Rafaela's LDS Mission 2015-2017

Okay, fun news. It has been raining , like crazy, for three days. Our house completely transformed into a bath tub house. Meaning…. there is more water dropping inside the house than outside of the house. So….lol for a few days, I wash my garments inside the shower and dry with, a 45 reais hair dryer, so I … More There are lots of mosquitos, ….one bite is equivalent of 20/Tem muitos mosquitos aqui,….uma mordida de mosquito e equivalente a 20

I WAS AMAZED BY THE CHRISTMAS BOX YOU GUYS SENT IT TO ME. It was thus far the best Christmas gift and a memorable one, that I have gotten in five years. I was crying, laughing, and killing people not to come near, all at once. I felt loved and not forgotten. It came when … More The Christmas box is here!!!!A caixa de Natal chegou!!!!

I am happy to hear that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Well, or something like that.. lol I had a fantastic Christmas and a great New Year, lots of pizza, the sleeping part was tough. You probably don´t know this, but we live on top of a hill, cause you know, the … More I lost my pocket wallet with all my cards but miracles happens!/Perdi minha carteira com todos os meus cartoes, mas milagres acontecem!

No replies this week…. Little bit sad. It was a tough one here. However two people got baptism so I am happy about that. I got caught in a car chasing gun fight but I was protected. I was just really fearful and in a stage of shock when you see a gun so close. … More I got caught in a car chasing gun fight but I was protected/Fui pega no meu de um tiroteio, mas eu estava protegida

First of all, you would be surprised by how much of organized freak I´ve became. So yes daddy. Smiley Faces!!! And Oh My Gosh, The girls voices have changed so much…. I barely recognize them. Oh… mom the Box hasn´t arrived yet so I think you should probably check to see where it is right … More This week we met a man who already has a testimony of the book of Mormon before even reading it/Nesta semana, encontrei um homem que já tem um testemunho do livro de Mórmon antes mesmo de lê-lo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOzdryJzeOU Listen to it while reading the letter…. and I will be there!! Hi, Family So.. hahaha I’m in trouble… Camera is gone. There was water excitement. YA… LOL OK… So… last week, I didn’t write because I got sick. I just sent some photos because I didn’t want you guys to think that I … More There is this huge (rat size) cockroach walking up my leg/Tem uma barata enorme (parece um rato) subindo na minha perna.

Hey Fam, Yes, the world is chaotic for sure. Bahia is having lots of strikes, but because of the crisis in Brazil right now everything in the market is increasing sky high. And I hear that President Bangerter is cutting money out of our mission allowance. Which couldn’t come in worse time. Many members are … More Sister Palma was transfered/Sister Palma foi transferida

Hi Family I started to cry in front of the members when I was listening to the Voiceover, I miss you guys so terribly much. Things here gotten a little better. Sister Palma and I have getting in each others nervous but only true friends do that. We too spend lots of time helping the … More I started to cry when I heard your voices!/E quando escutei a suas vozes comecei a chorar!

Thing are going ok in this part of the world! The shower broke down so we had to get that fixed. Then the elders in the office forgot to pay our house bill… so we are going to be in the dark for a little while. I´m having a sugar control problem in my body. … More I can’t stay awake/ Nao consigo ficar acordada

Hey Paps Hey Mommy I could not open it. I sent you guys a letter, let me know when it gets there. Gosh, for the first time today with my four companions, the elders and we( Sister Palma and I ) were all broke, hahaha. We tried to combined all the money we had for … More And we are all broke!!!! E estamos duros!!