tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68342490954573888492024-02-19T00:57:13.122-08:00Sister MarchantHello my friends! I will be serving the Lord for the next 18 months in Brazil. My weekly letters home will be posted here, and I would love to hear all about your exciting lives while I'm gone! Ate lago os meus amigos!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865544881247011950noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834249095457388849.post-16047618059926712032015-03-04T05:12:00.003-08:002015-03-04T05:12:46.919-08:00<div dir="ltr">
One more day...
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One more email home...</div>
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One more almoço brasileiro...</div>
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Everything is coming to an end já!! I cannot believe it has already ended
so fast. This last week in Irajá was one of the best weeks of my mission. We saw
so much success and saw so many miracles. I cannot believe how blessed I am with
everything that worked out here in the very end. I was able to visit lots of old
members and friends as well and sad my goodbyes in BOTH alas Irajá and Campos
Elíseos. Who gets to visit ALL of their areas´ sacrament meetings in the last
three weeks? Nobody! I am so blessed. I´ll tell you lots of details of this
great week in a few hours...</div>
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I am feeling every emotion possible all de uma vez. I´m excited, anxious,
sad to leave, worried about the flight--tudo. But I am mostly just jumping out
of my skin to see you all again! Time slips by without you even noticing
it.</div>
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I am extremely grateful for everything that happened here these last 19
months. My mission changed everything about me. I love the Lord with all my
heart and will be true to Him til the day I die. I know my Savior lives and that
I am a representative of His true Church led by true and living prophets. What a
wonderful honor and responsibility is has been to serve under my Savior and King
24-hours per dia. I love Him and love you all. I can´t wait to unite all the
people that I love so much de novo.</div>
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Com MUITO amor e muitos beijos (vão ser reais aqui logo) eu me dirijo a ti
mais uma vez,</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><i><b>From:</b></i> <a href="mailto:emarchant@myldsmail.net" title="mailto:emarchant@myldsmail.net">Eliza
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<i><b>Date:</b></i> 2/23/2015 10:40:36
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<i><b>To:</b></i> <a href="mailto:marchfamilyant@zoomtown.com" title="mailto:marchfamilyant@zoomtown.com">Jewel Marchant</a>; <a href="mailto:gary.marchant@fuse.net" title="mailto:gary.marchant@fuse.net">Gary
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<i><b>Subject:</b></i> Facing the
truth...with still lots of surprises!</div>
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So here we are.</div>
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But don´t worry, I´ll still have one last email next week. It´s not over
yet! Actually this week kindof já threw me for a loop and switched up lots of
things...I am in Jd. Irajá!!! Surprise! They can never pull my heart out of
Ribeirão. I returned here a week early and will work here until o fim. I
switched places with a Síster Sena who was here so that she can get to know the
area in Araraquara a little bit (where she will start the next transfer) before
she has to whitewash there as Síster Palomino and I are both leaving. What a
gift from Presidente that she doesn´t have to completely whitewash. What a gift
for me as well that I can spend my last few nostalgic days teaching in João
Rossi! I LOVE this little barrio SO much and am very grateful to return and get
a few last special moments there. We have already had a lot of really spiritual
lessons and are teaching a lot. João Rossi is the perfect place. I have so many
wonderful memories de lá.</div>
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It was hard to leave Síster Palomino and Araraquara, but I know they are in
good hands. There are a few members there that really stole my heart as well and
I will miss serving and almoçando with them. Thank goodness for facebook. And
for eternal life. I know I´ll see all of these great people de novo um
dia!</div>
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I was able to go to Church yesterday in Irajá and see everyone de novo
também. Jd. Irajá is a very big ward and I have so many friends there. It was so
great to see everyone again and get lots of hugs and take pictures and say my
final goodbyes. In Sacrament Meeting Bispo Caio gave me a surprise oportunidade
to bear my testimony de repente mais uma vez for the ward. It was great and I
could really feel their love and the love I have for them. Ribeirão Preto is a
very special place.</div>
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My new companion for a week is Síster Andersen. She is from Pleasant Grove,
Utah and is just a hoot. We are laughing all day long and having a ball. She has
actually been out for just under three months now so I am able to finish the
last week of her training! I got my wish to be a trainer, if at least for a
week! She is a great missionary and we are working hard. I have felt the Spirit
super strong the last few days and am able to see with a greater perspective how
my mission is coming full circle. It is SO awesome to teach Portuguese to this
dear and to see how much she has learned in just a few days. She actually went
to BYU as well and learns quickly. I think for me it is a lot easier to teach
Portugues like this than it would be to teach my own language. I know what the
challenges are common mistakes are. I feel like I have a lot to give as a
missionary now now that it is time to leave! We have had some great experiences
knocking doors and teaching current investigators as well. I am very grateful
for this extra little gift of Irajá at the very end. It was a little tender
mercy from Presidente and from the Lord. It never ceases to amaze me how much
the Lord loves us and wants to bless us and make us happy even in the littlest
things. I have had only tons of blessings on the missão. My life is so
great.</div>
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I feel like my mission is finally coming full circle. I feel very close to
the Lord now and have much more meaningful prayers than ever. I want to give my
all to Him, and my will doesn´t matter anymore. I am so happy all the time and
have never been more blessed! He continues to show little ways why He loves me
and how my work is sufficient. I am not close to perfect, but I finally feel
like I am enough. I love the Sacrament and am extremely grateful for it every
week. I know our Savior lives. He is aware of everything that we are going
through and will help us to overcome every trial that comes our way. He leads
this work and this Church. We will never fail if we keep our values and choices
in the firm foundation of the gospel. I will love and serve my Savior and King
forever. A mission is only the beginning to the rest of my life. I can´t wait to
get started!</div>
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Com muito amor, até encontramos de novo,</div>
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Olá Presidente Brum!</div>
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Esta semana passou muito rapidamente. Veio com muitas surpresas! Voltei
para Irajá na quinta-feira. Despedindo de Araraquara e especialmente da Síster
Palomino (por um pouco tempo) foi difícil, mas estou muito animada estar aqui em
Irajá de novo. Senti completa realmente quando fui embora de Araraquara, e estou
pronta para continuar a dar tudo de mim até o fim.</div>
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Já vimos muito sucesso aqui em Irajá em João Rossi. Síster Andersen e
Síster Sena fizeram um trabalho bom e temos muitas pessoas para visitar. Parece
um pouco como voltando em tempo para mim, e sinto que meu conhecimento desta
área ainda pode ajudar. Sei que é só uma semana que vou estar aqui, mas também
sei que aqui é onde precisar estar até o fim.</div>
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Tivemos algumas experiências legais buscando novos também. Decidimos bater
portas e entramos muitas casas. Ontem oramos e escolhemos um prédio em João
Rossi e depois alguns apartamentos específicos daquele prédio. Todos as três
primeiras portas que batemos convidamos a gente para entrar e ensinar. Elas
foram pessoas muito especiais e vamos voltar para todas as três. Gosto muito de
trabalhar com a Síster Andersen. Ela é muito gente boa e divertida, mas sabe
trabalhar arduamente e obedece com exatidão. Estamos ensinando e aprendendo uma
à outra muitas coisas. Tenho sido abençoada com todas as melhores companheiras
na missão. Amo servir com as Sísteres aqui.</div>
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Estou ligando daqui para as Sísteres e espero que possa ajudá-las em alguma
maneira esta semana. Amo estas Sísteres muito e amo passar tempo ensinando com
elas e aprendendo delas. Foi uma responsabilidade e bênção muito grande de
servir com tantas Sísteres diferentes durante a minha missão. Elas afeitaram a
minha missão em muitas maneiras maravilhosas.</div>
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Estou muito animada para servir bem até o fim. Amo minha missão e não
consigo expressar tudo como eu aprendi e mudei. Nunca vou ser a mesma em nenhum
aspeito da minha vida. Nunca vou perder este testemunho que ganhei ou
esquecer-me do Espírito que senti durantes estes 19 meses. Estou uma pessoa
completamente diferente. Quero trazer tudo isto para casa e para minha família e
amigos. Eu amo esta Igreja e sei que é verdadeira. Amo meu Salvador e quero
servi-Lo com todo meu coração pelo resto da minha vida. Minha vida no evangelho
Dele apenas começou! Muito obrigada Presidente por tudo que o senhor sempre fez
para nos incentivar e ensinar. Aprendi muito de seus treinamentos, especialmente
sobre liderança e amor. Quero ser um líder como o senhor. Que privilégio e
bênção grande foi para servir meu Salvador e servir em Ribeirão Preto! Vou amar
o Brasil para sempre!</div>
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Com amor,</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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Hello President Brum!<br />This week passed very quickly. Came with many
surprises! I went back to Irajá on Thursday. Firing of Araraquara and especially
Sister Palomino (for some time) was difficult, but I'm very excited to be here
in Irajá again. I felt really full when I left in Araraquara, and I am ready to
continue to give my all to the end.<br />We have seen much success here in Irajá
in John Rossi. Sister Andersen and Sister Sena did a good job and we have many
people to visit. Looks a bit like going back in time for me, and I feel that my
knowledge of this area can still help. I know it's only been a week since I'll
be here, but I also know that this is where you need to be to the end.<br />We had
some nice experiences seeking new too. We decided to slam doors and entered many
houses. Yesterday we pray and we chose a building in John Rossi and then some
specific apartments that building. All the first three doors that hit invite us
to come and teach. They were very special people and we will return to all
three. I really like working with Sister Andersen. She is very good and fun
people, but knows how to work hard and obey exactly. We are teaching and
learning each other many things. I have been blessed with all the best
companions in the mission. Love serve with Sisters here.<br />I'm calling here for
the Sisters and hope you can help them in some way this week. Love these very
Sisters and love spending time with them teaching and learning from them. It was
a great blessing and responsibility to serve with so many different Sisters
during my mission. They afeitaram my mission in many wonderful ways.<br />I am
very excited to serve well to the end. I love my mission and I can not express
everything as I learned and changed. I'll never be the same in any aspeito of my
life. I'll never lose this testimony I won or forget me I felt the Spirit during
these 19 months. I'm a completely different person. I want to bring all this
home to my family and friends. I love this church and I know that is true. I
love my Savior and want to serve Him with all my heart for the rest of my life.
My life in His gospel just begun! Thank you President for everything you did for
us always encourage and teach. I learned a lot of their training, especially on
leadership and love. I want to be a leader like you. What a privilege and a
blessing was to serve my Savior and serve in Ribeirão Preto! I will love the
Brazil forever!<br />With love,<br />Sister Marchant</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865544881247011950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834249095457388849.post-66246596737478353542015-02-16T12:06:00.002-08:002015-02-16T12:06:11.598-08:00Here we are at the end of another week,
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These weeks are zooming by! Every time I look it is another pday and
another set of emails for ya. Our days are full of bliss and we continue to
learn a lot. I love being a missioary.</div>
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This week we actually didn´t travel at all (its been a while) but were able
to stay the whole week in our area. Araraquara is really growing on my and I am
loving the area. The members here are so sweet as well and are helping us out a
lot. I actually got a little sick as well but it passed quickly and now I am
ready to go again strong until the end. Things are going great and the Lord is
taking care of us each day.</div>
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We are teaching a woman named Eunice right now who has a lot of potential.
She is a young single grandma and has about 15 people living with her in her
crowded house. She is very intelligent and has a lot of good, hard questions.
She has already visited a lot of churches and thinks that they are all currupt,
but is willing to read and learn, although she doesn´t remember very well. I am
excited to see how she will grow with the true gospel.</div>
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Síster Palomino is the best. We laugh every day and are just enjoying the
moment. I never thought I would be finishing the mission with someone else who
is also finishing. It is a fun adventure! We are learning a lot until the
end.</div>
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The exciting news for me this week is that I started an intense final study
of the Atonement. I am using every resource that I have (the missionary library,
PME, the scriptures, conference talks, my patriarchal blessing etc.). I have
much greater understanding and appreciation for all that the Lord has done for
me because of my mission, but there is still so much more to learn. I am excited
to get to attend the temple often when I get back so that I can really build
upon my tiny understanding of the Atonement and the Plan of Salvation. I have
never felt so close to my God then I have during these past months, especially
these past few weeks. I know that He is there and that He is willing to listen
to everything we have to say. I love Him so much and want to do Him proud every
day that I have.</div>
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Love you lots,</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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P.S. I´m not sending President´s email this week because there wasn´t a lot
of new news there. Next week will be bigger I promise!</div>
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P.S.S. Mom, could you please ask the bishop what will be my homecoming talk
topic? I´d like to start spewing about it for the last week. Thanks for
organizing everything out so well for my homecoming. I cannot believe it is so
close já.</div>
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Well hello there,</div>
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So as I am able to write easier in Português now sometimes I get carried
away and write tons to the Presidente now. But things are going great for us
here. The week went by really fast. We focused more on menos ativos esta semana
and we had 4 menos ativos that came to Church this Sunday! We had lots of
miracles this week. We also found this wonderful couple named Renata and Marcelo
descendents from Italy. They were super funny and super receptive and let us
right in and gave us a full dinner after knowing us for 5 minutes (see below).
We honestly were stuffed from lunch já, but the Lord gave us extra strength to
eat lots of their food and they became super excited to talk to us more and to
hear our message and change their lives. Batendo portas as vezes é difícil but
we have seen many miracles from our persistent efforts there. We honestly rarely
bater portas here in Brazil but when we need to almost every day we have at
least one miracle.</div>
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Conselho da Liderança was wonderful this week as well. I love the
missionaries in this mission so much. I always look forward to Conselho e o
treinamento do Presidente. I learn so much and always fico animada and
reenergized to go out there and give it my all again. I always somehow find 5
minutes beforehand surprises of my name on the program (leading music or
playing). I am very grateful for the music education I received throughout my
life so that I could serve in this unexpected way many times on the mish. I will
miss conselho A LOT. Presidente showed a small part of the clip Conhecer os
Mórmons this time (Meet the Mormons) about a missionary leaving for a mission
and his mom. I teared up a little bit and thought a lot about you guys. It is
such a different world in the States, especially in Utah. I don´t know if I´ll
be able to adjust.</div>
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Life is great. It gets better every day. Síster Palomino is a hoot and
makes me laugh every day. She never gets desanimated and we are able to work
excitedly todo o dia. We are traveling like crazy still and I think I spend more
time outside of my area than in it, but we are receiving MUITAS bênçãos for this
and are always very protected in our travels. I am getting to know the
motoristas and everyone in the Rodoviária pretty well by now. It is fun to
return to Ribeirão for a few hours each week as well because I always run into
someone that I met while serving there. It really is a small world.</div>
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I was studying a talk by Presidente Monson this week and came across this
quote that I agree with 100%: "It is the work of your parents that sustains you,
their faith that encourages you, their prayers that inspire you. A mission is a
family issue." Thanks for always supporting me so much! After serving with the
other Sìsteres and getting to know their families a little bit through them, I
have come to see how remarkably blessed I am with mine. I literally have the
best family in the world. Stay strong and love each other tons! Do whatever you
can to have a strong and temple-focused family. It is worth whatever it takes
and is very rare in this world. I love you guys to the states and back.</div>
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Até a próxima semana,</div>
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Loves,</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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Eu amo minha companheira. Ela é tão diligente e trabalhamos muito bem
juntos, nunca tendo nenhum problema entre nós duas. Estou muito abençoada ter
ela como minha companheira na última transferência. Ajudamos uma à outra, e
quando uma de nós estamos tristes, levantamos a outra. Então, sempre estamos
felizes. Que semanas boas!</div>
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Adorei o Conselho esta semana de novo e me senti o Espírito muito forte.
Sempre é uma das experiencias mais espirituais de minha transferência. Sou muito
grata pela oportunidade assistir tantas reuniões assim. Aprendo muitas coisas
cada vez e sempre sair de lá querendo ser melhor e trabalhar mais
arduamente.</div>
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Vimos muitas milagres esta semana. Primeiro, em divisões. Visitamos as
Sísteres em Franca! Saí com a Síster Lima da Silva e a Síster Palomino saiu com
a Síster Araújo. Síster Lima da Silva está um pouco doente com uma gripe pequena
e diarreia, mas conseguiu trabalhar bem todo o dia mesmo. Durante toda a divisão
continuei a perguntar se ela estava bem e ela realmente pareceu melhor. Estas
duas Sísteres são muito diligentes e trabalham muito bem. Amei-as desde o
começo. Tivemos uma milagre batendo portas em divisões. Todos os nossos
compromissos caíram então oramos e escolhemos uma rua para bater. Depois de
algumas quarterões sem muito sucesso, começamos a pedir referências também. A
primeira casa nos apontou para uma casa na próxima quarterão de uma senhora
doente. Fomos lá e ela entendeu tudo muito bem e na verdade não era tão doente.
Perguntamos o que ela perguntaria de Deus se Ele estivesse aqui, e ela falou
"como posso obter salvação" e falou sobre a família dela. Falamos que têm
respostas por todas as perguntas dela e falamos com ela por um bom tempo. Ela
quer que as Sísteres voltem logo e vai ler o panfleto que deixamos. Realmente
quando seguimos todos os instruções de Pregar Meu Evangelho, sempre temos
sucesso. Sempre hão pessoas prontas para ouvir a mensagem de Cristo.</div>
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A Síster Lima da Silva trabalha muito bem até o fim e é obediente. Em fim,
foi uma divisão muito gostosa e tenho muito respeito por ambos a Síster Lima da
Silva e a Síster Araújo. Ela é muito forte, especialmente por só ter alguns anos
como membro. A Síster Araújo sempre está animada e amorosa. Ela está engraçada e
já é uma líder boa nas responsabilidades dela. Amo estas Sísteres.</div>
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Ontem tivemos uma milagre em nossa área também. Nós estávamos buscando
novos e oramos para decidir uma rua para bater portas. Senti que devemos subir
até uma rua onde nunca trabalhamos antes. Começamos a bater e logo achamos um
casal bem legal. Falamos com eles por um pouco na janela deles e eles pediram se
queríamos água. Ficaram muito animados quando aceitamos e não só deram água mas
um jantar inteira! Foi uma oportunidade ótimo nesta ocasião para conversar muito
sobre nosso trabalho e a Igreja. Tiveram MUITAS perguntas ÓTIMAS sobre nossa
doutrina e nosso propósito. Falamos um pouco sobre famílias, profetas, oração, o
Livro de Mórmon, o Espírito Santo, e a Palavra de Sabedoria (eles bebem e fumam
mas querem parar). Eles ficaram muito interessados e queriam que voltássemos
logo. Foi uma bênção para nós porque estávamos buscando eleitos e o Senhor
mandou dois em uma vez. Também foi uma milagre porque nós duas estavam muito
cheias do nosso almoço já, mas o Senhor nos ajudou a comer muito que fez com que
eles ficassem muito felizes (eles são italianos e falaram que sempre quer que as
pessoas comam muito). Realmente acho que não conseguiríamos entrar e conversar
tanto com eles se não fosse por isso. Estou muito animada voltar lá e deixar
pesquisadores bons pelas próximas Sísteres na nossa área. Amo Araraquara e estou
muito abençoada trabalhar aqui.</div>
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Tivemos uma outra milagrinha batendo portas também porque tinha uma
tempestade chegando, prestes a chover muito. Estava preocupada porque não
tivemos guarda-chuvas e não é muito fácil bater portas nas tempestades. Orei
toda a tarde, e o que o Senhor mandou? Não chuva mais um arco-iris! Foi uma
coisa muito simples mas mostrou para mim de novo que o Senhor sempre responde ás
nossas orações e importa mesmo com as coisas tão pequenas em nossas vidas. Eu
amo servir e amo meu Salvador. Ele sempre nos ajuda.</div>
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Viajamos muito esta semana mas conseguimos muitas coisas boas e estou feliz
com nosso trabalho. Sinto que estamos fazendo nosso melhor e realmente dando
tudo que podemos ao Senhor. Estamos tentando seguir o Espírito Santo em todos os
aspeitos do trabalho.</div>
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Obrigada por tudo,</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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Hello President Brum,<br />I love my companion. She is so diligent and work
very well together, never having any problems between us. I am very blessed to
have her as my companion in the last transfer. We help each other, and when one
of us are sad, we raise the other. So, we are always happy. What good
weeks!<br />Loved the Council this week again and I felt the Spirit so strongly.
It is always one of the most spiritual experiences of my transfer. I am very
grateful for the opportunity to watch many meetings as well. Learn many things
each time and always leave there wanting to be better and work harder.<br />We
have seen many miracles this week. First, in divisions. We visited the Sisters
in France! I left with Sister Lima DA Silva and Sister Palomino went with Sister
Araújo. Sister Lima DA Silva is a little sick with diarrhea and a small flu, but
could work well all day even. Throughout the division continued to ask her out
and she really looked better. These two Sisters are very diligent and work very
well. Loved them from the start. We had a miracle slamming doors in rooms. All
our commitments fell pray and then chose a street to hit. After a few blocks
west without much success, we begin to ask for references too. The first house
pointed to a house next quarterão of a sick lady. We went there and she got it
all very well and actually was not that sick. Asked what she would ask God if He
was here, and she said "how can I get salvation" and talked about her family. We
talked to have answers for all the questions her and spoke to her for a long
time. She wants the Sisters come back soon and will read the pamphlet left.
Really when we follow all instructions of Preach My Gospel, we always have
success. Where will people ready to hear the message of Christ.<br />The Sister
Lima DA Silva works very well to the end and is obedient. In the end it was a
very hot division and have much respect for both Sister Lima DA Silva and Sister
Araújo. She is very strong, especially only have a few years as a member. The
Sister Araújo is always lively and loving. She is funny and it is a good leader
in her responsibilities. Love these Sisters.<br />Yesterday we had a miracle in
our area as well. We were looking for new and pray decide to hit a street doors.
I felt that we should climb to a street where ever worked before. We started to
hit and soon found a very nice couple. We talked to them for a bit in their
window and they asked if we wanted water. Were very excited when we accept and
not only gave water but a full dinner! It was a great opportunity on this
occasion to talk a lot about our work and the Church. MANY GREAT had questions
about our doctrine and our purpose. We talked a little about families, prophets,
prayer, the Book of Mormon, the Holy Spirit and the Word of Wisdom (they drink
and smoke but want to stop). They were very interested and wanted us to come
back soon. It was a blessing for us because we were seeking elected and the Lord
sent two at once. Also it was a miracle because we were both too full from our
lunch already, but the Lord helped us eat too much which caused them to stay
very happy (they are Italian and said that always wants people to eat a lot). I
really think that we could not go in and talk to them as much if not for that.
I'm very excited to go back there and let good researchers for the next Sisters
in our area. Love Araraquara and I am very blessed to work here.<br />We had
another milagrinha slamming doors also because it had a storm coming, about to
rain a lot. I was worried because we had no umbrellas and it is not very easy
slam doors in the storms. I prayed all afternoon, and what the Lord commanded?
