Sister Maxfield in Salvador Brazil

FELIZ SÃO JOÃO!!! This holiday is basically like Brazilian Christmas, and everything is closed. Like everything. Send p-day help. (Only slightly joking) highlights!! - Bishop helped us take one of our extra mattresses to a member who really needed it. So Wednesday morning we were caught hauling a mattress on our head through the favelas. - Spent 2 days in Myssurunga, and while there I somehow managed to sell my American peanut butter for 2 popsicles. - I may have had my worst lunch experience yet. One day I ate my whole plate of food, and stood up to get a little more (because ya know, if you don't that's just a lack of manners). The irmã proceeded to grab my plate and put mounds of food on it. Like rice was literally falling off the side. I suffered as I pounded the rice and spaghetti and chicken and said a little prayer that I wouldn't throw up in irmã's house. Sister Araujo just looked at my suffering face and said "you is strong sister" - As we were hoofin...

  Here are the important sister max updates!! - I bought a soccer ball. My soccer ball got robbed.  - Also a lady robbed my picture of the Salvador temple. - Our investigator threw her own birthday party after church the other Sunday in the church. - Our 2 baptisms fell through 1 hour before the baptisms were supposed to happen and we were able to donate the baptism cake that was already in the church for the spontaneous birthday party.  - I've made it big on the church's brasil instagram page from a video I filmed a few weeks ago saying "What are you going to do this Sunday? Nothing?! Then come to church with us!" And now my bishop can't see me and not repeat those words in a high pitched American accent voice.  - We had a lesson in the cemetery with a worker while he was digging up a coffin. Definitely one of the stranger lessons I've been in. - We've been without drinking water in our house for about 2 weeks and have developed a habit of carrying our em...