Easter!

Happy late Easter to everyone. I hope you all had an amazing day with
friends and family.

This week was amazing! My health came back so I went back to work!
This week we had our Zone Conference in caicó. So my zone and I had to
leave Mossoró 4 O´CLOCK IN THE MORNING!! it was so early. But we got
to the Zone Conference and it was amazing. They spoke alot about our
light. How we need to shine the light of Christ wherever we go and in
whatever we do. Sister Miller and I sang "lead kindly light" The
spirit was so strong and it made me so happy. It was also nice to see
all my friends that I havent seen for a while and catch up and get
news about recent converts and the other wards that I have passed in.

I got to see tons of people from the frist ward I was in a year ago
and hug and catch up with them. It filled my heart with so much joy. .

This week we had planned to baptise Andreza She is amazing. I have
talked about her in the past. We worked with her all week but at the
end of the week she started to doubt and get nervous. Saten got to her
and she started to doubt the answers the Lord gave her, with the
things other people were saying. She wasnt baptised. It broke my
heart. We are still working with her, she still wants to learn. But
the people who are near her arent letting her repent.

I learned something while I have been on the mission, while helping
people repent. Sometimes you find someone who has the desire to
change, who really wants to be better. Maybe they did alot of bad
things, maybe the repentance process will be hard. But it is possible.
It breaks my heart when I watch someone who wants to change, but
instead of supporting, the people close to them just tear them down
and tell them they will never be better then they are. The atonement
isnt about perfect people becoming more perfect. It is about imperfect
people becoming better. No matter what the sin is, no matter how long
they sined. We can always change and become better.

This week I had the grand honor to watch one of my recent conerts
baptise a young man in our ward. He was so nevous but SO excited to
enter the waters of baptism again. But this time he was the one
baptising. It was amazing and made me so happy. I love being a part of
this amazing work.

funny story:
This week we were at a store buying water. sister thomson bought the
water and the boy gave her change wrong.So after we left sister
thomson got a little confused cause he didnt give her the right amount
of money. When we went back the store felt bad that happened and asked
us if we like chocolate cake.we all said yes. And we got FREE
CHOCOLATE CAKE. it was so amazing.

Have and amazing week. And remember to watch conferance this weekend!!

xoxo
Sis. Hernandez

my mtc group!

Hallelujah

 



Can you guys believe it is almost Easter?! I cant. Feels like just yesterday it was Christmas. The times goes by so fast. I love the easter seaon cause it is a time when we can think a little more in our savior Jesus Christ. Just like how we remember him during Christmas and why he was born. We can remember him during Easter, why he died, and how he lives.

This week I was able to think a lot about the atonement, and the suffering that Jesus Christ suffered for me. I got sick and when I was sitting in bed really sad that I couldnt be out on the street working, and how I felt really icky and sorry for myself. I took a moment back and thought about my savior. How he paid for this, how he went through those same feelings that I was feeling in that moment. How he knew how I was feeling. I remembered how he, in that moment, was the only person who new how to comfort me. I took a moment, and said a little prayer of gratitude. I thanked my Heavenly Father for providing a Savior to help me in WHATEVER trial I have gone through and will go through.

I feel so thankful, that he lives. To help me everyday. I am so thankful to be a part of his work here on the earth. The most important work ever.

I invite everyone to take a moment this week and remember him. And what he has done for you.

http://www.mormonchannel.org/watch/collection/easter-videos/hallelujahan-easter-message-about-jesus-christ

Happy Easter!!

xoxo

Sis Hernandez

My district!!

Elder Dure, Elder Webb, Sis Rodrigus, Sis Nunes, Sis Miller, Sis Thomson, Me

trio

I am now in a trio!! WHOOO! I am with Sister Thompson, from
washington, and Sister Miller from Sandy, Utah. Sister Miller is our
daughter. We are training her together.

I remember when I got on the mission, everyone told me I would never
have american companions. But until now, I have had 5. What everyone
told me was wrong! Haha. But I like the american companions because it
will be easy to get together after the mission.

This week started of sad cause Sister. J Baker went home. It was sad
leaving her at the bus station. I love that girl. She was an amazing
companion and an amazing friend. I love that girl so much. I will miss
her until May when we are reunited.