No more rain a rainbow! It was a very simple thing but showed me again that the
Lord always answers our prayers and cares even with such small things in our
lives. I love to serve and love my Savior. It always helps us.<br />We traveled a
lot this week but we got a lot of good things and I'm happy with our work. I
feel we are doing our best and really giving everything we can to the Lord. We
are trying to follow the Holy Spirit in all aspeitos work.<br />Thanks for
everything,<br />Sister Marchante</div>
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Boa tarde gente!</div>
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So that statement in my email title could apply to almost every other
person here in Brazil, but this week we really did have a miracle with an Irmã
Maria. She is a menos ativo that we have been working with for about a month
now. She is a small, old widow who still has a lot of spunk. This week she
finally came to Church! She was baptized about two years ago and doesn´t
remember much of what she learned, but she is super sweet and wants to do just
what God asks. We are starting over from the beginning and teaching all of the 5
lessons very simply. She trusts us a lot and always lets us right in (and has
the best tasting water da cidade. I would know, we try the water at pretty much
every person´s house. Yes, this was a hot week). It is so rewarding to see
people progress. I almost died seeing her out in the congregation this Sacrament
Meeting (I was up on the stand playing piano), I was so happy. I might not be
changing cities or nations, but I am helping to change individuals.</div>
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The Lord is so good to us. He keeps us safe and sends lots of little
blessings to always let me know that He is there and cares a ton about us. I
have been VERY blessed over my mission to have been very protected physically. I
have never been assaulted and I have stayed in three apartments, not houses,
which are some of the safest mission housing on the mission. I also haven´t been
sick much and have never had any major problems with health like many other
missionaries have. I couldn´t count how many missionaries that I know have
already gone and continue to go home for health reasons. This mission beats you
up a little physically, but the Lord is really blessing me to continue strong
until the end, and then some. I am very grateful for this blessing and do not
take it for granted.</div>
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We are traveling up a storm. This week we have our final Conselho de
Liderança. I love those so much! I will miss it a lot. If there is anything I
will miss tons from the mission, it is the other missionaries. We have such
great missionaries on this mission that just makes every day a great day. I love
working with Síster Palomino and all of the other Sísteres. It is sometimes
exhausting (and it is always good to come home to "lar, doce lar" at the end of
a divisão), but so worth it. I have had so many wonderful experiences from
traveling that I will never forget. I know these onibus like the back of my
hand. I am very excited to learn from the wisdom of Presidente Brum mais uma vez
in this setting. There is something very special and sacred about meeting with
all of the leaders of the mission assim. I have been very blessed to have this
responsibility for so long.</div>
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This week in Fast and Testimony Meeting at Church I bore my testimony about
alegria. The gospel truly brings more happiness and joy than anything else in
the whole world. It is true happiness that cannot be found as deep anywhere
else. I am so happy every day as a missionary. Yes, it is for sure the hardest
thing that I have ever done, but it is as well the best thing that I have ever
done and I have never felt such deep, true happiness so many times. I will keep
this testimony and the experiences that I have had here for the rest of my life.
D%C 128:19--new favorite scripture.</div>
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I love this work! I love you guys!</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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Olá Presidente,</div>
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Esta semana foi tranquila e muito boa. Estamos trabalhando muito, mas não
tanto em nossa própria área na verdade. Fizemos uma atividade com a zone aqui em
Araraquara onde visitamos muitos menos ativos de Ala 2 com todas as duplas. Foi
muito boa e conseguimos visitar muitas pessoas em pouco tempo. Foi cansativo mas
sinto que nós realmente ajudamos Ala 2 muito. Senti mais união na zona também.
Temos líderes muito bons. Élder Jake é um Líder de Distrito muito bom também.
Quando ele dá treinamentos e ligações para nós posso ver que ele realmente
importa conosco. Ele importa mais com nosso progressão espiritual e nossos
necessidades do que se nossos números são incríveis. Com isso estou ainda mais
motivada alcançar metas pessoais e nas números. Esta transferência está trazendo
muito esperança e paz para mim. Sinto que realmente Síster Palomino e eu estamos
fazendo a vontade do Senhor até nosso melhor.</div>
<div>
Visitamos as Sísteres em Iguatemi esta semana. Saí com a Síster Illu e a
Síster Palomino saiu com a Síster Sousa. Síster Illu está fazendo a transição
até a vida missionária muito bem. Acho que ela está um pouco em choque como
qualquer novinha, mas está muito calma e tranquila. Não reclamou de nada e está
se esforçando muito para fazer coisas novas e difíceis. Vai ser difícil, mas vai
ajudá-la a crescer muito e ser um bom líder pelo resto da missão dela. Ela tem
muito amor pela Síster Illu e quer fazer tudo certo. As duas vão crescer
bastante esta transferência.</div>
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Tudo está bom e tranquilo aqui. Estamos de boa saúde e continuando normal.
Vamos viajar muito esta próxima semana (para Franca! wahoo!). A Síster Palomino
é muito boa para mim e nós rimos todos os dias. Não consigo imaginar a Síster
Palomino tendo raiva. Tenho muito respeito e amor por ela. É uma bênção grande
tê-la como minha companheira. Ela é muito pura de coração e quer fazer sempre o
certo. Estamos muito bem aqui.</div>
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Com amor,</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","Tahoma","Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: #666666;"><span id="result_box" lang="en"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="hps">Hello</span> <span class="hps">President,</span><br /><span class="hps">This
week was</span> <span class="hps">quiet</span> <span class="hps">and very
good.</span> <span class="hps">We're working hard</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">but</span> <span class="hps">not so much</span> <span class="hps">in our
own</span> <span class="hps">area</span> <span class="hps">actually.</span> <span class="hps">We did</span> <span class="hps">an activity with</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">zone</span> <span class="hps">here in</span>
<span class="hps">Araraquara</span> <span class="hps">where we visited</span> <span class="hps">many</span> <span class="hps">less Winger</span> <span class="hps">2</span> <span class="hps">assets with</span> <span class="hps">all
double</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">It was</span> <span class="hps">very
good and</span> <span class="hps">managed to visit</span> <span class="hps">many
people</span> <span class="hps">in a short time</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">It was</span> <span class="hps">tiring</span> <span class="hps">but I feel
that</span> <span class="hps">we really</span> <span class="hps">help</span> <span class="hps">Ala</span> <span class="hps">2</span> <span class="hps">much.</span> <span class="hps">I felt</span> <span class="hps">more unity</span> <span class="hps">in the
area</span> <span class="hps">too.</span> <span class="hps">We have very good</span>
<span class="hps">leaders.</span> <span class="hps">Elder</span> <span class="hps">Jake</span> <span class="hps">is a</span> <span class="hps">District</span> <span class="hps">Leader</span> <span class="hps">also
very good.</span> <span class="hps">When he</span> <span class="hps">gives</span>
<span class="hps">training and</span> <span class="hps">links</span> <span class="hps">to us</span> <span class="hps">can see that</span> <span class="hps">he
really</span> <span class="hps">cares about us</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">He</span> <span class="hps">cares more about</span> <span class="hps">our
spiritual</span> <span class="hps">progression and</span> <span class="hps">our</span> <span class="hps">needs</span> <span class="hps">than</span>
<span class="hps">our numbers</span> <span class="hps">are incredible.</span> <span class="hps">With</span> <span class="hps">so I'm</span> <span class="hps">even more
motivated</span> <span class="hps">to achieve</span> <span class="hps">personal
goals</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">numbers.</span> <span class="hps">This download is</span> <span class="hps">bringing much</span> <span class="hps">hope and</span> <span class="hps">peace</span> <span class="hps">for me</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">I feel</span> <span class="hps">really</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Palomino</span> <span class="hps">and I
are doing</span> <span class="hps">the Lord's will</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">our best.</span><br /><span class="hps">We
visited</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Sisters</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">Iguatemi</span> <span class="hps">this
week.</span> <span class="hps">I left with</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span>
<span class="hps">Illu</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Palomino</span> <span class="hps">went</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span>
<span class="hps">Sousa</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Illu</span> <span class="hps">is making the transition</span> <span class="hps">to the</span> <span class="hps">missionary life</span> <span class="hps">very well.</span> <span class="hps">I think she's</span> <span class="hps">a bit</span> <span class="hps">in shock</span> <span class="hps">as
any</span> <span class="hps">young,</span> <span class="hps">but</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">very</span> <span class="hps">quiet and
peaceful</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Not</span> <span class="hps">complained about anything</span> <span class="hps">and is</span> <span class="hps">working hard</span> <span class="hps">to make new</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">difficult things</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">It will be difficult</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">but it
will</span> <span class="hps">help you</span> <span class="hps">grow</span> <span class="hps">a lot and</span> <span class="hps">be a good leader</span> <span class="hps">for the rest of</span> <span class="hps">her</span> <span class="hps">mission.</span> <span class="hps">She</span> <span class="hps">has so
much</span> <span class="hps">love for</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Illu</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">want to
do</span> <span class="hps">everything right</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">The two</span> <span class="hps">will grow</span> <span class="hps">quite</span> <span class="hps">this
transfer</span><span>.</span><br /><span class="hps">Everything is</span> <span class="hps">nice and quiet</span> <span class="hps">here.</span> <span class="hps">We
are</span> <span class="hps">in good health</span> <span class="hps">and
continuing</span> <span class="hps">normal.</span> <span class="hps">We go</span>
<span class="hps">traveling</span> <span class="hps">this</span> <span class="hps">next week</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span><span>for</span> <span class="hps">France</span><span>!</span> <span class="hps">Wahoo</span><span>!).</span> <span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Palomino</span> <span class="hps">is very
good for</span> <span class="hps">me and</span> <span class="hps">we laugh</span>
<span class="hps">every day.</span> <span class="hps">I can not imagine</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Palomino</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">anger.</span> <span class="hps">I have much
respect</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">love for her.</span>
<span class="hps">What a blessing</span> <span class="hps">to have her as</span>
<span class="hps">my mate.</span> <span class="hps">She</span> <span class="hps">is
very pure</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">heart and</span>
<span class="hps">always wants to</span> <span class="hps">do right.</span> <span class="hps">We are very well</span> <span class="hps">here.</span><br /><span class="hps">With love,</span><br /><span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Marchante</span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Well hello there!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Life is so good and I am super feliz. I am also super
exhausted but I feel like we are truly doing the will of the Lord and following
the Spirit each day. This week we walked a ton in the blasting sun and then rain
but hey, I survived until agora, I can handle any weather this mission has to
offer. I am loving Brazil more and more and enjoy getting to know new people
every day. Síster Palomino is a hoot and makes me laugh every moment. She is
super tranquila and I cannot imagine her ever possibly being stressed or angry
about anything. It is going to be a great, fast transfer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Divisions were great this week--back to Campos
Elíseos! I was able to see a few people that I knew and we taught the whole day
long. We passed in the três meninas na verdade (remember Geovanna, Bianca, e
Mariana?) for a recent convert lesson. They have been going to church uma semana
sim, uma semana não, então I was a little worried about them. But when we got
there they seemed great and...miracle of the week...their mom Marisa stopped
being Espírita! She said that she is interested in looking into the Mormon
Church more now and is willing to receive the missionary lessons. It was a huge
blessing for me to hear that because she was so closed before. She always said,
this is for my kids but not for me, I´m happy onde estou. Espiritismo is very
different from our religion (I don´t remember if it exists much in the states),
and I know that the restored truth of the gospel would bring great alegria em
her life. If she got baptized I really think she would stay firm and make her
girls go strong every week as well. She has huge will power and does what she
says she will. I love this family so much and would cry tons with joy if they
all entered into the fold of God!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">The rest of the week was great and went fast. There
are some great people here with great potential (especially João Paulo, see
below) and we are starting to teach a lot of new people. The ward is helping out
a ton and we are getting lots of references. I am very happy and learning more
about the Savior and the Atonement each day. I want to take advantage of each
day. You only serve a mission once.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Love you tons!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Síster Marchant</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">P.S. Sorry the time was short today. All of my mission
friends went home this week and are sending emails. They all (Síster Sperry,
Shipp, and G. França) look so good! I love these Sísteres to
death.</span></span></div>
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dia Presidente!</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Muito
obrigada pelas suas palavras de amor. Estas três linhas significam mais para mim
do que qualquer email que já recebi! Agradeço por tudo que o senhor faz para
nós, especialmente as coisinhas extras que o senhor não precisa fazer mas faz
mesmo porque o senhor nos ama. Durante toda a minha missão consegui sentir seu
amor para conosco. Vou aproveitar todo o tempo que tenho ainda na missão porque
sei que vou sentir-me muito falta depois.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Esta
semana foi excelente. Trabalhamos bastante até quase morremos. Domingo anoite
quando chegamos em casa colapsamos na chão com exaustão! Mas estamos dormindo
muito bem estes dias e sempre levantamos sentindo fortes e melhor. Foi
interessante porque honestamente, esta semana deveria ter sido muito difícil.
Fomos rejeitadas muitas vezes, mas conseguimos ficar animadas e felizes de novo
rapidamente. Sou muito grata estar com a Síster Palomino neste momento. Tenho um
bom sentimento que esta transferência será muito boa e muito rápida. A Síster
Palomino é maravilhosa. Ela me faz rir cada momento e estamos muito felizes
juntas. Somos diferentes em muitas maneiras mas também semelhantes,
especialmente na nossa ética de trabalho. Sinto muito em paz e com muito
esperança para esta transferência e também para o resto da minha vida. Sei que o
Senhor vai cuidar conosco em cada fase da vida, especialmente agora e nas
próximas transições.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Fizemos
uma divisão com as Sísteres em Campos Elíseos esta semana. Eu saí com a Síster
Gutierrez e a Síster Palomino saiu com a Síster Iris. Foi uma ótima divisão. A
Síster Gutierrez tem muita energia e muita animação pelo trabalho. Ela está
disposta a fazer qualquer coisa, e está fazendo a transição para a nova área
muito bem. Ela recebe correção facilmente com humildade e vai ser uma força
grande na casa de Campos Elíseos. Posso ver ela como um líder muito eficaz. A
Síster Gutierrez ensina muito bem e simples. A divisão passou rápido demais.
Tenho um amor muito grande pelas nossas Sísteres. Espero que cada uma veja
sucesso.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Tivemos
uma milagre pequena ontem que me fez muito feliz. No fim do dia sentimos que
devíamos andar até o fim de nossa área para fazer uma lição com um de nossos
novos pesquisadores, João Paulo, mesmo que nossas pernas não aguentaram muito
mais. Nunca o ensinamos em casa, só na loja dele. Achamos a casa bem, mas ele
não estava e a mãe dele falou que ele estava passeando. Começamos para casa e na
próxima rua, quem nós achamos? O João Paulo mesmo! Ficamos tão felizes e fizemos
uma lição com ele lá na rua e marcamos uma data para voltar. Ele se comprometeu
ler mais do Livro de Mórmon antes que nós voltemos. Ele parece muito interessado
e sei que ele precisa do evangelho para fazer mudanças maravilhosas na vida
dele. Sinto que ele é eleito e que vai ser a milagre de nossa transferência.
Estou muito animada voltar lá!</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Obrigada
por tudo. Estou muito feliz!</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Síster
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Good Morning President!<br />Thank you for your words of love. These three
lines mean more to me than any email I have ever received! Thank you for all
that you do for us, especially the extra little things that you do not need to
do but do it because you love us. Throughout my mission could feel his love for
us. I will take all the time I have still in the mission because I know I will
feel very lack later.<br />This week was excellent. We work quite up to almost
die. Sunday anoite when we got home colapsamos the ground with exhaustion! But
we are sleeping well these days and always get up feeling strong and better. It
was interesting because honestly, this week should have been very difficult. We
were rejected many times, but managed to stay lively and happy again quickly. I
am so grateful to be with Sister Palomino at this time. I have a good feeling
that this transfer is very good and very fast. The Sister Palomino is wonderful.
She makes me laugh every now and are very happy together. We are different in
many ways but also similar, especially in our work ethic. Sorry alone and with
much hope for this transfer and also for the rest of my life. I know the Lord
will take care of us in every phase of life, especially now and in the coming
transitions.<br />We did a split with Sisters in Champs Elysees this week. I left
with Sister Gutierrez and Sister Palomino went with Sister Iris. It was a great
division. The Sister Gutierrez has lots of energy and lots of fun at work. She
is willing to do anything, and is making the transition to the new area very
well. She gets easily fix with humility and will be a major force in home Champs
Elysées. I can see it as a very effective leader. The Sister Gutierrez teaches
very well and simple. The division went too fast. I have a great love for our
Sisters. I hope each see success.<br />We had a small miracle yesterday that made
me very happy. At the end of the day we feel that we should walk to the end of
our area to take a lesson with one of our new researchers, John Paul, even if
our legs did not hold much. Never teach at home, only in his shop. We found the
house well, but he was not and his mother said he was walking. We started home
and in the next street, who do we think? The same John Paul! We were so happy
and did a lesson with him there on the street and we set a date to return. He
pledged read more Book of Mormon before we get back. He seems very interested
and I know he needs the gospel to make wonderful changes in his life. I feel he
is elected and that will be the miracle of our transfer. I'm very excited to go
back there!<br />Thanks for everything. I am very happy!<br />Sister Marchant</div>
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Wow, what a week,</div>
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This has been a rollercoaster of a week! It started out well in Araraquara
here as Síster G. França and I finished up our last few days together. We
planned a ward activity that went super well. It was called Bolo Superman (the
Superman of Cake), where all the men baked up a cake em casa and we had a huge
competition together. All the cakes were very different and there was great
variety. It all went super well and was great integration for the ward! I am
super excited to keep doing activitieslike this and to keep the excitment
growing in this ward. The frequency of church attendance has grown each and
every week this last transfer! Great things are happening here.</div>
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Then on Thursday we already packed up and traveled to Ribeirão to get
Síster França all settled up. She had the final interview and lunch with the
Presidente and a training and all sorts of great things to finish off the
mission. I cannot believe it has already been a year and a half! It was hard to
see Síster França go, but I know I will keep in contact with her. She has a
great life ahead of her.</div>
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Aí! I don´t have a lot of time to write today but I want you to know that
all is well and I am healthy and happy. Thanks so much for all of you who
answered about my callings question. It really lifted me up. Feel free to keep
them coming! So as to your question about the blessing from last week--I always
edit out some parts of my email to the Presidente and so maybe sometimes it
doesn´t completely make sense what I say, but all is well. I actually just had
the stomach flu over the weekend (remember that one time I was flying home from
BYU and had stomach flu on the plane? Yeah, same ideia). But I am already fully
recovered--actually even better than I was before I got the bug--and everything
está seguindo em frente. Everything is going great.</div>
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I got to see Síster Sperry again this weekend and talked A LOT to her
before I sent her off to the big states. It was so great to chat like old times
and thing about our lives. You meet so many wonderful people on the mission, and
I have made friendships that will last forever. There were a lot of mixed
emotions as I sent all of my best friends away (like Sister Sperry, G. França,
and Shipp), but I know that this is were I need to be for the next six weeks. I
will rely muito on the Lord to stay strong and firm until the end and I know
that He will carry me. Life is good. When we trust in Him we cannot fail. </div>
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Thanks so much for everything! Love you lots!</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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P.S. I received so much great mail this week! I received Kent´s wedding
announcement--the good ole man--and also our Christmas card. You are always
super creative mom! Thanks for sending me one. I also received your package of
sunscreen in glue sticks (the coolest thing I have ever seen--claro que já está
em minha bolsa), peanut butter, and oatmeal. It was actually an answer to
prayers because there was no food in the house. Whenever we travel on divisions
for some crazy reason the sisters don´t buy food. So when we were hanging out in
Ribeirão for a week we were saved and well fed graças a Mom! Thanks so much for
sending so much love. I think I am one of the missionaries that receives the
most love from back home. You are wonderful!</div>
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Olá Presidente!</div>
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Esta semana foi muito diferente mas muito boa. Nós terminamos a
transferência aqui em Araraquara muito bem com uma atividade na ala. Foi a
primeira atividade que ela teve faz meses. Deu muito certo! Tivemos uma
competição de bolos (se chama Bolo Superman) onde todos os homens fizeram bolos
em casa e trouxeram para a capela. Tinha mais ou menos 10 bolos e muitos
pessoas. Nós quatro missionários foram os jurados, e foi muito divertido. Eu amo
atividades na ala. Nós começamos com esta ideia para incentivar a ala para fazer
mais atividades, e agora temos planos que cada organização vai fazer rodízio e
vamos ter uma atividade cada 15 dias! Espero muito que continue tão bem. Estou
amando esta ala muito. Estamos vendo mudanças nesta ala e (especialmente com a
ajuda do Élder Crawford) está crescendo. Esta transferência passada nossa
freqüência aumentou cada e toda semana! Estamos ganhando a confiança do bispado
e trabalhando muito com ele. Quando a gente voltou para cá depois da semana em
Ribeirão, fique muito feliz; me sinto em casa aqui agora.</div>
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Os quatro dias com a Síster Clement foram muito bons. Conheci-a muito
melhor, e acho que conseguirei ajudá-la mais esta transferência por causa disso.
Ela está começando a mudar e a trocar a perspectiva dela. Falei muito sobre
perspectiva e optimismo com ela. Ela fez muitas perguntas e queria saber sobre
todas as coisas, por exemplo, técnicas de ensino e como ter um relacionamento
bom com a sua companheira e como perseverar bem.</div>
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Foi difícil despedir de a Síster G. França e todas minhas outras amigas lá.
Amo muito todas as Sísteres que foram embora, especialmente a Síster Sperry. Mas
estou muito animada ser com a Síster Palomino agora (que milagre!) e começar com
uma nova visão. Quero dar toda a minha alma ao Senhor esta transferência e
focalizar meus estudos na vida e especialmente Expiação de Cristo. Quero
conhecê-Lo o maior possível antes de ir para casa. Sinto-me quase completa com
minha missão mas sei que tem alguma coisa mais que o Senhor precisa me ensinar
aqui. Vou fazer uma santificação grande e dedicar-me completamente à vontade do
Senhor. Estou animada para começar.</div>
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Obrigada pela transferência boa e tranquila,</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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Hello President!<br />This week was very different but very good. We finish
the transfer here in Araraquara very well with an activity in the ward. It was
the first activity she had for months. It went very well! We had a cake
competition (called Superman cake) where all the men made cakes at home and
brought to the chapel. Was about 10 cakes and many people. All four missionaries
were the jury, and it was fun. I love activities in the ward. We started with
this idea to encourage the ward to do more activities, and now we have plans
that each organization will be rotated and we will have an activity every 15
days! I very much to continue as well. I'm loving this wing too. We are seeing
changes in this wing and (especially with the help of Elder Crawford) is
growing. This our last transfer rate increased each and every week! We are
winning the trust of the bishopric and working a lot with him. When we came back
here after the week in Ribeirão, be very happy; I feel at home here now.<br />The
four days with Sister Clement were very good. I knew her very best, and I think
I will get more help her this transfer because of it. She is beginning to change
and to change her perspective. I talked a lot about perspective and optimism
with her. She asked many questions and wanted to know about all things, for
example, teaching techniques and how to have a good relationship with his
partner and persevere as well.<br />It was hard to say goodbye to Sister G. France
and all my other friends there. Love all very Sisters who left, especially
Sister Sperry. But I'm very excited to be with Sister Palomino now (what a
miracle!) And start with a new vision. I want to give all my heart to the Lord
this transfer and focus my studies in life and especially Christ's Atonement. I
want to know Him as many as possible before going home. I almost feel complete
with my mission but I know there's something more that the Lord has to teach me
here. I will make a great sanctification and devote myself completely to God's
will. I'm excited to get started.<br />Thank you for the good and quiet
transfer,<br />Sister Marchant</div>
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We traveled to Ribeirão at the beginning of the week to have
Conselho da Liderança de novo! It has been awhile since we have had Conselho (it
was canceled last transfer due to the Christmas Conference) and I didn´t realize
how much I missed it. The Spirit was super forte this time and it was one of my
favorite conselhos. We did four new, different practices and I learned a ton. I
love working with the other missionaries here, especially the leaders of the
mission because they are all super focused and driven. I am very humbled and
blessed to have the opportunity to attend so many conselhos. I am strengthened
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I was able to see Síster Sperry there which brought great alegria
into my life. I didn´t realize how much I missed her until I saw her again. What
a blessed companion. We also had a huge miracle during lunch (see below). I love
this work. Even during difficulties, the blessings never stop coming.</div>
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Síster G. França is so great. She is firme até o fim and is a
wonderful companion to me. I wish I didn´t have to get another one and could
stay with her until the end! But I know that her home needs her and that I have
a few more things to learn before coming home. Transfers are next week já! Can
you believe this time is flying by so fast? I can´t. I am exhausted but happy
and feel like I have almost fulfilled everything that I need to do here. I had a
dream yesterday that I came home this transfer. After being with the fam for a
few minutes I said, "so when is my flight back to Brasil to finish my mission
after this quick visit? I still have more work to do there!" I know that
Heavenly Father needs me here for some reason one more transfer and He wants to
see if I will fulfill His call. It was a difficult decision to make, but I know
this is where I need to be and that I would feel incomplete without it. Thank
you for holding on and letting me stay here in my new home for a few more weeks.
