PICTURES WITH MONKEYS AND GUNS WHOO!!

Here are some pictures from yesterday (sunday) after church we went to the house of a member and spent the afternoon helping his family and talking. Then out of no where he was like "do you wanna see my pet monkey" and i was like "YES' (way to excited, as you can tell in my face when i am shaking the monkeys hand) we shot guns, and picked fresh fruit off of the tree and just having the best time ever! He has a grandma who is 87 years old, and her birthday is one day after mine, and she LOVED ME. she spent 30 mintues talking to me and then kept holding my hand while we were talking around the house. She is so cute, she doesnt speak or hear really well, but she would clap her hand and point at me. and then laugh and laugh. It was a good sunday afternoon after a slightly stressful morning of getting people to church! :)

also on this email i think there is a picture of us and a recent convert Senhor José! He is great and this week i sat next to him at church and he was looking at a little kid who was there and has about 2 years old. He had tears in his eyes when he said to me "this little boy will never realize how blessed he is to be raised in the gospel. I would have given anything to have known the truth sooner, but now i am just thankful to be here now" I had tears in my eyes when i thought of how greatful I am to have been raised in the truth, and how thankful I am that I will also raise my children the same way my parents raised me. After I told him that one day, that little boy will serve a mission and help other people learn the truth too, Senhor José got really happy after that. I have a special place in my heart for Senhor José, he reminds me ALOT of my Grandpa Hernandez, I even think they have the same eyes. 

Oh how greatful I am so be a missionary! :)

This week was great! We started off Monday with a family night at a house of people we are teaching! It went so good, and then the spirit was so strong! Then this sunday we had a bunch of them at church! We brought one of our Recent Converts along, Victoria, and she said the prayer at the end and took time to bless every single person there like 10 times. it was so sweet. I love her faith! 

This week we had Zone Conferance again! It was great! there was a member of the 70 there to talk to us, and then we all had to do a pratice inviting someone to get baptised! When I did mine it was in front of our mission president and i ALL the missionaries that were around were walking because the President was there. Now i speak portuguese fine now, I can say anything I want to say. But I got SO MUCH stage fright. But once I began to speak the words just came and it was smooth and went perfect. After the president left my comp told me that she was praying for my the whole time not to get nervous and I spoke perfect. I love my comp, and i love the faith that she has in me! :) 

This week we were knocking on doors in a really rich area, when a women invited us in to talk to her. She told us ALL about how she loves our church and how young adults go out into the world to speak the words of god. She gave us water and told us to come back, shes great! I hope all goes well with her! :) 

This week also, we met a women and her granddaughter. She lived in the USA for 3 years, so when she saw me she just wanted to pratice a little bit of english. I spoke to her for a little bit and told her about he engish class we each every satuerday for free. She got super excited and invited us to meet her grand daughter (who was born in the USA) we invited them to church, and Jennifer the grand daughter really wanted to go, the grandma is super weird about her leaving the house alone. But she had TONS of faith in us and she let Jennifer come to church!! Jennifer loved it! loved young womens! i am super pumped to teach them!! :)

I know that the lord is here in this work. I seriously see his hand EVERYDAY. I love being a misisonary! :):)

This week I ate snake, baby birds, and goat.. WOW! 

here is some pics of the faily night and zone conferance! :)

sorry it isnt a super long email! :) but i am doing SUPER good! :)

xoxoxox

Sister Hernandez

This week was super SUPER busy! I am also at an internet house with a key board that has some struggles..

I WAS TRANSFERED!! I am now in Currais Novos! It is the same zone as Caicó! So it isnt very far! My new comp is Sister Conçalves! She is great! she is from a city 2 hours close to Brasileia! Love her!!

It was really hard to leave Caicó! I love all the members there, and the people I was teaching. There was a lot of crying. But I already love Currais so much! It will be awesome to work here and it isnt THAT hot compared to Caicó! 

