New Companion from Australia!

Hello Everyone!! 

We had a great week here in Faro! Last Monday we were in Lisboa and I had to say goodbye to SIster Aiono. It was so sad to see her go! We had a great 2 transfers together and I don’t think we ever stopped laughing during our time together! I learned so much from her and her huge personality that I am definitely feeling her lack here (is that a thing you guys say in English??). But she is home now with her family which is so crazy to me!! 

There in Lisbon I got to stay with my trainer, Sister Santos!! It was so good to see her again and stay with her before she goes home next month!! 

Then I got my new companion, Sister Green, on Tuesday! She is from Australia so that is way cool! She is newer in the mission, so we are learning a lot together. We have a mission rule that we can only speak Portuguese.. she isn’t that great at the rule but I am not saying anything because her accent is SO cute!! 

But basically we got here in Faro and got to work. We are in the search for new people because after our baptism of Marline we have had to drop a few people, and lost contact with a lot of our other people, so we are doing A LOT of contacts in the street, knocking some doors, and searching for new people. It’s not the funnest things, but hey it’s the way missions go. I have faith that we will find new people to teach here this next week!! 

On the brighter side, I have really realized how much I have grown here in Faro. I really have figured out who I am as a missionary and have gained a lot more confidence. It is really good to see that growth actually.

A crazy thing that happened this week was that on Saturday at lunch our water stopped in our apartment. We figured it would turn back on in a few hours so we just left and started working. Then we had to go home really quickly before a meeting at like 8, while we were there we learned that the water still wasn’t working. That is when we learned that the water of Faro had been shut off because there was a broken pipe. So we quickly ran to the store to buy a bunch of water. They said it would last until Monday. We got really scared and prepared to take showers with water bottles. Luckily we woke up the next day and there was water and we could go to church nice and clean haha. 

But yea, that’s about all I got to report on. Have a great week and always chose the right!! 

Sister Jones

There are places in Portugal where you can have your picture taken and emailed to wherever you want!

Sister Aiono just before she left

With my trainer Sister Santos!

A cool tunnel in Lisbon

My new companion Sister Green

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello!! 

Okay so I realized after I hung up that I didn’t even say happy Mothers Day?? I am the worst!! It totally slipped my mind because it’s not mothers day here and I was just so excited to talk to you guys!!!  

Glad you guys had a good day.. I am sure it was good. Today we had a fun pday seeing the pretty sights here in the Algarve and being tourists.. There are pictures on the google drive that you can see. With Marline and the baptism too!! 

It was so fun to talk to you yesterday! Sister Aiono said "Your mom is so funny!!" haha 

LOVE YOU!!!! 

Mom note- Sister Aiono finishes her mission this week and will go home next week.  This will be their last week together.

Sister Donahoo (she served in Lisbon and was back visiting)

Marline's baptism

The Week of Snails!

Hello Everyone!! Happy May!! Time is flying so fast I don’t even know what I am going to do myself. 

For pday we are basically finding anything close by to do. Last week we went to a garden, this week we stayed here in Faro and just passed time outside by the ocean.

We had a great week here in Faro!! We have been working hard and teaching some really awesome people! I don’t know how many times I have said it, but Faro is such a good area!! 

First lets just jump to the chase and talk about the fact that I ate SNAILS this week.  Not the kind of snails we ate on the cruise. Like real snails you will find on the ground. You literally have to take the snail out of the shell with a toothpick thing and then eat it. The first one I didn’t really like too much, but I grew to liking them and ate a bunch. I know. I don’t know what’s happening to me here, I am going crazy. We ate the snails with recent converts, Vera and Paulo. I literally don’t have any words to describe my love for them. They really are the best!! I have loved getting to know and joking with them!!! Faro has the best members!

Also we have a star investigator, Marline. She is marked for baptism on the 13th of May. She is so awesome and I love teaching her. She has a thirst for the gospel and always wants to learn more and keep our commitments. She is golden. She came to church yesterday and then we all ate lunch together in the house of others recent converts. Milena and Sirlei (also side note, love this family SO much. I am telling you Faro is really the best). She loved it so much and she was so comfortable with them!! It’s going to be so much fun to continue to teach her!! 

This week we were having a hard time finding new people, but we didn’t give up and continued working hard, and finally yesterday at night we found one who has a lot of potential and I am excited to keep teaching her!! 

Other than that everything is going good and we are continuing working hard here! 

Have a great week everyone!! 

Eating snails!

All you can eat Sushi with the District!

With our lovely Less active Felipa hahaha. She is so funny haha