Irmã Brooks.: "You're speaking in a different language, but I can still understand you."

A little 5 year old girl told me that the other week. So....yup. That`s where I`m at with Portuguese. Hahah it was actually so funny. She really honestly believed I was speaking to her in another language. Nope....estava a falar em Português. So...that`s hard.

Why is email time so stressful? So many emails. So little time. So much love in my heart for this blessed hour and a half of the week. But I love and cheerish every one of them. And every one of you. Even if I don`t respond, so please oh please keep them coming.

This week was filled with all sorts of adventures. First and foremost, I had another go to Lisboa and come back in a day adventure this week! Yay for 8 hours on a bus in one day! Not gonna lie, I was a little weary of leaving my comp all alone without me. I really do feel like a mom! hahah. We had to go get our residency cards so I can stay here for another year! Yayyy! It was actually the greatest little blessing from above, because it was just a whole day with Sister Jackson! (I`m still praying that we get put back together....so....if you guys wanna join in on that one too, I wouldn`t be mad.) Basically, our whole MTC district had to go to this little place and get our fingerprints taken and sign some paperwork. But, I think we really just went to hang out with each other again. Sister Jackson and I took the same bus back and we used the ridiculous photo booth things that they have here to take the world`s funniest pictures. Oh man, she is still so amazing. Sister Mullen has to go back to Canada for a transfer because her papers didn`t work out. Made me think of The Proposal #deported #canadaeh? hahaha so....as far as I know, I`m legal.

Other than that, it was kind of an interesting week. It`s always hard to go from working with people who are progressing and just really feeling like you are fulfilling your purpose to walking around and trying and trying and trying to talk to people who don`t want to talk to you. I don`t think I`d make a very good lion. I don`t like to be on the hunt. hahaha what? Who am I? ANYWAYS. But, I`ve finally learned how to just go around complimenting people in Portuguese, and it`s my favorite thing to do now in the street, because then they at least smile back at you. The only problem is....I don`t ever want to go from the nice little foreign menina to the annoying girl who is trying to talk to you about Christ. And I still can`t figure out that transition...so.... hahahah it`s such a hard life.

But we have met a couple really cool people this week! Mostly teenage girls that I can relate to because we talk about Justin Bieber and One Direction and Taylor Swift. And then they tell me they`re 14 and I remember that I`m 21 and I say to myself.....glad not much has changed in the last 7 years. Hahahah I hate myself.

Also, reinstated secret of the day this week! (I`d completely forgotten about it!! I know...I can`t believe it either.) And it`s way harder and way more fun on the mission, because you actually are with each other 24/7 so there`s a lot less secrets which means that they`re that much better!!!

ALSO! You know what Lisbon means?! LETTERS!!! I LOVE LETTERS AND I LOVE YOU ALL AND I LOVE HOW MUCH I LOVE I GET IN THE FORM OF LETTERS! You guys really don`t understand. It`s my favorite thing to walk into the office and ask the Elders for permission to run downstairs and then I look in the little mail box and I`m just so happy! (Also, I realized this week that I ask 19 year old boys for permission for everything/call them to report about my life/ask them every question I have, and then I just giggled to myself, because really? Oh well, I look up to them so much it`s unreal. So...whaterrs.)

Speaking of.....DOUGLAS WALL YOU ARE MY FAVORITE PERSON IN ALL OF THE WHOLE WORLD!!!! SERIOUSLY THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!

AH. OUT OF EMAIL TIME. YIKES! But, I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!! Until next Monday....

xoxoxo

Sister Brooks

Oh, guess what?! Diogo`s getting the Priesthood this week! and Armando got it yesterday! and Toze passed the sacrament for the first time this week!! Yay! I love the Priesthood!!