Don´t worry--it will zoom by as well and then we have eternity! (I have also
been having some weird dreams about the Hill Cumorah Pageant this week. Don´t
know where that came from especially since we are no where near applications or
the show. Are there any changes happening in that area? You guys should
definitely do it again if you can!)</div>
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P.S. I was studying Preach My Gospel today in chapter 11. There is
a Personal Study idea (número 2, pg 219 if you study PME in portuguese...sorry
its the best I can do) that I wanted to ask your help with. Anyone who is
interested in analyzing your life and helping me out, think back to the many
years of service you have had in the Church and answer this question for me in
an email: How were you blessed or continue to be blessed by your faithful
fulfillment of your callings? Thanks so much for your insights!</div>
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semana foi muito ocupada! Corremos em todo lugar. Começamos com o Conselho de
Liderança que nos inspirou muito. Eu adorei tantas práticas novas, e aprendi
muito. Senti-me o Espírito forte e fique animada sair e trabalhar de novo. Tenho
muitas memórias preciosas por causa dos Conselhos. Sempre é uma experiencia
muito espiritual para mim.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Tivemos
uma milagre no Conselho também. Um pesquisador antigo da Síster Sperry e eu que
mora no Centro se chama Brianda (não sei se você lembra aquela noite que ligamos
para o senhor depois do conselho retrasado para contar nossa milagre do prática
da Restauração? Foi a mesma mulher). Ela é maravilhosa e tem muito potencial.
Ela viajou recentemente e perdi contato com as Sísteres em Irajá, mas ela estava
lá no Bat Caverno quando almoçamos lá terça!! Ela falou que quase nunca come lá,
mas decidiu de nada ir lá (no mesmo horário de nós) este dia. Conseguimos
almoçar com ela e seu marido e incentivamos ela buscar mais sobre a igreja de
novo. Foi tão coincidência, que eu sei que realmente foi planejada por Pai
Celestial, e que Ele vai guiá-la até o evangelho restaurado completo. A única
hora quando a Síster Sperry e eu estamos nas ruas de Ribeirão Preto juntas nós
encontramos nossa melhor pesquisadora de Irajá sem querer. Pai Celestial está
mandando muitas ternas misericórdias em minha vida agora mesmo.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Fizemos
divisões em Jaboticabal de novo esta semana. Saí com a Síster Paiva. Ela é
ótima. Ela é nova e tem uma animação grande para o trabalho. Ela sabe a doutrina
importante bem e como funciona cada parte do trabalho missionário. A Síster
Soares a treinou bem. As vezes ela ensina muito profundamente e rapidamente.
Fizemos a prática de 70 palavras e um minuto por cada tópico e a incentivei
continuar a praticar assim com a Síster Soares. Gostei muito desta prática, e
sei que vai ajudar ela e a Síster Soares muito. A Síster Paiva faz práticas e 12
semanas bem e está disposta a tentar coisas novas. As vezes ela fala demais e
não escuta bem, mas está animada sobre tudo.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Recebi
uma bênção muito simples e poderoso do Élder Booth que me ajudou muito. Tenho um
testemunho muito grande do sacerdócio e sei que funciona cada vez quando temos
fé. Estou muito grata ter sempre bênçãos do sacerdócio disponíveis na minha
vida.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">A
Síster G. França é ótima! Ela está trabalhando firme até o fim e tem olhos
realmente fixados na glória de Deus. Ela tem metas muito boas pelo futuro e vai
ter uma vida ótima depois da missão. Estou TÃO grata ter a oportunidade servir
com ela por esta transferência rápida. Eu amo a Síster G. França e quer ficar em
contato com ela para sempre! Obrigada por este presente de servir ao lado dela
por tantos dias. Tenho a melhor missão no mundo!</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Com
amor,</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Síster
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President,<br />This week has been very busy! We run everywhere. We start with the
Leadership Council that inspired us a lot. I loved so many new practices, and
learned a lot. I felt the strong spirit and be excited to go out and work again.
I have many precious memories because of the Councils. It is always a very
spiritual experience for me.<br />We had a miracle in the Council too. A former
researcher at Sister Sperry and I who lives in the center is called Brianda (do
not know if you remember that night we turn to you after the council before last
to tell our practice of the miracle of the Restoration? It was the same woman).
She is wonderful and has a lot of potential. She recently traveled and lost
contact with Sisters in Irajá, but she was there at the Bat cavernosa when we
had lunch there Tuesday !! She said she almost never eat there but decided
anything go there (at the same time of us) this day. We were able to have lunch
with her and her husband and encourage her to seek more about the new church. It
was so coincidentally, I know it was really planned by Heavenly Father, and He
will guide her to complete the restored gospel. The only time when Sister Sperry
and I are in Ribeirão Preto streets together we find our best researcher Irajá
unintentionally. Heavenly Father is sending many tender mercies in my life right
now.<br />We divisions in new Jaboticabal this week. I left with Sister Paiva.
She's great. It is new and has a great animation to work. She knows the
important doctrine well and how each part of the missionary work. The Sister
Soares trained her well. Sometimes she teaches too deeply and quickly. We
practice 70 words and one minute for each topic and encouraged to continue to do
so with Sister Soares. I really enjoyed this practice, and I know that will help
her and Sister Soares much. The Sister Paiva makes practical and 12 weeks as
well and is willing to try new things. Sometimes she talks too much and not
listening well, but is excited about everything.<br />I got a very simple and
powerful blessing of Elder Booth that helped me a lot. I have a very great
testimony of the priesthood and I know that works every time when we have faith.
I am very grateful always have priesthood blessings available in my life.<br />The
Sister G. France is great! She is working hard to the end and really has eyes
set on the glory of God. She has very good goals for the future and will have a
great life after the mission. I am SO thankful to have the opportunity to serve
with her for this rapid transfer. I love Sister G. France and want to stay in
touch with her forever! Thank you for this gift of serving beside her for so
many days. I have the best mission in the world!<br />With love,<br />Sister
Marchant</span></span></div>
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Boom! Bang! SHABAM!</div>
That is the sound of the fireworks that I
heard from dentro our first floor apartement 12:00 Quinta-feira. But sadly it
was the first new years passover that I spent alone. Silly Síster G. França
didn´t even wake up! But I enjoyed the fireworks from the window:). And what a
new years it was. We spent New Years Eve na casa de Irmã Sara e Irmão Éder. O
irmão is the first counselheiro do bispado. His family is great and funny. I
just love the bispado nesta ala. They are taking care of us so well and are
helping us to work hard. Thanks to the support of the ward the frequancia na ala
está aumentando each week. This week there were more people at Church then they
have had in years! The ward is helping us a lot and as such we are able to work
super hard every day. We come home exhausted each night and I am so grateful for
my comfy bed and sheets and pillow. I like doing missionary work this
way.</div>
Anyways, I´m getting distracted. The New Years Eve party was
excelente. They started early for us but actually nobody really got there until
8:30 (and then two more people showed up:)). There was lots of great food and we
ate until we burst and laughed tons. It was the first new years party that I
left before 9:30. Although it was small all of my favorite people were there. It
was one to remember for sure.<br />
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I love Síster G. França. She is quiet and doesn´t talk even as much as me
(if you can imagine someone assim) but she has a big heart and is working hard
until the very end. We are having a lot of great lessons and teaching well
together. I know I can trust her with anything durante qualquer lição. She is
really smart and we are loving life.</div>
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We went to Jaboticabal de novo esta semana por divisões. We had a bit of an
adventure getting there actually. When we arrived at the Rodoviária the only
onibus was sold out! Things are super busy with the turn of the year and
everyone was trying to get back home. So we made a contact with the onibus
casheir and he became our friend. He walked all the way down to the entrance
platforms with us and started talking with the motorista. They talked for a
while and decided to let us sit on the stairs in the front of the bus until the
next stop where passengers would leave and we could get seats. It was such a
blast. We made great friends with the driver named Bruno and just chatted away
scrunched up on the steps for half an hour. It was a great experience. Bruno
actually lives near São José do Rio Preto but we were able to get his address
and will send missionaries his way! It is great to be a missionary in any
situation you find yourself. The Lord works in mysterious ways.</div>
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I´ve been feeling a little under the weather this week, but the Lord is
helping me so much! I feel a lot better now and think that it already passed.
Just when I think I have reached my limit He says, "Just a little farther" and
He gives me the strength to make it through the whole day. Especialmente during
our division this week I felt the Lord working em nosso frente and His angels
round about us to bear us up. I know that He leads this work. He can heal any
doença that we have fisicamente ou spiritualmente. I trust in Him completely and
know that He will help me to be strong until the very last day of my mission. He
is my Savior and King. I know He lives.</div>
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Loves,</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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<br /><br /><br />Olá Presidente,<br />Está semana foi muito boa e rápida de novo.
Estamos trabalhando até colapsamos todo dia e dormimos muito bem. Sinto-me que
nesta transferência estou realmente conseguindo aplicar todos os princípios e
habilidades que aprendi durante toda minha missão. É muito
gratificante.<br />Achamos um novo pesquisador se chama Marcos esta semana. Ele é
muito inteligente, e é uma jóia ensiná-lo porque ele entende tudo rapidamente e
tem muitas perguntas. Ensinamos a Restauração esta semana com muitas detalhes e
ele só continuou a perguntar e perguntar até tivemos que pará-lo. Ele é casado e
tem dois filhos, mas eles não são muito interessadas como ele é. Ele cumpriu os
compromissos e tinha perguntas quando voltamos. Estamos muito animados trabalhar
mais com ele e envolver a ala com ele. Jejuamos pelo Marcos ontem.<br />O bispado
aqui em Ala 1 é ótimo. Eles estão nos ajudando muito em tudo que eles podem.
Atualmente, não temos um LMA, mas o primeiro conselheiro do bispado assumou esta
posição por enquanto e estamos tendo reuniões sim. Eles estão fazendo
entrevistas e estão em busca de um LMA. Tenho muito confiança na liderança
aqui.<br />Fizemos uma divisão em Jaboticabal esta semana. Eu saí com a Síster
Rodriguez e a Síster G. França saiu com a Síster Huamani. As duas são sísteres
boas que têm muito desejo e energia para fortalecer esta obra. Síster Rodriguez
tem uma personalidade forte e não tem medo de nada. Ela fala com todas as
pessoas na rua e faz convites muito bem durante as lições. Esta fez foi melhor
no aspeito que ela ensinou muito focalizada e não conversou tanto antes das
lições. Ela gosta da Síster Huamani e elas estão felizes juntas. A Síster
Rodriguez ensina muito bem e tem perguntas inspiradas excelentes. Ela também é
humilde para receber correção. Estava um pouco resfriada durante a divisão mas a
Síster Rodriguez me ajudou ter motivação para continuar. Trabalhamos juntas todo
o dia e tivemos muito sucesso incluendo novos pesquisadores e 3 datas marcadas
(também ganhamos um pouco churrasco:) ). Eu não estou preocupada com esta dupla.
A Síster Paiva e a Síster Soares estão muito bem juntas também. Acho que tem
muito paz na casa. <br />O resto da semana foi tranquilo. Tivemos algumas lições e
contatos muito especial. A Síster G. França é um exemplo ótimo para mim. Ela
está trabalhando diligentemente até o fim e não está trunky. Agredeço muito por
isso. Estamos tendo uma transferência de milagres.<br />Até amanha,<br />Síster
Marchant</div>
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Hello President,<br />This week was very good and fast again. We are working
to colapsamos all day and slept very well. I feel that this transfer'm getting
really apply all the principles and skills learned throughout my mission. It is
very rewarding.<br />Found a new investigator is called Marcos this week. He is
very smart, and is a gem teach him because he understands everything quickly and
have many questions. We teach the Restoration this week with many details and he
just kept asking and asking until we had to stop it. He is married and has two
children, but they are not very interested as it is. He fulfilled the
commitments and had questions when we returned. We are excited to work with him
more and involve the wing with him. We fast by Marcos yesterday.<br />The
bishopric here in Ala 1 is great. They are helping us much at all that they can.
Currently, we have no AML, but the first counselor in the bishopric assumou this
position for now and we're having meetings yes. They are doing interviews and
are in search of an LMA. I have much confidence in the leadership here.<br />We
made a division in Jaboticabal this week. I left with Sister Sister G. Rodriguez
and France came out with Sister Huamani. Both are good sisters who have much
desire and energy to advance this work. Sister Rodriguez has a strong
personality and is not afraid of anything. She speaks to all people on the
street and make calls very well during lessons. This has been the best aspeito
she taught very focused and did not talk much before the lessons. She likes of
Sister Huamani and they are happy together. The Sister Rodriguez teaches very
well and has excellent inspired questions. She is also humble to receive
correction. It was a bit cold during the division but Sister Rodriguez helped me
have motivation to continue. We work together all day and had much success
incluendo new researchers and 3 marked dates (also got a little barbecue :)).
I'm not concerned about this double. The Sister Sister Soares Paiva and are very
well together too. I think that has much peace in the house.<br />The rest of the
week was quiet. We had a few lessons, and special contacts. The Sister G. France
is a great example for me. She is working diligently to the end and is not
Trunky. Agredeço much so. We are having a transfer of miracles.<br />See you
tomorrow,<br />Sister Marchant</div>
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I´m dreaming tonight...of the place I love...</div>
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Hey fam! My voice and face will be home for Christmas for a few minutes! I
cannot wait for that day. Things are going great here and we are living up this
Chirstmas Spirit. The huge Christmas zone conference was this week! We had half
of the mission in Ribeirão Preto, back in my beloved chapel of Campos Elíseos.
There was a great feast and a skit from each zone (that were actually ALL really
good and funny), an awesome treinamento from Presidente, and testemunhos of the
héroes. And believe it or not I was one of those few to give my final testimony
and say my goodbyes. They sang God Be with you Til We Meet Again for us. That
was my last zone conference I will go to in my life! Time comes at you fast.
What a good mission I have behind me. It has been a wonderful 17 months. And I
still have 2 more to enjoy!</div>
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I love Christmas time. There is so much to do and so much excitement in the
air. I think it is a bigger deal in the states but I like to celebrate big so I
am making it count here with Síster G. França. We are working hard every day and
sending out lots of Ele É o Presente pass along cards and singing lots of
Christmas hymns. The ward here is great and very supportive. We have two great
homes to go to for Chrismas Eve Night (which is actually a bigger deal than
Christmas Day here) and for Christmas Day. On Sunday the bishopric gave all four
of us a pannetone! (look it up, the best little food that Christmas has ever had
to offer) I LOVE that stuff and could eat a whole one in one sitting. Anyways,
none of you have to worry about us missionaries here because everyone is showing
lots of love</div>
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We had success visiting or recent converts this week. There is one family
who lives way far away so we don´t get to visit them very often. The 15 year old
daughter was baptized a few weeks ago, and the parents are investigating. They
are practically members já and have huge testimonies but just have to get
married first. It is a work in progress with a bunch of legal problems but in
January they are making goals to have the wedding! Once they get married for
sure they will get baptized. The only problem is that they are planning on
moving to another ward in the stake as well so we might not be teaching them for
very long. But we had an awesome lesson with them this week and watched the
Christmas film Mundo Feliz. It brought a Spirit SO strong and helped us remember
even more of Christ. I would highly recommend you all watching it again this
Christmas season.</div>
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The Lord is continually showing me that He is leading this work. If I give
a little bit more of myself He always fulfills the rest.</div>
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Sorry I don´t have much time to write today because I had to send in some
references, but know that I love you and will devote every drop of my 40 minutes
to you on the 25th! You guys are so wonderful.</div>
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Love,</div>
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your daughter</div>
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and sis</div>
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and friend</div>
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and brazilian</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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***Hey dad, could you please actually email me one of you skype emails and
passwords for me to use? I will enter here on the email on Christmas and get the
info. I don´t know if I remember mine correctly and I think it would be easier
to use your than to create a new one out here. Thanks so much!! p.s. Emma, is it
true?</div>
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Olá Presidente!</div>
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Estou muito animada para Natal! A conferência foi maravilhosa e trouxe
muitas memórias boas. Vou lembrar-me sempre as experiências boas como as
conferências de zona. Obrigada por todo o esforço que vocês deram para fazer com
que ela seja ótima e feliz. Eu AMO Natal e amo a oportunidade compartilhar nossa
mensagem durante esta estação feliz. Eu gosto muito das novas cartões de Ele é o
Presente e estamos conseguindo assistir este vídeo com muitas pessoas. Que
bênção é estar aqui na missão durante Natal.</div>
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O treinamento foi muito bom para mim ver como tudo cabe juntos. Eu estou
aplicando os princípios da obra durante épocas diferentes na minha missão e
agora consigo enxergar como tudo pode ser feito na mesma vez. Vou tentar passar
isto para as nossas Sísteres também.</div>
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Esta semana começou difícil aqui em Araraquara porque quase todos nossos
pesquisadores desistiram. Mas a semana foi muita boa também porque me sinto que
realmente fizemos tudo que pudemos. Colocamos todos nossos corações, mentes e
forças ao trabalho e mesmo durante dificuldades, vimos milagres. Estou
aprendendo que realmente tudo está nas mãos do Senhor e que se Ele quer que algo
acontece, nada vai pará-Lo. Achamos um Senhor e uma Senhora no Sábado que já
visitaram muitas igrejas mas nunca sentiram certas. Encontramos o Senhor fazendo
contatos na rua. Falamos muito com ele e pedimos entrar, e ele deixou. Eles são
velhos, porém muito inteligentes e tiveram perguntas ótimas. Ensinamos o Plano
de Salvação e o Espírito foi forte. Tentamos marcar uma data e falaram que
querem aprender mais antes de decidir no batismo. É claro estes dias realmente
quem tem interesse e potencial e quem não via progredir. Estamos confiando muito
no Senhor para encontrar e ensinar pelo Espírito. Eu sei que se eu me sinto o
Espírito estou fazendo a vontade de Deus. Ele guia esta obra, e Ele manda o
Espírito Santo. Com Eles jamais vamos falhar. Estou tão grata ser parte da
organização incrível que uma missão de Cristo é. Sabemos que nosso trabalho é
vital e vai salvar almas.</div>
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Obrigada por tudo,</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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Hello President!<br />I'm very excited for Christmas! The conference was wonderful and brought many good memories. I will remember always the good experiences as zone conferences. Thank you for all the effort you have to make it to be great and happy. I LOVE Christmas and love the opportunity to share our message during this happy season. I really like the new cards It is the present and we are able to view this video with many people. What a blessing to be here in the mission during Christmas.<br />The training was very good for me to see how everything fits together. I am applying the principles of work during different times in my mission and I can now see how everything can be done at the same time. I'll try to pass it to our Sisters as well.<br /><br /><br />This week began here in Araraquara difficult because almost all of our researchers have given up. But the week was also a lot of good because I feel that really did everything we could. We put all our hearts, minds and strength to work and even during hard times, we have seen miracles. I am learning that really everything is in the hands of the Lord and that He wants something happens, nothing will stop him. Found a Lord and Lady on Saturday who have visited many churches but never felt right. We found the Lord making contacts on the street. We talk a lot with him and we go, and he left. They are old but very intelligent and had great questions. We teach the Plan of Salvation and the Spirit was strong. We try to schedule a date and said that they want to learn more before deciding on baptism. Of course these days really who has interest and potential and who saw no progress. We are very trusting in the Lord to find and teach by the Spirit. I know that I feel the Spirit I am doing the will of God. He guides this work, and He sends the Holy Spirit. They never fail to let. I am so grateful to be part of the amazing organization that is a mission of Christ. We know that our work is vital and will save souls.</div>
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<br />Thanks for everything,<br />Sister Marchante</div>
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Olá minha família lindíssima!</div>
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Christmas is arriving! It really has been a week full of miracles. I am
already starting to love this area a ton. There are so many wonderful people
here and we are seeing great miracles. We have received a bunch of references
that are really solid this week and are teaching a bunch, more than I have in
months. We had a great lesson with Lucas (see below) who is really sad and needs
the blessings and orientação do evangelho muito na vida dele. His girlfriend
just cut off their engagement that they had been in for 7 years! He is very
eleito and ready to receive the gospel in his life. We are super excited to
teach him and have some baptisms here in Araraquara.</div>
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I have always only heard good things about this city and now I know why.
The ward is awesome and very receptive. It was SUPER hard to say goodbye to
everyone in Irajá; I have really grown to love them with all my heart, but the
reception in Araraquara was wonderful as well so I know I will have great
relationships here too. They were really excited when they heard that I play the
piano so I will once again be accompaining in Relief Society and in Sacrament
Meeting. It is great to be able to use my talents in this meaningful way. I have
a huge testimony of music and the power it can send to strengthen people´s
testimony. I am very blessed to be here.</div>
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Síster G. França and I are having lots of fun together and getting along
great. We are working hard and finding lots of people. This area is very
balanced in that we are teaching a lot of pesquisadores, menos ativos, and
recém-conversos. My other areas didn´t have as much of an even spread like we do
here. It is neat to participate more in all aspects of the work. It is a really
big area and we have to take the onibus a lot, but we are having lots of good
adventures. There is nothing like falling into bed morto every night after a
long day of work. Vish! We need every drop of sleep we can get.</div>
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Oh another big change here in Araraquara is our zone. I came from a zone in
Ribeirão Preto that had more sísteres than any other in the mission--about 8
duplas. Here we are the only sisteres in our zone here. It was a very different
zone meeting this week. I am very used to working mostly with sisteres and this
may take a little getting used to. Elders are a whole different race.</div>
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Christmas is arriving! I am super excited for this next week because we
will have the huge Mission Conference in Ribeirão Preto and also our ward party
the next day. We have a few FHE´s as well. With that and other lessons we have
every single night booked for next week already. This season is going to zoom
past. I am LOVING the decorations de Natal in our little apartment right now. We
have a tree with presents underneath and a window of mini Chistmas trees and
lights--tudo graças a Mãe. Thanks for everything. This is the hardest part of
the year for a missionary to be away from home, but with all your love, I feel
like I am almost there with you! Send lots of love and chocolate for all of the
missionaries in your home wards. They often go unnoticed during these busy
holiday seasons, especially in the states.</div>
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I love you all TONS!</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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Presidente Brum,</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Esta
semana foi maravilhosa. Foi muito cansativa, mas foi ótima. Consegui conhecer a
área um pouco e todos os pesquisadores que temos. Esta área é fantástica e tem
muito potencial. Estou animada ficar aqui um pouco e servir as pessoas de
Araraquara. A ala foi ótima ontem e bem receptiva. Sinto-me em casa
já.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Eu
amo servir com a Síster G. França. Ela é muito diligente e não pensa em casa
muito, mesmo que seja a última transferência dela. Conseguimos ensinar muitas
lições boas e ter muitos milagres esta semana. Uma milagre aconteceu com nosso
novo pesquisador, Lucas. Ele foi uma referência dos Élderes quem marcaram um
compromisso para 5 hr o próximo dia. Estávamos muito animadas conhecê-lo.
