Bem rápido [Very quick]!!! The field is HARD and amazing!!! It´s hard to only
understand parts of what is happening around you, but that only makes it
that much more of a triumph when you can hold a conversation or teach
or give a ...compromisso (no time to remember the word in English) [commitment]. My
companion is Sister Costa. I´ll actually only have her for half of my
training because she's dying after this transfer (going home-she's finishing
her
mission this transfer). This email, I mostly just want to talk about
pics. Tudo bem? Kay....
First day!!! Dork dot and all!!!!
The CTM!!! Que bonita!!! (Yup that´s inside and outside)
Sunsets every night
Irmã and Irmão Silva: They are amazing. So amazing. I
really love them so much. They´re married, and I had Irmã Silva as my
teacher in my first district and Irmão Silva in my second. Que
engraçado [how funny]!
Irmã Tamiris: Like I said, my
angel. She is the person who made Brazil home for me. She has the
warmest, sweetest heart and spirit, and a testimony like none other. She
is an incredible teacher (language and the gospel), and she listens to
the Spirit and always says EXACTLY what is needed. She is so much of my
inspiration here in the field; I want to follow her example! On our last
day, her gift to us was that she bore her testimony in English. I could
NOT have asked for a better gift. That testimony summed up everything I
needed to learn in the CTM. It wasn´t perfect, but that is exactly WHY
it was perfect. It was simple, and it touched me deeply. It held her
whole heart, and that was the gift she gave to us. I want to teach like
that. I may not be able to speak perfectly, but I will give my heart,
and the Lord will make of that as He will.
1st district
2nd district
Sister Scholes and I
Me! ;D
My first district on our last P-day. Irmã Tamiris (in the middle) took
us out on our p-days to show us cool places and things and foods-
sorvete and açai...the best! She wore the sponge bob shirt that day because
we joked that one of our elders laughed like him, and she thought to
wear it out for our last p-day to honor our inside joke. I tell you,
she´s an angel!!!
Sister Scholes and I with Irmã Tamiris
Us. Yup. this was our companionship...
President and Sister Swensen. They are amazing.
Irmã
Araujo. I LOVE HER SO, SO MUCH I CAN´T EVEN TELL YOU!!! I was actually
scared of her at the beginning (whoops...haha..). She is one of the
official people with a walkie talkie, and was always in "todos os
lugares" to catch you if you were speaking English (or Spanish). She would pump her fist and chant "por-tu-guês, por-tu-guês,
por-tu-guês." As time went on, we became best friends through a series
of events, and I look up to her so much! (And we, of course, pumped our
first with her. Para sempre! ;D)
Irmão Severo:
He wasn´t actually ever our teacher. Just our friend. A great one! He is
one of the most reflective and profound people I know. I learned SO much
from him!!!! He´s awesome!
Our house!!!! Teeny tiny, simple, and perfect!
My desk. And lest any of my CTM friends should worry, I still have plenty of stickynotes everywhere.
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