Itamar
Yeah for Brazilian Pets!! So Last Thursday, my companion and I found this awesome catipiler... hmm I don’t know how to spell that in English. We took him to our district room and named him Itamar- after the person that we teach over and over and over again on the Computer lab program here at the CTM. Itamar is a bit of a joke here at the CTM. So yes, we have a pet ligarta- and it became a district game to try and kill Itamar when I wasn’t in the room…quite upsetting really. But then two days ago I thought I had killed it- but then we found out it went into a Cocoon! How fun! So we are waiting for Itamar to come out- ooo wee! haha, I cant believe I just wrote a paragraph about a caterpillar. haha.
Well Sao Paulo had some kind of riots last week, and so we were supposed to go proselytizing last Friday, but because of that we had to stay around this part of Sao Paulo and not go downtown. But it was still awesome!!! We were allowed to go out of our usual boundaries… I am afraid that Sister Donaldson and I took too much of an advantage of that, haha, we got a bit lost... but no worries it was a fun adventure! It was so awesome to go around- it was such an improvement then two weeks before- we talked to each person for about 5 minutes, and were able to testify a bit more and ask them if they believed in God and Jesus Christ. We had a few rejections- but everyone was really friendly. It was awesome because we somehow ended outside a preschool or daycare, and we talked to about 3 mothers with babies, that were so awesome to be able to talk to them about families, and how the gospel can bless our families! Otimo!
This has been just an awesome past week- I am starting to feel anxious about leaving- a good happy nervous anxious- and it is lighting a fire in me to study harder... Sister Donaldson and I are trying to read o livro de mórmon an hour aloud each day, and this has been a bit of a sacrifice because it is hard to find the time- but such a blessing. I am trying to finish it by the time I leave the CTM- it is a challenge but it is also exciting to see how each day I understand more of what I am speaking… although right now I am in Isaiah so that is a little bit iffy.. haha but its awesome! Português is awesome!
It has been so great to have Michael here- we are able to sit next to each other all the time!! And last night, haha, this is great, we had an awesome fireside and afterwards I went to give Him a hug, and all of the Brazillians freaked out... We quickly explained to them that He was my brother, but it was really funny to see their reaction... haha, we have gotten that a lot this week! Who knew hugging was such a big deal? Michael is doing really, really well... Good grief he is learning the language so fast, he will be pro in like a month... today at lunch a sister came and asked me a question, and Michael translated for me. haha... sad and true! We all knew who the smarter one was before though! He will be such a great missionary, and I am so glad that we get to share this together!
This past week has been so great- I feel like each week I learn more about what I need to improve in. I am soo glad that I have an awesome companion- It is so awesome to be able to learn from each other about the gospel. We are so very different, but that has been so great for us. I am learning so much from her- She is really good at asking questions about the gospel that just make me think, and go a level deeper. It’s awesome.
I am so happy and content to be here, once again I feel so reminded that this is the Lord’s work. I have felt so blessed to be here- My testimony of the power of prayer has really been strengthened this past week. Part of being a missionary is having this huge mantle of responsibility placed on you- the spirit is so strong, but the slightest error- and unkind word or a tired and grumpy comment really disrupts it- and you can feel a little bit of loss of the spirit. I am really learning to watch myself so that I can have that power all of the time. But the good thing is that the Lord is quick to forgive! I was reading Psalms 73 this morning, and it kind of sums up how I have been feeling- mostly the end of it. At the end it says "But God is the strength of my heart... I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works."
I know that this is true- I have put my trust in the Lord- and he will strengthen me to be able to do his work. I know that if we will get down on our knees- and pray with sincere desire- and really envision God right there- listening- because He is- he will hear the desires of our Hearts and bless us. I have felt so blessed by prayer, especially as I have prayed for many of you. Thank you so much for your prayers and love- I have felt so touched.
I love Brazil! I love this gospel, and I am so eternally glad for the many blessings that it provides for us in our friends, families, and experiences. But most of all, I am so grateful for Jesus Christ.
God bless you all and keep you safe this next week!
