FINAL WEEK CTM

This week was better than last week… let´s start with that. I got pretty sick starting last p-day, and it´s been a fight getting over it, but I’m alive and above ground and that´s all I could ask for! My voice has been a little… bleh... but I didn´t lose it before Elder Smith and I sang at the Mission Conference on Sunday. Definitely gotta thank Heavenly Father for that one!

We sang “Come Unto Christ,” and wow! My testimony of how powerful music is BOOM! So huge! I love music more than I ever have. And the elders who accompanied us are insanely good. It was also fast Sunday. We fasted from lunch on Saturday to lunch on Sunday. Kind of weird, but lunch here is huge so that´s why. It was the easiest fast I've ever done! When you fast with a purpose, it´s a breeze, let me tell ya.

Okay funny story for you all. There was a plumbing situation this week. The water was all brown and our toilets were exploding! We did our laundry, and all my garments were stained brownnnnnn! But it´s okay; I cleaned them as much as possible, and now they´re just light pink.   I only washed a few pairs in that load (thank heavens)! Also we had 3 power outages this week. It´s just a crazy life over here in Brazil. This week flew by like nothing else in my life. Literally crazy! I feel like I was emailing yesterday. 

P-day was great last week. It rained and we were all so excited… and now it´s rained every day since then. Atividade Fisica (physical activity) has been playing board games - lol. Also, the açai here.... wow! 

Last story, we have a pesquisador (investigator) that has a condition where he will fall asleep when sitting still (reminds me of you Madre). And so during our lesson this last week, he was reading and falling asleep and trying to turn the page and he was so confused because he kept turning two pages. Oh my gosh! I was dying laughing!! I wish I could somehow show you all, but it was the funniest thing ever.

When we left the CTM this week, we said "we left the spirit prison to go to real prison" because we went down to the police station to get finger printed. It’s the last step of the visa stuff. So fun. Love it. Wooohooo!!

This week, my testimony of the importance of scriptures has sky rocketed. Literally wow! Please, everyone read the scriptures EVERY day!! I love it. I´m the happiest with my face in the Book of Mormon. It radiates happiness. I love this gospel so much. And I love Portuguese. It´s so fun!

I love you all so much. Starting on my next p-day I´ll be able to send pictures. Technology here in the good old CTM doesn’t quite cut it. 

Have the best week everyone!!! Talk to you in PIRACICABA

xoxoxo

-Sister Walstad