Week 66 (Week 20 Back in Brazil!)

 

Donuts!

Hey everybody! Yet another amazing week full of miracles here in São Paulo, Brazil! I hope you are doing well, and had yourself a blessed week like we did!

Earlier this week we had some small changes throughout the mission, but little to no change in our district. Although, one sister did receive a new Brazilian missionary to train! This was also our last full week with our mission president and his wife, President and Sister Miller. It was so sad to have our last Sunday devotional with them, but we also presented a video we all created together thanking President and Sister Miller for everything they did for us. It was super sweet! On Thursday though, we will be receiving our new presidency, President and Sister Kofford. 

We also had an awesome lesson this week with one of our new friends in Vila Lavina, Mayara. She had already come to church the past few weeks before we started taking care of the ward, and wow is she so prepared! We just had a simple lesson with her about the restoration, and about the Book of Mormon, and then talked as well about baptism by the proper priesthood authority that Christ gave to his apostles. Then we asked Mayara if being baptized by the proper authority, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost was something that she wanted, and she said a resounding yes! We still have a lot to teach her, and would like her to pray about baptism and the Book of Mormon, but we are super excited for her nonetheless!

We also visited our friends Patricia, Dirce, and Raquel this week with a few members, and had some great lessons, but my favorite part was racing down the street with their little boys. I may have gotten my shirt and pants a little muddy, but it was certainly worth it. 

On Sunday I gave a talk in the Vila Lavina ward, which I think went very well, and then after, we had an amazing lunch with Irmã Marilene, a sister in the Brás Cubas ward. The food was so good, I could not help eating more than I should have... yeah, that was the most full I have been in a long time, but it was so worth it. She made Feijoado, a type of black bean they cook with all sorts of meats, rice, salad, fried chicken, and to top it off, coconut and chocolate ice cream for dessert. One thing I am certainly grateful for here is to have loving members who treat us well, and who gave a knack for cooking too. 

Elder Costa and I also made our own donuts this week! They didn't turn out fantastic, but not bad either. We just used a basic recipe, rolled and cut the dough into donut shapes, and fried them with regular oil we had. Then we made a condensed milk and coconut glaze to put on top which was delicious!

~Elder Kasey Lightheart

Selfie, waiting for the mall to open!


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