Merry Christmas Next Sunday!!!!!
So here is the low down for this week.
This week was really weird. I spent a few days at home or at the dr. Office with sister Powell. She is getting sent home today. And I will stay here in a trio. This week has just been weird. We will say tchau to Sister Powell today and my new companions and trainers are Sister Johnson - an American from Arizona and Sister Viera. A Paulista (brasi from São Pãuolo.) I am loving them both and learning so much. Sister Viera is a convert with 8 years under her belt. she was catholic before but now has such a hard core testimony and is such a powerful little missionary. She is teeny but is not scared to talk down anyone. Her dad died the first month of her mission and she told me that God has a purpose in everything. She was hoping going on a mission would cure her father. But when he died she knew it was Gods will. She invites anyone and everyone to church. The only problem with being in a trio is I don't speak very much in the lessons. And these two haven't been trained for my training that I still need 5 weeks of. Ideally I should be the one guided the lessons and planning and everything. I will talk to them and get everything straightened out.
Random happenings of the week.
We were clapping at a house and a dear sweet little darling girl came out of the house with her grandma. The grandma politely told us to go away but this little angel of a child. Started saying. You cant come in my grandmas house. You are Ugly, ugly, ugly. You cant come in my grandmas house.... I hope Santa heard her and gives her black coal for Christmas.
Started teaching two young men really want to know whether this is true or not. One of them already knew the scripture of James 1 v 5 before we read it. I have got great hope for those two. They are actually praying and asking and reading the BOM. what a miracle.
Some really old drunk man asked me for pornography. I should have given him a book of Mormon but we just kept walking.
President told us this week that our area is the hardest area and we have the flakiest ward in the district. So the good news is my areas will only get better after this transfer. I really really want to have a baptism in this area. It has been awhile.
The Christmas tradition here is to eat a traditional meal of ham and turkey, macaroni salad, and this cake bread thing that is only sold during Christmas time it is really good. then party all night until midnight . open presents. party the rest of the morning until everyone is passed out with hang overs. Yeah!
News years tradition. Everyone dresses in white and goes to the beach to watch fireworks. Then there is this Sea Queen Saint statue thing that people write notes and make little boats with money and send out to her. They then jump over seven waves for good luck the rest of the year. If I were not a missionary, I would be out there jumping with them.
But finals are done and Christmas is almost here. I hope everyone is happy healthier and well. Cant wait to talk to you this Sunday!!!!
Beijos
Kylie
Monday, December 19, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Kylies letter 12-13-11
Oí familia,
sorry for the delay in emails. Yesterday was transfers and we had a big mission conference. Everyone in the mission we got together for lunch and a Christmas party. It was very fun. Then we all said goodbyes and headed off to our new areas. Sister Powell and I will remain in the same area for this next transfer. I am grateful for this because I still get lost all the time and I am just beginning to know the members of the ward. So this next transfer should be really good. We did get two new sister missionaries for roommates. Sister Johnson (American) and Sister Viera (Brasi). I am excited to get to know these sisters a little better. There are only 12 sisters in the whole mission and only 4 including me are Americans. By the end of the mission I will hopefully have been companions or lived with many of them. We had four other sisters sleep at our house these past couple days because of transfers and the conference. Its just been a really crazy week.
This last transfer was a little crazy to. Sister Powell for sure ripped her ACL. She got the results back from the MRI this past week. But she is determined to stay this one last transfer to finish my training. and then she needs to go back and get surgery. She has been walking on a torn ACL for 1 year. The Dr. said it has become inflamed which is why it is really hurting right now. She is a very determined and faithful missionary and I have learned so much from her.
As far as investigators, we have cut quite a few people and a lot of people have lost interest. Brazil is full of a lot of loving accepting people. That believe in what we say, and believe Joseph Smith was a prophet, but yet believe that all pathways lead to God. But tudo bem! Our most promising investigators are still Adrinana the girl who lost her brother 4 months ago. She has been moving so we lost contact with her for a little bit, but I hope we can catch her again this week. And also Miguel and JoseErica. The girl who wanted to get baptized but couldn't because she was 14 and her dad wouldn't allow it.
I am very excited to see who the Lord has prepared for us this transfer and to see the small miracles and tender mercies every day.
Happy Holidays, hope you are all enjoying the snow, (its still wet here. Cant light a match because its so humid and wet it just goes out - so we haven't done a lot of cooking. We have a gas oven) And good luck with finals this week!!!
beijos (kisses)
sister Peterson
Answers to Svetlana (a friend from Russia) email -
By the way, is your mission president American?
He is Brazilian and from Forta Leza - up North. They have very different accents there and it is very hard for me to understand him, but he is a recent convert. The missionaries found him and he became a bishop a year later and now he is a mission president!
How many missionaries are there in you mission?
We have 130 missionaries and 12 of which are sisters.
Do you have to call your district leader every night when you get home?
He calls us and so do the zone leaders and the assistants. I dont really know why they all have to call us. I just think they are really gung ho about their callings so that's good.
How many people are there in your district?
