mission Tour

Song of the week - Everything I am by Kanye West 

"everything Im not made me everything I am" 

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Spiritual insights from yours truly ️ 

We all think about how missionaries are supposed to be saving people on missions and bringing them unto chirst and salvation, which is true, but I can honestly say that my mission has also saved me. I think that is just as powerful. My mission has been the most edifying thing ever. My testimony, and my love for the savior has never been stronger. I now realize and fully understand the importance this gospel has in our lives. Despite this being one the hardest thing ever, I regret nothing. I wouldnt trade anything for the knowledge and experiences I am having right now. I love my mission, and I am absolutely loving everything that comes with it, including all the hard. I have experienced hard before in my life and something that I am so grateful for is that It is threw the hard that we rely more on our savior and jesus christs atonement and are able to not only come closer to him, but to be perfected threw him. 

To all my family, thank you for pushing me and supporting me to this decision. Thanks for always looking after me and pushing me to be where I am at today. Thank you for all your incredible chirst like examples. Im so blessed to have been born into the family I have. I love you all and miss you all dearly. 

To my little brothers, and my younger cousins..

whatever you decide to do in your lives make sure your putting christ at the center of it. His plan is greater then your plan. I love you and so does your heavenly father !!  

Weekly ( i know my emails are long... sorry ) 

Never a dual moment in brazil... another crazy week that flew by!!!! This has also been known as the week of bugs for me.... rainy season is upon us and with that means every bug of every kind is out for vengeance. Never had so many mosquitos, spiders, and HUGE beatles in my apt. Worst part is they fly into and get stuck in my hair at times ( I don't deal well with that) but ITS ALL GOOD. We also got bedbugs...... that has been oh so fun.  but we called president and just waiting for the exterminator to come.. so in the mean time we have just been living out of trashbages and sleeping in bedbug beds for this past week. But its ok we spray ourselves in rubbing alcohol everynight along with we steam our beds and bedding with a steamer... supposedly thats suppose to help kill them! Thankfully I havent been bitten too bad.. sister rocha on the other hand looks like she has leprosy.  Poor girl. But our presidents still allowed us to go on mission tour... so hopefully the whole mission doesnt get bed bugs now  We had mission tour this week and that was fun :) we got picked up in a van at 11pm at night and then proceed to take the 8-10 hour trip to juiz de fora and pick up all the elders along the way! we made it just in time for the conference to start that very moring! The area authority talked to us about how to find the Elect people and gave alot of good advice for finding and for helping the people in our teaching circle! Afterwards we had some amazing food and got to hangout with everyone there! Again super fun got to hang with almost everybody from my old MTC group ( elder price, stewart, Comin, Hill, Parry) ! Love them all dearly! Then we hopped right back in the van and proceed to make the long journey back the same day... didnt get home until very late. 

Rest of the week was pretty normal! Nothing super crazy to report!!! Work is really slow Please everyone keep praying for the people of lavras especially Ian. 

Highlights!! 

☆ showing up to conference and having like so many of the new people that came in last transfer come up to me and say " your sister tebbs right???? I met so many people in the brazil MTC from Utah that know you! So i had to say hi" made me feel famous or something lol maybe i am in the mission world  but seriously it was super nice for so many people to come up and say hi to me!! was very sweet of them and made me very happy 

☆ Institute with the ward is amazing always such a highlight of my week, this week was extra fun we had the seminary join us because we had a special guess speaker and afterwards he brought a karaoke set up... and oh boy let me just tell you thank goodness My high school played Baby by justin bebier for every dance without fail and for my friend mckayla making me learn all the lyrics to the rap part because it finally came in handy. I can finally say with confidence I won over the wards respect that night 

( video of baby by justin bebier was 4 minutes long so I spared you guys from seeing that ... ) 

☆ I love my ward, the people are so sweet and all the Irmãs finally like have fully exceptedme and now I can't leave there house without getting aggressively hugged, getting my butt Spanked , and kisses eveywhere ahaha a few of them asked me if I could live with them after the mission!  ( if all fails after the mission you can find me in brazil ) 

☆ getting reese sticks in my package......  thanks mom 

☆ english class makes me laugh all the time.. people be saying the most wildest things and its my job to fight back my laughter and help them learn English. I genuinely love it.. 

☆ the streets were playing the most amazing music this week. Grateful for the little moments in the day I hear american music  ( sometimes we stop and just listen until the song ends and then we continue our walk ) 

☆ Seeing Diogo just grow in the church, the scripture D&C 18:16 is what I just keep thinking about. We havent had alot of success and its hard to not be disappointed but every time I see Diogo, I feel pride in my work, and a sense of overwhelming joy :) 

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH HAVE AN AMAZING WEEEKKKKKKK  

AS ALWAYS i miss you all, and love you dearly! Thankful I have such incredible people in my life to miss! Please email me or message me on messenger!!! always brighten my day! Hope everyone is doing well!!!  

Love sister tebbs