Disclaimer: Aundrea writes to both of us with different details & answers to questions so I’ve mixed & matched them but I don’t want to change the way she writes. 🙂 

We´re going to draw out the plan of salvation on the side walk next week and explain to people. It will be great!

2 Ne 2:25.  “…men are that they might have JOY!”  I was thinking that one of the perfect gifts we can give Heavenly Father & Jesus to be happy, joyful, & grateful.

 It´s true mom, men are that they might have joy. And even though life sucks a lot of the time, we have to remember that without the sorrow there would be no joy. That’s why Adam and Eve had to eat the fruit. Without opposites, there would be nothing. I have been able to feel true joy this week, as I finally was able to watch two men accept the gospel into their lives. I got to watch them at church and see them feel the spirit and the joy that it brings. Holy cow there is nothing like it. I didn´t know I could feel like that. They both may be in their late 40´s, but they are my little chickens that I will spiritually feed the gospel to. I LOVE THIS WORK!!!!!!!!!! .

 I’m doing great, and GUESS WHAT. I AM FINALLY GOING TO BE A PART OF A BAPTISM FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!! I´VE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS MOMENT. His name is Abel (ah-bell) and he´s really smart, but he is so willing to learn, and is willing to change his life for this gospel. we have another named Francisco and he´s a little softer on the baptism thing, but when he came to church yesterday he said that he felt the spirit and we explained that that was the spirit telling him that the church is true.so this is so exciting!!!! he´s going to be traveling on Christmas, so he can´t be baptized then, but he may or may not go to the beach on new year’s so he could probably be baptized then so we´ve been praying that he won´t go to the beach for new year’s so we can baptize him this transfer.

I love eating bananas here, no problem. My legs don´t cramp, it´s my feetsies. I AM SO EXCITED FOR NATÁL (CHRISTMAS)!!!!! THANK YOU FOR SENDING shirts I really need that haha. Mom you´re the best wow I will open my presents under our paper Christmas tree. I’ll send you a pic of it next week, it´s all pictures of Christ it´s awesome. I get my packages this weekend at the Christmas conference. So I’ll get to bring them home and open them on Christmas!!

I’m doing great! I have calluses in between my big toe and next toe, and they both blistered over again, so that´s fun. I’m also running out of band aids but they sell them here so I should be okay. I love my roll of moleskin though. Wow. I haven´t had any other sunburns, my face is breaking out like it´s my job, but it´s fine. Other than that I’m good.

 The important thing to remember is that faith is not something that you muster up within yourself – Faith is a gift that is given to you from God – it is earned.  He gives you faith based upon your obedience and actions.   That is why those who wish to see, will see, and those who don’t won’t.   The other important thing to remember is that faith leads to hope and knowledge (remember Alma’s teachings on Faith?)…   

Thanks for that thing about faith, I really needed that. I need to remember that it is still the lords will. Wow also I cannot believe the transfer is almost over. I still don´t really know how to do things, but I feel like this is normal life now, so that´s cool. This church is true let me tell you. No matter what we go through, the savior knows exactly how we´re feeling and how to help. I love this gospel with all my heart.

PICS:  * Sis robbi and I showing off our style

*I wore socks with my shoes because of pain

*Pele vermelha= red skin (which is prolly a derogatory term for someone, but I have red skin because of my sunburns and pinkish complexion so it is my wall and it means we´re almost home too so I love it)

*Sis robbi and I having fun

*Yeah I’m a thug

*Someone painted this on a telephone pole. Don´t ask.

*Our AULA DE INGLES!!! (English class) I don´t look like myself in this picture it´s weird. 

*We got some guarana and a coconut sweetbread roll it was divine. 

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