Well, to inform everyone, Sister Cameron and I are still
companions here in Prossind. We were both really happy that we stayed
and weren´t transferred. I think the third transfer together is always
the best, the third transfer was definitely the best with Sister Stolk.
:)
Oh, and I hope you guys liked the photos I sent.
I´ll definitely start sending more photos now that I´m in an area that
has fast computers :)
Well, Sunday we had two more baptisms, Hermina and her daugher Vitoria. It was really great :) We just met Hermina in the street Friday before church, they went to church, we taught them this past week and they were baptized Sunday.
This week, her son Danilo went to church and he´ll be baptized this
week. Please pray for him that he´ll be able to stop smoking, he doesn´t
smoke very much and he´s already quit but we would love the prayers :)
It is truly such a blessing to serve here in Brasil
and especially in the Northeast region. The people are so humble and
it´s just a standard that your goal (and it´s actually really possible)
is to baptize weekly. It´s not always easy but I know that it really is a
promise from our mission president that we can baptize weekly :) I love
my mission, Brasil João Pessoa, A Missão Celestial :)
So, Sister De Paula and Sister Cavalcanti were
transferred. Sister Marschall (my trainer) and a sister that was in my
district in Campina Grande will be taking their place, kind of funny
that I´ll now be living with Sister Marschall again :)
So this week was great with General Conference. I
absolutely LOVED conference. We got to watch it in English which was
great. We set up our own little watching room in the RS room and it was
great. It was the two of us and three elders and even Sister De Paula
watched one session in English. It is such a blessing to be able to
actually hear the words of the prophets and apostles. It´s really
different to see the prophet speak but it´s translated so it´s not his
voice. Oh, and we got to watch the Womens conference as well. That we
watched in Portuguese because it was at the stake center this past Saturday
morning. It was absolutely amazing! I especially loved the videos they
showed as well :) I can´t wait to get the Liahona of General
Conference! Woohoo!
Oh Mom, funny that you asked last week if I had been
sick lately. I really hadn´t been too too sick after that time in
August. But as always, after you say something, something happens. Friday
after lunch I didn´t feel so well and I didn´t feel like eating
anything. I woke up in the middle of the night and felt like I was going
to throw up and sure enough, I got up, grabbed a bag and threw up
everything that I had eaten that day, yah, it wasn´t too fun but the
best part about throwing up is that you always feel better afterward :)
haha, I´m totally fine, I think I just ate something that didn´t sit
well, I don´t know what but it´s normal :)
Oh and Mom, could you get Jason Allred´s address in Brasil? he emailed me but I can´t email him back, thanks :)
Dad;
I loved all the quotes that you included from General Conference. I
really liked the talk about our four minute race in life, I also think
of that as our mission too, it passes by so fast and I can´t believe all
the things I´m learning and how I´ve had to grow and develop.
I also think it´s absolutely perfect that Kimball
and Kelsey named their baby Guy, he´ll definitely have a great legacy in
that name :)
haha, sometimes Sister Cameron
and I talk about what it would be like to be a missionary in the US, I
am just so happy to be here and so thankful for how humble the people
are here :)
Kimball: Baby Guy is absolutely adorable! Congrats,
haha I´m sure it was definitely different to watch conference as a dad
:) that´s so cool kImball, you have to take lots of pictures :)
Kelsey: Congrats Kelsey! I am so incredible excited for you
and thank you sooo much for sending all the pictures! You´re the best!
I
am definitely way more courageous than I was in the start of my
mission. It´s just normal now to do a street contact, "Will come to
Church? Will you follow Christ´s example by being baptized next Sunday? Ok we´ll pass by your house tomorrow to talk a little more..." Don´t be scared! haha, I know it´s a little intimidating but just invite everyone you know! :)
Lindsey: I absolutely loved the photos you sent of
Norah, haha she is so adorable! I wasn´t able to watch the video but I
can just imagine how adorable it was :) I hope you guys are well :)
Oh and Mom, I got the packages! The Ensign, saddle soap, BASKETBALL SHORTS, and bug lotion! Thank you thank you thank you!
Oh,
have you guys ever heard of the talk the 4th missionary? Sister Cameron
is reading it and it´s an amazing talk! If you guys get a chance, could
you mail it to me, it´s a little long but I would love to read it!
Thanks :)
So, crazy story of the week, so
Jeremias´ cousin Milena (15 years old) went to church with Milena to
watch conference. She had already listened to most of the lessons with
Jeremias as well and wanted to be baptized. Well, we marked her baptism
at church for this coming sunday. Well we go to her house on Monday
night and this lady opens the gate, granted I´ve never seen her in my
life. We asked if Milena was home and she just said, "She doesn´t want
to be baptized." We were like, ok settle down, we just want to talk to
Milena. And she just said, "No, she won´t be baptized." Well long story
short Milena finally came to the gate (her dad forced her to talk to us)
but this annoying lady (I think it´s her aunt or something) wouldn´t
even stop talking. She kept saying "You need to respect our religion"
and all this stuff. I said "Of course I respect religion, I just want to
talk to Milena because SHE had talked to us." This lady wouldn´t stop
talking and long story short said that we were insisting and that she
was going to call the cops...we weren´t even doing anything, then after
saying that WE had to respect her religion goes on to say, "And
everything that Joseph Smith said was a lie, it wasn´t true." I just
thought to myself, how can you say to me that I need to respect your
religion when you´re not even respecting mine. Well, in the end, game
over with teaching Milena but it just strengthened my testimony. It
really is amazing how many times in just a week that people say rude
things about the church, that it´s a cult and all this stuff, but it
really just strengthens my testimony.
Well, I know, without a doubt, that this is the true church. I love you all so much and miss you so much!
I love you the MOSTIEST!
Love,
Sister Hicks
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