Três Americanas Doidas

This week was a doozy.

For the first time in my mission, at least that I can remember, we had a grand total of ZERO investigators at church. This is rough, my friends.

I am now in a TRIO again -- this time with Sister Taylor and Sister Davis, both Americans. We're speaking English like I haven't speaked in 11 months (btw, I hit 11 months on the 20th! QUE É ISSO?), and I quickly learned that I don't talk English good no longer. I talk a chopped up blend of two languages, it's amazing that the three of us understand each other.

I would like to bear my testimony of home and visiting teaching. As a missionary, I see lots and lots of members of the church, at lots and lots of different stages of belief. I see strong members, less active members, and completely inactive members. The more I have taught, served, cried with, and cried for struggling members, the more my testimony grows of the power of home and visiting teaching. So many of these people would be thriving and strong and happy if they were visited just once a month, reminded that they are loved and that they are children of God.

So please -- do your home and visiting teaching. You are truly changing lives.

This week will be a great one. We will put all our efforts into trying to work more with members, because there is POWER in you members! We missionaries simply can't do it alone! You know your city, your ward, your friends a lot better than we do. We are here to help you -- aproveitem.

I love my mission so so much. I woke up panting the other morning because I had a dream I was sitting outside the stake president's office, waiting to be interviewed and released as a missionary. I was filled with sickening dread to take off my name tag. I was SO happy when I woke up. I still have time to learn and grow and change! And to touch lives!

YES!

Over and out.

Sister Petty