Oi Familia! 07.08.2013

Oi familia! Como Vai? Primero...Obrigada I did get the booklet Angela Eu amo! It is so cute! E tabem, Ma I also got the pedigree chart and your conversion story, eu sou grato por isso! It meant a lot to me I really appreciated it! .....Entao! 

This week has been great so far...For the fourth of July we were allowed to stay out until 11 watching fireworks with a member...so we got to be with a member and they took us to their family lake, it was so beautiful I will send fotos porque the fireworks were amazing and I couldn't have asked for a better 4th of July away from home. We also got to do some service this week and help a member with her yard work, but I am pretty sure that messed up my back again, but it felt good to sweat and work. The same members that took us to the lake got us pepper spray so we can be safe haha and they took us to applebees for dinner. We are too spoiled here. I feel like I am getting to know the ward better, and I love it because I know each person now and how I can help them.

 One sister called us over to her house one night because she wanted us to teach her friend but her friend never showed up and the sister told us that she was disfellowshipped for right now and we knew that we needed to be there for her, to give her the strength she needs to stay strong at this time...At church she told me to call her this week so that we can come by again. I know that we are also suppose to build up the members and I know that only sisters could be helping her out at this time, and I feel so blessed that we can enter those homes and help strengthn our sisters. 

So every letter I always talk about Santiago the one that needs to get baptized already! Well I was talking to him in spanish at a baptism the elders had on saturday and I told him about mom converting but my abuela has yet to do so...and he says, oh like me. haha he knows the church is true we asked him to be baptized again and he said maybe one day. I dont know what holds him back, but he is reading the book of mormon again. Ohh also at the baptism I had to play the piano. I still get nervous but I cant say no I wont play, I messed up at first but then pulled it together, and my name was in the program so I kept that, It felt good to be apart of the baptism in some way. haha a few sundays ago one of the bishopric asked one of my comps to say the closing prayer and she said no she gets nervous so I had to do it... but I cant say no like that especially to the piano because I know mom will be haunting me after that...So I am glad I did it and that I can share my talents. 

We had three investigators come to church this sunday! And we have found some new investigators as well...It was been a good learning experience week...and I have just been so tired all the time, but I know that I have to get some energy bcz I wont be getting any sleep these next 16 months! I am not worrying about my VISA bcz I have no control over it, I know it will come.

Im still am in shock that mom and mike are in argentina and that beidres didnt die a warrior! It wont be the same without him...also I know the Heat won bcz I saw this guy walking around with a heat jersey and I asked him...so sorry mike! Anyways....Hope all is well, Tudo bem! I love summers! And the humidity! I know I am going to die in Brazil tho...Well Tudo Bem Famila, obrigada! Eu te amo! 

Sister Gonzales