Oiiiiiii!!!!!!
Today has been a good day. We went back to the island and it was beautiful again, this time we went with our zone and had a picnic and flew kites and took hikes through the forest! Thats all I need in my life! We had a zone conference last week and it was wonderful and the most wonderful part was I recieved 7 letters! SEVEN! Thank you anna, mom, makelle, celeste, sisters from the CTM and Nathanael! Everyone is living up to their callings in life (aka writting me on my mission- parabens!!!) But really, your letters lifted my spirits far higher than I can even describe. I laughed, I cried I rejoiced, thank you thank you!!
Oh, but you really should keep up the good work- persevere till the end! The end is in 15 months, I hit my 3 month mark today!im 1/6 of the way down with my mission! I cant speak portuguese very well but I have a pretty good tan!
Now on to more serious matters- I am beautiful. Im not sure you guys knew this but I am. I am beautiful. I say this because I am told this on a daily, nay hourly basis. Its a matter of fact, not opinion. "Sister, sister, aqui, aqui, voce e muito bonita/linda/lalalaallaa" the moral of the story is these people dont see blonds very often. Last night we had ten minute discussion about how I have the face of a child and apparently this is a good thing. Crazy men on the street tell me I am a "beauty gal" and on and and on. It is the obligation of every single Brasileiros to find me and to notify me of my beauty. its a tough job but somebody has to do it. One woman in the ward told me if she was a boy she would wait for me. I told her to talk to tne boys back home.
So last night we had an FHE with some families in the ward, and as we were singing the opening song (poorly) I couldnt help but think about how our family sings befopre fhe and scripture study at night- poorly! It made me kaugh and I sort of felt at home. We watched an old seminary movie dubbed over in portuguese and it took place in utah. When I saw utah I cried- you know youre homesick when you see utah and cry!
I want to tell you about table manners in Brasil. There are really only 3 concepts. 1 you always have rice and beans. 2 you always have a fork in one hand a knife in the other- I think for better eating of the rice and beans. 3 you always " come mais sister, come mais!" and sometimes you dont want to eat more so the technique is to take only a little bit at a time so when they say eat more you comply and the woman of the house doesnt have to cry when you say im full!
Joyce- we probably wont have her baptism this week. Things went really well last week and we taught her a lot and she understood a lot but she didnt come to church and she has to come to church. its a disappointment but we just are hoping for the best. and as for our progressing family- we taught them the law of chastity and it didnt go over so well. So we need more serious investigators. Its been a challenge. Prayers please! and thank you for having me in your prayers, I really mean it. Thank you.
Im out of time today but check my blog for pictures! I love you, I miss you!
sister neptune
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