June 18, 2012-10-11
As I was re-reading the first lesson in Pregar
meu Evangelho this morning, I realized that there is an underlying current- a
focus in every paragraph that I missed before. The reason for everything
that has happened, that we have is because Heavenly Father loves us. I
knew that before, but I realized I didn´t understand it. We have prophets
and scriptures because God loves us and wants to help us return to Him.
We didn´t have prophets on the earth for a while because we didn´t love God in
return. Bu God blessed us with the Restoration because He loves us so
much and wants His children to come unto Him. He gave us His only
Begotten Son so that we can repent and return, clean, to Him. This gospel
is all about love. God is all about Love. Missions are all about
love. I am learning this more and more. I don´t think it is hard
for me to love, but I do know that it is hard for me to show my love. I
am so grateful that Jesus Christ can help me tear down these walls I put up to
stop me from showing love and giving my all because I love the person I am
serving. I am so grateful for this privilege I have to share Heavenly
Father´s and Jesus Christ´s love with people every day, as well as my
own.
Carlos Bento was baptized yesterday!!! It was incredible!!!! We have been teaching him for a couple of weeks and realmente felt that he needed to be baptized this past Sunday. He is the elect of the elect. He is the most humble and kind man I know. We marked him for baptism on Monday and made a plan for him to stop smoking by Sunday. He stopped smoking by Thursday. He is incredible- he has faith to move mountains. He was SO excited for his baptism. On Saturday we showed him the baptismal font again and talked about how the meeting will go on Sunday. He said that he remembers very clearly the first time he talked to us. He said he remembers Irmã Dos Santos finishing talking to someone and me, Irmã Tingey, calling out a greeting, . He said when I greeted him he felt something. He said even though his son was running around and there were cars and people, he felt the spirit, he felt different. I cried because I have been having a tough time these past couple of weeks- just Satan being an absolute jerk and me being too hard on myself and being stuck in a rut. But when he said that I just felt the Savior put His arm around me saying ´See? You are making a difference. I can use you to touch people´s hearts.´ It was such a tender mercy and such a special moment for me. I am so grateful for Carlos. I am so privileged to know him and to have taught him more about the Savior and about the Restoration and the gospel of Jesus Christ. What a privilege I have to be here. I am learning that when I repent I need to confess and forsake but then not continue to look back and continue to kick myself, but to move forward, trusting in myself and in the Atonement that I am changed. It is also a mind set and a desire- telling myself that I will not do it again and trusting in the Savior for help.
Did I mention I love my mission?! I feel the power of my call every day. I feel the Savior walking along beside me, telling me what to do and who to talk to. I love Jesus Christ. I know that He lives. I know that He loves you. He wants to help you. He wants everyone to be happier by using His Atonement. I testify that the Atonement is real.
I have been transferred to Setubal!!! My comps name is Irmã Campos Da Silva- she is from France!!! I am getting to know every country one person at a time :) My next comp will prob be from Cape Verde! - I hope!- sorry don´t have time to write more about it!
Happy Father´s Day Daddy!!!! I can take a poll of us kids and can tell you that the person we want to become like most (besides Jesus Christ and of course Mom) is you. You have always been a prime example- someone I look to for everything, because I know you follow Jesus Christ and you try your hardest everyday to become like Him. You have helped us become responsible, to be independent and take care of ourselves. You have encouraged us to explore and be adventurous and enjoy nature. I told Aunt Holly and Uncle Greg that I am you in nature, and Mom in nurture. I really feel like our personalities characters are extremely similar- how we like to be by ourselves out in the wild. I think this is why we understand each other so well but sometimes butt heads. :) Memories with/of Dad: Kayaking in the middle of the ocean with HUGE waves that almost killed us, swimming out to the dolphins, eating watermelon and spitting out the seeds over the deck, grilling hamburgers, sleeping on the trampoline under the stars, sharing love for riding horses and planning to have a horse if we lived in Vermont longer, hiking mountains and ´bush-wacking´it to the very top, scripture stories before we went to bed- with us as characters (jack: I´m hungry!), Saturday mornings everyone snuggling in the bed with you and mom, us making special breakfasts for mom, running half marathons, shoveling, MUSIC- night noise, coldplay, beatles, and many other names that I can´t remember at the moment but I know exactly what they are because we would always listen to it :)- I love dad music especially all of your playlists, Daddy-daughter dates!!! and you making us feel like princesses and always talking with us about our concerns, I am so grateful for all the times I could talk with you and cry with you about the gospel and sacred and special experiences I had. I am so grateful to have had the privilege of having you as my Bishop and talking with you about the gospel, the scriptures and the Atonement. I am so grateful that you have always shown your love for mom and always talked about your love for mom. There is no better thing you could have done for us kids than to have loved our Mom. Thank you for the strength and safety you have given us because of this. I am so grateful that even though you always travelled and always had a calling that demanded so much of your time, you would always call and have family prayer and prayer with mom and you would always have family time on the weekends. Daddy, I love you so much. I will always be your little girl. I can´t express how much I love you and look up to you and respect you. I know I can talk to you about anything. Thank you for being who you are. Thank you for demanding excellence of yourself everyday of your life. Thank you for always working so hard for us and teaching us how to work hard. You are the best Father on this earth. Thank you for helping me grow closer to my other Father- my Father in Heaven. Thank you for teaching me to love. I LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU!!!!