There are about 8 missionaries in our district.
Have you met any Russians there?
I have not met any Russians. But one of the members thought I was Russian. Ha ha! That was a first. Usually they think I am German.
Do you have your p-day till 6 p.m.?
Yep, p day ends at 6 pm every Monday.
Do a lot of people in Brazil speak English?
Not a lot of people. They all learn very basic phrases in English and they all say those phrases to me when I walk by. For example one man said to me. Hello, how are you, what is your name, 123456. At first I really thought he spoke English, but after he started counting i realized he was trying to show off his English. ha ha.
Does anyone in your ward speak English well?
there is a family here that speaks very well. One of the daughters who is my age and is going on a mission as well speaks very well. she goes tracting with us all the time. there are a few others and they all love to practice English with us.
sorry for the delay in emails. Yesterday was transfers and we had a big mission conference. Everyone in the mission we got together for lunch and a Christmas party. It was very fun. Then we all said goodbyes and headed off to our new areas. Sister Powell and I will remain in the same area for this next transfer. I am grateful for this because I still get lost all the time and I am just beginning to know the members of the ward. So this next transfer should be really good. We did get two new sister missionaries for roommates. Sister Johnson (American) and Sister Viera (Brasi). I am excited to get to know these sisters a little better. There are only 12 sisters in the whole mission and only 4 including me are Americans. By the end of the mission I will hopefully have been companions or lived with many of them. We had four other sisters sleep at our house these past couple days because of transfers and the conference. Its just been a really crazy week.
This last transfer was a little crazy to. Sister Powell for sure ripped her ACL. She got the results back from the MRI this past week. But she is determined to stay this one last transfer to finish my training. and then she needs to go back and get surgery. She has been walking on a torn ACL for 1 year. The Dr. said it has become inflamed which is why it is really hurting right now. She is a very determined and faithful missionary and I have learned so much from her.
As far as investigators, we have cut quite a few people and a lot of people have lost interest. Brazil is full of a lot of loving accepting people. That believe in what we say, and believe Joseph Smith was a prophet, but yet believe that all pathways lead to God. But tudo bem! Our most promising investigators are still Adrinana the girl who lost her brother 4 months ago. She has been moving so we lost contact with her for a little bit, but I hope we can catch her again this week. And also Miguel and JoseErica. The girl who wanted to get baptized but couldn't because she was 14 and her dad wouldn't allow it.
I am very excited to see who the Lord has prepared for us this transfer and to see the small miracles and tender mercies every day.
Happy Holidays, hope you are all enjoying the snow, (its still wet here. Cant light a match because its so humid and wet it just goes out - so we haven't done a lot of cooking. We have a gas oven) And good luck with finals this week!!!
beijos (kisses)
sister Peterson
Answers to Svetlana (a friend from Russia) email -
By the way, is your mission president American?
He is Brazilian and from Forta Leza - up North. They have very different accents there and it is very hard for me to understand him, but he is a recent convert. The missionaries found him and he became a bishop a year later and now he is a mission president!
How many missionaries are there in you mission?
We have 130 missionaries and 12 of which are sisters.
Do you have to call your district leader every night when you get home?
He calls us and so do the zone leaders and the assistants. I dont really know why they all have to call us. I just think they are really gung ho about their callings so that's good.
How many people are there in your district?
There are about 8 missionaries in our district.
Have you met any Russians there?
I have not met any Russians. But one of the members thought I was Russian. Ha ha! That was a first. Usually they think I am German.
Do you have your p-day till 6 p.m.?
Yep, p day ends at 6 pm every Monday.
Do a lot of people in Brazil speak English?
Not a lot of people. They all learn very basic phrases in English and they all say those phrases to me when I walk by. For example one man said to me. Hello, how are you, what is your name, 123456. At first I really thought he spoke English, but after he started counting i realized he was trying to show off his English. ha ha.
Does anyone in your ward speak English well?
there is a family here that speaks very well. One of the daughters who is my age and is going on a mission as well speaks very well. she goes tracting with us all the time. there are a few others and they all love to practice English with us.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Kylie's letter 12-5-11
Random happenings in the Life of Sister Peterson
Rain, rain, and more rain and humidity. Because of all the moisture in the air our laundry doesnt dry, my bread got moldy in a week, my scriptures are warping, our pamplets stick together, and my brazilians roommates have some type of fungus on their feet. Great.
Prayed with a hard core catholic family. We held hands and prayed to the picture of Jesus and Mary. Then Sister Powell and I said a prayer in our own way. Then the dad who was a priest or something, he Crossed our forheads, mouths, and chests and placed his hand on our forheads and gave us a blessing. It was kind of cool.
A man bought us popsicles. It was corn flavored. Yep, corn. It was actually really good. I have noticed I talk a lot about food in my emails. Ha ha.
Cant count how many doors we have clapped at that we have taught people that readily accept what we believe and then say that they believe all paths lead to God. Everyone is so accepting and loving here in Brazil but they have difficulty seeing the necessity of a restoration.
