This week went by really fast. We had some really cool experiences. We taught a woman named Marlene. She is suffering from the loss of one of her sons and her husband. She is a really sweet lady. She expressed to us that she adopted three of her six children and how speical that is to her. Then we were able to add to that specail moment by saying that me and my BBF are adopted as well it was pretty cool. She was crying all over the place. The spirit was pretty strong. And then we got to teach Adalva. Who is this litttle old lady who has a lot of problems that she likes to act out it`s rather funny. But we got to help her out it was pretty legit. And the rest of the week was filled with talking with literally everyone in the street. When you don`t have a lot of people to teach you have to find. At times the finding part is really taxing on the soul. But usually that is where you get the more funny moments on your mission. Excuses that people give are pretty funny. But I really like my area. If you don`t mention the problem of cockroachs, slugs and ants in our house it`s alll good. Ya our house is a zoo. But it`s all good. And the best news of all I think that summer is ending. I am so so happy! Bring on the "cold" weather! Have an aweome week gente. I know that times are tough. There are moments when you want to call it quits or sit on the sidelines but there is always someone who is rooting you on, just like a silent cheerleader. That would be our Savior Jesus Christ. Where can you find that peace and comfort that your are always searching for but can never seem to find in any other place. Take it to the Lord. Pray. Pour your heart to him. He is there twenty four seven and it`s free.

Out of Left Field

Well I was totally prepared to stay in Jardim Simus with Sister Armstrong. But we got the always anxious transfer call on Monday night and I was totally thrown off my rocker. I was moved to Osaco. With guess who... SISTER OLVEIRA. I was pretty much excited out of my mind and confused. I have never seen that happen in my life as far as thing on the mission. Going back to your old companion is super unherd of, but I guess in our case it`s different. I guess the Lord has a huge plan for us. I am down. The good news is that I love her to death. She is my BBF so that is good. This area is really cool. It`s a city. And we get part of downtown I am pretty excited. I like it a lot. There is always so much to see and so many people to teach. Not to mention clothes here are super cheap so that is a nice added BONUS! So it`s all good. I am super excited to work with her. We just have this awesome jive when we teach it`s pretty UNTOUCHABLE. I am excited to see what the six weeks will bring us. I hope lot`s of success or at least really cool spiritual experiences. I`m stoked to have this chance to work with her again. She is a rock star. Boa semana gente. Deus nòs ama!!!!!!!

me and my companion

The boxes that we made, this is the first project that is ugly, next week I will send a picture of the pretty boxes

me and my new short hair, do you like it?

The gang yes this would be a family home evening Brasilian style legit right

Me and Sister Hayes at her first Brasilian BBQ

Funny little moments

This week has been full of funny little moments left and right. We finally got a hold of Prsilla and she was like ya I want to be baptize but I don`t feel that I`m exactly ready like tomorrow. I was like that is totally fine but you don`t have to run from us and act like we don`t exist when we see you. She was like ya I guess your right. I was like ugh. But I know that the investigators that are more trouble are the ones that stay firm in the church in the end. It is good that we went back because I really was ready to call it quits. And our other investigator Vanessa is killing me. She a short attention span. But I am still going and trying to help her out. She is really cool. Really sweet. We invited her to baptized and she was like yes I want to be baptized but can I be baptized in a river and said it really seriously. It was really funny. I was like (in my head) why would you want to be baptized in a river when we have nice clean baptism fonts in the church? She was like ya your right. So we at this moment have these two that we are working with really hard but we are still on the hunt for the elect for the golden. I know that there out there the question is where? It will happen? This work is true. It`s hard but I know without a shadow of a doubt that I am doing the Lord`s work and that I am never alone. It`s me and him with his host of beautiful angles. Boa semana gente!!!!!!

15 Months BABY!

Hello world. Greeting from the jungle. All is well where I am at. Just take out the fact that it is still hotter than heck and the one baptism date that we had fell yesterday I am good. Man that was a sad day. She literally fell off the face of the earth. I don`t know what were going to do about her. Just pray and have a lot of faith and hope I guess. That`s really all you can do. Our Zone Leaders gave us this really cool but different idea. We are struggling to find people to teach and what not. So they said to make these boxes with a lot of pictures of Christ and put a really good question on the box like "Did you know that Jesus Christ visted the Americas?" And then under the question you put do you want to know more put your number and address and you will get a free book. a.k.a. Book of Mormon. For about a week S.A. and I were like hmm I don´t know this idea is a little wierd I don`t know.  So we finally made the boxes. We used milk cartoons and put some picutres of Christ and the question it looked really ghetto but we went out and asked a few places if we could leave the boxes there. There were a lot of no`s and a few yes. But the next day we showed our ward mission leader and he was like hmm let me help you with these boxes trying not to laugh at our kindergarden attempt. We made them over and they turned out really nice. So we will see what happens with those results. This week is CARNAVL so we are pretty much staying on the low. There is no one in the street to talk and teach to. Well there is but they are drunk hahaha. But it`s all good the parties and what not will be over by Thursday. It´s so funny on the mission you dread holidays because everything is closed and there is no one in the street it`s literally ghost town. But it`s all good. We`ve got high hopes. Sometimes I have to sing that song in the street. But anyways I love this work. I have been studying D&C everyday this week and that book is so powerful. I can spend a whole hour studying and understanding one section. I find it breathtaking. The fact that Christ and his Father live and communicate men of God to guide us is brilliant. This church is so true I can feel it in my bones and every time I open my mouth the spirit testifies of the realness of it all. Gotta love that "good news" Boa semana gente.

 

Sister White

me and my new companion Sister Armstrong

every Wednesday morning there is a flea market across the street
from our house full of every type of fruit you could imagine.

 

 

 

 

 

Little Miracles

This week has been slow but full of little miracles. We are working
ourselves to a tizy looking for the elect. And it`s a lot harder than
it sounds. The key is to find people that have the desire to follow
Christ. Thursday we had a really good leadership training with
President it was really good. President is the type of man that will
talk for hours and hours and hours. At one point he started talking
about the sandwich islands and started some sort of story. When he
finished he was like but today they are not called the sandwich
islands they are called what Sister White? I didn`t even blink an
eyelash and said Hawaii. He was like exactly and went on his
lecturing. All my girls ?(The Other Sister Missionaries) were like how
did you know that? I was like my momma! So what is my shout out. After
twenty-two years of my mom always talking about history and taking me
to endless sites of history and always making me watch the news and
read the newspaper I knew the answer to that question. So what is my
point we need to be prepared. Not just with things from the world but
things that are important in the gospel as well. You never know when
you will be called. Study up, maybe your calling will be in a few
minutes. But we have been working a lot with old investigators
passing by and seeing what happen. Well it must have been a mixture of
prayer and faith and luck that the Lord blessed us with a mother and
daughter who needed us at that very moment. The mother is baptized but
hasn`t been to the church in twenty years and the daughter has never
been baptized but they were like we were talking the other day how we
wanted to go to church and you guys passed by. It was fate. I believe
that is was  totally fate and God. We are nothing without our Lord God
we must never forget that. Other than that the week has been slow but
it`s always slow in the beginning. I have to be strong and patient and
wait for the miracles to fall from the sky.

Sister White