tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13100054241488526172024-02-19T06:50:39.995-08:00Preach my Gospel!!!Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13324924857751164699noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-35033505626063991542012-08-04T16:02:00.003-07:002012-08-04T16:02:34.957-07:00Way too fastOkay guys. I can`t take this anymore. Where is the hidden camera? who
stole the last 16 months of my life? HUH?!?!?!? where are they?
This is all a dream right? well let`s just face it. I found it all
out guys so don`t be expecting me to come home next week. I am probably
just going to stay here and kick it with President Hart and Sister
Hart. They already said I could, but that mom couldn`t get mad. :) ha
ha I just laughed. Anyways, this is probably my last email. I don`t
know why but it really doesn`t feel real. It is all flying by soooo
fast. I feel sick to my stomach but excited all at the same time.
Sometimes I get really really happy because I won`t be hearing the same
excuses all the time. BUt then I think of how much I am going to miss
the same old excusses all the time. I don`t know how I am going to
handle it all but we will see. <br />
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So this week was interesting to say the least. There was
a party in the street on saturday that went all the way until sunday
morning people dancing and drinking, very cool when your church is in
the center of the city. Okay that was a lie it is really not that cool
it kinda sucks actually. But it is nice to know that all will be made
right one day. These people will one day realize the truth and
everything will be beautiful. I am super excited for the millenium.</div>
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I learned a really cool lessont his week. Sometimes
we get really frusterated with other people. Some of the are rude.
Some of them think they are always right. Some people don`t like us
because we are mormons. Some people say mean things to us at
school/work/wherever. Some people play music REAL REAL loud and don`t
think about others. Some people are just plain awful. This week I
decided to remember that ALL of these people are my brothers and
sisters. I feel the love of Heavenly Father soooo strong in my life. I
know I am His daughter. I know He loves me. This week I felt the love
he has for ALL the other people. Heavenly father loves each and every
one of the people on the earth. Even that guy who cut you off on the
freeway. Heavenly Father loves them no matter what. If God can love
them why can`t we? I made this personal goal to always remember the
they are my equals. It makes life soooo much easier. It makes life go
so much smoother to remember that I also am not perfect but God still
loves me.</div>
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I learned loads and loads as a missionary. I have
made goals that I will take with me into my future life. I have learned
lessons that will help me in my future life. We will just ahve to see
if that life includes a boy and children, ha ha I mean look at Barbara
Thompson......just sayin. But I know that being a missionary has
blessed my life more than anyother thing that I have done in my life.
There are moments that I think, wow, I didn`t baptise the world. I
didn`t convert all the people I talked to. But I know that Heavenly
FAther is pleased with my work. He is happy that I decided to serve a
mission. And I am soooo grateful for all the amazing examples that I
had growing up to help mold me into the kind of girl that could be
worthy andready to serve a mission when I did. OKay, well scratch the
whole "ready" part, there is no one in the world who can prepare
themselves for this. ha ha but seriously. </div>
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I just really want to thank all of you: My parents
who have supported me and encouraged me this whole time My mom for
writting every week. My Dad for always knowing I would go on a mission
but forcing me to make my own dicisions. my siblimgs for pictures and
stories to keep me informed and laughing each week, my grandparents who
also encouraged me to go on a mission Basically thank you to my whole
family who loved me unconditionaly and showed me perfect examples of
happiness and diligence. My church leaders from primary to Relief
Society who taught me to follow Christs esample. Seminary teachers who
taught me to read the scriptures. Friends who loved and accepted me
always even with my imperfections. I love you all I am soooo grateful
to each and everyone of you. I don`t know if being a missionary would
be possible without you guys. I will never be able to pay back all the
prayers, boxes, letters, emails and love I recieved from you all and
just your thoughts being with me. THANK YOU!!!! </div>
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I am immensly grateful to all of you.</div>
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I don`t have that many cool stories this week. But I will be able to tell you all some great stories here in a couple weeks.</div>
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I love you!!!! I miss you!!!</div>
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XOXOXOXOXOX,</div>
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Sister Ottley</div>
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Missão Brasil Salvador Janeiro 2011-Agusto2012</div>
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Sei
que O Livro de Mórmon é verdadeiro, sei que atreves a leitura dele nós
podemos nos aproximar mais a Deus do que qual quer outro livro. Lendo
Este Livro eu aprendo somente sobre Jesus Cristo. Eu amo meu Salvador
Jesus Cristo, Sei que ele Vive. Não tenho duvida disso. Por meio da
oração eu sei que Joseph Smith foi um profeta, sei que ele viu Deus e
Jesus Cristo. Sei que ele traduziu um registro antigo e restaurou a
Igreja de Jesus Cristo. Eu amo meu Pai Celestial. Eu amo vocês.
