Land of the Free

 



Song of the Week- Courtesy of The Red, White and Blue by Toby Keith 


Alma 42:12 " In memory of our god, our religon and freedom, and our peace, and our wives, and our children " 

Caption Moroni gives american vibes....the trump of the BOM i decided. 😅🤪🫱🏻‍🫲🏼


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Weekly!! 


Forth of July 🎆🇺🇲🫶🏽🫡

How was everyone forth of july?? Would loveeeee to hear all about it ! Hope you all had an amazing time!!!! Mine was as good as it could be given the fact I am living in a different country lol. I woke up blasting some good american music, running around my apartment with my zach bryan flag. 🫡🇺🇲🫱🏻‍🫲🏼🦅🎇 Rahhh. I love merica. Shoutout to my AMAZING mom for packing me a forth of july package! Got some awesome candy and a nice new american flag bandana and Ski mask for the slops ( who wants to go mobbin with me after the mission? But snowboarding bc its funner🏂🏼) 

got some good Açai to celebrate the day!! Unfortunately I asked every store if they had fireworks but they all said no.. probably for the best 🥲😪 


Week working efforts... 💩

Been a very hard week. But it is ok, just another opportunity to practice patience and faith. We were able to find a mom a daughter and had a powerful lesson about the book of mormon! I am hopeful they will continue to progress! Also Leandro and maria are progressing REALLY well, super grateful about that! Unfortunately due to some hard issues happening in Leandro life right now he has to wait some time to get baptisted, but he is showing great faith! Everyone please add him in your prayers 🙏🏼 


Reflecting moment ... bc I hit one year 🤭🥳🎆

( I hit one year on tuesday but you guys get to hear my thoughts now!! ) 

Here are quick 12 points to me that I am now brazilian. Then afterwards I will have a good get real heart to heart moment. 💞

1. I crave Beans... I can eat just plain beans and be so happy. Love them

2. Can cook like a brasileira house wife ( the way to a brazilians heart is threw food ) 

3. I know all the names of beans and learned that they all taste different and are used different 

4. Can make a 4 course meal out of literally nothing 

5. My blood is probably 95% Açai 

6. Powder milk is amazing 

7. Mop floors with a broom 

8. Sleep with a sheet and all windows open 

9. I know how to samba and danças 💃🏽 

10. Kids understand me when I talk which means I finally got the language 🥳 ( forgetting english ) 

11. I actually like soccer now its really cool 

12. Learned how to love and help everyone like a true brasileira, the culture here is unreal. They love and give so freely! 💞 


I dont think I have all the words that could ever express how thankful I am for serving a mission. 

When I think of this past year, I am filled with overwhelming gratitude. This has been one of the hardest things I have done mentally. My mission has not been what I thought it was gonna be.. at all, hasn't been the funnest, most wonderful, joyful experience of my life but it has been the best thing for me, The best thing I could've ever done for myself, for my future,  has been serving a mission. I am forever changed by the many things I have learned and seen this last year here in brasil. I have fallen in love with brasil, the people and the culture. I love brasil with my whole heart. ❤️ If my mission was easy I dont think I would have the conversion I have now.

 " for ye receive no witness until after the TRIAL of your faith" Ether 12:6

 I have gained the strongest testimony that jesus chirst is our savior, this is his church, he loves us and he died for us. Threw his atonement we can all become more, we can rely on his power to overcome our daily battles, only threw him we can find true purpose, peace and joy for our lives. I know threwout this whole experience threw my hardest times on the mission the only thing that has given me the strength to overcome myself has been my savior. He loves us more then we love ourselves, his grace is sufficient. He is with us, even when it feels like he is not. I can testify he has been walking the streets of brasil with me. Every lesson, every study, every prayer, every cry, every moment. He is there. He hears us. 

I love my savior, I love this gospel. I know it is true, in the name of jesus christ amen. 


District 26-A, You guys are amazing!!! Congrats on one year!! 🥳💃🏽🫶🏽


Now just a quick 6 more months fam 🫶🏽🇺🇲 



Love you all hope you all had an amazing week, would love to hear from you all! 🫶🏽 


Love Sister, Hal ,Tebbs 🇧🇷🌺

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