Life

Well this week was just fabulous We had multi zona which is always really fun, got to see all of my buddies, and I got the wonderful opportunity to play the piano..honestly I really don't like playing the piano in front of people, eu tenho vergonha, but it was good.

. Multi Zona.. I don't even know how this picture happened but all the missionaries were singing happy birthday to everyone that has a birthday this month

 Presidente Canuto!!!! I finally became a "Missionária de Excelência" Woohoo 

We learned alot of new techniques and we talked alot about our desires and actions it was motivating. I always leave multi zona feeling like there are so many things that I can do better. So this week Sister Pontes and I decided to put into practice what we learned and we worked our butts off inviting everyone to be baptized, infelizmente nobody excepted, but hey we are practicing our faith.

Batismo de Cristinao!!

We had an interesting experience this week. Cristiano, our recent convert invited other missionaries from another religion to come and talk to us...oh my gosh..we showed up at Cristianos house you know already to teach him and everything and then these other missionaries show up and they see the book of Mormon and they start asking all of these questions you know trying to bash our doctrine saying all of these things why our church isn't true and what not and my companion and I just sit there like "okay cool dude" And then he is all like "And women should not be teaching men about Christ" I just wanted to be like EXCUSE ME!? But we just let him talk you know waiting for our turn and finally when he was done I was all like "Sorry but we didn't come here to bible bash with you we came here to teach Cristinao, and we know that through the power of the Holy Ghost, though feelings of peace and love, and happiness we can know all things and quite frankly sir I don't feel any of these feelings with you" and then my companion was like "We are representative of Jesus Christ we have been called by him to preach to every creature the way of eternal life" Dude the Spirit was strong, and Cristiano was all like yeah Mórmons do have the truth.. The other missionary there didn't even know what to do..haha he was all like, okay, sorry, and then he left.. goodness. life of a missionary.

Honestly like I said before, I think all religions are good, I think it is so important that we show respect for one another, but I really don't have alot of patience for people that disrespect others..not cool.

But yeah we had a good week, trying to find people that want to go to church.

Nothing to exciting happened. But hey here is some pictures, love you all,

Sister Roberts

 So when people ask me what my first name is I'm like "Mallory" And they are all like "What thats too hard to say" and I'm like "no you know the brand of the Fan" And they are all like "Ohh..cool" yeah sou eu!

Last Pday some members took my companion and I to some Japanese Gardens it was really cool.

 My favorite Family that we are teaching

 Mayka and Mauro aka best ward members ever.. love them!

Guys I love waterfalls..you don't even know

 WATERFALL

Took a min to do some exercises...só que não

So we were feeling fancy and decided to go to the churrascaria!! Its like a buffet place where its all you can eat, but the best part is that the people walk around with these huge knifes with steak on them and come to your table and slice off the meat for you (I don't think I explained that very well..but oh well)! It was so good..and I ate way too much. I think I gained a couple of kilos but its fine..

So there is this American couple of Utah here in Poços De Caldas..they are teaching english, and they wanted to buy us ice cream :) they´re cool

 I saw a hourse..nay

Cristiano :)

This week was great.

We had alot of really cool things happen Lots of miracles, the first

BATISMO!!!! Wooohoooo!!

Cristiano was baptized Saturday! 

All day saturday I was freaking out, I was like "Is Cristiano really getting baptized today, or is this just a cruel joke?" and then his baptism was suppose to start at 6:00 but he didn't show up till 7:00 and so of course for that whole hour I was freaking out haha sometimes I forget that I am in Brazil and everything starts like an hour late. But that baptism was beautiful and his invited his family, and so now we have new investigators to teach, so I am really excited about that :)

Cristiano came up to us and was all like "so I have 2 hours everyday that I can go out and make visits with you" He is so excited about missionary work. He is really really great. We are going to try really hard to help him go on a mission here in the next year. I hope that everything will be in his favor so that he can go on a mission. 

I am so grateful for my mission, it has really changed my life, in ways that I didn't even know was possible. 

We met a lot of really great people this week with a lot of potential I'm praying that one of them will have the same desire that Cristiano has and will follow the example of our savior Jesus Christ and be baptized.

You all are great I love you all!!

Com muito Amor,

Sister Roberts 

pink eye

So this week I got sick..gosh I think that I am allergic to the sun..:P but its okay, after my companion and I suffered from Brazilian pink eye we are all ready to go out and work this week :)

Cristinao may just be one of the coolest people that I have ever met. This guys is awesome, yesterday during our lesson with him he was asking about what he needs to do, to be a missionary, and he is so excited to get baptized Saturday! He has already invited all of his friends and family to come to his baptism. Ahh I love him! We are going to try really hard to help him go on the mission. Haha I've already planned out all the little packages and what not that I am going to send him if he goes and serves the lord.

We are seeing so many miracles here. Gosh life is so funny,I remember 2 years ago I was so stressed out about the decision whether I should go on a mission or not, and here I am, this by far was the BEST decision that I have ever made. I can't express to you how happy I am, how much I have grown, and how much better my relationship with the Savior is.

I love you all, you guys are awesome, thanks for your support and prayers

Love, Sister Roberts

Feliz Ano Novo :)

Guys, I can't believe that its already 2015...dude.. I feel like this year is going to big! I'm excited!!

We had a pretty productive week Sister Pontes and I have been working our butts off trying to find people that want the gospel and after much prayer we found one! WOOHOOOOOO!!!

