Wanna know something
fun? I finished the Book of Mormon in Portuguese last night!!! Yay! I was
pretty proud of myself, not gonna lie. So...I just wanted to let you all in on
that accomplishment of mine. #pattingmyselfontheback
In other news, THE
COOLEST THINGS HAPPENED YESTERDAY DURING CHURCH. Listen to this. So remember
that 82 year old lady that I told you we taught last week? I actually have no
idea whether I told you about her or not, but first off, she is EIGHTY-TWO.
okay. Secondly, the members gave us to her the week before last, and we taught
her the first lesson, and then she showed up to church on Sunday!
Hallelujah! Okay, but then...this last week she couldn`t meet with us and she
lives really far away, so we didn`t know whether she`d be at church again or
not, but we prayed and fasted that she would be and low and behold, she was!
Yayay! IT GETS BETTER. Then we`re sitting in Princípios do Evangelho, and she`s
turns to me and goes, `How do you baptize in your church?` And so..I tell her
`In the way Jesus Christ was baptized and yada yada, and then she goes, `Well,
I was talking to my neighbor this week (the member that gave her to us), and I
asked how I could pay my tithing (our lesson in Princípios do Evangelho last
week!!!), and they told me I have to be baptized to pay tithing, so... when can
I be baptized?` YEAH. I about fall out of my chair and said, `Well, will you
follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized on the 14th of
September?` She goes, `December?` I go...no no no you sweet old lady that
cannot hear, in two weeks. She agreed and I about died of happiness. Just
marking people for baptism in the middle of church. #neverbeenhappier. Then she
wanted to see the baptismal fonte and I just couldn`t stop thinking of the JST
in Mateus where Jesus says, `Deixa-me ser batizado.` Seriously, what a miracle
sent from above. She said she knows tithing is a commandment from God, and she
wants to be able to keep the commandments of God, so she wants to be baptized.
AHHH!!! How do people this incredibly amazing and prepared exist?!?! And WHY am
I lucky enough to work with them? Seriously...mind blown. She actually reminds
me a lot of Grandma Mishoe, except not at all, but kind of at the same time
haah. I know...that made a lot of sense.
In other news, Mikaela
is still the world`s most AMAZING 12 year old and seriously, my heart just
breaks with love for her. We gave her the Testaments last Tuesday, and when we
went back on Thursday, she had already watched it twice! AH! And she told
us how everytime she reads the Book of Mormon, she just feels so much peace and
she loves it so much. WHY IS SHE SO PERFECT? Also, the saddest thing ever
happened. We told her we`d be there at 8:30 to go to church with her on
Sunday, so we went there at 8:30 and she wasn`t there. We were really
sad, but we thought maybe her dad wouldn`t let her go with us. Then, we went by
at night time around 8:30 and she runs up to us and goes, `So...let`s
go?!` When we told her church was in the morning and not at night, she
literally started crying. My heart broke. I have NEVER seen someone actually
upset that they missed church before. Ohhhh my goodness, I wish I could explain
to you how incredible she is, but there are literally just no words. She also
loves Justin Bieber and Never Say Never and she relates everything back to him
and it just is so funny and I love that girls are the same all around the
world. Also, it made me miss Erin and Marce and Ethan and Kyle and SJ and
Jeru.
In other news, we have
been working with the 15 year old Sofia a lot this last week, and ohhh my
goodness, I LOVE HER SO MUCH. Seriously, she is the little sister I never had.
And she is me at 15 so.....that`s terrifying. I love myself and I hate myself.
But, on Sunday, she ran up to us after church and asked us when we could
come over again, and MIRACLES DO HAPPEN PEOPLE!! SERIOUSLY--MIR.A.CLES. We`re
having a noite familiar with them tonight, so keep her in your prayers, because
we are going to try to mark her for baptism this week and I have never been so
scared. Yup, I`m scared of a 15 year old. That`s what kind of mom I am going to
be.......oops.
Also, speaking of
tithing...did I ever tell you the story of Sofia and Armando and the secret
envelope? Well...sorry if I did, but! If not...here it is. So, a couple weeks
ago, it was Armando`s birthday, and Sofia threw a little party for him and to
celebrate their wedding. She bought/made a bunch of food and it was precious.
Well, she was telling us that she spent a little bit too much on the party on
Saturday, and then at church on Sunday, they paid their tithing (!!! yeah
they did!!!). Well, that night they were laying in bed and they couldn`t sleep,
because they wouldn`t have 5 Euros to pay the lights the next day, and they
didn`t know what they were going to do. So they kinda just tossed and turned
and Armando was freaking out, and Sofia was just like `It`s okay, we did the
right thing. We`ll figure it out in the morning.` WHY IS SHE SO INCREDIBLE?
Anyways, so the next morning, they wake up and Armando is walking out the door
for work, and there is an envelope with 30 Euros in it!!! And they have no idea
where/who it came from!!! The Malachai promise is real folks. Even if it is
just the first time you pay tithing! AH! GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!!
You wanna know how
small the world is? Josh`s mission president is the twin brother of my stake
president at BYU. So...that`s fun.
Also, someone tell
Eleanor that I`ve never been happier that we are speaking the same language.
HOLY COW I LOVE PORTUGUESE. Also, I picked up a Book of Mormon in Spanish this
week and I understood the whole intro so.....hollah.
What I learned this
week: Arrependimento é um oportunidade para mudar. Repentence is an opportunity
to change. Why do we think it`s a bad thing? It`s not! It`s the greatest thing!
An opportunity to change?!? Are you kidding me?! PLEASE. What a blessing.
I want you all to know
how much I love you. I want you all to know that I truly feel the Lord in my
life everyday. I know this is His work, and I know that He and His angels are
walking beside me everyday. I have never been happier than I am now to have
eternal families and the blessings of the Gospel in our life. I know Cam is
with me, and I know he is rooting for all of us on the other side. I love you
guys so so so so so much. I`m praying for you always.
xoxoxo
Sister Brooks
Kelliiiii--I have
found your new best friend. Her name is Neusa and she is perfect in every
single way. I am so obsessed with her. She is a recent convert in the other
ward, and she seriously reminds me sooo much of you. She makes me the happiest
and I tell her every day that you guys have to be best friends. It hit me that
there might be a liiiittle language barrier problem, but....whatever. We can
work through that.
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