T R A N S F E R S
This week was pretty wild with transfers. On Wednesday we took a 3 1/2 hour bus to Lisboa (and got lost on the way) to the transfer site. It was sad to say goodbye to Sister Fraser and Elder Freeman, our little Viseu district. But when missionaries leave, new missionaries always come in!
My new comp is Sister Ragazzo! She's from Brazil and she's super fixe(cool)! We ONLY speak portuguese, so I'm learning really fast. Talk about full immersion into the language. But we have lots of fun together and HER FOOD! It's seriously incredible! I will most definitely be eating like royalty this transfer.
Elder Bautista is training so we have a newbie in our small little district too! His name is Elder Southwick and he's from St. George. He's super cool too!
T H E W O R K
This week was a little slow but we're doing lots of finding. Sister Ragazzo is an actual machine! She's an incredible missionary so I'm learning a lot from her already. This transfer will be super awesome!
Our members are missionaries and a half! We have a member who invited a friend of his to church, and also invited him to talk to the missionaries. And we had nothing to do with it! That is member missionary work right there!
S I S T E R P H O T O G R A P H Y
Ok now the subject of my email will make sense... nobody here can pronounce Elder Southwick's last name. I guess it's very American. A Brazilian member tried to pronounce it and said "sowchee-lickee"! And another member, Telma, was like "I'll just call him Elder, and Sister Cannon, I'll just call you Sister Fotografia"(Canon cameras). Whatever's easier for them I guess!😂
S P I R I T U A L T H O U G H T
One thing my district leader said has really stuck with me about the concept of hope. When I got a Brazilian comp, admittedly I was super nervous only because I would only be speaking Portuguese which I'm still relatively new to. I realized that I needed to pray for help but ALSO i needed to have hope(faith) that the Lord would help me. I've found that, when I focus on my hope instead of my doubts, portuguese not only comes easier to me but I don't have any fear as well. It's a major blessing.
Hope makes ALL the difference!
Its hilarious trying to talk to my family and friends in English after a full week of only portuguese. I never thought I'd get to that point haha! Miracles are real🙏
I hope you all have a great week.
Love you, stay safe, be smart, enjoy life, and go give your mom a hug today♡
Amo vocês
Sister Tay Cannon
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