Sister Training Leader and a Powerful Testimony of Christ

My last district. And no, I´m not hugging an Elder...my hand is on my hip, and it turned out looking REAAAALLY weird......

So...........my new area.....It´s GREAT, my comp Sister Ramos is super awesome, and...........................

.....WE´RE SISTER TRAINING LEADERS!!!!! AH! I have never had a crazier week on my entire mission! But I´ve also never felt so complete. Service is the answer to everything. I don´t know if I told you, but I was having some really sucky problems with feeling really down. Through LOTS of prayers, LOTS of study of the gospel, Conference, and finally this calling, I am feeling complete. Service is exactly what we need.  I have never been so tired on my mission, had so little time (like NO TIME! My poor journal has a line scribbled in at 10:30 everyday for the last week.....I also gave up on dinner...yup...), but like I said-I´m BALANCED! I was SUPER worried about if I´d be able to actually help because I´ve seen STLs that do not have the confidence of the sisters they take care of, and I want to actually help! On the first day, I had one sister break down and cry, and another spill everything she´s been worrying about for weeks. Like, WHAT?!?!??! It was amazing how the Lord gave me exactly what I needed to say in the moment I needed it. I LEARNED new things hearing them come out of my mouth! Like, WHOA!

My comp and I right now bc I didn´t take a cute picture before! Sorry!

My new area is great. SUPER DIFFERENT than anywhere else I´ve served. FULL OF SUPER RICH PEOPLE!!!!!! I´ve decided that I NEVER want to be rich. I want to have the conditions to be able to raise my children safely and to be able to help those around me that can´t sustain themselves, but I NEVER EVER EVER EVER want to be rich! Nothing against the people that have money, but I just don´t feel comfortable with too much lush. I want my children to learn how to work. I want to learn how to work, how to budget, how to be smart and say no. I want others to come to my home and feel at home. So yeah....I don´t want to be rich. Nope.....thank you very much. 

Wanna know what else......I ate at Elder Mazzagardi´s house on Friday...yeah....like the one that spoke in conference last weekend. That one. We have TWO seventies in our ward (Mazzagardi and Toledo). It´s CRAZY! Elder Mazzagardi´s wife was just telling us about the weekend, how Sister Uchtdorf is a crack up, super cute and sassy ( I TOTALLY WANT TO MEET HER! She sounds AWESOME!), and they had AMERICAN SALAD DRESSING!!!! I had NO CLUE I missed that!!!!!!! They had the Olive garden salad dressing we always have at home. I ate 4 portions of salad at lunch! XD 

Happy birthday to Cameron! You rock dude, and I´m so proud of you! Keep rocking people´s socks, because soon enough you´ll get to Brasil and you´ll be rocking off everyone´s.....flip flops! (cause NOONE uses socks....) 

Also, new skill....I can officially sing in English and write in Portuguese at the same time! Yup! I felt cool!

 My message to everyone today is that Christ is returning. It´s incredible. I´ve never been the one to be all "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH the world is ending!!!! Repent all ye ends of the earth!!!! AH!!!" But now.....it´s truly incredile. These last few months (especially these last few weeks) when I´m teaching the Spirit prompts me to tell people that the Second Coming is arriving and we need to prepare, and I get this INCREDIBLE confirmation every time. I get goosebumps and this warm feeling that swells up in my heart. Jesus Christ is returning, and I am SO EXCITED!!! Are you excited? If not, why? Really, truly, we need to be asking this question to ourselves and to the Lord. HE will tell us if we´re walking ahead on the path to be ready or not. I´ve had several experiences these last several months where the Adversary got me COMPLETELY paralyzed with fear because I thought my eternal salvation was in jeopardy. Don´t listen to this voice. If you´re feeling this, remember that Christ already paid the price. Our purpose isn´t to pay justice, it´s to learn to be more like our Father. (Listen to President Holland's talk from conference. )

Listen here in English, or here in Portuguese.

 But if you´re really not ready, what needs to be done? We know that the gospel is simple. Only 5 steps. Imagine that! It all starts with faith in Jesus Christ and the promises He gives, which leads us to repentance, a leaving behind of what is holding us back and pairing ourselves with Christ to progress and become better. And how do we pair ourselves with Christ? Through baptism. When we are baptized, we promise to always remember Christ and keep His commandments, and He promises to clean us of all sin and send the Spirit to walk with us the whole way. Imagine that. To be CLEAN and walk with Christ along the path He showed us. And like He promised, we´ll continue along this path until the end, but NEVER ALONE. We will have the Gift of the Holy Ghost. This means what as we continue along, always increasing and testing our faith, repenting, trying to be better, going to church to helps others and take of the sacrament to renew the promise we made at baptism, we will have the Spirit to guide us. Always keep walking. Never give up, and remember that we are Children of God. That DIVINE identity means more than we know, so when you feel down, overwhelmed, lost, scared, or .... nothing, just remember that, and remember that someone already felt what you´re feeling. Remember the One who gave everything for you. If someone gave their life to save you, would you remember them forever? Would you forget them? What value would you put in your life, in your everyday because of that? 

I love you all. You are amazing. Know how I know that? Because Christ told me so. He´s trying to tell you as well. Trying opening your ears and heart, and you´ll be surprised at what you hear. 

Make it the best week ever, and good luck BYU students with your finals!

First thing I always put on my wall. I LOVE this quote!