I stayed in Mossoró during transfers. I am super hapy to be here. I
have been working hard and love this ward. I wouldnt mind staying here
until the end of my mission. This place is really special.

This week after the transfers we had a zone meeting, so we could get
to know all the new missioanries. Sister Thomson and I had to give a
training about unity. She had the amazing idea to do a three legged
race. So we got a few of the companionships and made them race aginst
eachother. then we made them all race together. When they raced alone,
there was alot of problems, but when they ran together they had to
talk it out one with enother and they were able to all get back to the
finish line without any probloems. it was amazing. i hope this made
sense. butit was really cool. then we made goals as a zone on how we
can be more united.

We are teaching a women named Andreza. she is 21 with two kids. Her
husband died about 6 weeks ago. and we stared to stop by and talk with
her. She is the neighbor of a member in our ward. So this week he
invited her over so we could share a gospel message with her. It was
amazing and the spirit was strong. We went back to her house the next
day and taught her the 1st lesson. And the spirit was so strong. we
invted her to be baptised and she said he would. She is marked to be
baptised this sunday!! She is amazing. and a women who is looking for
alot of answers in her life. it is so cool cause i can see how the
lord was preparing her to hear the gospel. I am so thankful to be a
part of this work.

On saturday we were walking and there was a young man on the street. I
stoped and said "wanna go to church with us tomorrow?" he said "sure"
so sunday we were watching to get people to go to church, and there
was Leo, sitting on the street waiting for us. I thought to myself. I
dont believe he is acutally going to come with us. and he came. he
loved church and got along so well with all the young men and wants to
come back. so i hope this works out.

Carlos. This is a good story. He was walking in front of the church
sunday morning and felt the desire to enter. So he walked in and
sacrament meeting was starteing.he sat down and watched the meeting.
then we went and talked to him. he had to go cause he had a thing to
do. but we went by his house after church and he said that he never
felt so much peace in his life then when he was at church.we invtied
him to be baptised and he accepted. WHOO!!!

i think this week there will be alot of good things happing here in
the ward Urick Graff. I am so happy!!

I love you all!!

here is a picture of our zone.

xoxo
Sister Hernandez

Good news: I can stay in Brasil

So this week, like I said last week. I had to renew my visa. So last
monday Sis. J Baker and I traveled to Natal to renew it. It was great,
I got to see the Elders from my CTM district there. It was fun to
catch up because it has been a while since I have seen a few of them.
I love those kids.

Sister J Baker and I had to stay in Natal because we had our monthly
leadership meeting. So we spent the day in Natal visiting her old
areas (because she goes home this week to Salem Utah.) It was fun to
go back to Natal. I love that place. It is so beautiful.

The leadership meeting was great! We talked about the example we have
on the people we are teaching. and how we need to live the gospel in
order to teach it. That we need our own testimonies in order to
testify of it. How we need to be converted in order to convert
someone. I am so thankful for this, during my mission I have tried to
convert myself. To really gain an unshakable testimony of this gospel.
And I am so happy to say that I have that. I know this is the true
church of Jesus Christ because I prayed and got my answer. I know that
the scritpures are important because I read and study them and pray to
know they are true. I am so thankful for being a missionary of this
church.

This week we needed to find new people to teach. So we went on the
street and started to talk to EVERYONE. More then normal. Trying to
find some one the people god was preparing for us. We talked, walked,
talked, invited. And we found some amazing people.

We found a man named Luis who is desabled in his legs and cant walk.
when we started to talk to him he said he wanted to go to church. But
it is hard because he wouldnt be able to get himself there. So we
talked with some of the men in the ward and got a car for him, so that
he could have a ride to church. It was amazing. All the ward was able
to come together to help him feel welcomed and loved. I sat with him
on the floor cause he cant sit on the car and it was so humbling to
me. I love that being a missionry I can have these experiences to see
the life of others from their point of view. That I can feel the love
our savior has for each one of us.

I am so excited cause my brother Kory is preparing for his mission. I
cant wait for him to be where I am right now and understand the love I
feel for these people.

