Morumbi-Letter #15

Oi!!!!

I stayed in Morumbi!!!! Yahoo!!!! Sis Faustino left though, to train a new campanion, in a NEW area too!!!! Oh man... thats hard. Me and Sister Reis are still hear, now there is NO ONE to speak enlish too and WOW! What a difference it has made! Drowning at times, but for the most of it... just trucking a long. Making up songs to help me remeber words, Sis Reis gets a kick when I say things wrong... so do I. Oh its fun! 

This week we have been teaching a family, buddist and catholic back ground... but they are REALLY searching for themselves. Its great working with investigators who REALLY are trying to find the truth. :D oh the work is fabulous!

This weekend we have planned a HUGE activity for the ward, two other areas, investigators, members everyone is invited! and President Ferrin is coming too!!!!! Its really like a big FHE... President Ferrin and Sister Ferrin will share the spiritual thought and we have games and food planned out... a Grande Família! All about family! We´re really excited!

Got mail too! Thank you thank you!

Mom! I love you so much, your card is so cute! thank you!

Jenny Woolley!!!!!!!! I love you cute girl! Man... last year at the Y... crazy!

GREG!!!! I mean Elder Waite... YAY!!!!! LOVE the letter

Thanks Austin! Heard from you too! Love the letter! Hope your head is feeling better

Grandma!!!!!! I love you so much Grandma! Love hearing from you!

Sister Hirst, you are fabulous! thanks for the letters! they mean so much!

Time was short this week.... thank you for your support! The work is coming along... Talking to everyone!

Love you So much! Remember the work is for everyone! Not just those with tags... :D I love you all!

Com amor,

Sister Waite

Transfer Over-WHAT?!?!- Letter #14

Bom Dia tudo mundo!!!! :D I love you!

WOW! Where did these past 6 weeks go?! That was fast... tonight we find out where we go, if we stay... the pressure! Both of my companions have been in Morumbi for 3+ months... they both could go, one could go, I could go... bah! Who knows? Exciting.

The Temple was FANTASTIC!!!!! Wow! Its HUGE!!!!! Especially angel Moroni... its so amazing! It was another testimony to me, that its the EXACT same... differen language... but EXACT SAME! Because there is ONE God, ONE Savior of the World, ONE Gospel.... ONE doctrine. I get so excited everytime we explain this to people... There is ONE God, and He is power and wonderful and just, and he loves you SO much! Each one of us... individually. Reminds me of Pres Ucthdorf´s talk last conference or so... in it he explains that the most MAGNIFICANT being in the UNIVERSE knows you and loves you... Its fantastic to think about, because it´s true! I love the temple, and I~m so grateful for the blessings that come from it, like an eternal family! I LOVE YOU FAMILY! So much! -Jessica, I hope you had a fantastic day yesterday! Feliz Anniversario! Wahoo!!! Sounds like everyone had fun at Grandma~s last night, that makes me happy! I love you Jessica! I love you Family! :D

MIRACLE OF THE WEEK!

We have been teaching José Leonardo... hes abotu 50+ years old... he smoked 44 cigarettes a DAY when we met him. He had the desire to quit, so last sunday we set some goals with him, decreasing the amount he smoked. We suggested decreasing the number by 5 or ten... thats when he said ´oh no, tomorrow I will only smoke 5!´ OK! benig a little skeptic of this... I shouldn~t have... he DDI IT! 5, then 4 then 3 then 2.... then one on Friday... and poof! He isn~t smoking! Yesterday in sunday school he shared a litlte testimonly of faith! ´i did it! i stopped smoking, with faith you can do anytyhing!´ Oh it was fabulous!!! seriously fantastic!

I love you all so much! I know that the EXACT same church that Christ established on the Earth when he was here, exists... today! rigth now! the principles, the doctrines, all of it! Its fantastic!

Have a great week!

Com Amor,

Sister Waite!

Bom Dia!!!-Letter #13

BOM DIA FAMILIA!!!!! E AMIGOS!!!! Woot woot!

I love you! This was a great week!

I GET TO GO TO THE TEMPLE ON WEDNESDAY!!!!! AHHH!!!!! Temple in Campinas! I am so excited! WOOT WOOT! So today, is not PDay... :( thats alright! work work work! But I am so excited for the temple! My companion Sis Reis, this is HER temple that she attends and she says its so pretty... oh I~m stoked! Will take picutres, don~t worry! :D 

I feel so blessed that we have so many temples SO close to us... (in Utah). The sacrifice families make to attend the temple is incredible. they have so much FAITH! Their testimonies are so strong! A family in the ward was sealed last Saturday. It was fantastic to hear how they felt... THATS the reason I~m here, THATS the reason that missionary work is so important! I love the temple! I love the gospel! Oh man.... if you can, PLEASE go to the temple this week! We are so blessed in Utah! I love you!

