Hey Fam!
Happy Halloween!! And happy birthday to my dear sister Ashley!!
It is getting hooooooooooottttt here in Nova Petrópolis. The sun just beats on you all day and no matter how much water I drink, I feel like I just cannot get enough! yes, I will admit everyday I get a few more freckle friends......ahhh.
Here are some highlights of this week:
-Met an increadible family: Jefferson, Valquiria and their son Edwardo. Jefferson has an uncle who is a bishop is caixias and he said that he already went to church a few times before. But his wife and son knew absolutely nothing about the church. When we taught the restoration they just beamed. What an increadible message that us missionaries bring to the world. The marvelous notice that God once again called a prophet and 12 apostles on the earth. There is no greater news than that. At the end of the lesson we asked if we could do anything to help them. They immediantly responded, YES keep coming back.
-My favorite part of teaching is definantly stating joseph smiths words when heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him in the sacred grove. When we state the first vision, we like to show the picture of joseph praying. we do a nice little trick where we cover up heavenly father and jesus christ untill we get to that part. You know if a person is really interested or not by the look on their faces when we reveal that and God appeared to josph smtih and called him as a prophet.
We had one lady this week who had the most hilarious facial expression. Her jaw completely dropped, her eyes got super big, and she leaned in closer to get a better view of the picture. Her reaction totally threw me off and I could not stopping giggling. Love our messeage. I love that the restoration is a message of happiness, light, inspiration, love, comfort, and peace.
-Our leader of missionary work is just wonderful! But at times...he just makes my companion and i laugh. Especially when in lessons he starts talking about deep doctrine (a missionaries nighmare), and when we ask investigators questions, he likes to answer them for himself. hahahha But he helps us so much and people really admire his testimony.
Something I learned this week is that God is a god of high epectations because he knows our devine potential. I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the plan that transforms us to become what our heavenly father wants us to be. I feel so blessed to help his children to the truth. I love bringing the message of the atonment that in our trails, we can be strengthened and healed.
Something else that I learned is that we can either let our trails purify us, or destroy us. It is our choice. I know that we have trails and weakness so that we learn to rely on the Lord. In his strength we can do all things. I love my father in heaven, and I love my brother and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Time is passing too fast! loving life!
Love,
Sister Hannah
Monday, October 31, 2016
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
October 24, 2016
Hey Fam!
This week was just a recharge of motivation and faith. Sister Campos is just amazing and she is all about working, teaching by the spirit, and loving the people we are teaching.
Few updades about the week:
-it rained like cats and dogs for 5 straight days. appartently the highway to Caixias crumbled into pieces because of it. It will be 10 more months until it is fixed up.
Our branch presdient wasn´t even able to make it to church because he is stuck in Caixias.....
-We met a family man named Mauro. He is catholic and when we taught the restoration you could really see the spirit working though him. He finally blurted out, "wait a minute, I was born into the catholic church and I never actually looked for the truth for myself!!"
Yes. that was a powerful moment. What is really cool about being a missionary is that I get to see people discover their testimonies. To see people change for the better, and to follow the prompings of the Holy Ghost.
- MIRACLE was that we finally met a family that the Lord has been preparing for us. Funny thing is that they were a reference from a 11 year old boy. But a GOLDEN reference. We taught the restoration and they just just glowing with tears streaming down their faces. They told us that they have been waiting for so long to hear our message. To hear the grand, marvelous news that Christ´s church is again on the earth with a prophet and 12 apostles. What an increadible opportunity to show the path of truth, and to lead this beautiful, family back home to their father in Heaven. They felt so blessed that the Lord chose them to recieve the restored gospel. I know that the Lord is doing His part in preparing his children. Just our part to find them!!
Other miracle. Claudio (boyfriend of a member) finally went to church for the first time! they are both like 40 years old and have just been living together. We visited them after church and while we were there, he got on 1 knee and proposed!! They wil be getting married in hopefuly less than 30 days so he can be baptized!
Miracles are happening right infront of my very eyes. It is increadible how the Lord is blessing us. I know that if we just continue on with faith and trust in him, he will pour upon us the most wonderful blessings. I love being a missionary. I love helping others come unto Christ.
Hope you all have an amazing week, I know I will!! :)
Sister Hannah
This week was just a recharge of motivation and faith. Sister Campos is just amazing and she is all about working, teaching by the spirit, and loving the people we are teaching.
Few updades about the week:
-it rained like cats and dogs for 5 straight days. appartently the highway to Caixias crumbled into pieces because of it. It will be 10 more months until it is fixed up.