Andamos bastante e chegamos lá certinho, mas ninguém estava em casa. Decidimos
bater algumas portas no lado, e conseguimos ensinar uma lição. Depois, ao
subirmos a rua, encontramos um homem chegando em casa que parou a gente e
foi...o Lucas mesmo! Ouvimos a história dele e marcamos para voltar o próximo
dia. Voltamos com um membro e ensinamos a Restauração (foi ontem). Ele foi muito
atento e entendeu bem. Ele tem um desejo forte para fazer qualquer coisa que
Deus que para ele. Ele aceitou batismo e uma data e prometeu ir à Igreja o
próximo domingo. Ele é inteligente e estamos animadas ajudá-lo a mudar sua vida
completamente. Ele já tem muita fé, e vai progredir rapidamente.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Não
fizemos divisões esta semana como a primeira semana da transferência, mas nossas
Sísteres parecem bem por enquanto. Temos planos para dar o discurso, "Tornar-se
perfeitos em Cristo" de uma Liahona recente para nossa tema para esta
transferência. Eu amo este discurso. Ele realmente mudou minha visão sobre nosso
propósito e como ser mais como Cristo. As revistas da Igreja são
maravilhosas.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Estamos
muito animadas para Natal! Tudo vai ser excelente.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Com
amor,</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Síster
Marchant</span></div>
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Dear President
Brum,<br />This week has been wonderful. It was very tiring, but it was great. Got
to know the area a bit and all the researchers who have. This area is fantastic
and has so much potential. I'm excited to be here a little and serve people of
Araraquara. The wing was great yesterday and well receptive. I feel at home
already.<br />I love to serve with Sister G. France. She is very diligent and do
not think much at home, even if it is the last transfer it. We were able to
teach many good lessons and have many miracles this week. A miracle happened to
our new investigator, Lucas. It was a reference to Elders who marked a
commitment for 5 hr the next day. We were very excited to meet you. We walked a
lot and we got there just right, but no one was home. We decided to hit some
doors on the side, and I could teach a lesson. Then go up to the street, we
found a man coming home that stopped us and was ... Lucas same! We heard his
story and mark to return the next day. We returned with a limb and teach the
Restoration (yesterday). He was very attentive and well understood. He has a
strong desire to do anything that God than for him. He accepted baptism and a
date and promised to go to church the next Sunday. He's smart and are animated
help you change your life completely. He already has a lot of faith, and will
progress quickly.<br />We did not make divisions this week as the first week of
the transfer, but our Sisters seem fine for now. We have plans to give the
speech, "Becoming perfect in Christ" in a recent Liahona to our theme for this
transfer. I love this speech. It really changed my view of our purpose and how
to be more like Christ. The Church magazines are wonderful.<br />We are very
excited to Christmas! Everything will be fine.<br />With love,<br />Sister
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Well hello there fam!</div>
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What a week it has been. So many big changes are here---After spending my
entire mission in Ribeirão Preto, I was hereby transfered out of the sede and
the city! I am now in... ... ...Araraquara! It is a city about an hour and a
half outside of Ribeirão. I am now companions with a Síster G. França! She is
from Pará, Brasil and is an amor de uma pessoa. I already love her to death. She
has been out the same amount of time as I have on the mission and has already
served one transfer here in Araraquara. I am super excited to serve with a
Brasilian again. I have been a whole year with Americans and am ready to speak
Portuguese 24/7 de novo and really perfect it before I go home. I LOVE this
language and am loving learning all the nitty gritty details. I have also heard
that this is an awesome area and that the ward is just great. I am so excited to
get started with a new start on things in a completely differente place. The
wards here in Brasil are just wonderful. The members are so open and loving
every time and each family makes you feel like you´re their own daugther. I want
to bring a lot of this brotherly love back to wherever I am in the states quando
voltar. I´m sure this new ward will be the same.</div>
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Wow it was hard to leave Irajá. I never imagined it would be so hard. The
people there have really dug their ways into my heart. We made a little coisinha
para a Clarice and had a difficult final lesson with her. Everyone cried and we
said our final goodbyes. Clarice is such a devoted soul and has truly embraced
the gospel fullheartedly. She is a huge example of faith to me. She is coming to
everything and is talking about the church to all of her family and friends. It
is easy to tell which of the recém-conversos are realmente converted to the
gospel because they are some of the most eager to share it with others.
Clarice´s netos também are really excited to come to church every week and have
already had a drastic change. I love this family demais!</div>
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We had a miracle with our investigators Eduardo e Josiana this week as
well. We weren´t able to see them in the end because they were traveling in
Franca, but we called and did a lesson over the phone real quick. After many
deeply spiritual lessons with them, they have started to keep commitments! They
said that the are praying and reading the Book of Mormon. The night before we
called they said that they stayed up until two in the morning reading o Livro de
Mórmon juntos! They are so wonderful and have a true desire to find the truth. I
will miss them a lot too.</div>
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And of course, more than anything I will miss my dear Síster Sperry. She
was transfered to a very hot town 6 hours from Ribeirão--the farthest área for
sisteres in the mission. She completely changed my life and brought light and
joy into every fiber of my being! I love this girl to death and learned
SSSSSSSSOOOOOOOO much with her. Sometimes it seems like I learned more in three
months with her than I have the rest of my mission combined. We had deep,
personal conversations every day and truly trusted each other. I know I can
count on her for whatever I need. It is so wonderful to have real, lasting
friendships like I have and know that I will have with her. She has made me into
a much better, stronger missionary and disciple of Christ. I am eternally
grateful for the short time we had together.</div>
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We had Stake Conference this weekend too which was really fun. I was able
to say my goodbyes to the ward (there´s the bishop there in a foto) and all my
friends in Ribeirão. It´s neat too that with all of these divisões I actually
know a lot of the members from the other wards in our stake as well. I have so
many friends here! Who know so many people would take me right in and make me
feel at home. I will miss this place a lot but I know that it is the will of the
Lord that I go to this new area. I arrived without a problem and everything is
working out. Presidente is definitely inspired with how he does transfers. It
always works out for our good.</div>
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I have been studying alot about repentance lately especially in one of the
first conference talks by Elder Anderson (I don´t remember the name but I think
it was the second conference talk that he gave as a general authority). I would
hightly recommend it and recommend truly trying to apply it to your life! I have
grown such a love for the general authorities over the past few months. Sister
Sperry has a special love for the general conference talks and I never know how
wonderful they are. Read those ensigns with pride! They are such a blessing in
our lives.</div>
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Here we go on another great adventure! See you next week.</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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Olá Presidente!</div>
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Esta semana passou muito rápido. Fizemos divisões com as sísteres em nossa
casa. Eu saiu com a Síster Beserra. Eu ama aquela mulher tanto. Ela é tão
maravilhosa! Tivemos uma divisão muito boa e tranquila. A Síster Beserra tem
muito determinação e diligência. Acho que ela também aprendeu esta transferência
como desacelerar e desfrutar o momento mais quando necessário. Eu com certeza
aprendi isto com a Síster Sperry. Síster Beserra é muito engrassada e cheia de
luz e alegria. As vezes ela não mostra sua personalidade profundo para todas as
pessoas mas realmente ela é um amor e encheu nossa casa com luz e felicidade.
Ela vai ser uma ótima treinadora. Estou muito animada para ela e a Síster Sena.
Elas combinaram muito bem como companheiras e ajudarão uma à outra muito com
treinar. Elas estão um pouco nervosas mas eu sei que as duas vão ser
fantásticas.</div>
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Nossa foi difícil sair de Jd. Irajá. Nunca pensei que tinha tanto de meu
coração lá. Eu AMO as pessoas lá, especialmente nossa recém-conversa Clarice e
os membros. Os membros lá cuidam de seus missionários muito bem e sempre tivemos
tudo que precisávamos. A ala vai amar as novas Sísteres que vão chegar.
Mas...estou super animada ser a Síster Treinadora de lá!!! Ó como eu amo aquele
área e as Sísteres lá. Muito obrigada por minha oportunidade voltar para
Ribeirão Preto esta transferência e especialmente para Jd. Irajá. Estou a Síster
mais abençoada na missão.</div>
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Foi também difícil sair da Síster Sperry. Ganhei um amor por ela como
nenhuma outra pessoa que conheci faz muito tempo. Ela é maravilhosa e me ensinou
tantas coisas boas. Estou muito grata pelo tempo tivemos para estar juntas in
Irajá. Foi uma época muito feliz de minha missão. Estou animada para ela ir para
Araçatuba e aprender muitas coisas lá também. Sei que as transferências foram
muito inspiradas e que estamos onde precisamos estar.</div>
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Estou aqui em Araraquara! Presidente, estou tão animada estar aqui. Eu
realmente estou aprendendo que de vez em quando mudança é boa, especialmente
perto do fim da missão. Eu AMO a Síster G. França e estou super animada servir
com ela! Acho que temos personalidades mais ou menos semelhantes e que vamos
combinar bem aqui. Também ouvi falar tantas coisas boas de Araraquara e estou
animada dar tudo de me mesma para ajudar a obra aqui. Com a Síster Sperry
aprendi onde estão meus limites e como não ultrapassá-los, então sei que vou
desfrutar o trabalho ainda mais nesta nova área. Obrigada por tudo! Vida é tão
boa.</div>
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Até amanha!</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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Feliz Dia de Ação de Graças!</div>
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It has been a very inspirational week. Last P-day seems like a life time
ago! First thing--Happy Thanksgiving! Our Thanksgiving was a somewhat uneventful
day but we were very blessed with a lot of great lessons. It was fun to at least
be with an American companion who could appreciate it with me. We walked around
saying TONS of things we were grateful for all day in the streets of João Rossi,
here´s a few: We are grateful for clean houses, the sun that gives life to the
earth, the rain that gives frio to the earth, the moço in plaid who talked to us
on the right side of the street, all the kind ladies who let us in to give us
water (it is our favorite way to enter doors), Clarice´s Christmas tree, my
American shoes, each other, our families, Josiana, the Restoration DVD, and
grass, to name a few. At the end of the day we came home and made some classic
Thanksgiving turkeys with the girls (see in the pics below). It was of course
the first time that Síster Beserra and Síster Sena made these wonders and they
of course loved them. Those are the things that I am truly thankful for. And
they made us wear Santa hats on Thanksgiving Day which I was against but
overruled. Brazilians mix everything together from rice and beans and mistura to
holidays. It was a blast to share a little bit of our holiday happiness with
them. Not quite the same as 6 differente pies and all the family together like
you guys had, but in our own way it was a very special day.</div>
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Now on to the Christmas holidays! On Saturday we had a zone activity where
we sang Christmas carols in the park. It was super fun and mais low-key than
last year (although they are probably going to have a bigger choral here in a
few weeks in Centro when it is closer to Christmas). It seemed liked not a whole
lot of people were passing by but we actually were able to get over 100
references in less than 2 hours and had lots of fun. I love singing, especially
about Christ and especially about Christmas and Christ. We had a blast. Síster
Sperry has a BEAUTIFUL voice and we were able to get some great harmony going on
(actually every day for companionship study we have some great harmony as well),
especially with giant speakers and mics. Yeah, it was the real deal. There are
some great missionaries here and we always have lots of fun. </div>
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We had an amazing lesson with Josiana e her son Eduardo this week. They are
really starting to open up and tell us their needs. I love teaching with Síster
Sperry because we are able to have the Spirit quickly and support each other
well in the lessons. We watched the 20 minute Restoration this week with them
and it was super spiritual and they had great questions. We talked LOTS about
prayers and getting answers and then popped the question (baptismal invite). It
was the longest moment of silence I have ever had in a lesson after the invite
but in the end...they both said yes! I think they might take a while for them to
accept everything because they work A TON and are never em casa but they are
very interessed and have great potential. They even already invited us over for
Christmas. I hope I stay here in this area to see them progress and feel the
love they are already starting to gain for the gospel, but if not, I know they
are being left in good hands with Síster Sperry.</div>
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I´m loving the ward and loving the Primary. Everyone there is just so
great. Clarice is always bringing her two grandkids to church every week now and
they are loving it. She is a costureira, so she even made them both a dress
shirt and got tiny ties so they fit in with everyone! It is the cutest thing.
Yesterday was the annual Primary Program and they came proud and all dressed up,
even though it was raining a monsoon outside. And...their parents came too!
Clarice was SOOOOOO excited to have her daughter (Francine) there. It turned out
really great and Francine wants to come back (but also works a ton so it may be
hard to find her). Francine also has been talking about getting married for a
while but didn´t like the Church she was going to, but is considering getting
married in ours! It is just a thought but has always been my dream to host a
wedding for an investigator. Who knows what the future holds? Let´s baptize the
whole family.</div>
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Oh and Clarice is also getting excited about family history work. We filled
out at least half of her little FH booklet this week with her. She pulled out
these sweet old documents of her mom and grandma, and it was awesome to search
through them to find dates and locations. I am really coming to love family
history work more and more. What a great gift we have in it!</div>
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I love you all lots! Have a happy week!</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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Olá Presidente!<br />Esta semana foi cheia de muitas coisas boas.
Primeiramente, muito obrigada pela entrevista segunda passada. Aprendi MUITAS
coisas e tenho muitas maneiras quero mudar e me moldar antes do fim. A Síster
Sperry e eu falamos muito sobre humildade e confiança em nós mesmas. Acho que se
eu conseguir ganhar auto-confiança em todos os momentos, vou ser a missionária
que Deus quer que seja e será mais feliz. Estas coisas não são fáceis para mim
mas sinto que já mudei um pouco e agora sei exatamente o que fazer até o fim.
Muito obrigada por seu tempo extra e por sua confiança em a gente. Estou
aprendendo as coisas mais importantes para mim e abrindo meu coração para novas
ideias. Tenho muito esperança no futuro.<br />Fizemos uma divisão no Bebedouro
esta semana. Foi excelente. Saí com a Síster Sousa e buscamos novos. Ela já
mudou tanto desde a primeira vez saí com ela alguns meses atrás. A Síster Auna
está a ajudando bastante e dá amor sem fim. Acredito que uma das razões maiores
que a Síster Auna veio ao Brasil neste momento foi para fortalecer e amar a
Síster Sousa. As duas são fantásticas. Oramos e escolhemos uma rua para bater
portas. Foi uma experiência muito legal para ver milagres e novas forças que a
Síster Sousa tem agora. Ela tem muito mais coragem e energia e estava
determinada trabalhar até a última porta. Encontramos algumas novas famílias que
foram muito legais e nós duas estavam muito animadas no fim do dia. Andando para
o rodoviária ela falou sem para por mais do que meia hora sobre a sua família
(especialmente a sua tia) e conversão. Nunca vi ela abre tanto como aquele dia,
e foi muito boa conhecê-la melhor. Parece que todas as coisas na vida dela estão
melhorando pouco por pouco e que a vida dela está em ordem. Ela agradeceu muito
pela ajuda do senhor e falou que ela tem muito mais paz e felicidade agora na
missão. Foi um grande prazer sair com ela. Sou grata e fico com admiração com
cada divisão. Nossas Sísteres são maravilhosas.<br />O resto de nossa semana foi
muito boa. Tivemos uma reunião familiar com nosso recém-converso que foi muito
bom para ela ganhar novas amigas. Também tivemos uma lição de ouro com nossos
pesquisadores Josiana e Eduardo onde marcamos duas datas de batismo. Eles são
inteligentes e realmente querem saber a verdade por se mesmos. Acho que eles
buscarão diligentemente. Amo ensinar pessoas como assim.<br />O Programa da
Primária este domingo trouxe muito gente e alguns visitantes. Foi lindo e tudo
mundo gostou. Amo as pessoas aqui, e realmente me sinto o amor que elas têm
pelos missionários e pela obra. Tenho as melhores áreas na
missão!<br />Obrigada,<br />Síster Marchant</div>
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Hello President!<br />This week was full of many good things. First, thank
you for the second last interview. MANY things and have learned many ways I want
to change and mold me before the end. The Sister Sperry and I talked a lot about
humility and trust in ourselves. I think if I can gain self-confidence at all
times, will be the mission that God wants it to be and will be happier. These
things are not easy for me but I feel I've changed a bit and now I know exactly
what to do until the end. Thank you for your extra time and your trust in us.
I'm learning the most important things for me and opening my heart to new ideas.
I have much hope for the future.<br />We made a division in the Trough this week.
It was excellent. I left with Sister Sousa and seek new. She has changed so much
since the first time I went out with her a few months ago. The Sister Auna is
helping a lot and gives endless love. I think one of the biggest reasons that
Sister Auna came to Brazil at this time was to strengthen and love Sister Sousa.
Both are fantastic. We pray and we chose a street to slam doors. It was a very
cool experience to see miracles and new forces that Sister Sousa has now. She
has more courage and energy and was determined to work to the last door. We
found some new families that were really nice and we both were very excited at
the end of the day. Walking to the bus she said no to for more than half an hour
about his family (especially his aunt) and conversion. I've never seen it opens
as much as that day, and it was very good to know her better. It seems that all
things in her life are improving little by little and that her life is in order.
She thanked a lot for the help of the Lord and said she has a lot more peace and
happiness now in the mission. It was a great pleasure to hang out with her. I am
grateful and I'm in awe with each division. Our Sisters are wonderful.<br />The
rest of our week was very good. We had a family reunion with our new convert who
was very good for her to win new friends. We also had a golden lesson with our
Josiana and Eduardo researchers where we scored two baptism dates. They are
smart and really want to know the truth to them. I think they will seek
diligently. Love teaching people as well.<br />The Primary Program this Sunday
brought a lot of people and some visitors. It was beautiful and all the world
like it. I love the people here, and really feel the love they have for
missionaries and for work. I have the best areas in the mission!<br />Thank
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Hello there you guys in your cold life,</div>
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Síster Sperry and I say that we know we are doing a good job when we feel
like we are just floating along from appointment to appointment. That is how I
was feeling this week just floating through without a worry in the air. We teach
and do contacts without stress and without freaking out about what time it is in
each place or what we are doing wrong. It makes missionary work quite enjoyable
and we are still able to grow and improve without focusing on anything bad that
is going on. It all will turn out alright in the end! Síster Sperry is so
wonderful and a great example to me. We are learning together and becoming the
people we want to be.</div>
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This Brazilian culture is making me a lot more relaxed and easygoing. On a
mission it is really easy to get stressed but now I think I am figuring out not
to care about the little unimportant things so much, especially the parts of
life that I have no control over. I hope I can keep that part of this culture
with me when I go home.</div>
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! I am greatly missing all the thanks going around as
well as Aunt Jalane´s banana cream pies, choosing between light and dark meat,
the universal nap after lanch, playing cards past midnight (with five layer
PBandJ´s at times), turkey football, and the family movie trip each friday.
There are just some traditions that should never be changed. Enjoy Thanksgiving
tons and don´t let these traditions die! Thanksgiving is perhaps my favorite
holiday of the year. It is sad that the day passes here just like any other day.
Celebrate extra hard for me this year.</div>
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I am thankful for so many things in my life, especially for YOU my great
family! I am so grateful for a traditional, stable family. That is such a rare
thing in the world. I could count on one hand how many missionaries I know here
who have a normal family with a father and mother married and without any
wayward kids. Thanks so much for all you do and for always supporting me. You
are very rare in this world and bring me so much joy! I always have forces to
keep going because I know you are cheering me on and loving me no matter what.
Family is the most important thing in this world.</div>
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Clarice is ótima. It just never ceases to amaze me how wonderful she is.
This next Sunday will be the Primary Program in our ward. Clarice is now
bringing her two grandkids to church every Sunday, Kaué (4) e Kauan (7). They
are little firecrackers. But they love church (especially now after a few weeks)
and are loving Primary. Clarice says that by tuesday or Wednesday each week they
start asking her, "Are we going to your church tomorrow?" They are hard to deal
with in Sacrament Meeting but are super cute. We were able to print off on of
the songs for them and Clarice is practicing with them in her tiny house all the
time. It is the cutest thing. We have practiced with them a few times too and
they are learning the words well. They will be great up there next Sunday.</div>
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Our amazing investigators have been really sick lately so we have not been
able to visit them as much as we would like. There are a lot of bugs going
around. But don´t worry, I´m feeling great right now. I have been really blessed
and lucky on my mission to have very few health problems, which is super rare
out here, especially for sisters. The Lord is protecting us and taking care of
us. I am very lucky to be here and to be doing well for so long. I have huge
trust and faith in the Savior that He cares about even our smallest needs and
desires. He always answers our prayers. Even for you.</div>
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Love you,</div>
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P.S. Our wonderful Bishop Caio gave us a little surprise this week. He told
us to come to the chapel real fast Thursday night because he had a gift for us.
When we got there he gave us 4 and the elders an entire tube of peanut butter!
We screamed with delight. Our bishop is wonderful and super funny. I am very
grateful for the chance to serve in this ward. There are so many wonderful
members. It makes a HUGE diference the relationship that we have with the
members. Even if the work is not exploding with baptisms and visible success, if
the ward members are happy and greet us excited each week it makes it all worth
it. Please greet your missionaries with love and do what they ask whenever you
can. A simple ride for an investigator is often very difficult to find and can
bring much peace and tranquilidade para os missionários.</div>
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Presidente,</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Esta
semana fizemos uma divisão muito boa com as sísteres em Bebedouro. Eu saí com a
Síster Morales e Síster Sperry saiu com a Síster Serdoski. Eu estou cuidando a
Síster Morales quase todas as 7 meses que estou uma Síster Treinadora e a amo
muito. Ela está mudando e melhorando com cada divisão e é muito mais forte do
que ela acha. Ensinamos algumas lições boas e conversamos muito sobre a dupla
dela e como elas podem trabalhar em mais união. Eu amo estas sísteres tanto.
Vamos voltar lá de novo a próxima semana para ver como as coisas e todas as 4
sísteres estão. A Síster Auna é uma ótima missionária. A Síster Sousa está
melhorando bastante e é um pouco preocupada sobre sua saúde, mas está feliz com
a Síster Auna. Vida é boa.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Em
Irajá coisas são boas e normais. Na verdade muitos de nossos pesquisadores estão
doentes então não conseguimos visitar todos. Porém, temos ótimos pesquisadores
como Josiane. Visitamos ela sábado e ela teve muitas perguntas difíceis e
ótimas. Foi bem legal ver alguém que tem tanto interesse e sede ouvir a verdade.
