March 4, 2013

Dear fami bami!

You are all great! It is always great to hear from all of you! Speaking of meds, I'll be needing a new purple inhaler in a month and same with my thyroid meds but probably like 2-3 weeks for that! Thanks for getting everything figured out. I did feel a little bit more hungry the past couple weeks or so, so idk if that would be from that? Hopefully, I've been eating a lot I feel and don't like it haha. But hopefully with the change of dosage I'll feel better!?

So this past Friday we went to Texas de brazil again haha! Just because I might be leaving this area and it was Elder Scott's year mark in Spanish, he started off English but after a couple transfers got switched, kinda like cousin Jon! Which is awesome btw! I think it will be hard, but that’s when you'll see more miracles. So he'll be taken care of! Some of the missionaries I know who got switched usually have really good Spanish!

This past week we had a good amount of member exchanges finally! whooo! It was great! During them you just feel that that really is what is needed to better the work in wards! It’s great. A lot of them really helped and gave us ideas of who we can see, less-actives or friends. Which is great. From that we actually visited a less-active and they came to church yesterday!!!! It was sad though because this guy and his wife he was a bishop in Bolivia but came here and stopped going...he knew better though and he's like yeah you're right I need to get back and they came! It was cooool. Another less-active who is an rm....knows better as well but not willing...yet :) hehe he'll come around!

But the main thing that happened this week is that we went to a 7 day adventisist church on Saturday with one of our gators...ahaha. I made a deal with him that if we go with him he has to come to ours'! and he's like ok that's fair. Their church wasn't bad at all. A ton of really nice people. Just a lot of weird songs and tons of prayers! haha but I mean it was a good experience to see. I didn't have a bad feeling there, but it did feel like something is missing, well obviously! haha. But on Sunday he, Jose, actually came! And I really think he enjoyed it a lot! He was making friends and joking with the members. We were a little nervous because of fast and testimony mtg, because you never know what to expect, but honestly it was way powerful, and almost all focused on the bom and how this is God's true church with His true authority! I was like yea....!!!! cha ching. Then after he came up to us and asked so when are you guys gonna come over so we can talk? So we are going over tomorrow to see how he is and his q's etc. He is really smart and knows the bible way good. He would be a great member. He even wore a suit and a white shirt hahah and one of the youth walks up to him and asks if he could help with the sacrament but we were like he's not a member bro...well not yet! haha it was funny.

Yesterday I had a nice dinner with one of my favorite fams, Raymond and Maria from Costa Rica! It was great. It was a little hard to leave because pretty sure I'll be leaving and Maria was crying...that was hard to see but at the same time it felt good to know and feel her love for me! ha. I gave her my info so after the mish we can stay in contact! Me and Elder Ochoa were the first missionaries to really strengthen them and get them back to church. She said she'll always remember me! She's this little single mom of a great family. She has a great testimony! So after the mish me and Elder Moodie are going to visit Costa Rica on vacation :D

Last night we were home and planning and got a call for a blessing, so we left as quick as we could. It was to a lady whose husband isn't a member and it was really powerful. So it is now one guy we are going to try to teach, he seems actually really interested to do what he needs to help his wife better! whooooo!!! Priesthood power, I am so grateful to have it and use in the service of God's children!!!

So this past week we had a lesson with one catholic guy and put him on date! haha It was cool to see how interested he was. He was literally on the edge of his seat. During the lesson I was just grinning ear to ear to see him like that hahahahh.

Btw how is Jay doing? Is he gonna be able to go back out or just gonna focus on college? Hope he is doing well!!!

Keep on working on getting Zack's address and also Orbil S. :D I've been thinking of him lately. Also I've had a small thought of maybe being a seminary teacher? but idk… I do want to go to byu or byu hawaii :) haha

The other day a member gave us some chicken beans and rice (typical meal for me haha) and I was eating and had a loud crunch that hurt and I spit it out and it was a rock!!! in my beans, luckily my tooth didn't break! haha man gotta be careful what you’re eating hahah!

But everything here is going good. This Thursday is transfers and I'll let you know what’s going on next Monday! If I do end up changing missions I won't find out til about june-julyish. I wouldn't mind but I would miss Pres Riggs a ton!!! But I’m good with whatever. Opportunity for more growth! Just gotta be open and have faith. It’s pretty simple, just gotta align our will with God's. It is simple but not always easy to do!

Big tuna looks like the werewolf guy?!?!?! hahah be careful tuna hahah girls are crazy! haha

I sure do love you guys and hope everything is going good. It’s crazy that its already March, wow. Time is flying. Not sure how I feel about that. Thanks for everything you do!!!

Con amor,

Elder Andrew Lifferth