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Song of the week- RIVER by kanye west / Ty dollar sign 

^^ thanks elder hammer  ( he showed me this song, gotta give credit where credit is due )  

Spiritual gains  

READ THE BOOK OF MORMON 

I will leave it at that. But seriously... read it 

( alma chapter 34.. ) 

Weekly  << 

 

Said a really hard goodbye to sister rocha at the beginning of the week was quite literally horrible. I will not lie, I had the worst attitude and the worst anxiety leading up to it. I was not excited or looking forward to picking up my new comp, like in the slightest. Was a very anxious 10 hour bus ride there. But I did some serious repenting this week because my new comp is great!! The more I get to know her the more im like wait.... Your actually so sweet and funny, like we can totally make this work and be friends!!!! Like genuinely I think we are gonna have a good time this transfer!! the transfer is still young but I think its all gonna be just fine!!! So WHOOOT GOD IS GOOD   

Having a brazilian for a comp is teaching me so much more about brazil's cultural / cultural norms. This is what I have noticed from my comp so far.. 

- they love there food, can make a full meal with 3 ingredients lol 

- they are SUPER handy.. she has fixed like our whole house, doing the most random things 

- we eat random plants/ fruits off the trees . And she knows the name for like all of them and what to eat and what not to eat and what plants help with sunburn and sicknesses and stuff.. super cool actually 

- shes a very good dancer, and is trying to teach me all the fun dances  

- what is mine is very much hers too  

- absolutely no privacy whatsoever.. lol like you dont have very much privacy anyways because your a missionary but this is like next level. very friendly, and touchy and I still cant tell if its because its a Brazilian thing or because of the misison its just now extra enhanced.... but I now appreciate and cherish any small moment that i have to myself ( in the nicest way possible ) 

- will sleep on the literal floor. I wake up and she is on the floor. 

- Calls me the funnest/cutest little nicknames ( feel like im guss from psych, bc I get a new name everyday) 

- Becomes instant best friends with anyone from her same city / area , and somehow is related to or knows everyone. 

 Little more about my comp, because nothing exciting happened this week. She speaks only Portuguese but understands English, which is honestly so perfect. I have seen a huge difference in my Portuguese with just being with her for a few days now. Which is exactly what I wanted with this transfer is to really lock in with the language! I am already shocking myself with how much Portuguese I actually know! The gift of tongues is very very real. Im not anywhere close to being fluent but I think by the end of the transfer I will have a good start  i am also learning SO much about being a better missionary and learning to teach way better. My new comp has 14 months on the mission and is an absolute mence when it comes to teaching. Very shocked at how incredible of a missionary she is! Im very grateful to have the opportunity to learn from her!

Highlights 

☆ Im learning brazilians hate spicy food, lol . On the bus I was eating my fav chips ( durritos version of talkies but better) and I offered one to my comp for her to try...her reaction was priceless. Lets just say she did not ask for anymore. Got a good laugh out of that! 

( video in google photos) 

☆ having one of the members do palm readings for us this is what she got out of mine 

- i will live a long, fulfilling life ️

- i am very intelligent ️

- Im focused and hardworking ️

- will have a strong career and be rich ️

- i have alot of love and passion for the people in my life ️

- that i was already in love with somebody but that I will not end up with that person and will have to make a hard decision about my future spouse.. 

Ill send her an email in 7 years and let her know how she did! 

☆ during a members lunch ( my fav members house) they always play AMAZING music and one of the members started playing powfu on his guitar and was like have you guys heard the new powfu song?? And started playing powfu.....  

☆ having sister Pinheiro teach me how to cook like a brazilian house wife  

☆ seeing sister hoover and rocha on my random zoom call  I absolutely love and miss them DEARLY 

☆ educateding my comp on all things american, and kanye west / Zach bryan/ Noah Kahan....... I was actually so shocked when she told me she has no idea who that is. 

☆ teaching lessons in Portuguese and actually saying some profound spiritual things with the right grammar  ️

☆ walking into a members house and having them ask me what was on my face and why was it so shiny and my response was. Pure Sweat . Then everyone laughed. Unfortunately, I sweat alot. Like alot alot. The humidity is not my friend. Worst part is its only gonna get worse  

☆ got my first sunburn... praying it tans and I get some color. Standing next to my companion I look like a ghost. 

☆ I made the best cookies I have ever made in my whole life....finally perfected it. Be very proud of me mom!!!! 

☆ watching my comp eat her very first ever chocolate chip cookie..  she loved it. 

☆ sister Pinheiro actually has amazing music taste and showed me some AMAZING Português reggae bands. I love me some reggae music 

☆ CRIMSON WON IN STATE FOOTBALL SECOND TIME IN A ROW  so proud of my school and all my " little " brothers I have on the team that worked so hard to be there! WAY TO GO BOYZZZ. Forever red kingdom 

LOVE YOU ALL !!! 

hope everyone is doing good, i miss you all dearly, feel free to reach out to me whenever and I will do my best to respond to yall on Pday!! 

com todo o amor do meu coração

- Sister Tebbs