The End is Near! :) & :(

I can tell it’s the end of my mission, my brain refuses to hold and retain information, I really can’t remember what happened last week. It was a busy week full of things to do; just the way I like it. Oh yeah craziest thing in the world President Henry gave me my exiting interview on Tuesday because he’s leaving in a little less than two weeks-so weird to think I’m leaving and to talk about marriage and things of home I really can’t believe that my time is up and you were all right (I didn’t doubt you for one second) I don’t want to leave, really I don’t I love Coimbra and I know I’m going to miss it and be like all RM’s (dread) there’s just no getting past it I guess just a hard thing I’m going to have to work through. That was such a fun interview though, I love President Henry and I’m grateful that he was my Pres for basically all my mission-do any of you know Henry’s in the Vally he says he has a brother in Mesa. It was a fun little trip 2 Elders from my district are in the office and they have Subway in Porto now, I know I know-betrayal. We got our giant bolos it’s all about Bolos de Berlin in Porto, anywhere else it’s just weak sauce. I

Crazy Friday

Friday was crazy we tried Elisabeth eary in the morning but she couldn’t meet with us-then we helped a less active paint her house, she wasn’t there but her daughter was, an oh my goodness mom you would cringe, first off we painted the moms room black-not all of it but a wall and we put little cut outs on the wall actually we just cut them out and let Nádia put them up, my artist instincts were cringing. Well it didn’t look as bad as I thought in the end, but still—yeah something I wouldn’t do. The Lord loves us and we called Vera last minute and she happened to be in the baixa, so she went with us to a lesson-seriously it’s a miracle because no one has a car here, it worked out perfectly.

Red!!! @#%**#@??

Saturday we had Mãos que ajudam, Hands that help-that was fun, I finally got to do one, we cleaned up this little village near Coimbra, we cleaned up the the Cemetery and this forest area-we hacked it down, sheesh it was a lot of work and I was not the smartest cookie and allowed myself to burn so I’m a strawberry, lobster, tomatoe, any other red thing object you want to throw in there, that’s me.

A Long Time Coming!

We’ve been working hard giving service and teaching people the Gospel it’s great, I love the mission, it took a long time to get there that’s for sure but truly what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. I love this Gospel so much, it’s the only thing that saves-I loved Pres. Eyerings talk in Conference about Adversity, I just read it today for personal study. Woah boy I’m anxious to see all of you, the dreams of going home have started. I love this people, I am so blessed I love my Savior dear Redeemer. Have a great week. Don’t forget to pray and read your scriptures! Love you all. Irmã Evans

One For the Records! :)

Well this week was one for the records, but I. Call and I worked hard this past week and I'm feeling the effects of it. So glad that it is P-day. We had a good week, it's so nice to be busy and the Lord truly is blessing us. So the week started out with us giving service helping a member, she teaches English so she wanted us to come to her class and speak with her kids so they could hear our accents, ect ect. It was fun we had questions like, when is your birthday, what is your best day of the week-it was pretty funny. Tuesday we had Ananda a member with us, and we're able to visit a lot of people with her, the funny thing is we really didn't need her because every house we ended up going to had a member present, but actually I lie we did need her, she's amazing and has such a sweet spirit, it's so great to get to know different members from different parts of the world-she's from Brazil.

What's Up With the Buses?

They had back to back holidays her, so the buses were horrible and on Wednesday I. Call and I had no such luck with them. We missed the one that takes us out to the hospital, so we decided to walk, and that's where I think I destroyed my feet-it was a long while we tried to wait for buses that never came, but it was an enjoyable nature walk. Then later that day we had Joseane and she wanted to show us a movie about Adam and Eve, it's called The Bible, it was creepy, the music and all, the only good thing is we properly taught Joseane about the fall something she didn't know, oh how I love the Book of Mormon and modern revelation. It was fun though we had popcorn and juice and the whole family was there, even Ramon who isn't baptized too, and has stopped coming to church, I. Call prayed that he'd come to the lessons and he did and he also came to church this week too.

Gypsy Irma Evans

Thursday we had dinner with the Stake President and his family, it was fun his 2 year old son is hilarious, he kept shouting Pai Natal! and calling me a gypsy-crazy little one. So the old ladys here have no shame and there's a reason why we have sister missionaries. One member decided to answer her door with hardly anything on, she's in the Elders area, but I told I. Call I was like see this is why we visit her. I don't know just random crazy stuff this week, it was a good week. I can't believe I'm down to a month, I really don't know what to think.

I Felt Sooo Bad!

Well I had a bad experience this week we were walking trying to hurry to catch a bus to get to Vera's she had a friend over, and we were across town so we were trying to get there fast well I saw this old lady on her crutches and with her groceries, it was hot, and I had the thought to stop and help her but I. Call is one that just presses onward and well people usually reject us when we ask to help so I let that over ride my thinking, well we're half way down the street and I hear this BAM-and then awful cries of pain, we turn around and the lady got hit by a VAN! It was still on top of her and she's just crying in pain-it was awful. How do I not guilt trip myself I felt horrible afterwards that whole night-I felt like I caused her the pain, but I don't know what would have happened but the image in my head of her and I beat myself up and really listen to the spirit-sigh-I'm so imperfect. I don't know, I just know things happen for a reason, I feel better now, I'm so grateful for prayer.

The Doorman and the Golden Questions

I love the Gospel and my Father and Savior. We have a new door man and he was talking to us last night, and he totally came up with golden questions it was beautiful, I. Call and I did the whole looking at each other thing, and then turned and we're like well we have answers. It was awesome, oh how I love this work and I'll say it again I love this Gospel it makes so much sense and or church is the only true and living church on the earth. I love you all really thank you for all the letters, prayers and love. Have a great week. Heart the Irmã Evans

Long But Good!

Okay looking back on this week I want to say it was a good one, na incredibly long one with transfers and all, but good. There was a baptism on Tuesday so that’s always fun. Irmã Call and I went out to Espírito Santo to go find specific people, we ended up door knocking because we had no such luck, and ended up finding the lady at her real home not just the home she works at, she bough us juice, it’s a slow process but we’re working on it, we’ll get her to invite us over for sure!