Oramos e jejuamos que ela vai ler e orar. Temos fé que muitos milagres estão
para vir aqui em Irajá. A ala está pronta para receber as pessoas
eleitas.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Também
estamos fazendo muitas reuniões familiares com as famílias aqui. Tem um rodízio
agora em João Rossi onde uma família diferente tem a reunião em sua casa cada
semana. É uma ótima oportunidade trazer pesquisadores e menos ativos. Esta ala é
maravilhosa.</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Obrigada
Presidente!</span><br style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #e7e6e2; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Síster
Marchant</span></div>
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<u>Translation Into English</u></div>
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Hello President,<br />This week we made a very good division with the sisters
in Trough. I left with Sister Morales and Sister Sperry came out with Sister
Serdoski. I'm taking care of Sister Morales almost every seven months I'm one
Sister trainer and love her very much. It is changing and improving with each
division and is much stronger than she thinks. Teach some good lessons and
talked a lot about double it and how they can work more unity. I love these
sisters both. Let's go back there again next week to see how things and all 4
sisters are. The Sister Auna is a great missionary. The Sister Sousa is
improving a lot and is a little worried about his health, but is happy with
Sister Auna. Life is good.<br />Irajá things are good and normal. In fact many of
our researchers are then patients can not visit all. But we have great
researchers as Josiane. We visited her Saturday and she had many difficult and
great questions. It was really nice to see someone who has so much interest and
thirst to hear the truth. We pray and we fast it will read and pray. We have
faith that many miracles are to come here in Irajá. The wing is ready to receive
the elected people.<br />We are also doing a lot of family reunions with families
here. Has a rotation now in John Rossi where a different family having meeting
in your home every week. It's a great opportunity to bring researchers and less
active. This wing is wonderful.<br />Thank you President!<br />Sister Marchant</div>
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<i><b>From:</b></i> <a href="mailto:emarchant@myldsmail.net" title="mailto:emarchant@myldsmail.net">Eliza Marchant</a></div>
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<i><b>Date:</b></i> 11/17/2014 12:12:31
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<i><b>To:</b></i> <a href="mailto:marchfamilyant@zoomtown.com" title="mailto:marchfamilyant@zoomtown.com">Jewel Marchant</a>; <a href="mailto:gary.marchant@fuse.net" title="mailto:gary.marchant@fuse.net">Gary
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<i><b>Subject:</b></i> Semana de milagres e
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Boa tarde minha família linda,</div>
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What a wonderful week I have had before my eyes! It started out with a
great FHE (if you haven´t done it yet recently or at all this year, call your
missionaries and tell them you want to host a FHE at your house for any
investigators that they have, or better yet invite your own friend/neighbor! The
missionaries would die of happiness) in João Rossi. Their little front
room/kitchen was bursting with gente and we were all squeezed in on the ground
and in every available cranny. That is the way it is supposed to be.</div>
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Then the next day way had Conselho de Liderança with everyone. I love those
meetings so much. I always feel the Spirit so strong and feel super motivated to
go out and give it my all again. They just keep getting better and better. At
the beginning I honestly was super intimidated by them but now after about 6
conselhos I am one of the oldies. I feel way more comfortable now to make
comments and feel somewhat worthy to be amongst so many important people. The
organization of the mission truly is remarkable. This is such an inspired
organization. I know that the Lord is leading this work.</div>
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We did some practices about the Restoration and talked about how to have
more effective first lessons, especially when we do contatos de oração (make a
contact and just offer to say a prayer with them but then actually sneak in some
really inspirational doctrine of truth afterwards). Right afterwards we went to
visit Brianda´s family. She was the only one home but it turned out to be
possibly the very best Restoration lesson of my life. She cried and we cried and
were just full of the Spirit and happiness. This lesson actually was never
supposed to happen because she had texted us earlier saying that she wasn´t
actually able to meet that day, but we didn´t get the message until we were
already there in her prédio. We got there at about 4:15 and she had to leave at
4:30 but we got started with just a little introduction and teaser and she got
so excited and asking so many questions that we didn´t leave until 5:30. She is
very smart and has been visiting many churches and searching for the truth for a
long time. She understood apostasy and continued revelation really well and said
she always wondered why everything good should stop in our day after Christ. In
the middle of the lesson she said "Eu sou da Igeja dos Mórmons!" and hugged the
pamphlet! She is a spunky little thing. In the middle of the lesson também, her
paster called and said he wanted to come visit the next day...didn´t see that
one coming. She has had a super busy week so unfortunately has canceled a few of
our compromissos for the rest of the week, but we are really looking forward to
visiting her whole family again this week. I have never been so happy and
jubilant after a lesson. Síster Sperry e eu were jumping up and down and just
couldn´t stop talking about it, so we had to go get milkshakes (you would be
surprised how delicious these little baby milkshakes are here). I keep thinking
that this is too good to be true and I really hope I don´t get trasfered now.
We´ve only taught her one real lesson but have huge hope that she will progress
into much more. Now the only question is that her husband is a famous tattoo
artist...</div>
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We also met an amazing new investigator named Edilene. She actually lives
in Irajá but stopped the Elders in the Centro to ask for help with English. How
convient that both of us are Americans here. Worked out great. (we are really
using our engilsh skills a lot lately). We visited her real fast saturday
morning to get to know her a little bit and she invited us back sunday night.
She actually made us this feast of chicken and potatoes and pinapple juice (you
would not believe the homemade fruit juices they have here. To die for), and
then we started teaching the Plan of Salvation. She has a crazy backstory. About
two years ago her 15 year-old daughter died of cancer. Then shortly after her
husband went crazy and divorced her so now she is living alone and feeling very
alone. She said she is searching for purpose in life and doesn´t know at all
what to do with her future. She started out last night by saying, "Alight I have
a really hard question for you and you probably don´t know the answer but I want
to know what you girls think, Where do we go imediately after death? Is there a
waiting period or do we go straight to heaven?" Well my dear, we have all the
answers that your heart could desire. We taught her the whole Plano de Salvação
with our little gravurinhas and beared our testimony strong. It was a really
neat experience because once again the Spirit was super forte and we could feel
help from heaven. It was really cool for me because Edilene said that when she
looks at me I remind her of her daughter Marcela and that she could feel her
presence in the room when we taught. Edilene and Brianda jokingly (but not) said
that they feel like they have known us for a super long time. Quem sabe...It is
an honor to be here as a servant of the Lord for these wonderful people. I LOVE
teaching intelligent people who understand what we teach and have real, honest
questions. This is such a wonderful place to be.</div>
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Síster Sperry also gave a talk this week that was super great and the
church was stuffed full of people. Better frequency than we´ve had for a while.
It was a very sucessful week.</div>
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Love you,</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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P.S. Another Irmã took us out to this super chique health shake place today
called HerbalLife. Ever heard of it? It was a very interesting experience. I´ll
tell you about it when I have more time, but honestly the shakes were pretty
good. There has got to be some secret combinations going on there...</div>
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Boa tarde Presidente,</div>
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Tivemos uma semana ótima. Não ensinamos muitas lições, mas as lições que
ensinamos foram ótimas. Tivemos duas das lições mais espirituais de minha missão
esta semana. A primeira foi com a Brianda, e foi terça-feira depois o conselho
quando ligamos para o senhor. Ensinamos a Restauração para ela e ela chorou e
perguntou tantas coisas que não conseguimos falar suficiente rápido. Ela tem uma
família linda e um desejo muito sincero e real para saber a verdade. Eu já achei
muitas vezes que aquela família é boa demais ser verdadeira. Espero MUITO que
tudo dê certo e que consigamos visitá-la muito mais. Sentimos que já conhecemos
Brianda faz muito tempo. Foi uma milagre aquela lição porque ela ligou antes
para falar que nosso compromisso não daria para ela mais, mas não recebemos a
ligação até estávamos entrando o prédio. Decidimos ir mesmo e tudo ficou
perfeito. A Síster Sperry e eu estávamos gritando e abraçando com alegria depois
no elevador. Que dia perfeito.</div>
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Também encontramos um novo pesquisador de ouro. Se chama Edilene e mora
sozinha. Duas anos atrás a filha dela de 15 anos morreu de câncer, e logo
depois, o marido dela separou dela. Ela estava escondendo muito tristeza e falou
que está buscando propósito na vida. Ensinamos o Plano de Salvação para ela, e
ela chorou e falou que ela sempre acreditou isto mas nunca achou uma lugar que
explicou como explicamos. O Espírito foi forte e ela disse que podia sentir que
isto é o que a filha dela quer para ela. Eu amo ensinar o evangelho verdadeiro.
A primeira vez que as pessoas ouvem a verdade é tão gratificante.</div>
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Fizemos uma divisão aqui em Irajá. Eu saí com a Síster Sena e a Síster
Sperry foi com a Síster Bezerra. Elas são missionárias ótimas. Síster Sena ainda
parece jovem para mim e tem medo de algumas coisas, mas estava disposta a tentar
qualquer coisa comigo. Achamos uma família de menos ativos/não membros que foi
uma milagre e mostrou para nós duas que o Senhor realmente está vigiando a
gente. A Síster Sena está muito bem. Eu não gosto de pensar que algumas áreas
são mais difíceis do que outras, mas a área delas é realmente muito mais
fechada, e é difícil entrar casas e encontrar novos porque quase todas as casas
são de interfone e ricas. Nossa área não é como assim. Mas ainda conseguimos
ensinar algumas lições muito boas e me sentia o Espírito muito forte com ela. Eu
amo a Síster Sena e amo ver de fora as maneiras que ela está progredindo e
mudando. Ela realmente já é uma pessoa diferente e mais forte do que quando
chegou aqui em Irajá. Eu sirvo com as melhores Sísteres.</div>
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Obrigada para tudo! O conselho foi ótimo e bem tranquilo. Gostei bastante
aprender e desfrutar o Espírito que sempre está lá. Me sinto muito abençoada por
todas minhas experiências aqui na missão. Sei que o senhor molda nossas missões
individualmente para nossas necessidades e como podemos ajudar as pessoas mais.
Vida é boa.</div>
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Até quarta!</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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Good afternoon Chairman,<br />We had a great week. We teach many lessons, but
the lessons taught were great. We had two of the most spiritual lessons of my
mission this week. The first was with Brianda, and it was Tuesday after the
board when we turn to you. Restoration to teach her and she cried and asked so
many things we can not talk fast enough. She has a beautiful family and a very
real and sincere desire to know the truth. I've often thought that this family
is too good to be true. I hope it all works out MUCH and we can see her more. We
feel we already know Brianda long ago. It was a miracle that lesson because she
had called earlier to say that our commitment would not give her more, but did
not get the call till we were entering the building. We decided to go the same
and everything was perfect. The Sister Sperry and I were screaming and hugging
with joy after the lift. What a perfect day.<br />We also find a new prospector.
Called Fabiana and lives alone. Two years ago her daughter of 15 years died of
cancer, and soon after, her husband away from her. She was hiding much sadness
and said he is seeking purpose in life. We taught the Plan of Salvation for her,
and she cried and said she always believed this but never found a place that
explained how to explain. The Spirit was strong and she said she could feel that
this is what her daughter wants for her. I love teaching the true gospel. The
first time people hear the truth is so rewarding.<br />We did a split here in
Irajá. I went with the Sena and Sister Sister Sister Sperry was with Heifer.
They are great missionaries. Sister Sena still seems young to me and afraid of
some things, but was willing to try anything with me. We find a family of less
active / non-members it was a miracle and showed us both that the Lord is really
watching us. The Sister Sena is fine. I do not like to think that some areas are
more difficult than others, but the area is actually much more of them closed,
and it is difficult to enter and find new homes because almost all the houses
are rich and intercom. Our area is not as well. But we can still teach some very
good lessons and I felt the Spirit so strongly with her. I love Sister Sena and
love seeing out the ways that she is progressing and changing. She really has a
different and stronger than when you arrived here in Irajá person. I serve with
the best Sisters.<br />Thanks for everything! The advice was great and very quiet.
I liked enough to learn and enjoy the Spirit that is always there. I feel very
blessed for all my experiences here in the mission. I know you do shapes our
individual quests for our needs and how we can help more people. Life is
good.<br />Until Wednesday!<br />Sister Marchant</div>
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Hello, hello,</div>
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This was a pretty normal week. Nothing too crazy happened. But then as a
missionary there is no such thing as a normal week. Divisões went really well
and everyone is em paz just working along. We have some great sísteres, and I
love serving and getting to know them. </div>
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The big news of this week was that we found two new families! One was a
contact knocking doors. We went back saturday and taught the Restoration which
went really well. The father was actually not super interested and was making
jokes half the time, but the mom was really focused and was almost defending us
lots of times. They have a 22ish year old son who is really quiet but seems
pretty interested too. I really think they will read the Livro de Mórmon and
pray. The only problem is that they work DEMAIS and are only available weekends,
and this next weekend they will be out of town. They will have a slow
progression but I think they really will progress. If you don´t have about
Valdir, Josiane, e Eduardo for a few weeks don´t worry, they should be
alright.</div>
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We also visited for the first time Brianda e Márcio. Brianda actually
stopped us a few weeks ago in the supermarket and asked us to come by. They are
some of the most interesting people I have ever met. Márcio is a famous tatoo
artist so they have tattoos all over their bodies and live in a really chique
apartamento. They also have a 1 and a half year old son, Thor, who is one of the
cutest kids I´ve seen in this whole country. They are some of the kindest most
open people I have ever met. I have never seen a couple treat their son so well.
Everything he does is adorable to them and they treat him with such love. They
are a huge example to me. It is interesting because their tattoos and few
peircings don´t seem to fit at all. They never smoke or drink or go to parties
and are very religious. They are super kind to everyone (for example, they gave
us dinner last night after our lesson and were inviting literally every person
who walked by their apartment door to come in and eat with us) and want to help
in any way possible. Síster Sperry is even planning on taking her family to stay
in their "city flat" when they come out to visit Brazil. They are sincerely
searching for truth and have visited many churches but haven´t felt completely
satisfied in any one specifically. I don´t really know how this is going to work
out, especially because Márcio´s entire profession and all of their income is
contrary to the prophet´s counsel, but I think we are going to be able to bring
a lot of light into their lives. They don´t know what they are missing, but I
think will understand quickly and really try it out. We´re going to have to
teach them very gently, but I am excited to keep visiting them.</div>
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Life is good. We are always tired and full of good Brazilian food
(especially desserts, every house we enter likes to feed us cake). I believe
that this transfer is just going to float by in hot bliss. Yes, vish! some of
these days have been smoking hot. Next time you go out in the cold and think
"wow, my body is a bit chilled right now", think of me and be grateful your
clothes are not soaked in sweat. But you know, I think it goes along with the
warm Brazilian welsoming. We are able to enter lots of doors asking for water!
We literally do that at almost every house we knock on. Things aren´t scary
anymore. We have been through a lot and it doesn´t phase me to knock on any
single door or talk to any hooligan in the street. João Rossi is always an
adventure!</div>
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Love you lots. Keep up the good work livin your life right and know that I
am happy and safe.</div>
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Feelin good,</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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Olá Presidente!</div>
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Esta semana foi tranquila e normal. Tivemos muitas milagres e estamos muito
felizes trabalhar aqui em Irajá. A liderança desta ala é muito boa e eles estão
ajudando a gente bastante.</div>
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Fizemos uma divisão em Bebedouro esta semana. Eu saí com a Síster Auna e a
Síster Sperry saiu com a Síster Sousa. Foi uma divisão muito boa. Conversei
muito com a Síster Auna e a ajudei sentir-se melhor sobre seu progresso na
missão. Acho que é muitas das Sísteres não conseguem ver a diferença que já
aconteceu em se mesmas e nas vidas das outras pessoas durante suas missões.
Todas delas estão mudando tanto, e é importante focalizar nas coisas boas que
estão fazendo. Fizemos uma lista juntas depois do almoço (almoçamos em uma
restaurante) de todas as coisas que aprendemos na missão, e demorou muitas
páginas. Nosso progresso nunca termina! Foi bom para nos duas. A divisão foi
muita boa e ensinamos algumas lições ótimas. A Síster Auna traz o Espírito muito
rapidamente. Ela ensina e lidera com muito amor. Ela está ajudando a Síster
Sousa em maneiras incríveis, e elas estão muitas felizes juntas. Foi difícil ir
embora de lá!</div>
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Nossa área melhorou bastante esta semana. Achamos duas novas famílias que
são inteligentes e escutam bem. Também planejamos projetos de serviço e várias
reuniões familiares com membros e menos ativos na ala. Sempre tem pessoas para
visitar e coisas para fazer. Eu amo esta área. A Síster Sperry e eu estamos
muito felizes estar juntas!</div>
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Obrigada por tudo!</div>
<div>
Síster Marchant</div>
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Hello President!<br />This week was quiet and normal. We had many miracles
and we are very happy working here Irajá. The leadership of this wing is very
good and they are helping us a lot.<br />Made a division Trough this week. I left
with Auna and Sister Sister Sister Sperry came out with Sousa. It was a very
good division. I talked to Sister Auna and helped her feel better about your
progress in the mission. I think it's a lot of Sisters fail to see the
difference that it has happened in the lives of themselves and others during
their missions. All of them are changing so much, and it is important to focus
on the good things they are doing. We made a list together after lunch (lunch in
a restaurant) all the things we learned in the mission, and it took many pages.
Our progress never ends! It was good for us two. The division was much good and
taught some great lessons. The Auna Sister brings the spirit very quickly. She
teaches and leads with love. She is helping Sister Sousa in amazing ways, and
they are many happy together. It was hard to leave there!<br />Our area has
improved greatly this week. We find two new families who are smart and listens
well. We also plan service projects and meetings with various family members and
less active in the ward. Always have people to see and things to do. I love this
area. The Sister Sperry and I are very happy to be together!<br />Thanks for
everything!<br />Sister Marchant</div>
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Hello hello,</div>
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPAI!!! You deserve the best week of you life. I hope it is
fulled with much happiness and bliss. Do you have any big exciting plans? You
and mom seem to be doing lots of big trips lately--will you visit either of your
beloved grandkids? Dad, you are truly the best leader I have ever known and have
blessed my life in more ways than I can count. Thank you so much for always
being so strong and for always being so loyal to mom and to us. You are the true
essence of what a real father should be like and I konw that Father is very
proud. What a wonderful life you have lived and will continue to live so great.
Thanks for all of your cheery emails and love that you send my way. You have
made my mission so wonderful.</div>
<div>
I am here once again living the life with the Síster Sperry. This was a
very nomal missionary week. There wasn´t anything weird or any travels or any
giant meetings. It is nice to have a break week every once and a while.</div>
<div>
We are working a lot with menos ativos and finding them all over the place.
As we are now working practically exclusively in João Rossi agora, there has
been some downtime as vezes this week and we knocked doors (and yes, in this
neighborhood everyone actually has doors to knock instead of interphones to ring
or gates to clap at). Surprisingly about half of the doors we knock on have
already been baptized! I am so excited that we are working so much with menos
ativos now (remember 50% of the work) because there are a lot of people who
really need it and who are more open and willing to come back and rechange their
lives. The worth of the soul of a menos ativo is just as grande as the worth of
a new investigator. There are so many people who need just a little help in this
world, just a little push to get them back on the path and focused on Christ. I
have a huge love for menos ativos and will want to work more with them when I
start serving in my home ward. You just grow such a love for those you
serve.</div>
<div>
Speaking of serve, we did a bunch of fun service projects this week. The
best one was...ajuda em uma alua de inglês! We went to this ritzi English school
in the Centro which had a class who was being taught by a member of our stake.
We were able to help out in the class wednesday night. It was one of the
funnest, most gratifying things we did this week. We actually didn´t even teach
anything specifically, but just had the students (there were 8 that night) come
in one on one and have a conversation with one of us for about 20 minutes. Their
goal was to get to know us and just try to keep a conversation going about
anything for the full time. There was a wide range of skill level, but there
were a few that I talked to who were super good and understood almost everything
that I said. My whole life of language studies (I guess the past 6 years) I have
always been on the other side of these conversations and have been really
stressed out. It was great to be the one who actually knew both languages and
could just help them relax and enjoy it. It turned out so great and everyone was
really excited, because I think they were able to see that they are better at
english than they think they are. It was so much fun! We might start going there
now for an hour or so once every week for our projeto de serviço. I love
languages more than I can imagine and was really grateful to be able to use this
skill that I gained to help someone else learn. We were also able to throw it a
little bit with each person about the gospel. This will be a great way to find
new investigators or at least give these young adults (they were all about our
age or a few years older) a good perspective of the church. It was só alegria
all around.</div>
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We also did a fun little note for the bishop this week. There are a few
hard things going on in our ward right now (normal ward problems, but still a
lot to take on) and our bishop was feeling a little overwhelmed this week in
nosso conselho da liderança (which we are now attending every month which is
going really great). Bispo Cais is fantastic and really gives his all to this
large ward and to the Lord. He is a great leader and has a lot on his plate (he
is also studying law at the moment...you know how that is Ian. Imagine being
bishop at the same time!) So after the conselho we skipped home and whipped out
some delicious american chocolate chip cookies and ran a plate over to his
house. Apparently they don´t do doorbell ditching here (the porteiro gave us a
wierd look), and it took a few tries to get him to come to the door, but it
turned out great and was super fun to do. I think the other Brazilian sisteres
here with us got a kick out of it too. We might not be getting tons of baptisms
here in this area, but I feel like we are really helping the ward and building
up menos ativos. I just love the people here so much! For the first time this
week in Sacrament Meeting I had the doubt of whether I want to visit Campos
Elíseos or Jd. Irajá for my last Sunday of the mission. Difficult decision when
you have the best areas in the mission!</div>
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We are teaching Lucila mais now and she has a huge desire to learn. It is
hard to see her as often because she works so much now, but things seem to be
looking up in her life. They always do when you start living the gospel.</div>
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Love you tons and tons!</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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Olá Presidente!</div>
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Esta semana foi muito tranquila. Eu gosto muito dos começos das
transferências porque com mudanças tudo mundo está animado de novo e é como um
novo início. Está especialmente ótimo quando você é companheiras com a
maravilhosa Síster Sperry! Estou tão animada servir com ela mais uma! Ela está
me ensinando muitas coisas e sempre resolvemos qualquer problema imediatamente.
Vida é muita boa e mais leve lá em Irajá. Estou amando a área e a ala bastante.
Só muito grata posso ficar aqui.</div>
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Não tenho muitas novidades esta semana além do conselho da ala. Tivemos
conselho ontem e demorou por duas horas. Tiveram muitas coisas para discutir, e
me sinto que realmente ajudamos em alguns pontos. Foi um pouco intenso e
cansativo então quando a reunião terminou corremos para casa e fizemos "cookies"
rapidinho e deixamos um prato deles na casa do bispo que mora na rua do lado da
gente. Foi divertido e acho que ajudou levantar os espíritos da família dele.
Temos muitos problemas com individuais na ala neste momento mas realmente temos
líderes maravilhosos que estão fazendo tudo possível ajudar. Amo as pessoas
aqui.</div>
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Também tivemos um projeto de serviço bem legal esta semana. Ajudamos
ensinar em uma ala de inglês. Foi bem legal porque só tivemos uma conversa
pessoal com cada aluno, então conseguimos falar sobre o evangelho com cada um.
