I cannot believe that 2014
is here! On New Year´´s Eve we had district meeting in the morning and
then we had to be in our house by 6PM because it was New Year´s Eve and
so we hung out for a little while, but then we made some amazing food-
this awesome chicken dish, rice, french fries and two different types of
juice and after we have pipoca (popcorn). It was so awesome to just
enjoy ourselves (me and the other 5 sisters I live with). We put on
jeans for the evening which felt really weird and we hung out. We stayed
up until midnight to ring in the new year, which we probaly weren´t
suppose to do.... But anyway, there were a bunch of fireworks that went
off at midnight and some were super close to us and we could see then so
clearly in the night sky. Different from how I would have celebrated at
home, but such a good time.
The following day (New Year´s Day) we still got up
at 6:30... that was hard,but we did it :) There was no one out in the
streets though, because it was NYD, so we didn´t do much work.
We don´t have many investigators, but we found one this week and
she is amazing! It is her and her daughter who is 5. She lost her son a
few months ago and she is still really struggling with that, but I think
we were able to give her some peace. We invitied her to be baptized on
January 18th and she said yes! We are going to keep teaching her, so she
will be ready. I hope she ends up getting baptized because I know that
the gopsel can bring her so much peace! She daughter is so cute too,
which is nice :) Let me tell you, Brazilian children are so
stinkín´adorable! (American children are still adorable too :) )
Because it is new year, we switched church times, so
now church starts at 8:30 for me and we have Relief Society, Sunday
School and Sacrament meeting last. Yesterday was my first Sunday like
that and I think church actually went faster because of that, but we
will see :) I heard church starts at 1 for all of you back home... Mine
got earlier and yours got later :)
The members are so sweet at meals and one of the
most commom phrases is `Comer mais, sister` which basically means eat
more sister :) I always leave almoço appointments so full and I have yet
to had a bad meal here in Brasil. Thank goodness I am walking so much!
People are so nice here in the north east and it is funny because we
have such a hard time leaving a house because people are so open and
will talk to you forever about anything and everything. I´ll take it
though :)
Well, that about wraps up my week. I have my first
Zone Conference tomorrow, so that should be fun and there are no
holidays this week, so that should mean a normal week. I hope that you
are all doing well!!
I know this church is true with all of my heart. I
know that Thomas S. Monson is our prophet today and that His words are
the words Heavenly Father wants us to know, so we need to listen to
them. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redemer and that
because of Him and His sacrifice we can return to live with our Father
in Heaven and our family for eternity.
I miss and love you all!!
Com Amor,
Sister Chilson
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