Well another transfer has gone by and I will be staying here in Lafaiete with Elder Gale. The American duo was not separated.!! We have made our plans and we have lots of people that will be entering the waters of baptism here soon. There were lots of changes in the zone and we even opened another area for sisters in Lafaiete. This district is just us and 3 companionships of sisters. They all work hard so it is great.
Tuesday was the special announcement of the first presidency and then the press conference after. We watched it in the bishops second counselor´s house Agmenon. He has huge 4k TV so it was like we were there watching live. I was sad to see Elder Uchtdorf leave the first presidency, but he is still an apostle so all is well. It was great to see how easily that they responded to all the questions and how there was always a light atmosphere. It was cool to see how they all responded in union, each one supporting the other which is how we try to teach as missionaries.
Thursday we had splits in Juiz de Fora and I went with Elder Carneiro. While I was there I got to see Elder Nichols, Elder Papalino, Elder Crandall and a few others as well. During the splits we went to some of the highest and furthest points of their area. Lots of appointments fell through, but there were lots of opportunities not planned for that we made the best of. I learned how to make every minute count and learned a few scriptures to use in my teachings as well. It was great.
This week we have had to accept that Kauani and Isabela will have to wait a little bit to be baptized. We will pass there every week, but we can't invest a lot now. The ward has started working with their mom to have her let them be baptized, but it is out of our hands. They are at all the activities and meetings and it is great to see the changes that have already happened in them.
Sunday went well and even had a miracle. There is a new family in the ward that moved from Belo Horizonte. The mom is the sister of a returned missionary but she isn't baptized. They were receiving the lessons from the missionaries in Belo Horizonte but they moved before they were baptized. They were preparing for baptism. We made some visits with Dú as well and she introduced us to two friends of hers, and we will be returning there this week. They both said that they will go visit the church so we have high hopes. Ask and it will be given you, knock and it shall be opened. This is what I am learning on the mission.
-Elder Smith
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