Basicamente Eu amo Bahia. Sou Baiana já e não pretendo mudar NUNCA!!!!
Fiquem firmes. Nunca desista!!! Sempre lembram que são filhos amados
de Deus.</div>
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Com amor e carinho,</div>
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Sister Ottley</div>
<span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-90139209189462624592012-08-04T16:01:00.001-07:002012-08-04T16:01:48.708-07:00The power trio!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-35534798062277854752012-08-04T15:51:00.002-07:002012-08-04T15:51:32.340-07:00CHUPA uma MEIA!!!!GUYS!!!!<br />
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Okay this week was super super crazy, I
recieved a letter from my 3rd companion who I sent home almost a year
ago. Then I got am email from my "mom" a.k.a. treinadora and another
from a sister that has been home for a while. I can`t believe that
these people are already home, it is insane to think that in less than 3
weeks I will also be at home........can I stay? ha ha no, I know that I
need to get home to see you all, I miss ya lots and lots; but for sure
I will miss these crazy bahians too. man, I just got a little sick to
my stomach thinking about the whole going home thing, who will be my
companion? who will make me food everyday? who will I talk to about
hte gospel? GUYS!!!! I don`t even have a testimony in Inglesh, I`M NOT
EVEN SURE IF THE CHURCH IS TRUE IN ENGLISH!!!!! I know that it must be
but seriously..... Ha ha anyways that is enough, Sister Davis and I
don`t talk about going home because we just end up in tears and it is
about to happen again right here in this awkward internet cafe.....not
cool, not even a little bit.</div>
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ANYWAYS!!!!! fun stories: yesterday we were walking
back from our lunch appointment to do weekly planning. I looked down
on the ground and saw 2 little dead things in the street, they looked
like pink little gerbil babies. I let out a little squeel and my
companions stopped to check it out too. I wanted to continue because
stuff like that makes me queezy and I end up feeling really really bad
and wanting to help them. Well, apparently Sister Costa has the same
problem and She noticed that they were STILL ALIVE!!! SHe was feeling
real real bad wanting to take the little creatures out of the sun and
give them water..... then a flood of crazy happened, they almost died
being stomped on by some guy, we realized they were blind, they were
wiggly, we were desperate, what can we do to help these little weird
thinggys?, and some guy stopped to look at what we were so distraught
over and said, "those are rat babies." ha ha all three of us
"ooohhhhh....just forget it then." ha ha we learned this week that for
EVERY person on the planet there are 10 rats. 10!!!! TEN!!!! can you
beliveve that? grody. well guess what, there are 2 less. </div>
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SO as you all know, this state is not known for its
overwhelming amout of weddings and so we invited President Hart to come
over and do a fireside about eternal marriage, guys, I know that I have
to get married but I just don`t think I will EVER be mature enough. ha
ha He talked about how the best decision in his life was to marry Sister
Hart and how they are going to be eternally happy. It was all very
very beautiful and I want that happiness, but Seriousy? it has to come
with a boy? ha ha I am sooooo not ready for that step in life, good
thing I am on a mission. </div>
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I bore my last testimony......well like this: at
the last zone meeting or training the missionaries that are going home
always bare their testimonies and it is called "the last testimony" I
cried, Sister HArt cried, President Hart cried. People took picctures,
thanks guys.</div>
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HGa ha I have some cool stories about investigators
and stuff but It will have to wait until next week I ran out of time. I
love you all soooooo much!!! I miss you but not enough to come home
early. I can`t wait to see you all and to hug you. I love the saviour
but he loves you guys more! k, I don`t think that translates as well
into english as it sounds in Português but oh well you gut the
picture!!!</div>
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Sister Ottley</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-46203507266172572292012-08-04T15:50:00.004-07:002012-08-04T15:50:34.909-07:00me and Elder Brown one of the AP´s he is basically Cris Browns Cousin, very cool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-65291273196265576722012-08-04T15:50:00.000-07:002012-08-04T15:50:02.040-07:00My district and our awkwardfamilypicture.com shot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-18419339461250924612012-08-04T15:48:00.002-07:002012-08-04T15:48:41.220-07:00All the Missioanries in our zone headed home with Pres and sister Hart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-82088395394622168862012-08-04T15:47:00.001-07:002012-08-04T15:47:44.412-07:00Sister