brincadeira

 BOM DIA MY LOVES


highlights :)
- I think sister Elescano and I have lived together for too long and are brains are becoming one. We twinned 3x this week on accident.
- I finally got to go on some runs outside this week = happiness
- hearing an old irmã in the ward send us "kakaka brincadeira" in a voice message
- sitting in the back of the bus and almost flying with the driver goes over the speed bumps at who knows how fast
- found a 70 year old man jamming out to "your heart will go on" and jammed out with him

- proselyting with an 82 year old woman - quite the adventure. Let me tell you how it went. 1) walking 1 hr to an appointment that normally would have taken 20 minutes. 2) spending 1 hr in the appointment because irmã Julia has a lot to say. 3) walking 1 hr back to irmã Julia's house. 4) Whole afternoon gone. But it was irmã Julia's dream to be a missionary, so who are we to deny her.

- our tarde familiar's in Mata will always and forever be a highlight. This week it was on irmã Rita's porch. We shared the sacrament (which was cookies because we didn't have bread), tried to drown out the neighbor's music with our singing, shared a message, and luckily found a person to drive us home because as usual, we didn't get out of there until way late. I love this place so much. (Sister Elescano and I always joke that President can't transfer us because our church records are already in the Mata branch - the joke is that the Mata branch doesn't exist... yet)

- spiritual thought: "you will never be happier than you are grateful" - Elder Sabin. This week I've been focusing a lot on gratitude! There are hard times and good times, but gratitude helps to magnify the good times even more! So, I'm grateful for these crazy Brazilians, my friends, my family, and my Savior. I'm grateful for the gospel and for all the Christ-like examples around me! 

life is good :)
love you all
sister maxfield















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