Our branch presdient wasn´t even able to make it to church because he is stuck in Caixias.....
-We met a family man named Mauro. He is catholic and when we taught the restoration you could really see the spirit working though him. He finally blurted out, "wait a minute, I was born into the catholic church and I never actually looked for the truth for myself!!"
Yes. that was a powerful moment. What is really cool about being a missionary is that I get to see people discover their testimonies. To see people change for the better, and to follow the prompings of the Holy Ghost.
- MIRACLE was that we finally met a family that the Lord has been preparing for us. Funny thing is that they were a reference from a 11 year old boy. But a GOLDEN reference. We taught the restoration and they just just glowing with tears streaming down their faces. They told us that they have been waiting for so long to hear our message. To hear the grand, marvelous news that Christ´s church is again on the earth with a prophet and 12 apostles. What an increadible opportunity to show the path of truth, and to lead this beautiful, family back home to their father in Heaven. They felt so blessed that the Lord chose them to recieve the restored gospel. I know that the Lord is doing His part in preparing his children. Just our part to find them!!
Other miracle. Claudio (boyfriend of a member) finally went to church for the first time! they are both like 40 years old and have just been living together. We visited them after church and while we were there, he got on 1 knee and proposed!! They wil be getting married in hopefuly less than 30 days so he can be baptized!
Miracles are happening right infront of my very eyes. It is increadible how the Lord is blessing us. I know that if we just continue on with faith and trust in him, he will pour upon us the most wonderful blessings. I love being a missionary. I love helping others come unto Christ.
Hope you all have an amazing week, I know I will!! :)
Sister Hannah
October 17, 2016
Hey Family!
Well transers were this week and sister berry is off to zona Passo Fundo! It has been such a privlage to be her companion. She is so hard working, inspirational, and always looking to improve.So my new companion was a bit of suprise. We got a call from Presdient Campos yesterday night wondering when we would arrive back to our appartment. He told sister berry that she would be transfered out and that he personally would bring me my new companion....his daughter!!! She has already put her mission papers in and wanted to do a "short term mission" while she is waiting to to hear back where she will be serving. Let´s just say I was more than excited about this! she is truely amazing and has such a desire to serve. So I guess that means I am training again? What is hard about short term missionaries is that they just go directly to the field (no CTM training). So looks like we are starting from scratch here, but I know that she has just a huge potential! I am really really excited to get the work rolling.This past transfer had been really hard. I feel like I had worked harder than I ever had on the mission, and yet we had no baptisms. I couldn´t help but doubt myself and always wonder what I was doing wrong. I felt stressed all the time and at times not good enough. But wow did that change. I prayed and prayed for guidence, and an answer to know what I should do. I know that God answers our prayers and he loves us. There was one moring that truely made me feel like a special daughter of my heavenly father. I was reading in mosiah and the first few chapters are just amazing. The speech of King Benjamin. I felt such an overwhelming feeling that I just need to have peace in my heart, Have trust in the Lord and do not faulter. I know that this is the Lord's work, it is on his time, and in his hands. I feel so blessed to be lead and guided by the most powerful, but loving person that exisits. Do we realize how incredibly special we are to our heavenly father? He always wants to help us. When we try our hardest to do his will, he will grant upon us the most wonderful blessings.Remember to pray as if it all depends on the Lord. Then get on your feet and work as if it all depends on you. Life isn't hard, because it isn´t supposed to be. Learn to be greatful for your enjoyable experiences, but also the most difficult ones.This week we met so many amazing people and I know that the blessings are comig! Two families that are legally married and looking for a church. I feel the spirit working within me, and I feel honored to be a tool in the Lord's hands. I honestly feel such a love and such a need to help God's lost sheep. The children that want to find the way back to him, but know not where to find it.Something I was also thinking about this week: Can the lord trust me to the an angel in another persons life? Will I obey the promptings of the spirit when they come upon me? Yes, I am one person, but I can do so much because of the power I am recieving from my Heavenly Father.I love my family. Remember to always put the lord fist. because we will not faulter with him at our side.Have an amazing week, love you!!Sister Hannah
Monday, October 10, 2016
October 10, 2016-
Hey Fam!
So start off, a big happy birthday to Dad, Adam, Eli and Alex!!
This week was amazing, we had so many increadible experiences that strengthened my testimony.
First off, remember that I said that I lost my coat with my last name tag on it? Well, so I basically figured that there was no way that I would ever see it again. I was supper bummed, but I thought "why get upset about it if I won´t get it back!" That bus was going all the way to porto alegre will tons of brazilians who were anxious for a new red coat.