Love
Sister Monroe
Well Sao Paulo had some kind of riots last week, and so we were supposed to go proselytizing last Friday, but because of that we had to stay around this part of Sao Paulo and not go downtown. But it was still awesome!!! We were allowed to go out of our usual boundaries… I am afraid that Sister Donaldson and I took too much of an advantage of that, haha, we got a bit lost... but no worries it was a fun adventure! It was so awesome to go around- it was such an improvement then two weeks before- we talked to each person for about 5 minutes, and were able to testify a bit more and ask them if they believed in God and Jesus Christ. We had a few rejections- but everyone was really friendly. It was awesome because we somehow ended outside a preschool or daycare, and we talked to about 3 mothers with babies, that were so awesome to be able to talk to them about families, and how the gospel can bless our families! Otimo!
This has been just an awesome past week- I am starting to feel anxious about leaving- a good happy nervous anxious- and it is lighting a fire in me to study harder... Sister Donaldson and I are trying to read o livro de mórmon an hour aloud each day, and this has been a bit of a sacrifice because it is hard to find the time- but such a blessing. I am trying to finish it by the time I leave the CTM- it is a challenge but it is also exciting to see how each day I understand more of what I am speaking… although right now I am in Isaiah so that is a little bit iffy.. haha but its awesome! Português is awesome!
It has been so great to have Michael here- we are able to sit next to each other all the time!! And last night, haha, this is great, we had an awesome fireside and afterwards I went to give Him a hug, and all of the Brazillians freaked out... We quickly explained to them that He was my brother, but it was really funny to see their reaction... haha, we have gotten that a lot this week! Who knew hugging was such a big deal? Michael is doing really, really well... Good grief he is learning the language so fast, he will be pro in like a month... today at lunch a sister came and asked me a question, and Michael translated for me. haha... sad and true! We all knew who the smarter one was before though! He will be such a great missionary, and I am so glad that we get to share this together!
This past week has been so great- I feel like each week I learn more about what I need to improve in. I am soo glad that I have an awesome companion- It is so awesome to be able to learn from each other about the gospel. We are so very different, but that has been so great for us. I am learning so much from her- She is really good at asking questions about the gospel that just make me think, and go a level deeper. It’s awesome.
I am so happy and content to be here, once again I feel so reminded that this is the Lord’s work. I have felt so blessed to be here- My testimony of the power of prayer has really been strengthened this past week. Part of being a missionary is having this huge mantle of responsibility placed on you- the spirit is so strong, but the slightest error- and unkind word or a tired and grumpy comment really disrupts it- and you can feel a little bit of loss of the spirit. I am really learning to watch myself so that I can have that power all of the time. But the good thing is that the Lord is quick to forgive! I was reading Psalms 73 this morning, and it kind of sums up how I have been feeling- mostly the end of it. At the end it says "But God is the strength of my heart... I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works."
I know that this is true- I have put my trust in the Lord- and he will strengthen me to be able to do his work. I know that if we will get down on our knees- and pray with sincere desire- and really envision God right there- listening- because He is- he will hear the desires of our Hearts and bless us. I have felt so blessed by prayer, especially as I have prayed for many of you. Thank you so much for your prayers and love- I have felt so touched.
I love Brazil! I love this gospel, and I am so eternally glad for the many blessings that it provides for us in our friends, families, and experiences. But most of all, I am so grateful for Jesus Christ.
God bless you all and keep you safe this next week!
Love
Sister Monroe
posted by Bev at 9:01 PM
1 Comments:
This is Rhonda Pratt Jamie's Mom.
I just wanted to leave you a note and let you know that I am really enjoying Melanie's blog. It was such a good idea that Jamie copied it before she left on her mission. I have been printing out Melanie's blog every week and sending it to Jamie in the MTC. I started to print out Jamie's and am sending it on to Melanie. I thought it would be fun for them to keep in touch throuh their mission with their blogs. If you would like to check out Jamie's blog the address is: http://sisterjamiepratt.blogspot.com/
How cool it is for you to have two children off on missions at the same time and even in the same place.
Thank you for the updates!
Rhonda Pratt
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