Sister Maxfield in Salvador Brazil

It's a rollercoaster of a time here in the Bahia. Every imaginable emotion I have felt this week. But here we go for the penúltimo round of highlights!! - I absolutely love teaching youth! Thank you for all the prayers for Kaique! We had an awesome lesson with him about Alma 32 and he accepted a baptismal date! And it was so incredible! The next day we went to talk to his mom to get her signature (bc he's 17). Let's just say coração de batata. The woman didn't even let us pray with her, let alone let her son get baptized. I've only ever cried in front of investigators 2x, both bc of parents who have corações de batatas. - I am officially becoming my worst nightmare: Bahians who get cold when it rains when it's 80°. It rained a whole lot this week and I just really wanted to put on a sweatshirt. Pray for my health when I head back to Utah winter next week. - Celebrated Thanksgiving (kind of, not really) fofocando with our neighbors Gustavo and Sandy and eating ho...

Job's finished? Job's not finished.  We're working até o pozinho and got some serious miracles cooking for the next few weeks.  - Kaike! Pray for Kaike! - Ariane! Pray for Ariane!  - had my last zone conference and had to give my last testimony to the mission! Very bittersweet! - President took everyone who is finishing their mission this transfer to a Bahia soccer game, which included but was not limited to VIP tickets, unlimited free food, and watching president cheer silently for the opposing team. That's all I got for now, but as for a spiritual thought: I've been thinking a lot recently about one of the Savior's encounters with the Apostles after His resurrection. He found them fishing and asked Peter 3 times if he loved Him more than he loved the fish. John 21:17 "He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was greived because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto Him, Lord, thou knowest all...

highlights of the blessed week! - while we were fasting, our investigator texted us saying he wanted to do a fast to see if he needed to be baptized. So we quickly ended our one fast, downed a pizza, then started another fast with him. God really do be carrying us. - We did some filming for the misson media! - Our lunch on Sunday was with the irmao that owns an acai shop. At the end, he gave us 2 ice cream scoopers, 2 large bowls and told us to go to town. Dream come true. - On Sunday we had so many random investigators come who we weren't even teaching, but now we are!  Also 3 of the baba guri came to church! - Gave a talk on Sunday which actually turned out pretty good! thought of the spirit of the week: Helaman 8:14-15 "Yea did he not bear record that the Son of God should come? And as he lifted up the brazen serpent in the wilderness, even so should he be lifted up who should come. And as many as should look upon that serpent should live, even so as many as should look upo...

  Possible titles for this email, take your pick: - I'm down with the malucos - Que domingo maravilhoso - The last dance This week I decided to change it up and give you the week's highlights in the form of my weekly numbers. Enjoy! Investigators at church: 0 Malucos (certifiably crazy people) at church: 2 Love letters received at church: 1 Gunshots heard at church: 10 (Obs: There's definitely something wrong when your most progressing people are little red dots in the area book, but whatcha gonna do  ) Meetings with bishop: 1 Visits received from the Jehovah Witnesses at our door: 1  Kilometers walked: 1947492083 16 year old boys playing soccer at the church: 472927492 Sister caught playing soccer with said boys: 1 Tears shed at ana and alice's baptism: a few  Days spent in minha querida lessa: 2 Smiles while walking in Mata de São João: alllll day long baby Days working in a row spent: 9 Transfers: 1 and the groundhog said that we stayin in dias d'àvila with siste...