Literally. I think I say it every
winter, but I really do feel it right now. Are you guys sick of hearing me
complain about the cold yet? #sorrynotsorry Yesterday, we were standing at the
bus stop waiting to go to church, and I thought to myself, ´Ya know, the church
must be true, because i have been standing outside in the rain and the cold
EVERY DAY for the last 5 months and just....I just...thats reason enough.´ But
literally, I dont even know how I do it. It´s true. It´s gotta be true. Also,
it has been hailing like crazy here, so that makes it kinda funny and kind of
awful at the same time. Mostly I just laugh, and then Im like ´How is this real
life?´ And then we get home at night and it starts hailing in the middle of the
night and wakes us all up and then we all just go, ´Well...at least we´re
inside.´ But, raining ice is better than raining water in my opinion--1.
because we all know i really like ice. and 2. because i dont get as wet, even
if the ground does.
Speaking of iceeeee. Sister Prieto loves
ice and buys these little formas de gelo all the time so we are always eating
ice together. WELL, the other day she has the most brilliant idea to put diet
coke in the little formas instead of water. and ohhh myyy, diet coke ice is
actually the best thing ever, because it loses the gas and then the ice becomes
all soft and hollow and literally SO good. yes im losing my mind. i know. BUT
go buy yourselfs a little ice cube tray and fill it will diet coke just to see
how good it is. And then.. just go get a DC from sonic, because its way easier.
(And then I spent a whole paragraph writing about Diet Coke ice---yeah......its
the little things here in Porto.)
Also, I think I was really missing you
this week Dad, because I spent all week changing the words to hymns. Including
my personal favorite, Joseph Smith´s First Prayer `Oh what marvilous miracle it
was... when I found more Diet Coke...` Actually, I did it in Portuguese, so it
worked better, but hahahh. Anyways, Dad---your talent is not lost on me. And
Kristan--just giggle away.
Manuel walked in the rain and hail for
an hour yesterday to get to church!! Ahh!! He is literally the most positive
and elect Portuguese person I have ever met. We were teaching him this week and
we were talking about the word of wisdom, and he was like, ´Yeah, I tried
coffee once back in the day, but then I felt the effect it was having on my
body, and I decided I would never drink it again.´ Oh...I love that homenzinho.
And he said he thinks he´ll be ready to be baptized here in a week or two, so
fingers crossed and lots of prayers and i know he will be ready. I know it, I
know it.
Feliz dia dos nomorados!!! ou seja, day
of the boyfriends. orrrr valentines day!! Yeah, they took that translation and
made it into exactly what is is. ohh soo funny. I hope you all spend it happy
with the one you love ;) Ill be walking alongside my comp so....yes.
Ahh, I love you all soo so so much. God
is SO good. And He loves us so much. Even if he did literally trap me in Porto
for all of winter. He is still aware of every one of us and every thing each
and every one of us is going through. I was reading in Doctrine and Covenants
19:16-19, and even Jesus Christ didnt reallyy want to make the sacrifice that
He knew He had too, but He drank the bitter cup anyways, because He knew it was
the will of the Father. Sometimes, even when things are reallyyy hard, and we
reallyyy dont want to do it, we just gotta put a smile on and do it, because we
know it is what God needs us to do and it will benefit the lives of so many
others. Thank you for being my perfect examples and apoio and comfort and
happiness.
I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH. be my valentines?
xoxo
Sister Brooks
KATE HANSEN YOU ARE IN THE FREAKING
OLYMPICS!!! probably racing as I am typing this. Remember when i said 4 years
ago that I would go to russia if you made the olympics? Well....sorry for that
change in game plan, but I am there in my heart and I am praying for you.
Literally NOT. REAL. LIFE. Butttt, You are so incredible and I am soooo proud
of you!! Kill it. Sochi´s got nothing on you.
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| yes....it rained ice cubes. or balls actually. |
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