March 31, 2014

Dear Family and Friends,

     Wow, some mornings are really stubborn on the mission. This morning, for some reason, everybody woke up really really tired. We pushed our ways through studies and house cleaning, and finally made our way out the door already behind schedule. The most inexpensive computer lab in Itaperuna is a bit far, and when we finally arrived, the manager told us that the Internet was down and has been going in and out all day. We decided that if we wanted to write home, we´d have to walk all the way back to Central and use the lab there, which charges double the price per hour! Because of that, this e-mail will be short...sorry!

     We found a really awesome family the other day. A week or so ago, we talked to a teen aged girl on the street, and she told us we could stop by and teach her family. On Saturday, we decided to call and see if they could receive us that evening. Her mom answered the phone, and said that her daughter wasn´t home, but we could stop by if we were close by.

     It took a little while to find the house, but we found it eventually. When she answered the door, she let us in right away. She said her name is Alexandra, and her daughter´s name is Tainara. We sat and visited for a little, and she told us that she was recently separated from her husband, and she lives alone with her daughter. We taught her about families, about Heavenly Father, and the Restoration of the fullness of the Gospel. I asked her whet she feels about all this, and she said, ``I feel like I was really needing this message. I feel like it´s true.´´

(!!!!!)

And then we just testified our guts out, and I have no idea what I was saying, because the spirit was leading so strong. We set a baptismal date with her, and invited her to church. Unfortunately, I think she was sleeping in on Sunday morning, because she wouldn´t answer her phone or the door when we showed up to take her to church. Don´t worry, though. She already knows it´s true!

Okay, I have to go now, but I´ll keep you all updated. See you soon!

Elder Crapo