"Mai"

April 6, 2015

Yes! So, starting tomorrow I'm going to be a "mom." Meaning that I'm going to train someone fresh from the MTC! Aaaaaaah. I don't know if this is how all mom's feel when they are pregnant for the first time?? Like, they still hardly have any idea what they are doing and that they are still kids themselves and so how can they teach someone everything they have to know??? Yeah, that's basically how it is right now over here. . . . Sister C I will forever be grateful for the great trainer that you were for me and hope that I can help my "filha" feel as awesome and loved as you made me feel :) Oh boy! Oh and yes, I think it's going to be a girl. .  .  

So yeah, Sis. Peterson will leave today at 3:40! We took her to the Mish  office this morning:) It was great with her, I learned and grew a ton :)

This week, nothing really remarkalbe happened that I can remember right now. . . . . Sis P and the other sister that left had a bunch of stuff to do together this week so I did a lot of divisões with Sister Inagaki which was fun, but we had to do the work of our 2 areas so that was a bit stressful. 

On Thursday we had a mission conference and it was soooo fun to talk to everyone, it was the whole mission together, and say goodbye to everyone! Sister Dias' family moved from Minas Gerias and they live here in Curitiba now, so she's going to be super close and we are planning on do divisões and visiting Piraquara together before I leave:) It's going to be great!

The other day we were walking and a car pulled over to talk to us and it was a bunch of members from Pirquara that just happened to be passing! They said, "sister! Get in, where do you need to go??!" It was such a fun surprise to see them! This morning at transfers I saw our Ward mission Leader from Piraquara too! I love those peeps:)

This past week we were reading in Alma 56 together about the 2,000 stripling warrios (again!) and I read 2 verses that really stuck out to me, verses 17-20.  17 And now they were determined to conquer in this placeor die; therefore you may well suppose that this little forcewhich I brought with me, yea, those sons of mine, gavethem great hopes and much joy.

 18 And now it came to pass that when the Lamanites sawthat Antipus had received a greater strength to his army,they were compelled by the orders of Ammoron to notcome against the city of Judea, or against us, to battle.

 19 And thus were we favored of the Lord; for had theycome upon us in this our weakness they might haveperhaps destroyed our little army; but thus were wepreserved.

 20 They were commanded by Ammoron to maintainthose cities which they had taken. And thus ended thetwenty and sixth year. And in the commencement of thetwenty and seventh year we had prepared our city andourselves for defence.

This really hit me why? Because so many times in my mission and my life I have thought I was ready for something, when Heavenly Father knew that I wasn't! I was already to fight but He let me prepare myself and my "cities" first and then went with me into battle, carrying me all the way! I KNOW  that when we wait on the Lord, even when we think we are all prepared to fight, that the win will be easier, will be right because He will be with us:) This is something I have been learning since I started my mission papers! 

I LOOOVED conference yesterday and Saturday, one of the phrases I'm remembering right now was that one awesome dude ( you know?!) you said, "hang in there" is not a part of the Gosple. Enduring to the End is awakening to Christ every single day-a constant effort. I loved his talk! I loved all of them! I really want to read and study every one when I get home:)

We worked really hard and dilligently trying to find people that wanted to visist and watch confernece with us and nothing worked out. . . :) Pleae keep us and our area in you prayers this week that we can find those who are waiting for us, that WANT to visit the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I know that they are here in this area! We need all of the help that there is! We will do all of our part to find them!

My camera card has a virus. . . :( I will go to another place today to see if they can work things out. .. I hope I can send pics next week!

I love you guys so much! I love my Savior Jesus Christ and know that He lives. I know that this is the perfect restored church on the earth today. I know that the Prophet and Apostles and ordained of God! I love the Book of Mormon and know that it gives us daily, essencial strength.

Pray for us, for minha filha, for our area, for this work!

Loooooove,

Sister Ventura :)