9-3-12
Mais uma vez, Eu
vos-amo!!!
First of all, ABBY!!!! I am so glad that the boys at BYU are recognizing the treasure before them. :) but....Okay, I can miss Ali and B-ran´s wedding because they already planned it and couldn´t wait, and I can miss the first year of Ian´s life because this is the time I need to be here and the time he needed to arrive, but I put my foot down with missing Abby´s wedding. You are just going to have to wait. B-ran and Ali- if things get too crazy get the baseball bat out for me because I can´t just travel to BYU and scare all the boys away until I am done with my mission. Abby- cuidade. :) hahaha
I LOVE MY MISSION!!! Yesterday for Sacrament meeting I brought two questions for the Lord. They were: How can I better use the Atonement? and How can I better help my investigator use the Atonement better? Well, the personal answer for me was while I was taking the Sacrament. I felt the spirit testify to me once again the Jesus Christ died for me and that these covenants I am making are real. And I truly felt the cleansing affect of the Atonement. I truly felt changed and that I was forgiven and that the Atonement is real. I realized that when I focus so much more on repenting throughout the week then I prepare the whole week so much better for the Sacrament and the Sacrament becomes the experience it needs to be. Sanctifying, renewing of covenants, and feeling clean again- just like baptism. And as for the question for my investigators- I felt extremely strong to bear my testimony. I felt that someone needed to hear something and that the Lord would tell me what to say. I bore a simple and clear testimony about the Savior and About the Atonement. I testified that the Atonement is real and that we can really change. But I don’t really know what else I said. Something amazing happened when I was speaking. I didn´t have to think about the Portuguese grammar or words. It just came out. I really don’t know what all I said- but it was all about the Savior and I felt so much fire from the Spirit and so much power from the words I said. It was amazing. And one more time the Spirit testified to me of the reality of the Atonement. That I have changed personally and it doesn´t matter what people have done- there is NOTHING the Atonement can´t heal. This is the whole reason I am here. To testify of Christ. I know that my Savior lives. I know He died for us. Please use the Atonement. Repent every day. This is what He wants us to do- to use His sacrifice the most and best we can.
Okay funny story. But I promised that my family would not call the office in an outrage, tão bem?! It all started Thursday night. Me and Irmã Suzarte travelled to Quinta da Conde to spend the night with other Irmãs- me and another Irmã were to travel the next morning to Lisboa to renew our visas and get residency cards. I had a dream the night before that I was back at BYU talking to my freshman guy friends about our missions. But I knew that if I had talked to Alexandre one more time she would have been baptized. And I was so sad that I only had 10 baptisms because I knew that I could have worked harder and had more- helped more people. In short, I didn´t feel like I finished my mission. So in the place to renew our visas Elder Kindt was talking to a woman at the desk and we knew something was wrong. The woman was waving my passport in the air and elder Kindt looked like he had had a stroke. I knew something was wrong and I remembered my dream and thought ´oh my goodness I cannot be sent home early because my visa isn´t working!!!´ Finally Elder Kindt returned but he didn’t tell us anything. Come to find out my visa had expired- I should have come in earlier- and i was in the country illegally and I was going to be deported! But because the Lord watches over His missionaries- their hearts were softened and they renewed my things all right. hahahaha. WOW!!! Almost deported to the US. but don’t call the office, okay?! hahahaha
We had zone conference!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PACKAGE!!!! I LOVED IT!!!!! HOLY COW MOM YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!! I LOV EYO USOOOOOO MUCH!!!! I felt so special and so loved. You made me soooo happy!!! I cannot thank you enough!!! thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
Something about the Children of Israel- the Lord didn´t just choose random people to make a covenant with and to bless- the people choose Him. We choose to be chosen sons and daughters of God. God doesn´t chose us. I am sorry I don´t have much time- don´t know where the time goes these days! But I love you all with my whole heart!!!
Hurrah For Israel!!!
LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU!!!!
Irmã Tingey
First of all, ABBY!!!! I am so glad that the boys at BYU are recognizing the treasure before them. :) but....Okay, I can miss Ali and B-ran´s wedding because they already planned it and couldn´t wait, and I can miss the first year of Ian´s life because this is the time I need to be here and the time he needed to arrive, but I put my foot down with missing Abby´s wedding. You are just going to have to wait. B-ran and Ali- if things get too crazy get the baseball bat out for me because I can´t just travel to BYU and scare all the boys away until I am done with my mission. Abby- cuidade. :) hahaha
I LOVE MY MISSION!!! Yesterday for Sacrament meeting I brought two questions for the Lord. They were: How can I better use the Atonement? and How can I better help my investigator use the Atonement better? Well, the personal answer for me was while I was taking the Sacrament. I felt the spirit testify to me once again the Jesus Christ died for me and that these covenants I am making are real. And I truly felt the cleansing affect of the Atonement. I truly felt changed and that I was forgiven and that the Atonement is real. I realized that when I focus so much more on repenting throughout the week then I prepare the whole week so much better for the Sacrament and the Sacrament becomes the experience it needs to be. Sanctifying, renewing of covenants, and feeling clean again- just like baptism. And as for the question for my investigators- I felt extremely strong to bear my testimony. I felt that someone needed to hear something and that the Lord would tell me what to say. I bore a simple and clear testimony about the Savior and About the Atonement. I testified that the Atonement is real and that we can really change. But I don’t really know what else I said. Something amazing happened when I was speaking. I didn´t have to think about the Portuguese grammar or words. It just came out. I really don’t know what all I said- but it was all about the Savior and I felt so much fire from the Spirit and so much power from the words I said. It was amazing. And one more time the Spirit testified to me of the reality of the Atonement. That I have changed personally and it doesn´t matter what people have done- there is NOTHING the Atonement can´t heal. This is the whole reason I am here. To testify of Christ. I know that my Savior lives. I know He died for us. Please use the Atonement. Repent every day. This is what He wants us to do- to use His sacrifice the most and best we can.
Okay funny story. But I promised that my family would not call the office in an outrage, tão bem?! It all started Thursday night. Me and Irmã Suzarte travelled to Quinta da Conde to spend the night with other Irmãs- me and another Irmã were to travel the next morning to Lisboa to renew our visas and get residency cards. I had a dream the night before that I was back at BYU talking to my freshman guy friends about our missions. But I knew that if I had talked to Alexandre one more time she would have been baptized. And I was so sad that I only had 10 baptisms because I knew that I could have worked harder and had more- helped more people. In short, I didn´t feel like I finished my mission. So in the place to renew our visas Elder Kindt was talking to a woman at the desk and we knew something was wrong. The woman was waving my passport in the air and elder Kindt looked like he had had a stroke. I knew something was wrong and I remembered my dream and thought ´oh my goodness I cannot be sent home early because my visa isn´t working!!!´ Finally Elder Kindt returned but he didn’t tell us anything. Come to find out my visa had expired- I should have come in earlier- and i was in the country illegally and I was going to be deported! But because the Lord watches over His missionaries- their hearts were softened and they renewed my things all right. hahahaha. WOW!!! Almost deported to the US. but don’t call the office, okay?! hahahaha
We had zone conference!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PACKAGE!!!! I LOVED IT!!!!! HOLY COW MOM YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!! I LOV EYO USOOOOOO MUCH!!!! I felt so special and so loved. You made me soooo happy!!! I cannot thank you enough!!! thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
Something about the Children of Israel- the Lord didn´t just choose random people to make a covenant with and to bless- the people choose Him. We choose to be chosen sons and daughters of God. God doesn´t chose us. I am sorry I don´t have much time- don´t know where the time goes these days! But I love you all with my whole heart!!!
Hurrah For Israel!!!
LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU!!!!
Irmã Tingey
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