Hey hey hey... did you know that the cashew nuts we eat, yup the yummy ones, come from a FRUIT! One nut per fruit! Did not know that before the mission... and I tried the fruit for the first time... different, with time I think it would grow on me. Good though! But isn~t that neat?! Interesting fact for the day.

Funny moment of the week, walking to a lesson and POOF! An avacado fell right in front of us! YAY! Fruit from heaven! It was great! (Avacado, milk, and sugar... blend it! So YUMMY!) funny because I had never had sugar with avacado, and Sis Reis has never had it with salt before... I love cultures! Everyone is so different and unique, but we are all really the same! All children of our Heavenly Father who loves us! :D SO MUCH!

Com Muito Amor,

Sister Waite

p.s. made cheesecake this week! Oh yeah... had to use lime instead of lemon (lemon doesnt exist down here) But it reminded me of the family! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH FAMILY!!!!!

Sorry there~s no pictures this week... the computers in this internet house don~t like downloading picutres... bah! Next week!

-A few weeks ago I recieved mail!!! yay!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

-Mom, you are the best! Loved the Pooh Bear dry erase! Oh Pooh! Thank you so much!

-Dad I got your letters! Thank you thank you thank you!

-Grandma! I~m so glad you got my card ON your birthday! :D I love you too! Thanks for the letters!

-JOY PRIOR!!!! I got your Dear Elder! Good luck with school honey! I love you! Go make some adventures!

-Rebecca Waite! I got your Dear Elder! Thanks for the story! It was fabulous! Great to hear from you! Hows temple prep?! So excited for you!

-Sister Hirst... you are AMAZING! thanks for keeping me updated with the ward... and my Mom. It means so much to me! thank you for sharing your experiences too! WOW! Just what I need to hear, every time, thank you so  much!

-YA SISTER ASAY!!!! Oh its great to hear about the work in Tenesse!

-Elder Northcott! Peru is looking great! Man... missions are incredible!

-KATIA HUDSON!!!!! Thank you thank you for your letter! Muito Obrigada! Eu entendei TUDO!!!! Estou animada por quando eu vou voltar! Podemos falar e entender um ao outro! Woot woot!

Letter #12 (Here is the letter)

So many wonderful things happened this week! 

Today was fantastic! the pictures are from our field trip today! Campos do Jordão! Please look it up on google! This town is so amazing!

I am so grateful to be a missionary right now! This week I witnessed a miracle! We had a reference and tried to get a hold of her for 4 or 5 times... 5 no shows... no one home. Then this week she was... and boom! She is incredible! She has so much faith! She is ready to hear about the gospel and the blessings that come from living it! Hearing her story and what she has been through this last month I know she would not have been as receptive! It's amazing to see the work unfold! I absolutely love being a missionary! Yay! I am so grateful to be here in Brazil... it is so beautiful! The gospel is perfect! I bore my testimony yesterday, and gave a talk last week! It was great to see some of the faces in the congregation when I stumbled over sentences... but that's alright! It's the message, not the grammar that counts! haha

I love all of you so much! Had interviews with President this week and got letters!,,promise I will write more next week! Have to zip to noite familiar!

Até Proxima Semana!

Com Amor,

Sister Waite

Letter coming soon!!!-Letter #12

OH MAN!

So many wonderful things happened this week! 

Today was fantastic! the pictures are from our field trip today! Campos do Jordão! please look it up on google! this town is so amazing!

I am so grateful to be a missionary right now! this week i witnessed a miracle! We had a reference and tried to get a hold of her for 4 or 5 times... 5 no shows... no one home. then this week she was... and boom! she is incredible! she has so much faith! she is ready to hear about the gospel and the blessings that come from living it! hearing her story and what she has been through this last month i now she would not have been as receptive! Its amazing to see the work unfold! I absolutely love being a missionary! Yay! I am so grateful to be here in brazil... it is so beautiful! The gospel is perfect! i bore my testimony yesterday, and gave a talk last week! it was great to see some of the faces in the congregation when i stumbled over sentences... but thats alright! its the message, not the grammar that counts! haha

I love all of you so much! Had interviews with president this week and got letters! and your package mom! pooh bear is amazing, and the cooling towel is cool! I love you so much!

promise i will write more next week! have to zip to noite familiar!

I LOVE YOU MOM! I LOVE YOU DAD! I LOVE YOU JESSICA AND DEREK! I LOVE YOU NATALIE AND RHETT! I LOVE YOU ELDER WAITE!!!!! 

Até Proxima Semana!

Com Amor,

Sister Waite!

Another Week of Awesomeness!!!- Letter #11

Bom Dia Familia e Amigos!!!!