I got here and the first night we went to Victorias house. She is a girl the other sisters were teaching, I got there and while we were talking we got her paperwork ready for BAPTISM! She was baptised this sunday! And she is amazing, she loves the gospel SO SO much, she went to her first mutual on saturday and loves all the youth programs and they all love here. She is so great it is impossible not to love her! :) 

We are working also with a part family, They have some inactive members. They are all so great and have the desire to go back to church! We are going to do family night with them tonight and it will be so great!! :)

On sunday the man who gave a talk said some things that really touched my heart. He spoke about how we can make our testiomonies stronger. He talked about how we need to pray to never lose our testimonies and to stay faithful until the end. And the secret to having a deep testimony is the Book of Mormon. I agree with this, every day I am praying to have more faith, to have the spirit with me more, and to have a strong testimony, and when we are living the commandments, the lord WILL give us the things that we desire. I have a testiomny that the Book of Mormon is the words of god, and will bring us closer to our Heavnenly father then any other book!! I know this church is true and love being a missionary! 

I cant wait to work in this new area! it will be such a fun adventure! :) 

Keep reading the BOM and know the church is true is all places and all languaes! :)

xoxo,

Sister Hernandezz

here are some pics of the baptism and leaving caicó! and my new district. its great cause I have two elders from my CTM district with me! Its great to speak real portuguese with them now haha!!

Hello! Another P-day. I need to be better about what to write.. because I know that so much has happened.. But I forget EVERYTHING when p-day comes.. 

Last p-day was Sister Porters birthday! So we spend the day throwing parties for her and being happy that she was born! :)

I have already talked about the family that we are teaching they are AMZING! The family of Alyson. We taught them everyday this week. But on Tuesday we brought a member with us. His name is Tiago. And we taught them about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When we got there they had 10 of their friends there to listen too. So we sat down (sister porter and I on the floor cause they didnt have more chairs.) and taught them the lesson. The spirit was so strong! And everyone was paying so much attention! I love this family so much! They have such a special spirit in their house. 

We have been working with a less active member. Her name is Pamala! She is 15 and her and her cousin Heloisa are the only two members in their family. Her cousin Heloisa is on a mission right now!! We have been working with Heloisas mom and grandma and other cousins. They are all so great! and Pamala is dedicated to get all of them to go to chuch before Heloisa gets home in 2 months. We are working on softening their hearts and getting them to church!  :)

Luzientte, she was a less active, I found her one day sitting in front of her house about 3 months ago, and now she is active and working on getting back to the temple!! WHOOO!!! 

This week we did exchanges with the STL and her comp. I went and worked in their area for 2 days! It was great to work there and learn a little more. It is always fun teachng with new people beause you learn new was to explain things! I always learn so much! 

All is going good here. I was sick for a couple days, but now I am getting better :) Transfers are this upcoming week so we will see where I end up! I love Sister Porter and will be super sad if I leave her!! 

I love you guys so much! always remeber that Heavenly Father is so aware of you! He knows us all personally! 

Keep being safe out there! 

Xoxoxo,

Sister Hernandez

post-mothers day!

SO, I feel like I have nothing to say because I talked to my family last night and it was AMAZING!! but this week was good, I honestly saw the lords hand in our work so much!!

It started off a little hard, and we had a few bumps in the road, but we were able to bring 3 people to chuch on sunday!! and it was amazing!! Jamie and his two kids and then another young women who is a sister of one of the members in our ward. 

We had one day, where is was really hot and we were having a hard time finding people, we said a prayer for help. and when we were out on the street a member walked by holding a cake and 2 liters of coke and said "sisters, are you hungry" and she gave it to us. We were both shocked. After this we went to our lesson witht he family of 7 and they were all at home and all listening and had cousins and friends there and they all wanted to read the book of mormon and learn more!! it was amazing!! there are so many moments that are little but are given to us from the lord. he is so aware of us.. and sends us coke sometimes when we need it ;)

I love you all so much! I am sorry I dont have alot to say!! BUT i have alot of pics and next week I will say more! :)

Keep reading the book or mormon! keep staying strong!! and keep working hard!

I love you!

xoxo

Sister Hernandez