dont worry, be happy

This week was gooooooooood!

Sister Guimarães and I have been able to find some really great new investigators and less active families. It's been a little hard here in Pombal because people just aren't progressing...But!! Just keep pressing on!! Where I am right now, Pombal, the church has only been here in for 5 years and so being a small branch it has some really persistent members:) And sometimes in a small branch you end up teaching Sunday School for the youth, leading the hymns during Sacrament meeting and giving a talk all in one day hahaha. It was fun:)

I love this gospel. Missionary work is really the happiest thing on earth and I like how James E Talmage says it, "Supreme happiness is not an earthly attainment." 

Read your scriptures and also Jesus the Christ;)

Invite a friend to church too!

love,

sister pace

One more thing!! Thank you Cris Patten, Addie and Elise for the letters! and in response to your questions: my favorite food is mango and yes, there are bugs here in Brasil!! :D

oiiii

Hi. Okay.

Thank you for all the birthday wishes!

These last couple weeks have been pretty good. Sister Muria was transferred to Mossoró to the ward where I started my mission:) And so now i'm with Sister Guimarães!

Emails are hard. but next week I'll give you the lowdown on everything.

Just keep reading your scriptures.

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sister Guimarães and I and some members of the branch:)

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it only gets better from here

Oi Gente!!

This week was really good. I reached 9 months! Halfway done ahhhhhhh!! But really, this week we had the baptism of Raiana who's a friend of some young women (recent converts too) in our branch. She was super excited. It was cute this week too because Raiana, and all of this little band of friends heard in sacrament meeting that there would be ice cream after cleaning the chapel Saturday. I didn't say anything, Sister Muria didn't say anything, but they were all there ready to help clean bright an early haha! They all came to her baptism too!

Also, this week we had another family home evening with the branch and it was a super success. We brought investigators and even some members that have been less active for a long time. Old friends reunited and new friendships made:) It was great. 

Have a great week and read Jesus the Christ because it's perfect.

Love you,

sister pace

And a shout out to all my Young Women leaders that will always be huge examples to me.<3

embarcais no serviço de Deus!

Bom Dia

This week was good. Sister Muria and I are crazy together and we've been working hard here in Pombal and using sunscreen. Friday we had interviews with Presidente Soares which was really great! He spoke to us four about D&C 4 and especially verse 5 that says: 

5 And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work.

And so without these essential attributes we really aren't qualified for the work. It's not that we should have faith, but that we NEED faith, we NEED hope, we NEED charity!!!! It's always really nice to be able to talk to Presidente:)

Also, this week we had a family home evening with a really good turnout and a lot of cake. We also brought 3 investigators which made it even better:)

Be happy and share the gospel!

-sister pace

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District Pombal:)

Trying chimarrão. Erva mate. My gaucha companheira loves it, but I just really wanted to take a picture. Lol.

spiritual light and sunlight

Queridos,

This week was goooooooooood. Full of sunshine and hard work. 

I don't have time to write a lot again. Oops. But we had the baptism of Felipe this week which was really special experience. Sister Muria is one of those people that I just know I knew in a previous life and we're really loving being here in super hot Pombal together. It's already been really great to have such special moments feeling and testifying of the Spirit with her and the people here.

God cares about you. He will listen, and He will answer your personal questions. The answers to your prayers will come in His own way and in His own time, and therefore, you need to learn to listen to His voice. God wants you to find your way back to Him, and the Savior is the way. God wants you to learn of His Son, Jesus Christ, and experience the profound peace and joy that come from following the path of divine discipleship.

-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

read your scriptures:)

-sister pace

the sister show

I was transfererred this week!!

I'm here in Pombal, Paraíba!! I'm not even in Rio Grande do Norte anymore! My new comp is Sister Muria from Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul and we're wayyyyyyyy pumped. I only have a couple days here in Pombal, but you know that feeling when you know you've arrived at home and everyone in the street stops to say hi? That's almost the feeling here. Don't get me wrong, I love Natal, but there's just something about being in the interior, the smell of cows and goats, and people that love you and the gospel. 

Pombal is a little city in the middle of nowhere that makes me feel like I'm living in the Truman Show. The Sister Pace Show? But really we've already been able to talk to a family and they are marked for baptism this month. Also, I've been able to get to know a bunch of recent converts and members that are super friendly. It's a branch here, not a ward.....yet. And I'm way excited to work with Sister Muria to help strengthen the members here:)

Another great thing that happened is that Sister Cunha is my sister training leader!!! yayayaya this is her last transfer so i'll get to see her before she "dies". Querida da mamãe!!

Soooooooooooooooooo much love, happiness, cuscuz, and sunshine for all of you too!!

-sister pace

Vital, Sister G Silva and I

Bishop's family in Gramoré

I'll send more pics of Pombal next week.

here comes the sun

So this week everyone was a little under the weather. And when i say everyone I mean the entire zone got sick this week...

"I got better!"

Other than that everything's all good here. One of our investigators, Reneide, will be getting married soon and her only dream is to be married and baptized on the same day! She left the hospital a couple weeks ago after 2 heart attacks and yesterday insisted on walking to church. Haha I love her!

This week we have transfers and so I'll let you know next week if I've moved areas. I hope not though, because I love Gramoré. I won't lie, this area has been a little difficult, but I feel like I've learned a lot in trusting Heavenly Father. So with that, everything will always turn out okay:)

Love you all a whole lot.

-Sister Pace

Galatians 6:11 sorry my emails are short.

1 Thessalonians 5:25 por favor.

p.s. the thumb thing in some of my photos means BATISMO. :D

photos: me and me cute companion;) and the festa junina that our neighbors threw until 5am. Whoo. Hoo.