Davis and I on P-Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-17581260797384170372012-07-16T21:26:00.003-07:002012-07-16T21:26:33.820-07:00sweet boats in Arembepe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-28017233192552824002012-07-16T21:26:00.000-07:002012-07-16T21:26:03.049-07:00Lunch with pres and the harts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-58797842845572378822012-07-16T21:25:00.004-07:002012-07-16T21:25:34.273-07:00I made cookies.....woot woot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-35178443009375568562012-07-16T21:25:00.001-07:002012-07-16T21:25:09.380-07:00Giant bug that actually tried to eat me, no joke it like attached itself to my dress.....I wanted to cry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-52195543761040805982012-07-16T21:24:00.005-07:002012-07-16T21:24:34.476-07:00SERVICE PROJECT!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-6863392783406271642012-07-16T21:24:00.000-07:002012-07-16T21:24:02.825-07:00Tarsisio, my Boyfriend, he gave me a ring.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-86133837993075748842012-07-16T21:17:00.001-07:002012-07-16T21:17:04.826-07:00The Mute<div>
Okay this week was super interesting. I drove a car
yesterday.......sortof. Ha ha yesterday (Sunday) we were headed to
church in Jacuipe (the district) and Marci (member) called me out an
said I need you to drive and as I started to explain that no, on the
mission I can't drive he said, the battery is dead ( I am going to push
the car and you are going to steer it......BAH HA HA Hah ha I drove a
dead car.....It was fun. I like driving, a lot.</div>
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I am soooo grateful to be a misisonary I feel like I
recieve blessings and miracles all day everyday I can't even keep up
with the prayers of gratitude.....it's getting out of controle. ha ha
yesterday we went to our branch normal in Sao Sebastiao do Passe and
then we were waiting and calling all of our investigators and no one
showed up just 2 eternal investigators that have no intent to get
married. oh well. So we had all our hopes up to have all sorts of
people at church in Jacuipe. we went and tried to pick a few people up
to go to church, no one went. ha ha all the people we went to go pick
up were like "oh yea we'll be there!!" LIARS!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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It is okay because we had a fantastic member there who
stood outside and acted as usher, ha ha he basically begged people to
come in to hear a message about Jesus Christ.......we ended up with 8
people at church. I LOVE MY LIFE!!! </div>
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Cool story: we went to contact a referral from a youth
and she was FINALLY in her house. She let us in and when we started
talking to her she was like oh yea I read the boook of mormon and we
were like oh, you read the chapter the missionaries marked for you and
she was like no, i read the book.........um...page one to 620? yea I
read the Book of Mormon and I have questions too but I lent the book to a
friend and she hasn't given it back yet so I haven't had the chance to
read it again......</div>
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I about peed. I wanted to cry. I was like we beg and
implore people to read just a small part of the book of mormon and they
tell us they don't have time and YOU without anyone telling you to you
read the whole book. Do you want to be baptised? ha ha she was like I
was baptised in the catholic church but I don't really agree with
baptiseing small children and when I read that one part I really liked
it in the book. </div>
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GUYS!!! this is insane!!! This doesn't HAPPEN in
Bahia!!! ha ha I was sooooo happy but there is just one little problem,
she works studies and has an extra course at night. ha ha it stinks
because she is like NEVER in home. I do not like it. If I am not there
with my amazing companions satan and his friends can be
there......GRRRRR .v. super angry</div>
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ANYWAYS, we will be trying to baptise her this week.</div>
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So
we are going to teach a deaf mute lady. Get excited. I am sooooo
excited. I have always hade a secret desire to learn sign
language...did you know that it is not the same in Portuguese and
english? it isn't even the same in bahia and other states. talk about
confusing. but her daughter speaks and hears so we are going to teach
the two of them together. I like it.</div>
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Well I just want to once again bear my testimony but s
you all know I don't really have one in english so here you go....this
is why google exists guys.</div>
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Sei que
Jesus Cristo 'e nosso salvador e que ele morreu por cada um de n'os
minha fam'ilia 'e muito muito importante por mim. Sabe porque? porque
ela 'e eterna!!!! Eu amo o evangelho e sei que 'e verdadeiro!!!!
