Irmã Brooks.: I've got bruises on my knees for you . . .

Except actually, I do. This week, I was getting down from my chair to pray after studies, and I just completely fell over, hit the metal bar on my chair, and now I have this huge bump/bruise on my leg. Hahhaha what am I?

So you wanna hear about transfers eh? K. I`ll tell yea. So....I´m staying in Porto...shocker. I`m no longer STL #demoted haha just kidding. But guess who is training again? This girl. Yay. Can you hear the enthusiasm? Just kidding. It will be fun. Wanna hear a funny story? So, we get the phone call and my ZL says, `Yup, you`ll be training again so...blah blah blah...and WOAH. You`re child is not normal.` Hahah I`m sorry, what is that supposed to mean? She`s from Italy! Hahahahhaha so....hopefully all those times we played charades in Hilton Head will be paying off these next couple weeks. Wait wait wait. That`s not all. Not only is she a newbie from Italy, but she is a 34 year old newbie. Hah...HA HA HA HA. And then I had a panic attack. But like....she`ll be really cool and we`re going to love each other and she`ll know how to make really good pizza or gelado or something and it`s gonna be great. Woo. I haven`t met her yet, so I`ll let ya know next week. I meet her on Thursday. Pray for me.

Last week was great. Broke my heart saying goodbye to sweet little Sister Alves. I´m going to miss her bossing everyone around and just taking charge and everyone listening to everything she says, but hopefully I learned from her example and I can start....hahah who am I kidding? But the greatest thing happened this week, Rosa was calling us all week to leave and go work with us. Well, we ran into her friend in the street and she just starts bearing testimony to her. `Why are you so happy Rosa?` `Because I got baptised and I know im in the right path. So, this is what you are going to do. You are going to come to church with us tomorrow and 9 o`clock. We`ll go by and pick you up in the morning and then you will talk to the meninas and then you will get baptized and be happy too.` Hahhah YES. Thank you for just doing our work for us. She showed up in church on Sunday and it was fabulous! And Rosa is all like we gotta get this place filled, so....freak yeah!

HAHAHHAHA I HAD A DREAM THAT KELLI AND KANYE WERE GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEK. Woah. It was real dramatic and I woke up all panicked because I just knew you could do better Kel. Funny though, because I`m not sure whether I should be more scared or happy that I must be so closely related to them in Spirit that it was like I predicted the Kimye engagement. Hahah, no but really. We were all waiting on Kanye to show up and Kelli, you were dressed in black pants and a white shirt and I was soooo confused and just like....why is this happening? Hahha, so...I`m really happy to hear that it`s Kimmy and not you :)

Big news...The prince got baptized. No worries. Catholic church/Europe news, yeah I heard it.

Also, did you know that is rains EVERY day during winter in Porto? Yeah. It does. It`s fun. Except not at all. This is how it goes. I complain. Then I think, `At least I`m not in Russia.` Then I think about Rach. Then I say a little prayer for her. Then I start complaining for myself again. Hahhaah. Oh it`s hard. It`s gonna be a long winter. No blow dryers in bed either. How will I ever survive?

Also, I completely forgot it was halloween this week, so....that hurt a little bit. Okay, well...I love you all so so very much. Gotta get to work. I love you and miss you so much. You are all perfect. God is so good, and He loves us SO much. And he promises us he will answer our prayers. D&C 98:1-3. I miss you beautiful souls. I love you. Have an excellent week! Make pumpkin bread for me :)

xoxox,
Sister Brooks