A sweet baptism of some dear friends, a water fight, and getting egged!

BATISMO DE DÉBORA E THIAGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are AMAZING!!!! Their testimonies are amazing, and watching their light grow these last three months has been the most beautiful thing I´ve ever experienced. They´ve endured some crazy hard things in their life, but to see them have the chance to start everything again, and the tangible DIFFERENCE that the gospel and Atonement have made in their life....just wow. I am so different because of their testimony!

The Atonement is simply beautiful. Doutrina e Convênios 4:5 says.....(I only know it in Portuguese....one minute...have to look it up in English....) Okay! Here: "And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work."
 

 

Repentance is hope. Hope and faith in action. Hope for a better life, for forgiveness, for a better you-EVERYTHING! And faith. Faith in the Atonement and our Savior, Jesus Christ. And Charity and love...that´s what Jesus Christ gave us with His birth, life, Atonement, death and Resurrection!!! When we focus on God, put Him in primeiro lugar [first place], we will be "qualified" for he work that we are called to do in that moment. We all have works to do, and these things change throughout our life, but we have the promise that with Christ, we are capable. WE are enough because the Atonement of Christ is INFINITE!!! I really don´t have the words to say what I want....I´m trying to explain this feeling of profound gratitude I have, but really, you just have to feel it. Pray to feel the love Heavenly Father has for YOU. He wants to tell you, so just ask. Ask and wait. We learned in Conference this last month from a chosen servant of the lord that if we will pray, wait, and listen, with EEEEVERY intent to hear and do, the Spirit will speak to us very literally. I tried it, and I will tell you that I received a very real and specific answer, so, I challenge you to do this as well. Pray. Ask Heavenly Father to feel the love He has for you and to feel the enabling power the Atonement of His Son offers us, and wait. Let Him answer. Write down what you feel because I can promise you that more days hard will come, but you will have this witness from the Holy Ghost to look back on. 

Don´t forget how much Heavenly Father loves you, and that because of that love, you have EVERY opportunity to succeed. That´s what Heavenly Father sent you here to do. Here´s a poem that I love. (It´s at the bottom...easier that way...)

 

Just remember, TUDO VAI DAR CERTO [everything's going to be alright]!!!!!! Have trust in this!!
 It was SO HOT THIS DAY!!!!!!!!

.......we kind of got in a water fight in the kitchen.......yup.....Sister Bastos started iiiiiiiiiiit! XD

 And right after that.... I GOT EGGED!!!! (It´s a favorite Brazilian tradition....I´m just lucky I didn´t get floured as well!) For a happy four months in the mission (and yes, I´m late with the pics...this was a couple weeks ago...)
 

 Love you all! And boa semana [have a good week]!!! <3

Sister Little  X]

One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."

Note from Brigette - Thought you all would enjoy this!  This picture of Ash was featured on the Missionary Mommas page last week!