Category: Caruaru – Sister Motuga (Page 2 of 2)

Semana 69 -Sister Grace e Rikko Mode

Alyssa, Sister Motuga, and a member
Alyssa and Sister Motuga on the street working hard
A chalk drawing one of the sisters did of Jesus and John the Baptist
Alyssa and Sister Motuga with Yoshi and another video game character

Feliz Novembro!!! Hope everyone’s got fun end of year plans. This week was pretty tiring, just lots of walking and lots of sun. 

Anyways, one story from this week. We live in an apartment of 4 sisteres: 

  • Sister Alves (Brasileira)
  • Sister Southam (Utahn)
  • Sister Motuga (Samoan)
  • Sister Grace (Utahn)

While walking to a meeting about 45 minutes away we were discussing all the great groups of 4 in history and deciding who we all were. The one that fit best were the Peguins of Madagascar. 

  • Skipper: S. Alves
  • Kawasaki: S. Southam
  • Rikko: S. Motuga 
  • Private: S. Grace 

Am I upset with the arrangement? Only slightly. My companion, Rikko, loves it though. All week when we lose energy or our contacts are down she goes “Rikko Mode” and just starts talking to everybody and everything. 

Here’s a quick scripture I liked: “And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel. And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.” (Mosiah 4: 11-12)

Gotta blast, 🫡

Tchau Tchauuu 

Com amor, 

Sister Alyssa Grace

Caruaru, Brasil

Semana 68 – Sister Grace e Caruaru

Alyssa, Sister Motuga, and two other sister missionaries with a family
Alyssa and Sister Motuga with a family in the church house
Alyssa, Sister Motuga, and other sisters in a van during transfers to the interior
Alyssa with a large group of sister missionaries in the church house at Caruaru
Alyssa on the bus to the interior for transfers
Alyssa with Sisters Motuga, Southam, and Alves in their new apartment in Caruaru
Alyssa and Sister Motuga take a selfie with a kangaroo painted on a wall
Alyssa walks down a road in Caruaru

Well, I’m in Caruaru now. My body had gotten quite accustomed to flat Recife so now that I’m back in the interior hillside, my feet are a little sore. That’s ok though because I’ll just keep singing, “give me mountains to climb.”

We basically just cleaned and organized all week. We sorted out everything: our house, suitcases, new house, area book, and routine. This is the first time this area has had Sisteres in over 20 years, which means a lot of things have gone overlooked by the Elders. It’s been an adventure trying to figure everything out.

I wanted to share just a scripture I’ve been thinking about lately. It reminds me of how easy it is for us to lose focus and become overwhelmed in the millions of questions and doubts that are only meant to distract us from what really matters, our Savior Jesus Christ and His perfect love.

“But behold, the Jews were a stiffnecked people; and they despised the words of plainness, and killed the prophets, and sought for things that they could not understand. Wherefore, because of their blindness, which blindness came by looking beyond the mark, they must needs fall; for God hath taken away his plainness from them, and delivered unto them many things which they cannot understand because they desired it. And because they desired it God hath done it, that they may stumble.” Jacob 4:14

Don’t take your eyes off the mark, Jesus Christ, for anything or anyone. Thinking Celestial is making sure your goals, desires, will, and actions align with this eternal focus. Don’t distance yourself from the church, scriptures, or prayers thinking it will widen your perspective. These tools are our glasses and leaving them behind will not help us see any farther. 

Keep looking to the skies and shooting for exaltation.

Gotta blast, 🫡

Tchau Tchauuu 

Com amor, 

Sister Alyssa Grace

Caruaru, Brasil

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