Boa Tarde! This week was really fun and really tiring and I figured I’d just give you all the highlights from it.
– We reorganized our house and now are collecting photos from old church magazines to make a cool wallpaper
– Our 2 friends, (Pedro e Zezinho) are all ready for their baptisms this Saturday!
– We talked to 20 new people every single day this week and we’re getting quite well-known out here
I finally saw the beach, I can’t go to it but I got a few pictures
– After 3 weeks of not getting any media references we got 10 last week!
– Someone completely unknown just showed up to church and now we are gonna start teaching him and his whole family
– An old man asked me if I was Albino
– Lots and lots of cows, pigs, and horses loose in the streets
I’ve really felt closer to my companion this week than ever before. Not because anything spectacular happened, we just spent more time talking and joking around. It was fun and unstressful and still very productive.
Sometimes we forget that this life is more than just the numbers or the work we do. We came to this earth to experience joy. If we find ourselves serving and struggling to feel the happiness God offers, we need to review our efforts and realign our will with His. This is a work of love, peace, and joy. We don’t have to wait until the end to start feeling it, we can experience his promised blessings today!
“Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” 2 Nephi 2:25
That’s all folks, Tchau tchau for now!
Com amor,
Sister Alyssa Grace
Jaboatão Dos Guararapes, Brasil
wonderful insight on feeling joy! we do need to feel that joy every day. otherwise we risk the chance of feeling down and like you said its not what are Heavenly Father wants us to do . Looks like you have a wonderful companion , you make a good match. Wonderful fare well to Rachael, Lots of promises given to her, when they set her apart. Said she had promised in the pre- mortal life to find people where she will be serving. gave me chills. This missionary work is so wonderful. Love you Grandma Genae
Thank you for including me in your mission!! I have 9 mothers who are sharing the e-mails they receive each week. They help me stay young. Your in my prayers each night. I am watching miracles take place each time I work in the Temple. I’m going twice a week and love feeling the Spirit there.