Cristiano! So about a month ago we were knocking doors and we made a contact with this guy named Cristiano, at the time he didn't seem like he was really interested or wanted anything, but last Sunday out of no where he showed up to church. He was all like "Yeah I don't really like my church and I'm trying to find God and my friend invited me to Church so here I am" OH MY GOSH!! MILAGRE OF MY LIFE (yeah okay I know that I use that phrase alot but guys you don't even know!)

We have been meeting with him almost every day this past week and he went to the batismo Saturday for the other sisters and he went to church yesterday and the fireside last night and HE IS GOING TO GET BAPTIZED in TWO WEEKS!!!!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!! basically this guy is chique 10!

I am so happy you have no idea. I feel so blessed..soooo blessed to be serving in a part of the world where there are people who are looking and searching for the truth, who are so open to hear the gospel. basically I love life...:)

Also this week I hit my year mark hear in the mission field so I decided to read some of my old journal entries from a year ago...oh my gosh..I am so happy that I never have to live my first transfer ever again. Its funny because a year ago I was so lost and confused and had no idea what was going on and now I speak Portuguese like a boss (okay well dá para entender) and I can just see a huge difference in the person that I was a year ago and the person that I am now. I hope that I can continue to change into the person that the Lord wants me to be.

I love you all I hope you all have the best new years ever!

Com Amor,

Sister Roberts

Best Christmas Ever

Guys, I just had the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!!

So this week was just fabulous. So here in Brazil its tradition that everyone stays up till 12:00 on Christmas Eve, and at midnight everybody feasts we call this véspera de Natal And guess what?! President Canuto let us stay out till 12:30am!!! FESTA! So we went and spent Christmas Eve at one of our favorite members houses and we had a Churrasco (BBQ) It was so much fun! And then we came back to our house and opened up presents (because here normally people open presents after the feast on Christmas Eve/ Christmas Day)

Woohoo Christmas Presents

And then Christmas was just awesome, we started out with our District meeting, everybody brought desserts and we basically just pigged out, and then we went to lunch and pigged out some more, gosh the food here is so good. You know its a really good thing that there are a bunch of hills here because if there weren't I would be gaining a ton of weight.

The District

After Lunch we ran to another members house and talked to our families. 

It is so refreshing to talk to your mom, you have no idea. Gosh my brothers are growing up..what the heck...I am going to look so short when I get home.

And then we ended Christmas in the best way possible......

With a BATISMO!!!!!

Thayna was baptized Christmas night. We had marked this baptism on Friday but her parents are super super against the church and did not want her to be baptized, and basically they ground her from going to church and so this whole week we were praying and hoping that everything would go well so that she could be baptized. We had no way to communicate with her at all this week, but guys miracles happen. She showed up with her boyfriends family (who is in the other ward) and was baptized. I am so HAPPY. We have been working so hard with her for the past couple of months and I have never seen someone so prepared to be baptized..

.Batismo de Thayna!

I just love my life :)

I love you all I hope you all had a Good Christmas too. Thanks for all the letters and the packages haha my companion really likes American food.

com amor,

Sister Roberts

Presidente and Sister Canuto

Future Roommates? quem sabe :)

Me and one of my Favorite investigators, Beth

 È Nois!

♫ Christmas Christmas Time is HERE ♫

Ahhh!! I am so excited for Christmas!! Like for real is going to be awesome! This week we had our Christmas dinner with the ward. It was fun we did secret santa and we ended up buying a pitcher and filling it with treats for our family it was cool. And the ward sang songs and everything it was cool. Also we had our Christmas Conference with President and the North half of the mission. It was awesome and so powerful and it was cool because I got to see alot of people that I haven't seen in a really long time. 

President talked alot about the true meaning of Christmas and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. And how that is the best Christmas Gift that we can receive.

It was fabulous.

I am so grateful for the atonement in my life and for all the blessings that I have received because of it. I know that life is difficult..gosh life is so hard, but I know that Christ is always right here → on our side, walking with us, helping us along the way. He has done so much for me. I Love Him,

We have been sharing alot of Christmas messages with people.We have also seen some miracles this week. We are working really hard with thayna one of our investigators. She is one of the most prepared people I have ever met. We have been working with her for the past couple of months. this week she told us that she is thinking about baptism. Who knows maybe with a miracle we can help her make this step.

Things are looking good here in Poços de Caldas.

This is going to be a great Christmas probably the best one yet. :)

Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugV6QGcafEE

Love you all

Have a Merry Christmas!!

Com Amor,

Sister Roberts

Rain Rain Go Away!!

Basically this week it just poured. Actually the rain as been a huge blessing. São Paulo has been in drought for the past couple of months. Actually it got so bad here that a few weeks ago the area presidency here asked all the members to fast for rain.. Well Prayers have been answered because it didn't stop raining this week!!

But its okay, because today the sun is shining and I am happy.

So this week was kinda hard, actually it was another emotional roller coaster, we had to cut Hellen and Erika, gosh dangit, I love them so much, it was really really hard to tell them that we had to stop visiting them. I don't know why they don't want to get baptized, they go to church every week, they read the scriptures, they pray, they are keeping the commandments but just at this moment they don't have the desire to be baptized. And I think that maybe they just need some time. 

But it was hard, it was like Nephi when he says in the end of chapter 33

"For I pray continually for them by day, and mine eyes water my pillow by night, because of them; and I cry unto my God in faith..."

yep thats pretty much how the past three days have gone down.

But the good news is that we are finding lots of new investigators, Antonio has been going to church for the past 2 weeks he is really cool and really funny. but he uses alot of slang when he talks so its kinda hard for me to understand him, but I think he has got alot of potential. I guess we will see how it goes :)

I love you all!! Have a good week!

♥ Sister Roberts