Joseph Smith foi um profeta chamado para restaurar sua igreja. </div>
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AMO VOC^ES!!!</div>
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XOXOXOXOXO</div>
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Nunca desista!!!!</div>
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be awesome!!!</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-56885222496531088372012-07-10T17:50:00.001-07:002012-07-10T17:50:08.415-07:00WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!<div>
Hello friends and Family!!!</div>
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WEll I have a comparison to make for you guys; some of you maybe all have already heard this but I want to make it again.</div>
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Did you know that the Gospel is like orange juice? Imagine tis:
you invite a good friend of yours over to your house for breakfast. You
made pancakes and waffles and bacon and eggs, EVERY good thing there is
to eat for breakfast. And while they are eatting you started peeling
oranges and making fresh homemade orange juice. You fill up a nice huge
pitcher and set it on the counter. You don`t place it on the tabel
where your friend is eatting it is out of reach but not out of sight.
You don`t offer them any because you are afriad they might not like
orange juice and you don`t want to hurt thier feelings or offend them.
The gospel is like the orange juice. You are afriad thatyour firend
might not like the gospel so you don`t even offer it to them. How are
you going to know that they don`t want any if you don`t even offer it to
them. Just remember that the next time you think "oh he would never
want to be mormon."</div>
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So this week we ran into a guy who stopped us and said "I used to
be part of this church." ha ha we asked him if he`d been baptised and
all that stuff and he said no so we got even MORE excited. haha we
invited him to church and all that and he told us about all his old
friend from the church. We lied and told him they were always talking
about him too. Well, guess what......he WAS baptised, haha we asked
some members and they said that he was baptised like 16 years ago and
then became inactive. ha ha awesome. guess what else, after he
promised us he would go to church, he didn`t show.....shocker. I don`t
think I trust anybody anymore. ha ha the mission is sad that way. ha
ha maybe if I had more confidence and faith in people I would have more
people in church. ha ha </div>
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So this week was the "spring cleaning" of our "chaple" a.k.a.
the rented house above the local clinic. ha ha So we went to help.
After a few cat-calls in the street (we were in work clothes, which is a
novelty beccause the people ONLY see us in skirts) we went and threw
some water around at the chaple. This is cool and all but when we were
done the place was still a mess. The Irmã who cleans wvery week said
that if you were to stay there all day you wouldn`t be abele to ge thte
dirt out of the cracks.....yes, the floor is cement. I am sooo grateful
for the beautiful chaple I had and have and I will NEVER complain about
being called to clean it EVER again!!!! haha</div>
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So we have to send the numbers into the office eery week as part of
our accountability towards the mission right? well we made a
competition with the elders from our district.......who could do the
most contacts with addresses.......this week we got 143 the other two
companionships didn`t get that together!!! ha ha we SMOKED them!!!!! so
now they have to buy us ice-cream. I love a good competition but now
it is getting out of hand. ha ha this week there is a pizza at stakes
and we just have to take 5 people to church.......we have 2
wards........These boys are NOT thinking things through every well.. ha
ha we practically have 2 areas because of the district where we work and
so wew got 12 people to church last week........This should be
interesting. ha ha</div>
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So needless to say I am wokring really really hard and am really
tired. I want to stay here on the mission forever but my body cannot
handle it. ha ha my spirit wants to continue but my body won`t allow
it. I will be back in the states the 10th of August. I won`t lie I am
excited to take a real life hot shower but I am more sad to think that I
won`t be surrounded by this beautiful people anymore.....not that you
guys are ugly or anything.....ya`ll are just real real white. ;)</div>
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I love you alll sooooo much!!! life is sooooo good. I don`t know
where I would be or who I would be without each and everyone of you. I
know this church is true. Eu sei que temos um proposito aqui na terra e
que esse proposito é voltar para presença de nosso pai celestial um
dia. Infelismente Eu não tenho nenhum testemunho em inglês, me
desculpa. mas Eu amo vocês de mais!!! </div>
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Have a great week!!!!</div>
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XOOXOXOXOXOO</div>
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BEIJOS!!!!</div>
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Sister Ottley</div>
<span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-38459185664542172452012-07-03T07:46:00.000-07:002012-07-03T07:46:09.925-07:00If you could Hie to JacuípeAlright people so this week has been really interesting. I am here in
São Sebatião and just loving life. It is an area that has been a branch
for about 19 years. This is kind of a big deal so if you could all
just pray that it becomes a ward soon I would appreciate it. We are
working really hard and Sister Costa is amazing. She is learning super
fast and her missionary shoes fit her realy really well. I love her as
if she really were my filha.
