Dear Mom, Dad, Family, and Friends,
I
hope this letter finds everyone happy and well! This week was a pretty
great week and I´m so happy that I´m staying in Queimadas! Woohoo! We´re
definitely in full Christmas season here and it´s pretty funny to hear
Christmas music when it´s about 90 degrees outside and super sunny! But
it´s definitely a fun experience! It´s also funny to see fake Christmas
trees that have the fake white snow on the branches. haha, almost
EVERYONE here wants to see snow. They always ask us, Does it snow where
you live? haha, it´s definitely the little things that we take for
granted :)
Dad:
I´m glad you guys got the letters and
the pictures. That´s cool that you were in Germany, I can´t believe how
expensive those nativities were! Oh my goodness...but super neat too
I liked what you said about how it´s really cool that as
sisters we have to involve the members from the very beginning. It´s
really cool to see that the members really are part of the baptism. We
had another baptism yesterday. Her name´s Severina and she´s a friend of
an inative lady in our branch, Maria da Guia. They live right next to
each other. Severina went to church for the first time two weeks ago
with Maria and she really liked it. The next week she couldn´t go but we
talked to her and she decided that she wanted to be baptized so
yesterday she went to church again and we had the baptismal service
after church.
Also, another really cool thing, Diego, one of our
investigators that was baptized a few weeks ago, passed the sacrament
yesterday. It was so cool to see him wearing a white shirt with a tie,
passing the sacrament. The young men in the branch were so kind and
helpful. He did a great job and it´s so cool to see the progress that he
is making. Also, his stepson Angelo, went to church yesterday too. He´s
an inactive but I hope that he´ll start coming back to church :)
Also, I loved what you said about Alma 26:22. I love
this scripture too and I love the two parts. What we have to do and
what the Lord will do in response. It´s so cool to really start to
understand our covenants and the promises from the Lord.
I really am so grateful for the opportunity I have to be a Sister Leader Trainer. This week, Wednesday and Thursday,
I´m going to go to João Pessoa with my Sister Leader Trainer companion,
Sister Mitchell. It really will be so cool to get to know other sisters
and also President and Sister Nogueira. I hope that I´ll be able to
help these sisters. Also, I can´t believe that I almost have 6 months in
the mission. I can´t believe how fast the time flies and I can´t
believe how much I am growing and learning.
Dad, that is sooo cool about the experience that you
had in the airport. You really did touch their lives that day and I´m
definitely learning too how important it is to understand and act on the
promptings from the Holy Ghost that we receive.
Bryan: Wow, I can´t believe the crazy weather that
you guys are having in Dallas! wow! I hope you guys are safe and that
Lindsey and Alice feel better soon! Keep safe and keep warm!
Oh Mom, just a random question for you, what do you think is the best way to wash my leather bag that I have? Any tips?
So
we had a really great zone meeting this week. It was a little crazy
because it was my first time helping out with one (the Zone Leaders and
the Sister Leader Trainers are the missionaries that plan and execute
the zone meetings). But we focused a lot on the Atonement of Jesus
Christ. I had such a powerful experience during the zone meeting. We had
a time for pondering and reflection. The Spirit was so strong. We
listened to music and read Mosiah 14:4-12. I love this part that talks
about the power of the Atonement and what Christ suffered for each and
every one of us.
I am only beginning to understand the full magnitude
of the Savior´s suffering for us. I am so grateful for the Atonement
and for the gift that we have to repent.
I am doing well and I am super happy. I hope that you all have a great week and I love you the MOSTIEST!
Oh also, I haven´t heard anything more about how it works to call or skype on Christmas but I´ll let you know soon!
Love you all!
Sister Hicks
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