasn’t right. So she went out to search for the truth. She found another church and chose to stay there. But this church sent through some changes and now she isn’t liking her current church. She feels like it isn’t true. So we taught her the first lesson and she sat there in her thoughts. And she thought that it was very interesting that we found her the other day and that we felt like we needed to share this message with her. I think it was kind of like a wake up call to her, but she really liked it. So we will be visiting her again this week so see how she feels and to continue teaching her.

But that’s about it for this week. This next week will be better and I´m sure that I will have more stories :) So far our group here has only about 35 people going to church every Sunday, but that will be changing soon :)

But I hope you all have a great week! Remember to always read the scriptures and say your prayers! And know that Heavenly Father loves you!

Com Amor,
Sister Steadman

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