O diabo é porco

OIIIII MEUS AMIGOS!!

Here's an insight into the last 2 weeks crammed into bullet points of max and garcia taking on the crazy Bahians.

Highlights!!

- "o diabo é porco" (the devil is a pig) This is the phrase we say everything something goes wrong.

- Found a spider on the back of my tag. Not okay.

- got to play futebol!!

- we got on the bus and realized that we didn't have enough money. So we sat on the ground counting our literal pennies to try and make 12R. We didn't have enough money, but ya know, gave the bus driver a little wink (and he probably felt so bad for us) and he let us through.

- I saw a recent-convert on the street from my very first area! It was so awesome to see her again! 

- we kept trying to visit a guy that went to church last week, but he was never home. Friday night we were in the chapel, and decided to try again. We said a little prayer, and then found him on the road walking to his house! Milagres! 

- Had a Mission Tour!! Elder Eddy from the area presidency came and it was so awesome! Like the jogo actually mudou this time! For realzies. I could write so much about it, but for your sanity here's my favorite part. He helped us distinguish between the means and the end. We do a lot of 'means' to help people reach the end, which is eternal life. Goals, contacts, member work, more goals, etc. But he told us the importance of always keeping the end in mind. Or as President Nelson said: "Think Celestial" (at least for the next 2 weeks until he gives us a new phrase for the next 6 months). But it helped me to remember of the "why" for a lot of things we do out here, and it's all to help others live with God again in eternal families. What an awesome purpose. I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY

life is good :)
love you all













sister max


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