August 5, 2009

Hey everyone!How are you all doing? Any exciting news? I hope life has been sweet to ya´ll (that´s for you trav and chan ;) ) this week! Things here are great! This week has been a good one! It´s been a bit warmer and but windier lately and every street we walk down there are people flying "pipas" they are little kites with way long string so they get way high in the air and when you look up into the sky you can see tons of pipas everywhere...it´s hilarious. I think I´ve made a big deal about it cuz almost everyday I stop and look up to see the pipas and I´ve talked about how I want to bring some home to fly with my nieces and nephews and I talk about how funny it is to me that people spend the whole day flying pipas, etc. So the other day my companion was talking to our district leader and she´s learning eng. so she was talking to him in eng. and he said something about the kites she didn´t know the word and he translated "pipas" and she said...but you don´t have them there (in the US) right? and he said yeah we do...and she said but Sister Richins has never seen them in her life. Ha...she continued to explain how I make such a big deal about them so she thought ít was something completely new to me...which it kinda is but pretty sure our district has made fun of me for it everyday since. We have had some success working with the leaders in the ward here which is great and really helps the work. The members here in Brasil have a real desire to help in missionary work, I think part of it is because many of them are converts themselves and so they had the lessons from the missionaries and have a testimony of the power of the work. It´s great, I´m learning a lot! We have a goal to work with the members more and more and to really strengthen the ward here so we do have a lot more work ahead of us but so far we have seen the benefits of having the support and help of the ward. On Sat. we had two baptisms, two men that were seriously elect of elect of the Lord, we taught them a principle and they accepted it prayed about it and changed. It was so great to see how happy and sure they were about their decision to be baptised. One of them, Claudine, said that he just kept becoming happier and happier the more he learned. What a blessing, I have been strengthened through seeing their testimonies grow. I seriously learn something new everyday. I am feeling the love of the Lord for His children stronger and stronger everyday and see His tender mercies more and more. Well, I better get going, but thanks again for your love and support! I love you all! Have a great week!
Beijos!
Sister Chelsea Dawn