The children in the streets have started calling me Tia. (Aunt) They make my day everytime I see them. These kids are just random kids that I made friends with because we pass them pratically every day.
Went with Sister Powell to the Drs, they think she has torn her ACL. So who knows what will happen with her. Poor thing. She really wants to finish the rest of her mission. She has 2 transfers left.
I am understanding a lot more now. A lot a lot more. It is actually really weird to talk to people that I met when I first got here and to actually understand what they are saying now. or at least some of the words that come out of their mouth.
I get called German all the time now. I am the tall German Mormon.
Senhor Pedro that 94 year old man has a baptismal date this Saturday. Hopefully he will be.
Last week of transfers is this week. I will stay with Sister Powell but I might leave Vitoria. I would like to stay because we have started teaching in a new neighborhood and have started teaching so many new people and we have many new plans for this next transfer. Life is good. Brazil is beautiful. I am a missionary ( I still think that all the time, and I think how strange it is that I am here in brazil and I am a missionary....)
Thank you for you thoughts and prayers. Good luck with finals! Happy Holidays!
Beijos,
Sister Peterson
Excerpts from Kylie's family letter:
There are also huge bats that fly around at night in the fruit treese. There are fruit trees that line the streets that people just climb and eat the fruit off of. And at night these huge bats fly around it is really cool. We also have a little pet gecko in our house. Okay not pet. Wild. I named him Fred, he is itty bitty. I will try to take a pic of him and send it. And everyone thank you so much for all your love, prayers, and letters. I hope you are all enjoying the holidays. I miss the holiday spirit that is the states. Everything is just exploding with christmas. Music, lights, smells, everything. Here they put huge ornaments in all of the big trees so those are lit up at night which is kind of cool. And they have strings of icicles and snowflakes. Funny how christmas here is still associated with snow. The rainy season should only last through december. I am ready for some sun and to dry off here once in a while. I just am so grateful to be wearing sandals and skirts. Teh poor elders come to our district meetings with mud splashed everyone and their poor shoes are such sopping.
I am learning a lot of good things here on the mission.
got to go. Love you all so much!!!!
Rain, rain, and more rain and humidity. Because of all the moisture in the air our laundry doesnt dry, my bread got moldy in a week, my scriptures are warping, our pamplets stick together, and my brazilians roommates have some type of fungus on their feet. Great.
Prayed with a hard core catholic family. We held hands and prayed to the picture of Jesus and Mary. Then Sister Powell and I said a prayer in our own way. Then the dad who was a priest or something, he Crossed our forheads, mouths, and chests and placed his hand on our forheads and gave us a blessing. It was kind of cool.
A man bought us popsicles. It was corn flavored. Yep, corn. It was actually really good. I have noticed I talk a lot about food in my emails. Ha ha.
Cant count how many doors we have clapped at that we have taught people that readily accept what we believe and then say that they believe all paths lead to God. Everyone is so accepting and loving here in Brazil but they have difficulty seeing the necessity of a restoration.
The children in the streets have started calling me Tia. (Aunt) They make my day everytime I see them. These kids are just random kids that I made friends with because we pass them pratically every day.
Went with Sister Powell to the Drs, they think she has torn her ACL. So who knows what will happen with her. Poor thing. She really wants to finish the rest of her mission. She has 2 transfers left.
I am understanding a lot more now. A lot a lot more. It is actually really weird to talk to people that I met when I first got here and to actually understand what they are saying now. or at least some of the words that come out of their mouth.
I get called German all the time now. I am the tall German Mormon.
Senhor Pedro that 94 year old man has a baptismal date this Saturday. Hopefully he will be.
Last week of transfers is this week. I will stay with Sister Powell but I might leave Vitoria. I would like to stay because we have started teaching in a new neighborhood and have started teaching so many new people and we have many new plans for this next transfer. Life is good. Brazil is beautiful. I am a missionary ( I still think that all the time, and I think how strange it is that I am here in brazil and I am a missionary....)
Thank you for you thoughts and prayers. Good luck with finals! Happy Holidays!
Beijos,
Sister Peterson
Excerpts from Kylie's family letter:
There are also huge bats that fly around at night in the fruit treese. There are fruit trees that line the streets that people just climb and eat the fruit off of. And at night these huge bats fly around it is really cool. We also have a little pet gecko in our house. Okay not pet. Wild. I named him Fred, he is itty bitty. I will try to take a pic of him and send it. And everyone thank you so much for all your love, prayers, and letters. I hope you are all enjoying the holidays. I miss the holiday spirit that is the states. Everything is just exploding with christmas. Music, lights, smells, everything. Here they put huge ornaments in all of the big trees so those are lit up at night which is kind of cool. And they have strings of icicles and snowflakes. Funny how christmas here is still associated with snow. The rainy season should only last through december. I am ready for some sun and to dry off here once in a while. I just am so grateful to be wearing sandals and skirts. Teh poor elders come to our district meetings with mud splashed everyone and their poor shoes are such sopping.
I am learning a lot of good things here on the mission.
got to go. Love you all so much!!!!
Monday, November 28, 2011
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