I
think it rained more this week than in any other in my time in Brazil
We have been finding tons of families lately that we are
teaching in Barretos. They are always
fun to teach (but practically none of them are legally married so that is kind
of rough).
But this week we also found an old lady in her seventies
who was quite interesting. Piecing together her life, it seems that she was
quite a successful gospel singer that was married to a Lucha-libre wrestler. She
had quite a story to tell and is very interested in what we are teaching
because even though she has sung in more churches than you can count, she never
felt like any of them was the right place. Most of the time I feel like a
full life is the most interesting story that there is. I wish I could
read the autobiography of a lot of people but sadly they haven't written them
and probably never will. How many stories are lost because there was
never anyone to hear. So I would advise everyone to go to a retirement
home and listen to a few old people tell their story. You will be surprised
what you learn. They are more interesting that the best movies.
I hope you all have a good week! I love you all!
Elder Russell
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