Mission life is so incredible... wow! I love it here in Brazil! Every morning when we leave our house I say ´Bom Dia Brazil!!!!!´ its fantastic! There were some great things that happened this week! :D

Last Monday was INCREDIBLE! :D Some of my zone got together and had Charrasco! Mmmm Brazilian Barbecue! Was fantastic! AND!!! Played some futebol! :D First time in Brazil! Oh yeah! It was great! But the best part of the day was that night! We taught Carla, Raphaela, and Victoria... the teenagers we met last week... and it was great! We talked about they felt about the restoration video we showed them last time, and they all felt it was true! O yeah! Missionary work is cool! And we explained about the importance of the Holy Ghost and Baptism and guess what.... Yours truly did the inviting! AHHH!!!! It was so cool! Invited them to be baptized, and they said yes! :D It was so neat! This week was tough connecting with them but... we´ll keep trying! Its fantastic to see the potential in all three of them! Really... I learned this week, just a little glimpse, of how Heavenly Father sees us.. we all have SO much potential for our lives here on earth, and after! I love the gospel!

This week we had a Zone Conference, (first one!) and wow! FABULOUS! Elder Godoy, the General Authority and Presidente Ferrin! It was so amazing! I loved the advice and the message they both shared!

And a weeding this past saturday! of the recent converts my companions were working with! It was so fun!

Every day being out here I notice how fantastic it is to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints... and this is HIS work... there are a lot of other churches here... everyone belives in God and Christ... but its great to ask them what they do to show their love... you can see the wheels thinking as we explain that this chruch is Christ´s church, his original! I love it so much! I am so grateful for the testimony of the Gospel! I know its true with all my heart!

I love you so much!!!!! Have a fantastic week!

Com Amor!!!!

Sister Waite! :D

p.s. THANK YOU!!!! I got mail this week!!!! :D Yahoo!
-Mom, the package was FANTASTIC! thank you thank you thank you!!!! (Congrats Mecaela and Lachoneus!!!! I am so happy for you!!!! Got your invite :D)
-Thank you SO much Uncle Alan and Aunt Tammy! The card was great! Thank you for your support!
-Thanks Dad! Got your letter!
-Grandma! Got your letter too!!!! Thank you so much! I love hearing about you and Grandpa!
-Sister Hirst... you are AMAZING! thank you for your letters, they mean so much!
-Thanks for the letter Austin! Got it and will respond soon!


PICTURES
1, This is for Rhett! Please translate for everyone... oh man... hilarious! :D
2, How pretty is this flower!!!! :D in the distance are my companions... oh yeah! We´re missionaries!
3, WOW MOM!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved the package! Yay for swedish fish! And Mickey Mouse! Thank you! I love you so much!

1, loving the flowers here! behind me is one of the neighborhoods in my area!
2, this is Joyce... she is so adorable! she is 5 and helps me learn portuguese... she was full of energy the night of the wedding!
3, Jozy and Dhones! Her hair was FABULOUS! It took the stylist 4 hours to do! Her hair is so long! She looked beautiful! So much support from the ward was there, it was great!

Hola!!!!!!!-Letter #10

Oi Familia! Oi Amigos!

first thing first.... i am in the city of São Jose Dos Campos... in the baehho of morumbi! hahaha so NOW look it up on google earth. -and yes, i learned this lat night, i'm grateful for my companions... they know where they are and what they are doing... and saying! hahah

this week has been great! first pday in the field last weeks was neat... going to the supermarket and seeing an avacado the size of my head!!!! seriously... i love brazil! We have lunch everyday with an irma in the ward, its amazing to see the faith of the members here! they all come from different situations and stories... like everyone! but hearing their conversions stories just builds my faith! wow! i am so grateful for this opportunity to serve a mission! its fantastic!

this weekend is a wedding for one of our recent converts! well.. i can't claim helping them, but I'm playing ´´only hope´´ when she walks down the aisle... haha they were legally wed the day of their baptism, then a few days later i came, and now i'm helping with the big party. haha its fantastic! their story is really neat! our investigators now are really neat as well! 3 teenagers and another 27 year old... they all are very interested and curious about the church... ah!!!! i love being a missionary! so much! 

one thing i have lerned this weeks is patience.... wow! patience is needed every single day, every situation, and in yourself! the language has been tough... its frustrating to not know anything what people are saying... i just need to have more patience... this will come... i can do this! I learned that patience is allowing heavenly father's time take place... and submitting to his will.... its fantastic!

brazil is phenomanol! please look up where i'm living... it will answer a lot of questions! you are fantastic! 

Até proxima semana!

E com muito muito muito amor!!!!

Sister Waite

p.s. photos... me and companions our last night at ctm. me and my instructor irmão costa! he is amazing!!!!! then us on the 4th of july! i will send´´older´´ photos throughought these next few weeks to catch you up! oh! thats with pres and sister degn... mtc pres! i love you!