Carlos Bento was baptized yesterday!!! It was incredible!!!! We have been teaching him for a couple of weeks and realmente felt that he needed to be baptized this past Sunday. He is the elect of the elect. He is the most humble and kind man I know. We marked him for baptism on Monday and made a plan for him to stop smoking by Sunday. He stopped smoking by Thursday. He is incredible- he has faith to move mountains. He was SO excited for his baptism. On Saturday we showed him the baptismal font again and talked about how the meeting will go on Sunday. He said that he remembers very clearly the first time he talked to us. He said he remembers Irmã Dos Santos finishing talking to someone and me, Irmã Tingey, calling out a greeting, . He said when I greeted him he felt something. He said even though his son was running around and there were cars and people, he felt the spirit, he felt different. I cried because I have been having a tough time these past couple of weeks- just Satan being an absolute jerk and me being too hard on myself and being stuck in a rut. But when he said that I just felt the Savior put His arm around me saying ´See? You are making a difference. I can use you to touch people´s hearts.´ It was such a tender mercy and such a special moment for me. I am so grateful for Carlos. I am so privileged to know him and to have taught him more about the Savior and about the Restoration and the gospel of Jesus Christ. What a privilege I have to be here. I am learning that when I repent I need to confess and forsake but then not continue to look back and continue to kick myself, but to move forward, trusting in myself and in the Atonement that I am changed. It is also a mind set and a desire- telling myself that I will not do it again and trusting in the Savior for help.
Did I mention I love my mission?! I feel the power of my call every day. I feel the Savior walking along beside me, telling me what to do and who to talk to. I love Jesus Christ. I know that He lives. I know that He loves you. He wants to help you. He wants everyone to be happier by using His Atonement. I testify that the Atonement is real.
I have been transferred to Setubal!!! My comps name is Irmã Campos Da Silva- she is from France!!! I am getting to know every country one person at a time :) My next comp will prob be from Cape Verde! - I hope!- sorry don´t have time to write more about it!
Happy Father´s Day Daddy!!!! I can take a poll of us kids and can tell you that the person we want to become like most (besides Jesus Christ and of course Mom) is you. You have always been a prime example- someone I look to for everything, because I know you follow Jesus Christ and you try your hardest everyday to become like Him. You have helped us become responsible, to be independent and take care of ourselves. You have encouraged us to explore and be adventurous and enjoy nature. I told Aunt Holly and Uncle Greg that I am you in nature, and Mom in nurture. I really feel like our personalities characters are extremely similar- how we like to be by ourselves out in the wild. I think this is why we understand each other so well but sometimes butt heads. :) Memories with/of Dad: Kayaking in the middle of the ocean with HUGE waves that almost killed us, swimming out to the dolphins, eating watermelon and spitting out the seeds over the deck, grilling hamburgers, sleeping on the trampoline under the stars, sharing love for riding horses and planning to have a horse if we lived in Vermont longer, hiking mountains and ´bush-wacking´it to the very top, scripture stories before we went to bed- with us as characters (jack: I´m hungry!), Saturday mornings everyone snuggling in the bed with you and mom, us making special breakfasts for mom, running half marathons, shoveling, MUSIC- night noise, coldplay, beatles, and many other names that I can´t remember at the moment but I know exactly what they are because we would always listen to it :)- I love dad music especially all of your playlists, Daddy-daughter dates!!! and you making us feel like princesses and always talking with us about our concerns, I am so grateful for all the times I could talk with you and cry with you about the gospel and sacred and special experiences I had. I am so grateful to have had the privilege of having you as my Bishop and talking with you about the gospel, the scriptures and the Atonement. I am so grateful that you have always shown your love for mom and always talked about your love for mom. There is no better thing you could have done for us kids than to have loved our Mom. Thank you for the strength and safety you have given us because of this. I am so grateful that even though you always travelled and always had a calling that demanded so much of your time, you would always call and have family prayer and prayer with mom and you would always have family time on the weekends. Daddy, I love you so much. I will always be your little girl. I can´t express how much I love you and look up to you and respect you. I know I can talk to you about anything. Thank you for being who you are. Thank you for demanding excellence of yourself everyday of your life. Thank you for always working so hard for us and teaching us how to work hard. You are the best Father on this earth. Thank you for helping me grow closer to my other Father- my Father in Heaven. Thank you for teaching me to love. I LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU!!!!
Love you all
Irmâ Zibby (Dad´s name for me! :))
Irmâ Zibby (Dad´s name for me! :))
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