Thanksgiving

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26Nov18
Dia Das Graçis
Boa Tarde!!!



What a week!

There are weeks on the mission, when you are so busy with non-stop talking to people, teaching lesson, meeting people, that the week just flies by. It’s already the end of November?!!!!

We got up early and made our personal study early and then made our Thanksgiving feast. Elder Anderson made some mashed potatoes, I made some gravy, bought some fresh rolls. We had corn, carrots and a roasted chicken. 
Elder Ribeiro and Elder Guevara wanted to add some Brazilian and Peruvian food, so they added to the feast.  We let it cook throughout the day and that night we moved our study desk to make a table and we all sat around told stories and laughed about the funny mission stories we had. We made a chocolate and banana pie and it didn’t look pretty, but it tasted great. In the end, Elder Ribeiro an Elder Guevara where confused why we didn’t make any rice but they loved the gravy and mashed potatoes and made me promise that we’d teach them.

Highs 
-THANKSGIVING 
-we had some awesome lessons
-me and Elder Guevara are starting to work together really well
-times being led by the spirit to find people who had being looking for a new religion
-Noite familiar (family night) with Evander and Coceição, awesome recent converts
-taught an inglish (English) class
-The sacrament meeting and the primary sang (those are always the best)
- Thalison, a recent convert and 9 years old, gave a little talk about Father in Heaven
-we had a exciting training about the new program to study the New Testament 
-IM A MISSIONARY


lows 
-the grape juice we bought was so bad (i think it was fermented)
but I think it made our food taste better in comparison haha
-only 2 people showed up for my inglish class hahahah
-rained for 3 days straight non-stop
-it’s hard to dry anything 
-walking to church in the rain, my companion made me bring my umbrella and one of the members said I had an umbrella of a little girl hahahaha
-had some lessons and baptism’s fall threw 
-I missed cutting down a Christmas tree with the family

I’m so excited for the light the world this year you’ll need to update me on what you are all doing back in the states.

I love you all so much I loved the pictures too.
Elder Sheffield


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