Well First of all, SOOORRRY! Mom, I'm alive and well! We went to Curitiba today so that was cool but we got back suuper late and so now I literally have 10 minutes to write you guys which is a big bummer because I had lots of good stuff to say! :(
But yes, today is my 11 month mark my dear people! I canNOT believe it! After the 9 month mark, it's so true, the time passes so very quickly. To celebrate we will be eating pizza, yes that's right, brazillian pizza, there's not really a better way to celebrate. I've been thinking all week how I only have 7 months left until I will leave Brasil ( a.k.a Piraquara;) and it's is something that makes my heart hurt. I've just been realizing how much i love the fact that I speak with these people in this beautiful country in a beautiful language ever minute of every day. And not only that but I talk to them about the Gospel of happiness! What could be better I ask you? Nothing.
My companion? Another Sister Dias! She's from mina gerais and was already companions with Sister Cox! She is absolutely one of the most sweet, positive people I've ever met in my life! I'm also excited that my portuguese is going to get a lot better??! Unfortunately she has a boot on her foot because she broke her foot a month ago. . . .So we're still not able to work completely normally which is really frustrating but it's ok, we're using every minute that we can to talk to everyone. Seriously, I've never actually known what that phrase meant before, EVERYONE. Just imagine. It's actually so fun. It's cool because I remember in New York that that was the hardest thing for me, talking to strangers, annnnnnd now things have changed so much!
This leads to my invite for the week for you guys. President showed up this week unannounced at our Zone meeting and talked a lot to us about constantly correcting. Constantly. Every day we have to correct ourselved to live the Gospel a little more the way we know we should, and we have a responsibility to help those around us as well. He told us that this is the way that we avoid straying from the path, every time we stray a little, we're already working on returning. A life-long persuit. Afterwards I read a verse in the BOM that I had never noticed before but now I love! Mosiah 7:33 ( i think, it's the last verse) It talks about how if we RETURN to the Lord with all of our heart and mind and with all dilligence that we will be blessed and achieve Eternal Life. But no matter who we are, what stage in life etc. we are being called to RETURN to Him. Please read that verse and decide personally just one thing that you will work on correcting, or one way that you will RETURN to Him starting today:) I'm doing the same every day too!
I love you so very much my dear family! Next week i promise to send pics of my and my comp and Christmas here in Piraquara ta bom? Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite! ( We had bed bugs in our apt this last week, THE WORST). Hahah just kidding, but it wouldn't be surprising would it? At the rate I'm going??
Looove,
Sister Ventura :)
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