Melhor Páscoa!

Happy Easter!! (one day late) This Easter weekend was amazing and one of the best Easter's I have ever had. But, I'll start from the beginning of the week:

-Sister Enout and I had divisions with the Sisters in Pindamonhagaboa (haha... yes it really is the name of a city...Pinda for short:) I was with Sister Fox from Idaho and Sister Nengaki from Japan. There are great Sisters and Sister Nengaki is the cutest. She has to learn English first to learn Portuguese, so she is a real trooper. And it made me more grateful to be in Campos because it is HOT in Pinda. Good stuff.

-Paulo (the brother of Vanderlei) got baptized this week!! It was a very special baptism. We had to travel about an hour to the church in Pinda to have the baptism since the pool popped. We did'n have another option haha. But it worked out fine with half of the people in cars and the rest by bus. Paulo was so excited and happy! We have truly seen the biggest change in him. When we first met him he hadn't left his house in more than 3 months and was super discourages because he has a back problem that causes a lot of pain and makes it har for him to walk. Not to mention to enter is home there are a lot of steps. But now he is excited and happy about life. And even leaves his house to walk (with difficulty) to church and around town! He doesn't get bitter about his situation anymore. He tells us all the time now that he is a new person and changed by the gospel. Which is absolutely true!! It was so sweet to see him be baptized and tear up when we sang "I am a Child of God" to him after. He, and Vanderlei are amazing!

We had an activity with our younger youth investigators on Saturday which was great. They all loved ti and enjoyed meeting each other. (There are no youth in our group yet). It was fun for me as well because they are the same ages as Chloe, Lucy and Mckay!!

We had an awesome lesson/family night with Ricardo and Diogo that nigh as well about why we celebrate Easter; the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It was amazing and full of the Spirit I am so grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ and to know that he suffered and died for every one of us. That we are never alone. That we can improve each day. That Jesus lives! That we can live again one day with him and our Heavenly Father and our eternal families according to what we do here on the earth.

Easter Sunday was amazing! Church was filled with the Spirit. Paulo received the gift of the Holy Ghost and was even more happy! And a member invited them to lunch as well which made Paulo and Vanderlei extremely happy since don't have a lot of family. (Note from Mom: Emma told me on the phone today that they live in such humble homes and don't even have money to own a refridgerator and that is another reason they were so happy to be invited over for Easter dinner)

And it was super cute because Sister Knudsen and Brradas surprised us with the cutest "Easter egg hunt with clues and everything and chocolate and notes at the end. The cutest!!

I love the gospel! I love Easter! I love being a missionary!

Boa Semana!

Com muito amor,

Sister Jeppson

D&C 76:22