Acho que vamos voltar, e acho que vamos conseguir muitas referências disso. Eu
amo idiomas tanto! Eu sempre quero estudar português mais. Estou tão abençoada
estar aprendendo este idioma tão lindo.</div>
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As Sísteres estão bem. Não fizemos divisões esta primeira semana, mas
falamos bastante com elas.</div>
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Estamos saudáveis e felizes! Obrigada por tudo Presidente!</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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P.S. If my emails to the Presidente ever seem incomplete, it is because I
do generally delete small parts of them when I send them home. Great things are
really happening here!</div>
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<u>English Translation:</u></div>
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Hello President! <br />This week was very quiet. I like the beginnings of
transfers because with changes everything else is excited again and it's like a
new beginning. Is especially great when you're wonderful companions with Sister
Sperry! I am so excited to serve with her more! She is teaching me many things
and always resolve any problem immediately. Life is good and much lighter there
Irajá. I'm loving the area and wing enough. Only very thankful I can stay here.
<br />I have not much news this week besides the ward council. Counsel had
yesterday and it took two hours. Had many things to discuss, and I feel it
really helped in some spots. It was a little intense and tiring so when the
meeting ended we ran home and made "cookies" and quickly left a plate of them in
the bishop's house who lives on the street side of the people. It was fun and I
think that helped lift the spirits of his family. We have many problems with
individual ward at this time but we truly wonderful leaders who are doing
everything possible to help. I love the people here. <br />We also had a pretty
cool service project this week. Help teach English in a ward. It was cool
because we only had a personal conversation with each student, then we could
talk about the gospel with everyone. I think we'll go back, and I think we will
get many referrals that. I love both languages! I always want to study more
Portuguese. I am so blessed to be learning this language so beautiful. <br />The
Sisters are okay. Divisions did not do this first week, but we talk a lot with
them. <br />We are healthy and happy! Thanks for everything President! <br />Sister
Marchant</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small; line-height: 1.3;">Hello
Fam!</span></h4>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small; line-height: 1.3;">Yes,
I would like you to know that it is officially 111¨F today. We have made it
through a few weeks of Spring now and things are looking great and hot. I am
pretty sure I have never been in a place so hot it my entire life. Just wait for
Christmas! I´m pretty sure it is a lot hotter this year than last year, but
maybe cause I just remember the good things from a year ago. Anyway, I´m going
to be a suntanned babe by the time I get home!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small; line-height: 1.3;">This
week has been incredibly busy and wonderful, basically a good description of
every week. We actually did two divisions this week which both went really well.
I am loving divisions more and more now. I am learning better how to just be
their friends and teach by example. When the Sísteres trust you they are willing
to accept and learn quickly, even if you don´t say anything they will learn and
apply faster because they are more open to change. I am learning a lot about
leadership on the missão and have been studying it a lot in personal study and
reuniões de conselho. One thing I learned today was about the importance of
designating responsibility for others. Even if you could complete the task
effectively, often it is better to designate for others so that they can have
the opportunity to learn and grow. After studying and seeing the wide scale of
how members fulfill their callings here, I definitely will cumprir my callings
differently when I come home. I never realized how incredibly important
everything in the Church is! The sucess of the Lord´s Kingdom on the earth will
affect us for eternity. This is literally between life and death! I need to do
my best to give everyone the complete oportunity to choose to follow Christ and
to work how He knows is right. There is nothing better and no greater happiness
than following the commmandments of God.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small; line-height: 1.3;">Clarisse
is the best. She is reading up a storm and learns so quickly. She came to Church
again this week and is loving it all. She is also telling all hew family about
it. I think that is a sign of a true progressing investigator--when they start
telling their family and friends about the Church before you even talk about
missionary work. She is such a cutie, and you can really see how the gospel is
changing her life. She is coming to Church every week and has a baptismal date
for this next Saturday! I know she can do it. She has a testimony of everything
and is going strong. We taught her about fasting the other day and she is
fulling like crazy! She is fasting at least a few hours EVERY DAY to help her
stop smoking. She also received a priesthood blessing this week. She is a very
determined person and I know she will conseguir. I love this woman so much! I
truly believe she is the best pesquisador that I have ever had.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.3;"><span style="color: black;">I know this Church is true more than ever. I was sitting in a
Reunião Familiar this week and had a sudden anxiety and fear of coming home to
the real life. I know I still have quite a few months left, but I have never
really felt that before. I love the people here so much and love their strength
and love for the gospel. It is hard to stay strong these days in an evil world,
but this is the time we need to stay strong in the gospel more than ever. Don´t
you quit! Don´t ever give up, even when callings are really stressful, someone
offends you at Church this week, or you just don´t feel like reading the
scriptures today. It is all worth it. You will be so grateful for the good
choices you made here (in your four minutes on earth**) for the rest of
eternity. Emerse yourself in the gospel and never doubt. "Doubt your doubts
before you doubt your faith". I´m praying for you all! Life is so great when you
know your fate! Believe in Christ and you will always know where you will
go.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.3;"><span style="color: black;">I love you until the ends of the earth!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.3;"><span style="color: black;">Síster Marchante</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; line-height: 1.3;">P.S. Tip of the
week: Bloody liver doesn´t go so well with rice and beans. Especially when your
companion gives you her extras. Gotta do what you gotta do. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; line-height: 1.3;">Olá
Presidente!</span></h4>
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Dia
após dia após dia---só alegria. Estou tão feliz! Ainda quando coisas difíceis
aconteçam, vencemos rápido e estamos felizes de novo. A Síster Sperry é muito
paciente e trabalhamos bem juntas. Temos uma confiança forte entre uma à outra e
muito boa comunicação. Nunca me sentia tão amada na missão. Ela é um exemplo
excelente para mim.<br style="outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" />Visitamos
Bebedouro esta semana. Saí com a Síster Vaneza e a Síster Sperry saiu com a
Síster Morales. Elas são missionárias muito boas e poderosas. Fizemos muitos
contatos juntas e tivemos uma lição maravilhosa com um pesquisador inteligente
onde explicamos simples sobre o batismo e marcamos uma data. O Espírito foi
forte e aprendi muitas coisas. A Síster Vaneza tem o desejo e disposição
aprender e tentar novas coisas. Ela tem muito coragem e com certeza age como um
líder. Ela ainda é nova na missão e não sabe o que fazer em todas as
circunstâncias de ensino, mas vai voluntariar tentar qualquer coisa. Tenho muito
respeito para ela. Forem ao médico esta semana e estão proativos com sua saúde.
Boa saúde é algo muito importante para mim, então tentamos focalizar em comer
bem e BEBER ÁGUA, e sempre fazemos exercícios divertidos juntas nas divisões. Eu
sei que isto não resolverá todos os problemas mas acho que vai ajudar alguns.<br style="outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" />Também
fizemos divisões com as Sísteres aqui em Irajá esta semana. Parece que estão
fazendo muito melhor agora. Saí com a Síster Jales. Ela ainda tem dias muito
difíceis, mas a Síster Sena entende mais como reagir e ajudá-la. A Síster Jales
mudou muito durante sua missão e é muito madura e confiante em se mesma agora. A
divisão foi muito boa e fácil, sem pressão. Ela sabe liderar e ensinar super
bem. As três de nós na casa são mais unidas agora e ajudamos uma à outra a
vencer tristeza. Sempre acho que esta transferência foi muito inspirada.<br style="outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" />A Síster
Sperry e eu estamos muito bem. Temos o melhor pesquisador na missão, a Clarisse.
Ela está fazendo tudo certo e aceita tudo. Ontem ela foi à Igreja e assistiu uma
aula sobre dízimo, e imediatamente depois estava preenchendo um formulário para
doar. Ela é tão eleita e só tem que completamente parar de fumar para ser
batizada. Eu a amo tanto e quer o melhor para ela! Ela recebeu todas as lições e
está tão perto; ela acredita em tudo. Não posso esperar até o batismo dela!<br style="outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" />Nossa
única dificuldade real agora é o pé da Síster Sperry. Está piorando e as vezes
ela tem muito dor. Estamos indo ao médico hoje depois dos emails, e estamos
orando e jejuando para respostas. Sei que o Senhor providenciará!<br style="outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" />Amo a
missão e me senti um amor super grande para com os membros esta semana. Vida é
boa.<br style="outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" />Síster
Marchant</div>
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<u>English Translation</u></div>
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Hello President! <br /><br />Day after day after day --- only joy. I'm so happy! Even when difficult things happen, quickly won and we are happy again. The Sister Sperry is very patient and work well together. We have a strong trust between each other and very good communication. I never felt so loved in the mission. She is a great example for me. <br />Trough visited this week. I left with Sister and Sister Vaneza Sperry went to Sister Morales. They are very good and powerful missionary. We made many contacts together and we had a wonderful lesson with a clever researcher explained where simple on baptism and set a date. The Spirit was strong and learned many things. The Sister Vaneza have the desire and willingness to learn and try new things. She has so much courage and certainly acts as a leader. She is still new in the mission and do not know what to do at all times of learning, but will try to volunteer anything. I have much respect for her. Are the doctor this week and are proactive about their health. Good health is very important to me, so try to focus on eating well and DRINKING WATER, and we always do fun exercises together in divisions. I know this will not solve all the problems but I think that will help some. <br />Also did divisions with Sisters here in Irajá this week. Looks like they're doing much better now. I left with Sister Jales. She still has very bad days, but Sister Sena understands more how to react and help. The Sister Jales changed much during their mission and is very mature and confident is the same now. The division was very good and easy, no pressure. She knows how to lead and teach very well. The three of us at home are now more united and help each other to overcome sadness. Always think that this transfer was very inspired. <br />The Sperry Sister and I are fine. We have the best researcher in the mission, Clarisse. She is doing everything right and accepts everything. Yesterday she went to church and attended a lesson on tithing, and immediately after was filling out a form to donate. She is so elected and only have to stop smoking completely to be baptized. I love her so much and want the best for her! She received all lessons and is so close; she believes in everything. I can not wait until her baptism! <br />Our only real difficulty is now the foot of Sister Sperry. It's getting worse and sometimes she has much pain. We are going to the doctor today after the emails, and we are praying and fasting for answers. I know the Lord will provide! <br />Love the mission and felt a super great love for the members this week. Life is good. <br />Sister Marchant</div>
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Wow!</div>
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It´s the most wonderful weekend, of the year! I love General Conference so
much! There were so many miracles. Síster Sperry and I were talking that
Conference is one of the most special things for us because it is perhaps the
only time in the whole year when we know that our families are doing the exact
same thing. We sustained with you and wrote with you and sang with you this
weekend. I hope that you watched every session so that I could share this
special time with you all! It was a weekend full of happiness.</div>
<div>
We watched all four sessions in the Stake Center in Planalto Verde which is
about 30 minutes away. We were able to watch it almost all in English (except
for the Portuese talk! What a wonderful gift!) in a little room on the side with
all of the Americans in our stake. It was so fun and the Spirit was strong.
Síster Sperry and I were super excited and wanted to do something special to
remember so we brought in a bunch of mini sandwich fixins like the good ole days
in the nasty Nati. It was simple and fun and a success. Then on Sunday we
brought in brownies that went super fast. There was only us two and Síster Shipp
as sisteres (yay! She is back in Ribeirão so I see her all the time:)) so we did
our part as the Relief Society. I love Brazilians so much, but every once and a
while it is wonderful to be with a bunch of Americans as well. This was a very
memorable conference for me.</div>
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I saw so many miracles there! I loved the talks by the 70s this conference.
My favorite talk was probably by Jorg Klebingat of the 70 who talked about the 6
ways you can feel good about yourself and find peace in this life. I really want
to read this talk again and apply it in my life. I thought of Grandpa when I saw
Clay Christianson playing on the orgão, and I also saw one of the brothers who
Síster Shipp and I taught in the TRC in the MTC who sings in MoTab. It was a
great treat. Allan F Packer of the 70 really reminded me of Dad too, só seu
jeito, and when he started talking about Family History I almost did a double
take to make sure it wasn´t Dad for real. And the final talk by Elder Bednar was
perhaps the best. It was such a miracle because the Sunday Afternoon Session was
the only one that our investigator Clarisse came to (see more deats below). She
is progressing so well and it brings my heart such joy every time I see her! The
only thing left to teach her is tithing and she will be ready for baptism. We
are doing a fast with her today to help her officially stop smoking. She called
hoje da manhã and said "ok I´m calling to tell you that I´m am starting my
jejum." She is only doing it for two hours but she is very serious about it and
is very devoted. We reminded her to start and end with a prayer and she said,
"claro que já fiz". She is the best pesquisador that I have ever had. I love her
tons and cannot wait to see her make it to the water.</div>
<div>
It was a huge joy for me to see the conference in Portuguese! And the other
languages too. Who says that Americans should get all the blessings of hearing
all of the speakers speak in their own language? There have been various
Brazilians who have told me that they want to learn English just so that they
can hear the prophets and apostles speak in their own language. And the
Americans who translate into English are EXCELLENT. Although the Portuguese
translators are amazingly great as well, usually in Portuguese it doesn´t come
through quite so calm and perfect (we watched the Women´s Conference in
Portuguese last weekend. I understand all of it now (wahoo!) but I don´t
remember very much because I am more focused on the words than the message). It
really touched my heart to hear Elder Godoy speak in Portuguese and it was much
easier to understand than the talks that are translated into Portudues. I don´t
think we appreciate the added affect of having the talks in the intonations and
personalidades of the speakers. It makes a huge difference. This Church really
is an international Church and is the Church of God, not of America or of the
prophet. I love being a part of this wonderfully divinely inspired organization.
It is such an honor to share the truths of Jesus Christ with all the
world.</div>
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Love you tons! Tell me all you learned from Conference!</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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Olá Presidente!</div>
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Minha vida é maravilhosa! Estamos sempre feliz e estamos sempre aprendendo.
Esta semana foi um pouco diferente porque não tivemos muito tempo para trabalhar
na nossa área. Tivemos uma ÓTIMA divisão com as Sísteres em Jaboticabal. Eu saí
com a Síster Huamani e a Síster Sperry saiu com a Síster Corrêa. Foi um dia
maravilhosa. A Síster Huamani trabalha muito arduamente e está muito disposta a
tentar coisas novas, mesmo que seja difíceis. Fizemos muitos contatos diferentes
e bons e achamos uma família de ouro. A Síster Huamani tem um testemunho muito
forte e sabe porque está aqui. Uma dos melhores qualidades dela é que ela é
humilde e quer melhorar muito. Ela aceita qualquer conselho facilmente e está
buscando maneiras para melhorar. Tenho muito respeito dela e sei que terá uma
missão de poder. Ela está muito bem com saúde. Ela é uma missionária jovem ainda
e tem muito aprender no trabalho, mas está melhorando rápido e vai saber fazer
tudo logo.</div>
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A Síster Sena está fazendo maravilhas com A Síster Jales. Ainda tem alguns
dias ruins, mas elas estão trabalhando muito bem e vendo sucesso. Elas são
semelhantes em muitas maneiras e estão ajudando uma à outra. Amo morar com
elas!</div>
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O treinamento da historia da família foi ótima e ajudou muito. Estamos
muito animadas aplicar isso mais com nossos pesquisadores e com os membros. Acho
que ajudará muito.</div>
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Conferência Geral foi maravilhosa! Tivemos tantos milagres. Nosso
pesquisador a Clarisse foi no último sessão, qual também foi minha preferida.
Ela estava planejando ir Sábado anoite, mas não deu certo. Depois, estava
planejando ir domingo da tarde, mas tinha que votar. Finalmente ela conseguiu ir
domingo da noite. O discurso do Élder Bednar foi perfeito para ela.
Imediatamente quando ele falou, "Quero dirigir meu discurso para as pessoas que
não são membros da Igreja," tudo mundo na nossa sala de Inglês gritou, e
estávamos quase chorando pelo fim. Amo Conferência Geral! Realmente foi uma
resposta de orações. O Élder Bednar também recitou quase toda a história de
Enos, que nós se sentimos que devemos dar para Clarisse na verdade DUAS vezes
para ler. Estamos fazendo um jejum especial com ela hoje para ajudá-la parar de
fumar completamente. Ela parou de beber café já e está lendo o Livro de Mórmon
mais do que qualquer outro pesquisador que já tinha. Amo ela tanto! Quero ver
seu sucesso até o fim tanto. Não conseguimos trabalhar com muitas pessoas esta
semana, mas com aqueles que trabalhamos, estamos vendo muito progressão.</div>
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Amo esta área e amo a Síster Sperry. Estou muito abençoada aqui. Tivemos um
estudo do sacramento muito especial esta semana e depois dois discursantes
falaram tanto sobre ele na conferência. Também estávamos estudando no "Adjusting
to Missionary Life." Naquele parte atrás do livreto (página 52 in inglês), me
sinto finalmente que estou na parte de "stage 4 de adjustment: Emotional
Self-Reliance". Eu continuo a aprender todos os dias e estou amando meus dias
aqui. O tempo passa rápido!</div>
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Obrigada,</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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<u>English Translation:</u></div>
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Hello President! <br />My life is wonderful! We are always happy and we are
always learning. This week was a bit different because we have not had much time
to work in our area. We had a GREAT room with Sisters in Jaboticabal. I went
with Sister and Sister Sperry Huamani left with Sister Corrêa. It was a
wonderful day. The Sister Huamani works very hard and is very willing to try new
things, even if it is difficult. We made many contacts and good and find a
family gold. The Sister Huamani has a very strong testimony and know why you're
here. One of her best qualities is that she is very humble and wants to improve.
It accepts any advice easily and is seeking ways to improve. I have much respect
for her and I know that will have a quest for power. She is very well in health.
She is a young missionary and still has much to learn on the job, but is
improving rapidly and will soon learn to do everything. <br />The Sister Sena is
doing wonders with The Sister Jales. Still has some bad days, but they are
working very well and seeing success. They are similar in many ways and are
helping to one another. Love living with them! <br />The training history of the
family was great and helped a lot. We are very excited to apply this more with
our researchers and members. I think it will help a lot. <br />General Conference
was wonderful! We had so many miracles. Our researcher Clarisse was the last
session, which was also my favorite. She was planning to go Saturday night, but
it did not work. Then I was planning to go Sunday afternoon, but had to vote.
Finally she was able to go Sunday night. The Elder Bednar's talk was perfect for
her. Immediately when he said, "I want to address my remarks to people who are
not members of the Church," all the world in our room shouted English, and we
were almost crying by the end. Love General Conference! It really was an answer
to prayers. Elder Bednar also recited almost all the story of Enos, if we feel
we should give Clarisse actually TWICE to read. We are doing a special fast with
her today to help her stop smoking completely. She stopped drinking coffee
already and reading the Book of Mormon more than any other researcher who had.
Love her so much! I want to see your success as much to the end. Not many people
were able to work with this week, but with those we work with, we are seeing
much progression. <br />I love this area and love Sister Sperry. I am very blessed
here. We had a very special study of the sacrament this week and then two
Ranters talked much about it at the conference. Were also studying the
"Missionary Adjusting to Life." That part behind the booklet (page 52 in
English), I finally feel that I am part of the "fourth stage of adjustment:
Emotional Self-Reliance." I continue to learn every day and I'm loving my time
here. The time goes fast! <br />Thank you, <br />Sister Marchant</div>
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Hello there belas pessoas!</div>
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My life is so happy! Síster Sperry is such a wonderful person and we are
laughing all day long. I am so very blessed to be with her for at least this one
transfer. I am learning a lot and changing into the person I really want to be.
We must be doing something right to be receiving so many little blessings from
the Lord and to have so much alegria. The Lord is taking care of us.</div>
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The highlight of the week was definitely Clarisse. She is doing so great!
She had a stroke last year and lost all feeling in her legs so she can only use
a wheelchair and also crawls around her tiny house. But she is one of the best
examples of strength to me. She takes care of her two netos almost everyday, and
they are a riot. I have never seen kids so disrespectful. She takes care of them
while their mom works even though she can hardly move around her house because
she has such love for them and trusts in the Lord so much to help her. She is
reading the Livro de Mórmon more than any other investigator I have ever had and
prays multiple times daily. This week SHE QUIT SMOKING!!! She was really anxious
and nervous about it but now it has been a few days where she has gone
completely smoke-free. She came to Church again this week for the second time
and looked absolutely beautiful. It is truly a testament to me that the way to
overcome any addiction or trial in general is simply to live the gospel. She is
doing all the steps and all the same things that we tell everyone, but her life
is truly changing in large ways because she is living what we teach. With the
help of God all things truly are possible, even if you have no money and no
transportation. We still have a few commandments to teach and with General
Conference this weekend will be pretty crazy, but if all goes well she should
get baptized the week after! I love Clarisse so much and want to see her life
completely change with this more than anything else right now. What an
inspiration she is to me!</div>
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The ward is helping out a lot right now as well. We had a small ward
activity this week to integrate our investigators (that Clarisse went to!) that
went really well, and there are lots of people willing to do divisions and give
rides (GIVE RIDES TO THE MISSIONARIES!! I know most of them have cars in the
states so it is probably a little different, but I cannot tell you how much I
appriciate rides when we need them or rides for our investigators. It means
SSSOOO much to us. If your missionaries ever ask for a ride, please find a way).
Irajá seems like a very happy ward to me and they are so kind and accepting to
us. I never knew how much the members influenced the life of a missionary. Truly
know who your elders or sisteres are and try to love them like your own kids!
They are someone else´s kids far from home and truly depend on the members for
support. I know you will be hugely blessed if you help the missionaries. You
will be happier and have a sense of fulfillment in your life like you never did.
I want to be a completely different member than I was when I left when I get
home. There is SO much you can do to help. Maybe this Sunday you can go up and
ask the elders what you can do this week to help them out. Knowing which members
are open and willing to help goes a long way. They will remember and will use
you.</div>
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Anyhow, enough of my big rant, everything is going just swell. The days are
floating by in bliss. Ok, so life is still hard, it always will be as a
missionary, but it is so rewarding and I am feeling great. Healthwise I am tired
like always but feeling good and strong without any real problems at all! What a
blessing. Síster Sperry is doing well as well except for her foot. She fractured
something in her foot a week before the transfer so she is feeling a bit of pain
these days. We don´t know exactly what is wrong but have another consulto médico
next week so hopefully they have answers for us! We are praying lots and did a
special fast this week. Pray for my companion this week!</div>
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Thanks for all your love and support for me! I am really feeling my prayers
answered and am seeing the power of your prayers in my life as well. Keep going
to the temple and receiving all of the blessings of the gospel. Oh how I want to
go there! Enjoy Conference like you never have before as well. I CANNOT WAIT!
This is one of my favorite weekends of the year. Vou aproveitar.</div>
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Love you lots!</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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P.S. I received a wonderful package from you this week mom! Thank you
sssssssooooo much!!! You send me exactly everything that I need. You guys are so
wonderful.</div>
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P.P.S. I wish I had could write all of the belo details of my life but I am
spending lots of time writing to the Presidente these days (it´s always editted,
I don´t send all of it) and writing in Portugues is still a little slower than
english. Thanks for reading all the way down there!</div>
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Olá Presidente!</div>
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Eu sinceramente acho que nunca tenho estado tão feliz em minha missão eu
até minha vida. Já tive várias experiencias mais felizes, mas nunca tenha estado
tão feliz por tantos dias consecutivos. Vida é ótima!! Pela primeira vez me
sinto como meu trabalho é suficiente e que o Senhor está feliz com meu trabalho.