Have an amazing week everyone.

xoxo
Sis. Hernandez

Photos from our leadership meeting, zone meeting, and me killing a rooster.

hot.hot.HOT

this week was crazy hot. I seriously dont remember the last time it
was so hot. Sister J. Baker and I walked in the street melting and
asking EVERYONE for a glass of water. (mom be happy cause i drink alot
of water now)

Here is a quick update.

So I am emailing super late this week cause I had to go to Natal to
renew my visa. So today we just stayed on the bus all day.We will
spend a few days here in Natal cause we have our monthly leadership
meeting. It will be great!

This morning we went to the courthouse because...MARIA AND GREGORIO
WILL GET MARRIED. My whole mission I have wanted to help a couple get
married, and now my dream has come true. We found them doing contacts
on the street. Maria is 70 years old and her and Gregorio have been
together 32 years. Once they came to know the gospel they now want to
get married and be baptised. I am so excited. They are so amazing.

We are teaching Jessica. Who is amazing. She knows the gospel is
true.She wants to be baptised. But her husband is the worst and wont
let her.He said "you can be baptised in ANY church, but not the
mormons." we are trying to help him understand, but he has a closed
heart.

here are pics of Nadson baptism. he is so cute. the ward loves him and
he goes to church by himself and reads the book of mormon and loves
the gospel. i cant wait to hear when he is an elder.

that is a quick update on me.
I am doing good. I am really tan and just trying not to die in the
sun. I am learning to play the guitar! and loving being a missonary.
I never want this to end.

I love you all!

xoxo
Sis. Hernandez

we are laughing in this pic cause he grabbed us both and pulled us in
close for a picture haha.

I AM SORRY.

I am getting kicked off of the internet shop! I didnt know it closed
right now. ANd the women is turning off my compter!!! :(:(:(

I love you all.
The church is true.

xoxo
sister hernandez

this week we baptised Nadson. it was amazing. i will tell you more next week!

carnaval

This week was the beloved carnaval.
(ps. happy valintines day to all, and 22 years of marriage to my dear parents)

So we had to stay inside for a few days. I went a little crazy being
inside our house for so long. I think Sis. J Baker and I watched all
the church flims inside our house.

But thankfully, carnaval finished and we were able to work again. I
think because we stayed inside for so long Sis. J Baker and I had so
much fire to work. We walked so much this week. and I think the sun
was extra hot. But this week was amazing.

We are teaching a brother and a sister. David and Ester. They are
great. They are really open with us and have alot of questions. We
took them to a familly night at the house of a member and they loved
it, they came to church with us and loved it. They are so great. I am
excited about teaching them and helping them understand the gospel a
little better. Their mom was active in the church when they were
younger, but after their parents got devorced they stopped going to
church.

We are still teaching Luis Neto and Gabriel. The two young men who are
amazing. Gabriel went to the beach to work carnaval, so we were only
able to meet with Luis Neto. We asked him how he was feeling about
baptism. He said he was a little nervous, (but then he said the cutest
thing) he said "I am excited and nervous about my baptism.. but really
nervous about my mission." it was so sweet, we told him he still has a
few years to worry about his mission. He is such an amazing kid.

There is a little boy named Nadson who lives behind the church. he
ALWAYS goes to chuch. he loves the church. he goes to all the meetings
and activitys, so we started to teach him. He is the sweetest boy who
just wants to be good. You guys know that kid, who has the desire to
be good and do the right thing, but it is so hard for him. so we
played a "game" with him during sacrament metting, we wrote "Jesus
Christ, God, Sunday, Service, Holy Ghost" on a paper. And every time
he heard one of these words he had to make a tally. Do you believe
this kid sad still the WHOLE meeting with that paper paying attenion.
it was the sweetest thing.

This week I am thankful for the miracles that we have in our lives
everyday. I would write every miracle that happens but there wouldnt
be enough time nor enough space. I litteraly see the hand of God in
our work as missionaries. I see how he helps and guides us to the
people who are waiting for the message that we have. I know the
blessings of the gopsel is what makes me so happy. I just wanna share
this with EVERYONE.

I love you all, have an amazing week.
até mais

xoxo
sister hernandez