But later in the week, such a strong feeling came over me, one that I cannot forget. And powerful words echoed in my mind that said "Why do you doubt me? Don´t you know that I have the power to do anything?". Man in that moment I dropped to my knees and began to ask forgiveness. I poured out my heart to him, that I know for certainty that he is capabile of anything. In this moment I felt my faith begin to strengthen. I had such a perfect faith and knowlege of who my Heavenly Father is. I prayed with a perfect knowlege that I would get my coat (and missionary name tag) back. I put all of my trust in him, and I knew that it would be done. I felt his overpowering love for me, and his concern.
So a few days later what happend? We boarded a bus and what was there, my coat and my Sister Hannah name tag. Wow was that moment so powerful for me.
I know that the Lord is capable of all, it is US who need to put our complete faith and trust in him. (Ask and ye shall Recieve.) Because when we do, miracles happen. And we see the tender mercies of the lord in our life.
I know that losing a "little coat" seems silly to pray about, but even the little things matter so much to our heavenly father.
Remember to strengthen your faith each day in prayer, because he has many miracle waiting at your door.
Taiwani came to church again but this time she bore her TESTIRMONY!! No one even told her to, she just hopped right on up there. She shared a really sweet story about when we believe in God, there will be more than just bread and water on the table. We will recieve many blessings and many "delicious" foods. She is increadible. She told us this week that she prayed if she should be baptized or not and that Heavenly Father responded "pode!" (you can!)
We also had a married couple come to church, and they adored it! Maria Rosana said that she has never felt such a strong desire in her heart to be baptized in a church. She told us that the next time we have a baptism, she is going to enter in water aswell!
Also another thing that happened, we walked an hour and 40 minutes to get to our "reference from the heavens" butttttttt she was on her way out. So we walked the 2 hours back to our next area. Welllll lets just say my legs were a bit strained, but we had an adventure in the most beautiful parts of Nova Petropolis!
Love you all so much! I feel so privlaged to be a missionary. I am having so many spiritual experiences that confirm that this is the only true church and that God loves us will all her heart. Remember to strengthen your family each and every day. I love my family so much, and i feel muito saudades of you guys!!
Have a really already been gone for 8 months? wow.
Sister Hannah
So start off, a big happy birthday to Dad, Adam, Eli and Alex!!
This week was amazing, we had so many increadible experiences that strengthened my testimony.
First off, remember that I said that I lost my coat with my last name tag on it? Well, so I basically figured that there was no way that I would ever see it again. I was supper bummed, but I thought "why get upset about it if I won´t get it back!" That bus was going all the way to porto alegre will tons of brazilians who were anxious for a new red coat.
But later in the week, such a strong feeling came over me, one that I cannot forget. And powerful words echoed in my mind that said "Why do you doubt me? Don´t you know that I have the power to do anything?". Man in that moment I dropped to my knees and began to ask forgiveness. I poured out my heart to him, that I know for certainty that he is capabile of anything. In this moment I felt my faith begin to strengthen. I had such a perfect faith and knowlege of who my Heavenly Father is. I prayed with a perfect knowlege that I would get my coat (and missionary name tag) back. I put all of my trust in him, and I knew that it would be done. I felt his overpowering love for me, and his concern.
So a few days later what happend? We boarded a bus and what was there, my coat and my Sister Hannah name tag. Wow was that moment so powerful for me.
I know that the Lord is capable of all, it is US who need to put our complete faith and trust in him. (Ask and ye shall Recieve.) Because when we do, miracles happen. And we see the tender mercies of the lord in our life.
I know that losing a "little coat" seems silly to pray about, but even the little things matter so much to our heavenly father.
Remember to strengthen your faith each day in prayer, because he has many miracle waiting at your door.
Taiwani came to church again but this time she bore her TESTIRMONY!! No one even told her to, she just hopped right on up there. She shared a really sweet story about when we believe in God, there will be more than just bread and water on the table. We will recieve many blessings and many "delicious" foods. She is increadible. She told us this week that she prayed if she should be baptized or not and that Heavenly Father responded "pode!" (you can!)
We also had a married couple come to church, and they adored it! Maria Rosana said that she has never felt such a strong desire in her heart to be baptized in a church. She told us that the next time we have a baptism, she is going to enter in water aswell!
