The people that the Lord has prepared generally aren't the same people we have in mind

Hello from Portugal,

Transfer Week! Elder Martel, a missionary I have know for a long time, is leaving Amadora! He has served here for 6 months and is now going to the Açores. The rest of us are Staying. I am staying with Elder Lee here, he will be the first companion that I will stay with for more than 6 weeks since my trainer Elder Thompson.

This past week was insane. We have been teaching a lot of people that are really close to baptism but are just missing that one little thing. This past week we did not close that gap, but people have gotten even closer. 

Sandro: He is about 16 years old. He is African and plays basketball. He lives in an area that's called Riboleira. We visited him this last week with another young man called Yuri, they seemed to like each other. He need to wake up on time. He slept through 10 alarms this past week that we set on his phone. He wants to get baptized and wants to follow God.

André: Is the only kid that has questions but his questions are really advanced. He asks stuff that is really deep doctrine like ''how did Jesus resurrect''. He has already been to church a couple times and if everything goes well this next week he should be baptized.

Kiesa: Is a reference that a less active family gave us. She is a non practicing catholic (we never talk to any of those here in Portugal.  I will say right now that that was sarcasm, most of the Catholics here that we talk to are nonpracticing). We talked with here about being baptized. She said she wants to have a new life to start this new year. We are currently helping her come to church. (The familia that gave us the reference was really surprised that she accepted to be baptized.  Goes to show- the people that the Lord has prepared generally aren't the same people we have in mind.  The Lord knows their hearts (1 Sam 16:7))

Our problem right now is finding new people. We will be working more with the members in our ward to find new people who want to talk with us.

This transfer is going to be really good. We are going to make Amadora explode. I am going to try and strengthen my testimony of the Savior and his atonement through a good study of the plan of salvation. 

Elder Fogg