Tuesday I worked with Elder Henrique from São Paulo. He is a district leader in Ala Estrelinha from our zone. I stayed in the area and we explored several neighborhoods visiting less-active members, old investigators, referrals, active members, etc. We climbed lots of hills and had a good time. Elder Henrique is really positive and talkative in a good way. He makes friends fast.
Wednesday we had the Zone Leader Council, and due to heavy traffic (we had to cross the bridge to Vitória and then pass through the downtown district) we almost arrived late. But, luckily, we arrived just in time for me to play the opening hymn on the piano in president´s 12th floor apartment with a panoramic window view of Vitória, Camburi Beach, and the Third Bridge. Gorgeous. The Council was great. Elder Anderson is a great assistant to the president. After the meeting and lunch, I went with the other assistant, Elder Lopes Silva, to his area on a division (in Serra). This is his last transfer. He was one of the two missionaries that were at the airport with President Pickett to greet me in the airport when I arrived. We walked a lot, had a lot of things fall through, but had a good meeting with some of the leadership of their ward and coordinated the missionary work being done there.
Thursday morning we took a 30 minute bus ride in a bus loaded with people to Cariacica, where we had a Zone Meeting in our chapel. The big and beautiful one. Elder Rocha and I passed information from the Zone Leader Council, gave trainings, set goals, and had a few games and trainings from other missionaries. It was a success. From there, I started a division with Elder D. Oliveira from São Paulo in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim. Cachoeiro is almost three hours by bus from Vitória. Elder D. Oliveira is pretty new. Elder Gneiting was his first companion! We went by bus and then we had a few lessons with their investigators who are preparing for baptism. I stayed the night there in their tiny little house and then we worked until 5pm in his area. Cachoeiro is infamous for being really hot and having no wind. I did not pass sunblock, and so I burned a lot. But, it was fun. Elder Rocha and I did not get back home until 10:30 at night. Exhausted.
Saturday morning we woke up and I went to Viana to do a division with Elder R. Santos, also from São Paulo. This is his FIRST transfer. His SECOND week. We had a neat day visiting a lot of referrals that he and his companion had gotten because they have a lot of the trust of the members. We had a really neat day climbing the hills and seeing the green countryside of Viana. At night, we ended our division in the bus terminal, and I went home completely tired.
Church was great, and then my companion and I talked about everything that happened in our area this week, since neither of us passed a day together in our area, and we got on the same page. It was a pretty busy week, but we feel like we accomplished a lot and that we are happy. Yesterday we visited someone that the missionaries in Vila Velha contacted on the street and he is really interested. A pastor that has been inactive in his church for about 20 years. He was very happily surprised to receive our visit and a Finding Faith in Christ dVD. He was skeptical that the missionaries would pass his address. Happiness!
Have a great week,
Elder Bodily
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