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So last week or so we recieved a refrerral from a
member who is pretty cool. WE didn`t take it toooo seriously because it
was a little strange like maybe this person had talked to missionaries
before but maby not and she didn`t know the house number. Tudo bem.
Well this week we were in the area and decided lets go do some contacts
and try to find the house. We did. It was SUPER easy to find. Know
why? Heavenly Father wanted us to find it. They are this fantastic
family of 6. Yes, 6 people. I love them already. WE taught them about
the book of mormon and they are trying to read it. It isn`t very easy
to read so they are having difficulties. They are soooo great. Ane,
Cristiano, Nicole, Flavia, Joaquim, and Miguel. I love them. THey need
to get married but I do believe that once they have a testimony that
will not take too long. PLease pray for them.</div>
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We had meetings in Jacuípe again...... no one went.
Ha ha Damiana who was progressing sooooo well needs to get married. I
am thinking about becomeing a professional wedding planner. ha ha soooo
fun!!!!</div>
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Life is soooo good I am super tired but super happy.
I am healthy and loving life. Can`t wait to hear from you all. have a
great week!!!!</div>
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Love ya!!!!</div>
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XoxoxoxoXO</div>
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Sister Ottley</div>
<span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-7389097607382044062012-06-28T09:43:00.003-07:002012-06-28T09:43:16.252-07:00Se você consegue pedir........Olâ minha gente!!!!<br />
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Nossa quanto tempo né? Eu amo
vocês de mais estou aqui em São Sebastião do Passé. Amo o povo
Brasileiro, Não quero sair deste País NUNCA!!! Vocês são "10" ka ka ka
ka, Quero prestar meu testemunho e é preciso que faço em Português
porque acho que nem tenho Testemunho em inglês. rsrsrs. Entãu preciso
que vocês e meu Pai Celestial Saibam que Eu sei que esta Igreja, A
Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos dias é verdadeira. Sie
que meu salvador é Jesus Cristo e que ele vive. Amo ele de mais e quero
que todo mundo amasse ele igual eu. Tenho um grande desejo de espalhar
a mensagem do amor dele pelo mundo enteiro.</div>
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Alright people. This is getting out of control.
The time is going by WAY too fast. I love it here way tooo much to
leave in 6 weeks. So this last week we had a conferencia with our
president of Mission and he told Sister Davis and I what was going to
happen at the transfer......get ready for it people.....WE STAYED
TOGETHER!!!!! ha ha we begged and begged. BUT Presidnet pulled a fast
one and put us in a trio. Ha ha President wanted that I trained and so
he put another sister with us. A newbie, SIster Davis and I are like
co-trainers. Her name is Sister Costa and she is also from São Paulo.
Basically you can just assume that all of my companions are from São
Paulo because they are. haha ha ha just the americans that werent and
Sister Piola who is from close to São Paulo. I love the Pualistas. </div>
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LIfe is sooooo funny. I love it sooo much. being a
mission ary is seriously the best job I have ever had. But life is
wicked interesting. It takes some curve balls. Anyways we are still
working super hard we are teaching a bunch of couples that need to get
married the law of chastity is like a huge problem and a great blessing
all at once. </div>
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So When I found out that I would be trainging I got a
little nervous because it is kind of tradition that when you train you
have to go get your newbie that you have to be all pretty adn all this.
sooooo........I am not going to llie, my clothes are not really all
that pretty and with my awesome laundering skills and sewing abilities, I
am basically out of nice clothes. ha ha sooooooo, I was like "great,
what am I gonna do now." ha ha and then some elder friends of mine
starting calling me over to the corner where there were 2 boxes with MY
name on them!!!!!! woooo and hooo. A NEW SHIRT from AMBER!!!! I love
it, thanks babe!!! </div>
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OKay I am exhausted and I cannot think of anything
else that happened this week. Please forgive me for this lame email. I
lov eyou all sooooo much, I promise that more exciting things will
happen this week and I will remember to write them down to tell ya`ll.
