More from 2/17/14

My b day was awesome

P-day I played soccer. So fun. Aced the elders.....or at least tried :)

I ATE that monster of a hamburger. All of it. yess I kid you not.

2/17/14

Hello Hello Hello.

Tudo Bem? So, this week was pretty great. It was actually splendid! I celebrated my birthday four times....maybe more haha. Its hard to be a missionary sometimes, but the people sure do shower you with love. It really gets you through the hard times. So, R is doing well. She has incredible faith and is just so humble and pure. However, I have never met anyone with such a difficult addiction to coffee. She is really struggling with overcoming it and is having a lot of pain in her head. Wow, I never realized coffee could be such a powerful addiction, but apparently it's more intense than I thought. No wonder we don't drink it. It really can control you. Seriously it's so incredible that the Word of Wisdom was created in the 1800s when EVERYONE drank, smoked and drank coffee. Only now are they beginning to find all the health problems that arise from these things. Joseph Smith was just a humble farm boy. How did he know about health concerns...and to eat more grains than meat? I dunno, it's just pretty impressive to me that science is only catching up right now. It really goes to show that trusting in God's commandments and blessings will truly bring us more happiness than we even realize right now.

Oh, so also, we are teaching the most beautiful family. I'm not gonna lie, it really pays off to be a blonde American. A lot more people want to talk to you just because of this, and then later on they also really do want to come closer to Christ. You guys, its incredible, but its becoming so clear to me that Heavenly Father really did need ME to come HERE for specific moments and specific people. Last week, when I visited Ipiranga, I had a woman cry in my arms like a baby because of the struggles she is going through. I was literally the ONLY person she would talk to in 3 weeks. How could that be a coincidence? No, I know that people are people, no matter the place or time in the world. We are all angels for someone. We just have to follow the Spirit and He will guide us to those that need us. Truly, we all have a purpose in many peoples lives. 

Oh hey, so guess what you guys? I got my eyes checked for glasses and I need them. Just for reading and such, but still I think it will help with the headaches. Who knew. I'll buy them and let you know the price. I'm looking on the bright side and getting pumped that I can have an extra accessory and be legit when I wear glasses. Hey, who knew it was such a privilege to get dressed up and look pretty. I never realized that it was a privilege, but honestly it is. Ladies, don't complain that you have to get dressed up. A lot of people only have one or two dresses to choose from. They don't have mirrors to look in. And they work and sweat all day. Get this guys, I am actually super excited to come home and get dressed up and look pretty every day. I'm excited to look in the mirror and think, Hey, you're lookin' pretty good today! haha I'm gonna be super chique when I get back. Look out folks! lol

I love you guys sooo much and will leave you with this quote. It pretty much describes what I am learning over and over again every day. LOVE YOU!!! Be missionaries okay? Its easier than you think.

“I have pulled my handcart when I was so weak and weary from illness and lack of food that I could hardly put one foot ahead of the other. I have looked ahead and seen a patch of sand or a hill slope and I have said, I can go only that far and there I must give up, for I cannot pull the load through it. . . . I have gone on to that sand and when I reached it, the cart began pushing me. I have looked back many times to see who was pushing my cart, but my eyes saw no one. I knew then that the angels of God were there.

“Was I sorry that I chose to come by handcart? No. Neither then nor any minute of my life since. The price we paid to become acquainted with God was a privilege to pay, and I am thankful that I was privileged to come in the Martin Handcart Company.”