Another great week!

Boa tarde!
 

What a week this has been. There is a lot of exciting news in the world of missionary work, and I am so grateful and ecstatic to be a part of this growth.

The Worldwide Leadership Training Broadcast was an incredible experience. It was so cool to be in the Marriott Center with the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. When they walked into the building, an incredible spirit came with them. It was awesome to hear talks from some of my biggest idols. I had the opportunity to sing in the choir for the event along with +1500 other missionaries! I loved every minute of the meeting and have learned some things that I know will help me when I get out into the field. If you go onto lds.org and search "Hastening the Work of Salvation", you can find a recording of the Broadcast. I highly recommend watching it if you haven't yet or are looking for some inspiration.
 

 Hope everyone is enjoying Summer Christmas today! (June 25). The district has been celebrating this holiday with a gift exchange and singing Christmas songs in Portuguese. It's been a great way to spend P-Day with the best district!It's been an interesting week for our district. There have been flu and cold viruses flowing through the campus, and we've gotten pretty much all of it. It's been a lot of hard work trying to keep up with class and teaching more progressive investigators.


Luckily, everyone is feeling better now, & I have learned so much!

 

Yesterday, Elder Dickson had a doctor's appointment off-campus, so we got to spend some time in the real world (well as real as Provo gets). It was like the Elders and I were famous people. People would wave and shout and go out of their way to talk to us. It was pretty cool I do say so :)  It was the first time that I officially felt like a missionary. It was an awesome feeling! I am a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! I am so happy to be a missionary and for the opportunity to soon be walking the streets of Rio and bringing Brasilians unto Christ. This is a great work, and it is God's work. I love what I am doing, and I can't wait for July 8th!

Godspeed!!