Alyssa and Sister Villatoro with members of the English class
Alyssa and Sister Villatoro give a big thumbs-up
Alyssa gives a big thumbs up on a calculus book she was given
Alyssa and Sister Villatoro with the other sisters

To be perfectly honest, this week flew by. It’s all just a big blur in my mind that I’m not quite sure what to write about. I just asked my companion and she’s given me a few ideas. 

Music 🎶 

First, we had a lesson with a teenage girl who is very spiritual but for a few reasons, will not be able to progress, at least not with us. During said lesson, we saw the girl really open up, she started out very timid and then came out of her shell. By this, I mean that in the middle of a discussion about Joseph Smith, she realized that I was American and decided to show me her best Rhianna impression. She may not understand a single word in the song “Shine Bright like a Diamond” but she knows them all and now, I do too.

Secretary 💻

Remember how I’m a secretary of media references? Well after next week I won’t be. Our mission just got a lot of new service missionaries who will be taking over the office and we’ll go back to street contacting. What was sad is that we had an hour-long meeting with the secretary of media from the Provo MTC, where we learned tons. Then the next day we learned that we wouldn’t be applying any of it. But oh well, it will really be a good thing for our area and our friends who are progressing.

Sacrament ☀️

We had 6 friends come to sacrament! This week was quite the surprise because we literally had no one to teach until Saturday but thanks to the power of Fast and Prayer, we saw miracles. We haven’t marked any for baptism yet, we feel they need a little more time, but they all have potential and are developing their testimonies steadily.

Now some final thoughts from Sister Villatoro…

De Hermana Villatoro: quien diria que iria terminar a mision con una americana jaja, Sister Grace é incrível, a maneira pela qual conseguimos fortalecer nossa Fé juntas é muito sagrado! Saibam que sua filha é uma missionária poderosa e sou grata por estar com ela nesta ultima transferencia! Saludos hermanos!!😁🤙

That’s all folks, Tchau tchau for now!

Com amor, 

Sister Alyssa Grace

Jaboatão Dos Guararapes, Brasil