Sister Maxfield in Salvador Brazil

BOA TARDE MY LOVES!! Back to another episode of random  S ydney   thoughts to make your day happier highlights:) - did splits this week with the sisteres in Barbalho!!  - pedro showed up to church in a tie!! - and in Pedro's words, Vinìcius was "promoted" (aka received the Aaronic priesthood) - ate popsicles while we walked 90 minutes to a member's house - best story of the week: we took our friend Paula and her two daughters (4 and 2 years old) to church yesterday. They sat in the back, and we sat 3 rows in front with a different investigator. During the sacrament, the 4 year old decided she wanted to sit by me. These girls are literal tornados. (think simon and reed on steroids)(as in literally check your bags before you leave to make sure you weren't robbed). But she comes up and sits by me chomping on an apple. About 15 seconds later (while the bread is being passed) she decides she's done with said apple, turns around to see her mom 3 rows back, and tries...

I didn't write an email last week because I thought nothing happened, but looking back on the last 2 weeks now, holy crap so much has happened.  highlights!! - had a 20 minute companionship with sister Johnson, which is the companionship we were waiting for! Pres should've kept us together for longer because that would've been poderoso! - had zone conference which was a party like always! We left feeling very burned by president, but also ready to make some jogo mudante changes to the work. (and also had crepes for lunch, which believe it or not, was literally an answer to my prayers. Yes, I was literally praying for crepes days before) - we have entered the Carnaval lockdown! Which means that for a week we can only be on the roads from 11-5 (send help I think I might be going insane) - helped an 85 year old woman cross the roads that had turned into absolute rivers to get to her bus after church - helped an irmão make (and eat) pirão and stingray and he told me I officiall...