Middle of May

Post Mother’s Day

May 21, 2012

This last week was really good. We visited a ton of people. We had a baptism and we are seeing lots of miracles. The baptism was good but since everyone went to the temple, there was only the 4 missionaries and the young woman who gave a ride to Fransisca at the church. Elder De Lima baptized her and I got to confirm her.

We had a zones conference the other day that was really good. We learned a lot about goal setting. It was good to see a lot of missionaries that I know there also. There is a sister here who is serving a mini mission and she is from Poços De Caldas so all of the missionaries who have served in Poços took a pic with her.

We are doing really well. The weather has cooled off so it feels like spring. Its actually been pretty nice. We went on a few exchanges last week and we got a lot of work done. We even found a few really good people to teach. Last week really was awesome. It even ended with a barbeque! I think we will eat acaí today also, so Im pretty much in heaven. I hope everyone is doing well. Until next week!

Elder Siemers

Mother’s Day

May 14, 2012

This last week was good. Mother's day was awesome. We bought chocolate bonbons and glued a couple together with a small note and gave them out to all the women and young women at church. They really appreciated it. We were asked to speak in Sacrament meeting. We had to follow a lady who spoke about when her son was on a mission and the primary, which sang a pretty song about mothers. It was all over for us. We all cried during our talks. Its rough having to speak about mothers while you are a missionary on mother's day. It was awesome talking to the family. It was great seeing the nieces and nephews. It was the first time I got to seen Calvin in action. I hope everyone is doing well. Until next week!

Elder Siemers

Last Week of the Transfer

May 7, 2012

So, this last week was crazy. We had all kinds of stuff happen, so we didnt get a lot of teaching in, but we had a baptism! Ingra was super ready and is really awesome. Her family has been taking her to church and teaching her more than us, so we didnt do much.

As for transfers, my entire district stayed. So I will be here for at least another 6 weeks. We had interviews with President Prieto this week also. He is really awesome. He came up with a new rule for our area. When somebody gets to 100 kilos they will be transfered out of Palmares. The women in the ward are always giving us food.

Well, Im a little short on time. I hope all is well. Tchau!

Elder Siemers

Racing Around

April 30, 2012

This week was crazy busy. We were running around everywhere. We went on tons of exchanges and visited tons of people. Our Zone Leaders interviewed a lot of people we are teaching. We had one woman all ready to be baptized but at the last moment her husband did want her to, so our baptism fell through. We are working with them and we should be able to baptize her in the next couple weeks.

The weather has finally calmed down a little. Its been raining the last couple days, which is a little tough, but it hasnt been too bad.

I have been making cheater cookies for Family Home Evenings. They have been a huge hit. I made them this morning for the lady in the ward who was cutting our hair, and I will be making them again for Family Home Evening tonight.

We are tired, but we are excited for the next couple weeks. We have two really good families we are working with who want to be baptized. This week is the last week of the transfer and I am hoping I will stay. This area is awesome. The members are super awesome. We are all wanting to stay here for many more transfers. Let's see what President Prieto has in mind. He's the one in charge.

I hope everyone is doing well. Tchau!