Temos muitas coisas para melhorar e nossos números não são muito diferentes, mas
com Síster Sperry estamos muito calmas e felizes todos os momentos. Nunca
chegamos nem sequer perto de brigar ou ter problemas. Eu amo minha
companheira.</div>
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Esta semana visitamos Bebedouro. Eu saí em divisões com a Síster Sousa
enquanto a Síster Sperry saiu com a Sìster Auna. Foi muito bom. A Síster Sousa
está mais feliz e tem muito mais confiança em se mesma. Pode ver o amor que as
duas têm para com uma à outra, e têm atitudes muito bons do trabalho. A Síster
Sousa tem um espírito muito calmo e puro e traz muito às lições. Ela é muito
quieto, mas no fim da divisão ela abriu ainda mais e tivemos uma conversa muito
boa. Acho que a conferência de zonas foi muito boa para elas porque ela com
certeza não se sente bem sobre seus próprios esforços. Estamos tentando fazer
mais para conhecer as nossas Sísteres melhor e ser amigas com elas. Acho que
muitas vezes as Sísteres (especialmente as mais novas) vêem uma divisão como um
momento quando nós vamos só corrigir e julgar. Elas nunca devem sentir-se
julgadas ou como elas não podem trabalhar normal, como se fosse elas têm que
mostrar para nós. Estamos trabalhando para ensinar e treinar com amor e ganhar
sua confiança primeiro para que elas se sentem a vontade conversar conosco
quando têm dificuldades ou perguntas. Acho que deu certo com ambos a Síster
Auna e a Síster Sousa. Estamos aqui para amar e ajudar!</div>
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Nossa área está bem. Os membros estão ajudando MUITO, especialmente com o
nosso pesquisador a Clarisse. Ela está maravilhosa! Ela oficialmente parou de
fumar! Fez alguns dias agora e vamos continuar acompanhar perto para que ela não
caia de novo. Amamos ela muito, e ela aceita tudo que ensinamos. Ela precisa da
luz do evangelho na vida dela, e está vendo muitas mudanças maravilhosas na sua
vida por causa dele. Ela é um exemplo muito grande para mim de força dentro de
dificuldade. Quero ser mais como ela é.</div>
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Tudo é bom aqui além do pé da Síster Sperry. Descansamos algumas vezes esta
semana (mas provavelmente não suficiente), mas não está mudando muito. A Síster
Brum marcou um novo consulto médico. Acho que a parte pior é só que não sabemos
exatamente qual é o problema especifica. Estamos usando muito gelo e descansando
pelo menos uma hora antes de almoço muitas vezes. Também fizemos um jejum
especial esta semana. Entretanto, o Senhor está nos abençoando em MUITAS outras
maneira e estamos vendo muitas ternas misericórdias diariamente. A minha vida é
tão boa e abençoada.</div>
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Obrigada Presidente por seu tempo!</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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Hello President! <br />I honestly think I have never been so happy in my
mission I even my life. I have had several experiences happier, but have never
been so happy for so many consecutive days. Life is great !! For the first time
I feel like my work is sufficient and that the Lord is happy with my work. We
have many things to improve and our numbers are not much different, but with
Sister Sperry are very calm and happy all times. Never got even close to fight
or have problems. I love my companion. <br />This week we visited Trough. I went
on divisions with Sister Sousa while Sister Sperry went to Sister Auna. It was
very good. The Sister Sousa's happier and have more confidence in it herself.
You can see the love the two have for each other, and have very good attitudes
of work. The Sister Sousa has a very calm and pure spirit and brings much to the
lessons. She is very quiet, but at the end of the division she opened further
and had a very good conversation. I think the conference areas was very good for
them because she sure does not feel good about their own efforts. We are trying
to do more to meet our sisters and best friends to be with them. I think that
often the sisters (especially younger) see division as a time when we will only
fix and judge. They should never feel judged or they may not work as usual, as
if they have to show us. We are working to teach and train with love and gain
their trust first so that they feel the urge to talk to us when they have
difficulties or questions. I think it worked with both Sister and Sister Auna
Sousa. We are here to love and help! <br />Our area is well. Members are VERY
helping, especially with our researcher Clarisse. She is wonderful! She
officially stopped smoking! He made a few days now and we will continue to
monitor closely so it does not fall again. We love her very much, and she
accepts everything we teach. She needs the light of the gospel in her life, and
is seeing many wonderful changes in your life because of it. She is a very great
example to me of strength within difficulty. I want to be more like it is.
<br />Everything is good here besides the foot of Sister Sperry. We rested a few
times this week (but probably not enough), but is not changing much. The Sister
Brum scored a new doctor consult. I think the worst part is just not exactly
know what the problem is specific. We are using too much ice and rest at least
an hour before lunch often. We also made a special fasting this week. However,
the Lord is blessing us in MANY other way and we are seeing many tender mercies
daily. My life is so good and blessed. <br />President Thanks for your time!
<br />Sister Marchant</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Hello fam!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Life is so wonderful out here in the great Ribeirão. I
love my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So we have been starting up here
again with a new transfer, new goals, and a new vision. Síster Sperry is
absolutely wonderful. I know it has only been one week, but so many great things
are happening already. We are working really well together and are seeing tiny
miracles every day. We have some fun plans for the Sísteres this transfer and
are very excited to get started. Síster Sperry and I have a very similar sense
of humor so we are laughing all day long and the days just float by. We were
super great friends back when we lived in the same house in Campos Elíseos, and
now it is quite a joy getting to know her better. She is a wonderful missionary
and teaches super well. She has such a calm jeito and makes me want to be my
very best. This is going to be a wonderful transfer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">We are teaching Lucila and Clarisse a lot now. They
are doing really good and seeing the way the gospel is changing their lives in
many ways. They are both reading the Book of Mórmon every single day (which is
really rare here in Brazil) and seeing the blessings of the scriptures. We are
starting to help both of them on the process to quit smoking right now so they
have a huge challenge to overcome agora, but they are excited and doing their
part. I´ll keep you updated on how they are doing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">We also gained a present of having the assistentes be
assigned to our ward now. We now have three duplas of missionaries which is
really helpful because our area is big. We are only working in two bairros agora
and don´t have to travel by bus 20 minutes to Centro anymore. It is great
because we are working with a few people in each place but find it difficult to
try to move from bairro to bairro in one day. Now we will be staying mais in
João Rossi and Bonfim. Em fim, life is good and will be more simpler
now.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">I feel like this week passed in a blur. It was really
great and the work is easier now. I feel like I am able to follow the Spirit
better now than ever before. We had a neat experience yesterday where we were
knocking just a few specific doors before going to a FHE (which turned out
really great. I love the members here! Doing a Family Home Evening with a friend
and the sisters is such an easy, SUPER effective way to share the gospel. You
should try it!). A senhora opened the door and we saw there was a tiny party
going on. The first thing she said was, "do you want some cake?" She didn´t even
know who we were, but you never deny someone offering to come in their house as
a missionary, so we went right in and eat coconut cake to our hearts content
(she also gave us a bunch to take home to the other Sísteres in nossa casa). It
was the birthday party of her nine-year-old grandson. The family was super nice
and we have an appoitment to come back next week. It was another testimony to me
that following the Spirit in every situation is so important. We are leaving all
the hard work to the Lord and just reaping the results of listening to the
Spirit. Missionary work is easy when you don´t have to do anything but follow
what someone else is telling you to do! Síster Sperry is teaching me that the
only thing that really matters is your relationship with the Lord and with your
companion. If He and she thinks you are enough, that your goals are right, and
that what you are doing in each situation is certo, then you can have confidence
in yourself and be happy every single day. This is going to be a very happy
transfer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Thanks for all you do fam! Love ya</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Síster Marchante</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">P.S. Hey mom, a member in our ward gave a request for
dill flavoring. I don´t know what kind of recipe calls for that, but could you
see if you could find a little bit and send it my way? Thanks so
much!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Olá
Presidente!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Minha
vida é bom demais ser verdadeira. Eu amo Síster Sperry tanto! Nunca foi tão
feliz em minha missão como estava esta semana. É como se tenha uma felicidade
agora que não sabia que existia. Síster Sperry é tão tranquila e somos
semelhantes em muitas maneiras. Nunca estressamos. Sei que só foi uma semana,
mas pela primeira vez em minha missão me sinto como meu melhor é suficiente. Nós
nunca estamos de pressa, mais conseguimos fazer muitas coias em o pouco tempo
que temos. Esta transferência vai ser maravilhosa.</span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Estamos
trabalhando mais com dois pesquisadores agora: Clarisse e Lucila. As duas têm
muita fé e estão aprendendo mais rapidamente do que elas acham. Ambos são
trabalhando para vencer fumar. Estão fácil encontrar em casa, e já estão vendo
várias maneiras que o evangelho está mudando as suas vidas. Eu amo estas
mulheres tanto e estou muita animada vê-las mudar de vida
completamente.</span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">O
pé da Síster Sperry é mais ou menos. É estranho porque um dia é bom e o próximo
dia é pior, mas nunca sabemos porque ou o que o causa piorar. Estamos
trabalhando mais devagar, porém, e ela está aberta comigo quando realmente tem
dor. Confiamos bem em uma à outra, então conversamos muito como estamos e o que
precisamos. Um dia esta semana, Síster Sperry tinha muito dor então ficamos em
casa e fez uma santificação por esta transferência. Também fizemos muitos planos
por nossos Sísteres. Estamos MUITO animadas trabalhar mais com elas e ser mais
presentes em suas vidas. Estamos fazendo coisas mais divertidas como ligar
durante o dia com situações ou piadas para ganhar sua confiança, que nós estamos
aqui para ser seus líderes mas também amigas. Somos muito abençoadas ter tantos
Sísteres maravilhosas nesta missão. Amo trabalhar com elas.</span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">As
Sísteres em Bebedouro estão começando bem. Elas estão organizando tudo esta
semana com novas companheiras e parecem animadas por esta mudança. Síster Souza
tem seu aniversário hoje, e vamos fazer divisões com elas amanha para fazer uma
festinha. Tudo tá tranquilo lá em Bebedouro.</span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Jaboticabal
esta fazendo ok e a ala está ajudando um pouco mais agora. Síster Carrera e
Síster Soares estão felizes e começando bem. Vamos dar um discurso por todas
nossas Sísteres sobre como vencer dificuldades. Vamos lá semana que vem
provavelmente, e acho que está discurso as ajudará muito. É de Elder Wirthlin,
"Aconteça o Que Acontecer, Desfrute". Amei este discurso, e queremos que as
Sísteres realmente possam aplicá-lo em seu trabalho. Acho que a maioria das
Sísteres são muito difícil demais para com se mesmas. Queremos que elas possam
ser seus pontos forte e realmente amar este trabalho. Estou aprendendo amá-lo
mais do que qualquer momento antes com Síster Sperry. O Senhor está nos
abençoando muito, e estamos aproveitando todos os momentos.</span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Obrigada
pelo conselho ótimo esta semana. Sempre gosto muito dos conselhos e aprendem
muito. É uma bênção muito grande servir aqui nesta missão agora. Obrigada por
tudo!</span><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Síster
Marchant</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Hello
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">My
life is too good to be true. I love Sister Sperry much! Never been so happy as I
was on my mission this week. It's like having a happiness now that did not know
existed. Sister Sperry is so quiet and we are similar in many ways. Never
estressamos. I know it was only a week, but for the first time in my mission I
feel like my best is enough. We are never in a hurry, we can make many more
Coias in the little time we have. This transfer will be wonderful. <br />We are
working with two more researchers now: Clarisse and Lucila. Both have great
faith and are learning faster than they think. Both are working to overcome
smoking. Are easy to find at home, and are already seeing a number of ways that
the gospel is changing their lives. I love these women so much and am excited to
see them change their lives completely. <br />The foot of Sister Sperry is more or
less. It's weird because one day is good and the next day is worse, but you
never know why or what causes it worse. We are working more slowly, however, and
it is open to me when you really feel pain. And trust in each other, so we
talked a lot as we are and what we need. One day this week, Sister Sperry had
much pain so we stayed at home and made a sanctification by this transfer. We
also made many plans for our sisters. We are very excited to work with them more
and be more present in their lives. We are doing more fun things like call
during the day with situations or jokes to earn your trust, we are here to be
their leaders but also friends. We are very blessed to have so many wonderful
sisters in this mission. I love working with them. <br />The sisters in Trough are
starting well. They are organizing all this week with new companions and seem
animated by this change. Sister Souza has a birthday today, and we will make
divisions with them tomorrow to have a party. Everything okay there in quiet
Trough. <br />Jaboticabal doing ok and the wing is helping a little more now.
Sister Sister Carrera and Smith are happy and getting well. Let's give a speech
for all our sisters about overcoming difficulties. Come next week probably, and
I think the speech is much help. It is of Elder Wirthlin, "Come What May,
Enjoy". Loved this speech, and we want the sisters can really apply it in their
work. I think that most sisters are too difficult to be with them. We want them
to be their strong points and really love this work. I'm learning to love it
more than any time before with Sister Sperry. The Lord is blessing us greatly,
and we are enjoying every moment. <br />Thanks for the great advice this week.
Always really like advice and learn a lot. It is a great blessing to serve here
in this mission now. Thanks for everything! <br />Sister
Marchant</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865544881247011950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834249095457388849.post-87054238687757388012014-09-15T09:44:00.003-07:002014-09-15T09:44:28.780-07:00<div dir="ltr">
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What just happened?</div>
<div>
Trasferências are here! After nine months juntas Síster Hoggan is
officially leaving for the States. I cannot believe the time went so fast! I
will be here for another few transfers that I am sure will ZOOM by as well. Sabe
por que? I am staying here in Irajá! Woooo! Mais um pelo menos. And...I am
companions with Síster Sperry!!! WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I could not believe the
news. If I could choose transfers exactly how I wanted I would choose to stay
here and be companheiras with the one and only Síster Sperry. I love her so
much! I don´t know if you remember her but we passed Christmas togeher lá em
Campos Elíseos. I have been dreaming of being companions with her since then.
God has blessed me so much with transfers so far and I am stoked for these next
few weeks. We are going to have so much fun and work super hard. One of the best
things about being a Síster Treinadora is that you always have the best
companions. We will also be living with Síster Jales again! It is really good to
see her again and I know we will be able to help each other a lot. Sister Sena
also ficou, which I am SUPER excited about. I love her to death. She is
hilarious and makes me super happy all the time. This is going to be a very
happy house and a very excellent transfer. I am ready to work hard.</div>
<div>
Yesterday we visited Campos Eliseos again for Síster Hoggan to say goodbye
to everyone. It was super fun and great to see everybody. The best part was
visiting Analia. We baptized her the very last day we were in Campos Eliseos.
She is absolutely adorable. She is getting old and has the beginnings of
Altzheimers now, but she remembered us super well. We taught her from the
beginning to the end. This week she said she was completely planning on going to
church in the morning, but then started doing things and completely forgot until
later and felt really guilty. She is so sweet, and we told her that God looks on
her heart not on her mind. She is actually also moving to another city nearby so
I will probably never see her again. It was so hard to say goodbye! I love her
to death and felt very loved in her tiny home as well. If I changed anyone´s
life in this country it was Dona Analia. I will never forget walking away from
her gate and waving until the end of the street late last night. She is going
straight to the Celestial Kingdom.</div>
<div>
We found dear Clarisse again this week. We had taught her the Restoration
about a month atrás, but then she was remodeling her apartment so we couldn´t go
back for a month. We had kindof given up on her, but decided to go back one more
time. She is amazing. She had been reading the Book of Mormon this whole time
and still wants to learn more. She is almost always em casa então it will be
really easy to find and teach her. She came to Church this Sunday! (see details
below). I have never seen a mulher so beautiful and changed in my life. She
cleaned herself up so well and looked like an angel when we went to pick her up.
I really hope she and her family will continue to let us help her change her
life.</div>
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I am excited to keep going strong! I love this place and I love being a
missionary. Keep living the gospel strong and tell me lots of news!</div>
<div>
I love you tons,</div>
<div>
Síster Marchant</div>
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<div>
Olá Presidente!</div>
<div>
Uau. Que semana ótima! Eu sou muita abençoada Presidente! Foi difícil ver
Síster Hoggan sair. Eu a conheço agora melhor do que qualquer outra pessoa no
mundo afora de minha família. Basicamente somos família agora. Eu a amo e sei
que ela serviu até o fim com muito poder e honra. Eu sempre vou ser um
missionária e pessoa diferente por causa dela. Muito obrigada por tanto tempo
que tivemos juntas.</div>
<div>
Eu estou com Síster Sperry! Isto é vida real? Eu estou tão animada. Eu a
amo já e sei que está transferência será muito feliz com muitas milagres. Vai
ser muito bom estar com ela em nossa casa em Irajá. Ela tem uma coração enorme e
ajudará muitas pessoas aqui, especialmente Síster Jales e Síster Sena. Muito
obrigada por esta oportunidade aprender dela e trabalhar arduamente. Ela está
preocupada sobre a pé dela, mas cuidarei dela o melhor que eu sei. Além disso
tudo vai ser ótimo, eu estamos muito animadas começar trabalhar juntas
aqui.</div>
<div>
Esta semana foi um pouco diferente ao ajudar Síster Hoggan terminar e
arrumar tudo para ir embora. Não trabalhamos tanto, mas tivemos milagres ainda.
A melhor parte foi que nosso pesquisador Clarisse visitou a Igreja pela primeira
vez! Sábado a noite tudo estava caindo e ninguém ia na Igreja, e orei muito para
uma milagre. Pai Celestial com certeza ouviu a minha oração. Clarisse anda de
cadeira de rodas e não gosta de sair, mas domingo da manhã ela ligou e queria
ir! Arrumamos uma carona rapidinho e ela chegou lá lindíssima. Ela gostou e
reparou que foi diferente do que qualquer outra igreja que ela já visitou. Ela
tem muitas dificuldades para vencer ainda (como Palavra de Sabedoria), mas ela
está lendo o Livro de Mórmon muito. Estamos animadas por ela!</div>
<div>
Obrigada,</div>
<div>
Síster Marchant</div>
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<u>English Translation:</u></div>
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Hello President! <br />Wow. What a great weekend! I am much blessed
President! It was hard to see Sister Hoggan out. I now know better than anyone
else in the world besides my family. Basically we are family now. I love her and
I know she served until the end with a lot of power and honor. I will always be
a missionary and different person because of it. Thanks so much for so long that
we had together. <br />I'm Sister Sperry! Is this real life? I'm so excited. I
love her already and I know that is transferred will be very happy with many
miracles. It will be great to be with her at our home in Irajá. She has a huge
heart and will help many people here, especially Jales Sister and Sister Sena.
Thank you for this opportunity to learn it and work hard. She is worried about
her foot, but take care of her the best I know. Also everything will be great, I
are very excited to begin working together here. <br />This week was a little
different to Hoggan help Sister finish and pack up to leave. Do not work so
hard, but we still miracles. The best part was that our researcher Clarisse
visited the church for the first time! Saturday night everything was falling and
no one was in the church, and prayed for a miracle too. Heavenly Father surely
heard my prayer. Clarisse walks wheelchair and does not like to leave, but
Sunday morning she called and wanted to go! We arrange a ride real quick and she
got there beautiful. She liked it and noticed that was different than any other
church she has visited. She has many difficulties still to overcome (as the Word
of Wisdom), but she is reading the Book of Mormon too. We are animated by it!
<br />Thank you, <br />Sister Marchant</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865544881247011950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834249095457388849.post-22527561806171114542014-09-08T13:56:00.002-07:002014-09-08T13:56:56.942-07:00<div id="INCREDI_TEXT_AREA" style="padding-left: 2px;">
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<i><b>From:</b></i> <a href="mailto:emarchant@myldsmail.net" title="mailto:emarchant@myldsmail.net">Eliza Marchant</a></div>
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<i><b>Date:</b></i> 09/08/14 12:11:31</div>
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<i><b>To:</b></i> <a href="mailto:marchfamilyant@zoomtown.com" title="mailto:marchfamilyant@zoomtown.com">Jewel Marchant</a>; <a href="mailto:gary.marchant@fuse.net" title="mailto:gary.marchant@fuse.net">Gary
Marchant</a></div>
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aqui!</div>
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Wow,</div>
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Things come to an end way too fast. This is Síster Hoggan´s very last week!
I can´t really imagine my mission without this girl. She is such a great
missionary and will be greatly missed. She completely changed my mission around
and helped my to learn so many important things about missionary work and about
life. I now know how to teach all of the lessons, know better how to be a
leader, and have gained my confidence back, among other things. I attribute
nearly all of my happiness in this country to her and her example of unfailing
commitment to the work of the Lord. I hope to always have companions like Síster
Hoggan until the very end!</div>
<div>
The highlight of the week for me (actually, there are always lots of
highlights) would probably be yesterday when I played piano for this Restoration
fireside. Presidente Brum and Presidente Pires (our Presidente da Estaca) gave
an awesome fireside basically just giving discursos of the first lesson. It was
super great and I learned a lot. In the end I played that Joseph Smith Medly
solo. love playing piano because it is my way to bear my testimony loud and
proud. That song gets pretty big in the end and I was able to sing out to
everyone how much I believe in the Restoration and the power of the prophets. I
know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and that he truly organizou the
Church of Jesus Christ de novo na terra. His life, like the Savior´s, is an
example of patient perserverance that we should strive to follow. I want to
share this message with the world, that we have living prophets, starting with
Joseph, and can rejoice in the message of the gospel. There is no place I´d
rather be right now than Ribeirão Preto spreading this good news!</div>
<div>
Life is good and always busy. There are always more things to do. I love
the rigid missionary life and want to keep myself so dedicated to something
always even after the mission. We are seeing so many small blessings and tender
mercies from the Lord. The last thing Síster Hoggan and I always do before going
to bed at night is share one tender mercy we saw in our work that day. I am so
grateful for all that the Lord is helping us with and am seeing His hand in our
lives daily. What a blessing it is to serve the true and living God every day of
your life.</div>
<div>
Love you all tons!</div>
<div>
Síster Marchant</div>
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<div>
Olá Presidente!</div>
<div>
Esta semana foi cheia de projetos de serviço. Tivemos a oportunidade de
ajudar alguém na ala a mudar-se, ajudar com uma aplicação para o CTM no Provo, e
passar roupa para um pesquisador com problemas nas costas. Não conseguimos
ensinar tanto como queríamos, mas fizemos muitas outras coisas importantes. A
serão ontem foi maravilhosa também! Obrigada por seu discurso e testemunho. É
interessante que tanto faz quantos vezes já estudei a Restauração, eu sempre
esteja aprendendo coisas novas sobre profetas, especialmente Joseph Smith. Eu
amo este evangelho e a maneira que nós sempre podemos progredir e melhorar. Não
existe limite ao conhecimento! Fiquei muito feliz tocar o piano de novo ontem
também. Me sinto muita falta do piano, e me relaxa muito, mesmo que seja só
alguns minutinhos. Eu amo música! Obrigada por aquela oportunidade tocar.</div>
<div>
Visitamos Bebedouro esta semana também. Síster Shipp e Síster Vaneza estão
fazendo muito bem e resolvendo conflitos. Elas têm muito desejo fazer o que é
certo e gostam de trabalhar. Eu saí com Síster Jales. Nosso dia foi muito bom.
Foi super bom para mim ver ela de novo em uma luz diferente. Aprendi muitas
coisas quando estava com ela. Síster Jales é linda e fantástica. Ela tem tantas
coisas para oferecer. Tivemos muitas lições juntas e fizemos muitos contatos.