Also another thing that happened, we walked an hour and 40 minutes to get to our "reference from the heavens" butttttttt she was on her way out. So we walked the 2 hours back to our next area. Welllll lets just say my legs were a bit strained, but we had an adventure in the most beautiful parts of Nova Petropolis!
Love you all so much! I feel so privlaged to be a missionary. I am having so many spiritual experiences that confirm that this is the only true church and that God loves us will all her heart. Remember to strengthen your family each and every day. I love my family so much, and i feel muito saudades of you guys!!
Have a really already been gone for 8 months? wow.
Sister Hannah
Monday, October 3, 2016
October 3, 2016-
Hey Fam!
This week was truely amazing and such a testimony builder. I feel like I really came to find my true self. I want to be the person that my heavenly father knows that I can be. I now that I have a lot to improve, but I have so much motivation to be more like my savior!
Highlights about this week
-We have an investigator, Tiwani who has 9 years old. Too bad her parents are totally not very interested because she is AMAZING! She went to church last sunday and this past sunday she watched conference with us. So she so speacial and has such a deside to learn. ALSO she read the whole book of mormon. all of it. in like 3 days. What 9 year old does that?! She said that she brought the book of mormon with her to school, and all activities. Any free time she had she sat down and read away.
She even started reading the topical guide (part at the end of the book of mormon). She stopped at the definition of Quorrom haha. She had so many questions and was so entusiastic.
She is such an example to me because although I bet she hardly understood anything, she kept on reading.
I know that alot of times in our lifes we are confused and don~t have all the answers. But if we just continue on with faith in Christ, we will come to know the truth and gods love for us. Trust that God has a plan for you, and that he will guide and direct you to achieve that marvilous plan,
-So I lost my last missionary name tag... I am currently Sister Berry #2...
-General Conference was so amazing! You know that overwhealming, burning, feeling that you get in your chest from the spirit? That´s how I felt during all 8 hours of conference. And yes I got to watch it in english! I recieved so many answers and personal revelations to my prayers. I know that the lord is mindful of us, especially the little things. keep trying, keep going forward, keep trusting in our Father in heaven. Have hope, joy and love in God and especially believe in the glorious blessings that he has instore for you. Go unto him will a broken heart and contrite spirit and his love will pour upon you.
Do you realize how blessed you are? Do you realize how special and important you are? Do you understand the importance of this increadible restored gospel?
Don't just know OF christ, really really KNOW who He is.
I testify that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the kingdom of God here on the earth, and I feel so privlaged to be apart of it. Love you all, stay strong, stay motivated, and don't give up.
Sister Hannah
This week was truely amazing and such a testimony builder. I feel like I really came to find my true self. I want to be the person that my heavenly father knows that I can be. I now that I have a lot to improve, but I have so much motivation to be more like my savior!
Highlights about this week
-We have an investigator, Tiwani who has 9 years old. Too bad her parents are totally not very interested because she is AMAZING! She went to church last sunday and this past sunday she watched conference with us. So she so speacial and has such a deside to learn. ALSO she read the whole book of mormon. all of it. in like 3 days. What 9 year old does that?! She said that she brought the book of mormon with her to school, and all activities. Any free time she had she sat down and read away.
She even started reading the topical guide (part at the end of the book of mormon). She stopped at the definition of Quorrom haha. She had so many questions and was so entusiastic.
She is such an example to me because although I bet she hardly understood anything, she kept on reading.
I know that alot of times in our lifes we are confused and don~t have all the answers. But if we just continue on with faith in Christ, we will come to know the truth and gods love for us. Trust that God has a plan for you, and that he will guide and direct you to achieve that marvilous plan,
-So I lost my last missionary name tag... I am currently Sister Berry #2...
-General Conference was so amazing! You know that overwhealming, burning, feeling that you get in your chest from the spirit? That´s how I felt during all 8 hours of conference. And yes I got to watch it in english! I recieved so many answers and personal revelations to my prayers. I know that the lord is mindful of us, especially the little things. keep trying, keep going forward, keep trusting in our Father in heaven. Have hope, joy and love in God and especially believe in the glorious blessings that he has instore for you. Go unto him will a broken heart and contrite spirit and his love will pour upon you.
Do you realize how blessed you are? Do you realize how special and important you are? Do you understand the importance of this increadible restored gospel?
Don't just know OF christ, really really KNOW who He is.
I testify that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the kingdom of God here on the earth, and I feel so privlaged to be apart of it. Love you all, stay strong, stay motivated, and don't give up.
Sister Hannah
2 sister Berrys in the house
Conference breakfast - American style
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