Chuva Chuva Chuva

Olááá! This week has been a good one!

It rained pretty much all week, and it still continues! It makes it a little tricky to talk with people, since everyone is out of sight on the streets, staying out of the rain. But regardless, we had some great lessons. And you bet I was out there in my bright yellow rain jacket, blue polka dot umbrella, and patterned skirts making sure nobody missed me haha. (actually helpful when all the drivers are crazy). And you bet I have already slipped and fell on the sidewalk, (well this happened to be a hill) haha. But no worries, nothing is broken.

We had Zone Conference this week, which was awesome. It was fun to see and talk with President Miller, Sister Miller, and a bunch of other missionaries. We had some good training and advice given. Plus a yummy lunch.

We had a lot of success with meeting contacts and references this week, and a few of them are muito boa, so I am excited to meet with them again this week.

We have an awesome investigator right now, and she has twins that are almost three that are adorable. She is very open to what we teach, and is just the sweetest. It was awesome at one point in our lesson when we asked if she knew that the church was true, what would she change in her life, and she said she would change everything for it. Such great faith.

I am definitely getting fed enough here. I really only need to eat lunch because everyone expects you to keep eating their food until its gone. So its good that I walk so much to burn off the carbs hehe.

Oh yeah forgot to mention pday-

We went to the bigger part of the city today to do some shopping at cheap markets(my comp needed some clothes and such) with 2 elders in the other ward. Then we got hamburgers. hehe

There is a replica of the temple of Solomon that we might go to sometime that is supposed to be cool and we might go to a zoo sometime.

Tender mercy this week: We were walking in the pouring rain/dark to our next appt, and a ward member, Jane, walked by and when we stopped to talk to her for a minute, she gave us these yummy treats she had, and my companion was just talking about how hungry she was. Jane is one of the nicest people I have ever met, and this just proved it.

Boa Semana!! amo voces!

com amor,

Sister Jeppson

**for future missionaries/current missionaries/everyone go read D&C 31. it is such a good, powerful chapter!!!

Questions answered:

How are the bathrooms there haha?

Bathrooms are pretty much fine other than the fact that you cant flush tp down the toilet. kinda gross. but not too bad.

How are the bugs?

-bugs are fine. no mosquitos really yet which is nice.

What is your typical day like?

-typical day; wake up at 7 (we do 7 to 11 at night since most people are out at night, not the morning)

get ready/breakfast/workout until 8:30

plan 8:30-9

personal study/comp study/language study until 11/11:30ish

go to lunch at a ward members house or make it oursleves at the church building

visit/teach/contact/etc until we go back to our houses for the night at 9/9:30

How is the church/ward?

-the ward is so kind and loving! hard to understand everyone right now, but so awesome.

How are the grocery stores?

-we don't really shop a ton, since we are fed lunch most of the time, or are given money to get food by the ward members

How is city life?

-city life is definitely different, but its good. Lots of houses right on top of each other and some are nice, some are ghetto.

When i get to a good lookout point sometimes i look out and just stare at the giant number of buildings that just go on and on and on...its crazy because some of the houses are pretty nice, but a ton are just so poor its so sad. Like just so dirty and you wouldn't even believe living like it. so crazy and makes me SO grateful. they are all just houses right by each other. well not what you would think of as houses normally

We clap in front of their houses to let them know we are there because they all have gates in front to keep people out.

Do you feel safe?

Yes I feel safe. We make sure to, and the sketchy areas we aren't even allowed in after dark.

How many in your mission right now? in the mission, about 150 (50 sisters), zone prob 30

district prob 8

Also....there is a family in our ward that is so nice and takes good care of us, and every time we we go over they always feed us and give us food to take home and have us help make it so that is fun. I will have to get a pic of them some point but the mom is so kind and reminds me of you.

How is the Language coming along?

i can understand a lot more than speak right now, but it depends on the person. Lots of people talk super fast, and there are lots of different accents because its Sao Paulo so people are from everywhere.

No, the families are generally pretty small. Everyone can't believe i have 6 siblings haha

Do you have a smart phone or iPad?

We have a dumb phone for calling, and thats it haha. We email at a place called a Lan house where we have access to computers.