This week we didn't really have much happen, it wasn't like a trip to Porto or anything special. We have been visiting our investigator Manuel a lot and he was supposed to come to church this week to be baptized in 2 weeks but he didn't show up so he can't be baptized until a later date. I think he just lacks decision making skills. Everyone in Portugal always tries to make excuses before they even miss something. They set themselves up to not go. We invite people to church and then they say, "If I'm not there I am probably sick"...
Anyway we have been working a lot with some less actives in our ward and it has been very successful! We have helped to reactivate 4 people and they are really cool members. We have been working with the members list a lot and last week Garcia and I went to a less actives' house. This less active got offended by something at church 2 years ago and hasn't let the missionaries back in her house since. We knocked her door with faith to see if we could help with anything. She opened the door and had a very surprised look on her face and immediately invited us in. Apparently, Garcia and I look just like the 2 elders who baptized her and her husband so she let us talk with her. She talked with us for a long time and was happy to see us and told us we could come back for a service project on her farm. We came back this week with the zone leaders and had a ton of fun weeding her garden. This Sunday her and her husband came to church for the first time in 2 years and we have another service project tomorrow with her. I guess I figured out why I am serving with this comp.
Nothing else has been going on really. I have just been a little stressed with the work and other things but something that I learned in the mission is that everything is temporary. Everything except families and the gospel comes and it goes. I am glad to have the gospel in my life. Love you guys!
Love,
Elder Ruggles
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