Praticamos como fazer contatos de oração melhor para encontrar novos. Foi
bem-sucedido, e se elas conseguem sair todos os dias e acompanhar estes novos,
acho que vão ver muitas milagres. Vamos continuar ligar e orar muito para elas,
e sei que com o Senhor elas vão conseguir bem.</div>
<div>
O resto da semana foi tranquila. Amo estar aqui com Síster Hoggan até o
fim. Ela é uma missionária maravilhosa, e sempre está me ajudando a ser melhor.
Vai ser muito difícil despedir dela! Eu amo Síster Hoggan e sou MUITO grata por
tanto tempo eu tinha ficar com ela. Vamos ficar amigas próximas pelo resto de
nossas vidas. Que bênção ela é em minha vida.</div>
<div>
Tenha uma ótima semana,</div>
<div>
Sìster Marchant</div>
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<u>English Translation:</u></div>
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<span id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Hello</span> <span class="hps">President</span><span>!</span> <br /><span class="hps">This week
was</span> <span class="hps">full of</span> <span class="hps">service
projects</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">We had</span> <span class="hps">the
opportunity to help</span> <span class="hps">someone in the</span> <span class="hps">ward</span> <span class="hps">move,</span> <span class="hps">help
with</span> <span class="hps">an application</span> <span class="hps">to the
MTC</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">Provo</span><span>,</span>
<span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">ironing</span> <span class="hps">for a
researcher</span> <span class="hps">with back problems</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Can not</span> <span class="hps">teach</span> <span class="hps">as much
as</span> <span class="hps">we wanted</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">but we
made</span> <span class="hps">many other</span> <span class="hps">important
things</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">last</span> <span class="hps">will</span> <span class="hps">was</span>
<span class="hps">wonderful</span> <span class="hps">too!</span> <span class="hps">Thank you for</span> <span class="hps">your speech and</span> <span class="hps">testimony.</span> <span class="hps">It is interesting that</span> <span class="hps">whatever</span> <span class="hps">how many</span> <span class="hps">times</span> <span class="hps">I have studied</span> <span class="hps">the
Restoration</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">I am</span> <span class="hps">always learning new</span> <span class="hps">things about</span> <span class="hps">prophets</span><span>, especially</span> <span class="hps">Joseph</span>
<span class="hps">Smith</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">I love this</span>
<span class="hps">gospel and</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">way
we can</span> <span class="hps">always</span> <span class="hps">progress and
improve</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">There is no limit</span> <span class="hps">to knowledge</span><span>!</span> <span class="hps">I was very
happy</span> <span class="hps">to play the piano</span> <span class="hps">again</span> <span class="hps">yesterday too</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">I</span> <span class="hps">really miss</span> <span class="hps">the</span>
<span class="hps">piano,</span> <span class="hps">and relaxes</span> <span class="hps">me a lot</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">even if only</span>
<span class="hps">some</span> <span class="hps">minutinhos</span><span>.</span>
<span class="hps">I love</span> <span class="hps">music!</span> <span class="hps">Thank you for</span> <span class="hps">this opportunity</span> <span class="hps">to play.</span> <br /><span class="hps">Trough</span> <span class="hps">also</span> <span class="hps">visited</span> <span class="hps">this
week</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Shipp</span>
<span class="hps">Vaneza</span> <span class="hps">are doing very well</span> <span class="hps">and resolving</span> <span class="hps">conflicts</span><span>.</span>
<span class="hps">They</span> <span class="hps">have much</span> <span class="hps">desire</span> <span class="hps">to do what</span> <span class="hps">is
right and</span> <span class="hps">like to work</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">I went</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Jales</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Our day</span> <span class="hps">was very</span> <span class="hps">good.</span> <span class="hps">It was</span> <span class="hps">super
good</span> <span class="hps">for me to see</span> <span class="hps">her
again</span> <span class="hps">in a different light</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">I learned a lot</span> <span class="hps">when</span> <span class="hps">he
was with her</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Jales</span> <span class="hps">is beautiful and</span> <span class="hps">fantastic</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">She</span> <span class="hps">has so much to</span> <span class="hps">offer.</span> <span class="hps">We
had</span> <span class="hps">many lessons</span> <span class="hps">together</span>
<span class="hps">and made</span> <span class="hps">many
contacts</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Practice</span> <span class="hps">how to make</span> <span class="hps">contacts</span> <span class="hps">to
find</span> <span class="hps">new</span> <span class="hps">best
prayer</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Was successful</span><span>,</span>
<span class="hps">and if</span> <span class="hps">they can</span> <span class="hps">go
out every day</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">follow these
new</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">I think they will</span> <span class="hps">see</span> <span class="hps">many</span> <span class="hps">miracles</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">We will continue</span>
<span class="hps">to call and</span> <span class="hps">pray much</span> <span class="hps">for them</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">and I know that</span>
<span class="hps">with the Lord</span> <span class="hps">they will</span> <span class="hps">get</span> <span class="hps">well</span><span>.</span> <br /><span class="hps">The rest</span> <span class="hps">of the week</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">quiet</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">I love being</span> <span class="hps">here with</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Hoggan</span> <span class="hps">to the
end.</span> <span class="hps">She</span> <span class="hps">is a wonderful</span>
<span class="hps">missionary</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">and is
always</span> <span class="hps">helping</span> <span class="hps">me</span> <span class="hps">to be</span> <span class="hps">better.</span> <span class="hps">It will be
very</span> <span class="hps">difficult to</span> <span class="hps">say goodbye to
her</span><span>!</span> <span class="hps">I love</span> <span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Hoggan</span> <span class="hps">and I
am</span> <span class="hps">VERY</span> <span class="hps">grateful</span> <span class="hps">for so long</span> <span class="hps">I had</span> <span class="hps">to
stay with her</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">We'll stay</span> <span class="hps">close friends</span> <span class="hps">for the rest</span> <span class="hps">of our lives</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">What a
blessing</span> <span class="hps">she</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">in my life</span><span>.</span> <br /><span class="hps">Have a great
weekend</span><span>,</span> <br /><span class="hps">Sister</span> <span class="hps">Marchant</span></span></div>
</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09865544881247011950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834249095457388849.post-55491668211339765872014-09-01T09:45:00.001-07:002014-09-01T09:45:07.622-07:00<div dir="ltr">
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Hello there fam!</div>
<div>
I hope things are going great and are very cold where you are. Eat lots of
vegetables and stay chilled for me. I miss those things.:) This week we have met
some very interesting people. We started out with one of the best Restauração
lessons de minha vida. We met a man named Rafael and his girlfriend Maria. She
wasn´t very interested, but he was super interested and super inteligente. He
understood everything perfectly, especially about apostasia and the need for a
Restoration. When we asked him if he would pray to know it is true he looked at
us directly and imediately said "Yes!" (in english). We invited him to get
baptized and he said that he totally would when he gets an answer. We kind of
had to rush out of there because Maria was getting impatient but we were super
excited to go back and teach him again.</div>
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So we went back on Saturday and Maria answers the door. She says "nope,
we´re busy, we already have a religion and don´t want to talk to you mais."
Rafael is trying to talk to us in the background but we don´t get a chance to
get his phone number or anything because Maria closes the door too fast. We are
pretty sad about this one because Rafael really is an elect! I could see him
getting baptized in two weeks if we had the chance to teach him. But, he has our
number and one day he will remember us and call again. It was a good experience
to see someone understand the first lesson so well and to be so excited about
it. That is how I wish every first lesson would go in the beginning. He for sure
is reading the Book of Mormon right now.</div>
<div>
We also met another Maria yesterday. We were looking for alguns
ex-pesquisadores in João Rossi when we made a contact with a Senhora Maria. She
has back problems and mentioned that she had tons of things to do like ironing
and making dinner and other chores. We were like, "well great! Lets go do your
ironing for you" She resisted at first, but Síster Hoggan and I are really good
at pushing our service on people, so we were able to go in and iron a bunch of
clothes. It is crazy what Brazilians iron. Basicamente every single article of
clothing that they have! I have never ironed jeans in my life but I learned how
pretty well yesterday. I love ironing so it was really great for me and we had
an opportunity to talk to her for a long time. She basically told us her life
story. She had a horrendous childhood and said she has never felt what real
happiness is like in her life. She said she had seen us entering her prédio to
visit another family (Alesandra) várias vezes and had a good feeling about us.
We were able to really bear our testimonies of the power of the Atonement
yesterday and how there are wonderful, happy blessings waiting for her to
discover. I am very excited to keep teaching her and think it will be easier to
find her em casa. She is really needing the gospel in her life right now and
will be able to see a new world through the teachings of Jesus Christ.</div>
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We as missionaries have so much to offer. I never realized how much
knowledge we have in this Church. We know SSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO much about this
life and the purpose of life and about our Heavenly Father. He has given us so
much proof and so much explanation for everything that happened and will
continue to happen. I love how everything in the gospel fits together so well.
There are so many details and blessings from the true doctrine of Christ, and
all of it fits together so well. Each commandment and teaching compliments the
next and there are no contradictions at all in the gospel of Jesus Christ. This
HAS to be His true Church! Where else can you get every single question of your
life answered? There is no need to fear anything! God is in such control and
will always take care of us. No matter what happens, everything will work out
for our good in the end when we keep our faith focused on the Savior. I know
that He lives and continues to lead His Church in righteousness. He is the only
thing that matters. I love Him with all of my heart and want to do what He asks.
I have many things to improve and change still, but I know that with Him, my
tiny all can be enough.</div>
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Com um MONTE de amor,</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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P.S. Te amo muito muito muito pais:)</div>
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Bom dia Presidente!</div>
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Que batismo lindo! Síster Kunkel e Síster Sena tiveram um batismo de um
homem solteiro esta semana que foi perfeito. Não sei se já visse alguém tão
eleito como Jovelino. Ele não entende toda a doutrina perfeitamente e não lê
bem, mas ele tem muita fé no Senhor e sabe as coisas importantes bem. Ele quer
fazer qualquer coisa possível para seguir os mandamentos do Senhor. Ajudamos
durante o batismo e muito nos domingos quando ele vai, então o conheço um pouco.
Jovelino vai trazer muita felicidade e luz a esta ala.</div>
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Visitamos as Sísteres em Franca esta semana. Eu saí com Síster Kelly e
Síster Hoggan saiu com Síster Palomino. Elas estão ótimas. Elas tiveram alguns
batismos recentemente de uma família muito forte. Elas não têm muitos outros
pesquisadores além deles agora então Síster Kelly e eu usamos muito tempo para
encontrar novos. Senti o Espírito forte na divisão e senti guiada até casas
prontas. Entramos muitas novas casas através de bater portas, mas não só bater
todas as portas. Andamos uma rua até sentimos que uma casa foi certa e batemos
lá. Encontramos muitas pessoas bem legais, e estou animada ouvir do progresso
delas. Síster Hoggan e Síster Palomino usaram muito tempo para atualizar o Livro
de Área. Isto é algo que significa MUITO para mim. Nas casa de todas as Sísteres
eu sempre mostra meu amor para o Livro de Área, e as ajudamos a consertar ou
mudar algo se necessário. Eu amo o Livro de Área! Se faço nada mais, quando sair
uma área, meu Livro de Área será muito bonito. Síster Kelly e Síster Palomino
são bem tranquilos e trabalham bem juntos. Elas têm alguns dificuldades com a
obra (por exemplo com a ala e encontrar novos), mas conseguem vencer bem juntos.
Vejo muito paz e felicidade na casa delas. Acho que as duas vão continuar ser
rochas para a missão.</div>
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Tivemos uma noite familiar muito chique com um casal na ala (o Irmão Windor
e a Irmã Girlaide) que foi muito excelente. Os membros foram perfeitos e
acolheram o nosso pesquisador imediatamente. Quero ser um member como eles são
quando não sou missionária.</div>
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Estamos animadas para a próxima semana porque sabemos que milagres estão
prestes a acontecer. Oramos e jejuamos e sabemos que o Senhor nos ajudará a
ganhar pesquisadores que vão progredir. Esta área tem muito potencial.</div>
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Amo servir com as pessoas aqui! As outras Sísteres e os membros da ala são
maravilhosas. Espero que continue a ser tão bom aqui!</div>
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Obrigada Presidente,</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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Good morning Chairman! <br />That baptism beautiful! Kunkel and Sister Sister
Sena had a baptism of a single man this week was perfect. Do not know if I ever
saw anyone so elected Jovelino. He does not understand the whole doctrine
perfectly and does not read well, but he has great faith in the Lord and know
the important things well. He wants to do anything possible to follow the
commandments of the Lord. Help during baptism and many Sundays when he goes, so
I know a little. Jovelino will bring much happiness and light to this wing.
<br />We visited the sisters in France this week. I went out with Kelly and Sister
Sister Sister Hoggan left with Palomino. They are great. They had some baptisms
recently from a very strong family. They have many other researchers beyond them
now then Sister Kelly and I used a long time to find new ones. I felt the Spirit
stronger in the division and felt guided to ready homes. We entered many new
homes through slamming doors, but not only beat all ports. We walked up a street
feel that a house was right there and hit. We found many really nice people, and
I'm excited to hear them progress. Sister Sister Palomino Hoggan and used a long
time to update the book area. This is something that means a LOT to me. In the
house all the sisters I always show my love for the book area, and help to fix
or change something if needed. I love the Book Area! If you do nothing else when
you leave an area, my book will be very beautiful area. Sister Sister Kelly and
Palomino are very quiet and work well together. They have some difficulties with
the work (for example with the ward and find new ones), but they can win
together. See much peace and happiness in their home. I think the two will
continue to be rocks for the mission. <br />We had a very chic family home evening
with a couple in the ward (Brother and Sister Windor Girlaide) which was very
excellent. Members were perfect and welcomed our researcher immediately. I want
to be a member as they are when I am not a missionary. <br />We are excited to
next week because we know that miracles are bound to happen. We prayed and
fasted and know that the Lord will help us win researchers who will progress.
This area has so much potential. <br />Serve with love the people here! The other
sisters and ward members are wonderful. I hope it continues to be so good here!
<br />Thank President, <br />Sister Marchant</div>
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<i><b>From:</b></i> <a href="mailto:emarchant@myldsmail.net" title="mailto:emarchant@myldsmail.net">Eliza Marchant</a></div>
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<i><b>Date:</b></i> 08/25/14 11:21:53</div>
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<i><b>To:</b></i> <a href="mailto:marchfamilyant@zoomtown.com" title="mailto:marchfamilyant@zoomtown.com">Jewel Marchant</a>; <a href="mailto:gary.marchant@fuse.net" title="mailto:gary.marchant@fuse.net">Gary
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Hello there dearests,</div>
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This week was HOT! I don´t understand how it can be the middle of winter
and still be super quente. But I better get used to it because it is just going
to get hotter here with each week. Soak up the coldness there in the states when
fall comes in.</div>
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Fall? I cannot believe we are already close to the end of Agosto. These
weeks are zooming by. Síster Hoggan and I are trying to aproveitar todos os
momentos left because she only has three weeks! This week we had some AMAZING
reuniões familiares. An elder in our zone meeting said something interessante:
that having FHE is a commandment from the prophet, not só for families, but for
every member of the Church. That means us too as missionaries should strive to
have FHE every week with some family in order to follow the prophet
completamente. I love FHE here na missão então quero ter mais. (sorry i have
português on the brain today). On Monday we had FHE with a few differente single
moms in João Rossi. (One sad thing about this ward is that there are TONS of
single moms. I don´t know what happened to all of the husbands here but there
are tons of moms in the ward and not very many single men. We need to bring them
back together!) It was SUPER great, one of the best FHEs that I have been to. We
played o gato e o rato (I´ll teach you when we get back) and had coca-cola cake
(yes, they drink so much refrigerante here that it even goes into their
desserts). Then on Sexta-feira we had a reunião familiar with a part-active
family. The dad is the Elders Quorum Presidente and the Mom is menos-ativo. They
have two little kids that are Adorable. We taught them how to make chocolate
chip cookies (something no one has ever seen before here) and had a quick lesson
da Liahona. It turned out super great and was lots of fun. It was funny how much
of a delicacy cookies are here. This family had never made them before (most
people haven´t here) and loved them a lot. And...all of them came to Church on
Sunday! They said they already tried to make them again. I love FHEs.</div>
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Church this Sunday was jam-packed. The Presidente actually came to visit
with three of his kids and their families. I have never seen that chapel so
full. There were 198 people there in a little chapel, so they were setting up
folding chairs in the aisles and you almost couldn´t walk through. What a great
problem to have! The stake is working on perhaps building another chapel in our
area or splitting the ward. It is still a long way coming, but it would be a
dream come true for us. I hope we get there!</div>
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Life is good. We are working and walking until our legs fall off, but
luckily for me I have super great shoes so it is no problem. I am feeling
healthy and strong still (which is a huge blessing because there have been lots
of missionaries with medical problems), just too hot all the time. Thank you so
much everyone for all of your prayers and thoughts! I am very blessed and can
see your prayers working in my life daily.</div>
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Love ya,</div>
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Síster Marchante</div>
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P.S. Mom, could you possibly send me some more pairs of those footie-socks?
They are working super great, I just use them every single day so they get old
fast. Thanks bunches!</div>
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Obrigada Presidente,</div>
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Estamos saudáveis e felizes! Fizemos um projeto de serviço hoje da manhã
que foi muito bom. Ajudamos na mudança de um contato fizemos duas semanas atrás.
Ela se mudou de sua apartamento no Centro para uma apartamento em João Rossi,
quais ambos estão na nossa área! Acho que ela vai tornar-se um pesquisador bom
aqui logo. Eu amo projetos de serviço e espero que as pessoas deixariam que
ajudemos mais. Você ganha amigas imediatamente quando faz serviço juntos.</div>
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Nossa semana começo com uma visita a Bebedouro. Fizemos divisões com Síster
Shipp e Síster Vaneza. O ramo em Bebedouro é ótimo. As Sísteres tinham um
casamento o dia antes (wooo!), e chegamos para a festa rapidinho a noite. O ramo
aceitou a gente como se fosse nós estávamos as pessoas de honra. A festa tinha
muita gente para apoiar os noivos. Não ficamos muito lá mas foi uma noite muito
feliz para tudo mundo. O próximo dia eu saí com Síster Shipp, e visitamos alguns
recém-conversos e pesquisadores super chiques. Foi um dia de sucesso. Elas estão
batizando muito e a área é muito abençoada. Elas estavam falando que Bebedouro
talvez possa usar uma outra dupla, e acho que elas merecem mais porque elas
estão batizando muito e o ramo está animado. As duas são missionárias que
trabalham muito arduamente, e elas têm testemunhos fortes no evangelho. Elas vão
ver muito sucesso durante suas missões.</div>
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As Sísteres em Semanário em Franca estão batizando também e estão felizes.
Acho que elas combinam muito bem com uma à outra. Elas são tranquilas e
diligentes. Vamos visitá-las está semana.</div>
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Síster Sena e Síster Kunkel são maravilhosas. Eu amo morar com elas! Elas
estão trabalhando muito bem e estão vendo milagres diariamente. Elas sempre
estão felizes e trazem muito alegria em nosso lar. Síster Kunkel é uma
treinadora e líder fantástica. Síster Sena está aprendendo rápido e é uma pessoa
muito feliz também.</div>
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Nossa ala está ajudando mais agora. Foi lindo ver tantas pessoas na Igreja
domingo, não? Não tivemos muitos pesquisadores lá, mas tivemos quase todos os
menos-ativos que estamos ensinando! Temos um novo líder da missão da ala, Irmão
Leonardo, que voltou da Missão Recife recentemente. Ele está animado continuar
trabalhando na obra missionária e tem muitas ideias boas para nossa ala. Temos
fé que coisas muito boas vão acontecer aqui. Nossos pesquisadores mesmo são um
pouco fracos. Foi uma semana difícil para a gente, porque oramos e jejuamos mais
do que qualquer outro momento na missão, e todas as coisas parecem ser caindo!
Mas temos um pesquisador, Alessandra, que está aprendendo muito bem e quer
seguir os mandamentos muito. Ela é a mãe de cinco. A dificuldade maior para ela
é que ela trabalha os domingos. Mas ela tem o desejo parar e está orando e
jejuando também na verdade. Sabemos que Deus vai abrir uma porta para ela
cumprir os mandamentos Dele. Amamos ela e sua família. Elas estão conhecendo
muitos membros!</div>
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O Carlos está sendo molhe e não cumprindo compromissos. O senhor sabe que
ele foi à Igreja esta semana por uma metade das aulas, mas ele não está fazendo
nada mais. Ele está agindo estranha e apendendo para as razões erradas então
vamos cortá-lo e deixa que a ala cuida mais do que nós com ele.</div>
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Esta semana nosso plano é mais para encontrar novos. Têm tantas pessoas
eleitas aqui em nossa área então estamos animadas continuar. João Rossi
especialmente está dando certo e com surpreso sentimos seguros lá. Vai melhorar
de novo e vamos ter muitas pessoas a ensinar.</div>
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Boa semana,</div>
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Síster Marchant</div>
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Thank President, <br />We are healthy and happy! We did a service project
today morning which was very good. Help in changing a contact we made two weeks
ago. She moved from his apartment in the center for a flat in John Rossi, both
of which are in our area! I think she will become a good researcher here soon. I
love service projects and hope people let us help more. You get friendly service
immediately when you make together. <br />Start our week with a visit to Trough.
We did divisions with Sister and Sister Shipp Vaneza. The branch in Trough is
great. The sisters had a wedding the day before (wooo!), And we got to party the
night quickly. The branch has accepted us as if we were people of honor. The
party had a lot of people to support the bride and groom. We were not there but
it was a very happy night for all the world. The next day I went out with Sister
Shipp, and visited some new converts and investigators super chic. Day was a
success. They are baptizing a lot and the area is very blessed. They were
talking Trough that can maybe use another pair, and I think they deserve more
because they are baptizing and the branch is very excited. The two missionaries
who are working very hard, and they have strong testimonies in the gospel. They
will see much success during their missions. <br />The sisters in Weekly are also
baptizing in France and are happy. I think they combine well with each other.
They are quiet and industrious. Come visit them is week. <br />Sister Sister Sena
and Kunkel are wonderful. I love living with them! They are working very well
and are seeing miracles daily. They are always happy and bring much joy into our
home. Sister Kunkel is a fantastic coach and leader. Sister Sena is learning
fast and is a very happy person too. <br />Our ward is helping more now. It was
lovely to see so many people in the Church Sunday, no? Not many researchers had
there, but we had almost all less-active we are teaching! We got a new ward
mission leader, Brother Leonardo, who recently returned from Mission Recife. He
is excited to continue working in missionary work and has many good ideas for
our ward. We have much faith that good things will happen here. Our researchers
are even a bit weak. It was a tough week for us, because we prayed and fasted
more than any other time in the mission, and all things seem to be falling! But
we have a researcher, Alessandra, who is learning very well and wants to follow
the commandments too. She is the mother of five. The biggest problem for her is
that she works Sundays. But she has the desire to quit and are also praying and
fasting actually. We know that God will open a door for her to fulfill His
commandments. Love her and her family. They are getting to know many members!
<br />Carlos being wet and not fulfilling commitments. You know he went to church
this week for one half of the classes, but he is doing nothing more. He's acting
strange and apendendo for the wrong reasons so let's cut it and let the ward
cares more than we do with it. <br />This week our plan is harder to find new.
Many people have elected here in our area so we are animated to continue. John
Rossi is working especially surprised and feel safe there. Will improve again
and we have many people to teach. <br />Good week, <br />Sister
Marchant</div>
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