Have an awesome week!!!!</div>
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Sister Ottley</div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-41153323840480711962012-06-28T09:42:00.005-07:002012-06-28T09:42:47.502-07:00Insert Creativity Here.Alright so I want to appologise for the lack of creativity in advance<br />
of this email. I am super tired BUT I have some fun stories for you<br />
guys.....So tighten your seatbelts and let`s go for a ride!!!!<br />
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So this week we worked quite a bit in Jacuípe. If you ever wanted to<br />
google this place you will find nothing. Basically the George,<br />
Washington of Bahia. Except there isn`t a giant cherry pie once a<br />
year there. But you can find it on google earth maybe it`s real name<br />
is Nazaré de Jacuípe. Very cool. ANYWAYS. So we have been working<br />
there for a little bit and we have found some amazing people. For<br />
example Damiana. I love her and she has a son Kauan who is super<br />
adorable and best part?......He is 8 and so we can TOTALLY baptise him<br />
with his mom!!! We are really excited and hoping that all goes well<br />
so we can baptise them in Rio Jacuípe on sunday. So we taught them<br />
the first lesson.....in the middle of construction and all this noise,<br />
was super annoying but we always can tell when Satan doesn`t want us<br />
to do soemthing. ha ha So we persevered. It was a great lesson. And<br />
when we went back we found out that they had read the book of mormon<br />
AND prayed to ask God if it was true. sooooo great. we took them to<br />
our first JAcuípe meeting and guess what. SATAN SUCKS. He was<br />
alllllll up in the bar next door and the music was turned up real real<br />
loud and we couldn`t hear ANYTHING!!! To say the least there was very<br />
little spirit and very little listening.<br />
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We also had a drunkard come make a visit at the new church slash<br />
school we borrowed. He said that he really liked the word we<br />
left.....really? because we heared about nothing. ha ha but he says<br />
he is going to come again. We will go to his house and make sure that<br />
next week he is sober.<br />
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We also had an investigator, Vânia who has a son.....I am not sure if<br />
he is from this planet or somewhere much much further south.....he is<br />
kind of a terror. I don`t ever want to have children. ha ha just<br />
kidding....but seriously. He was throwing pencils at us while we were<br />
taking the sacrament.....I won`t tell who`s GREAT idea it was to give<br />
the hellion pencils....(k, it was SOOOO me) but he decided after a<br />
little bit that he didn`t want them any more and so he throw them with<br />
all his might at us. Ha ha soooo cute. Then he decided he wanted to<br />
know what was under the white linens on the table in the<br />
front.......Very nice. He was eatting the sacrament bread.......ha ha<br />
The preist was FREEAKinG out ha ha so I grabbed his hand and we went<br />
outside to "play" a.k.a. ount the plants in the garden.....he doesn`t<br />
know how to count very well but it kept him busy so his mom could<br />
maybe hear a message about something!!! ha ha<br />
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The mission is soooo funny if I were to try to tell you guys all the<br />
funny stuff that we do and see I would be here forever. But I wanted<br />
to share a special story with you guys. Rewinding a little bit to the<br />
borrowed school of Jacuípe where we were trying to hold our super cool<br />
first meeting with HUGE music boxes outside of the school walls. It<br />
was sooo loud we couldn`t hear hardly ANYTHING, which is a problem. I<br />
was praying sooo hard that Heavenly Father would allow these beautiful<br />
people to hear the message and feel it`s truth. As we sung the first<br />
hymn, Alegres Cantemos; the music got a littl equieter and we got a<br />
little louder and I felt the love of God sooooo strong. I know that<br />
when we are doing the right things and trying to always listen to him,<br />
the spirit will touch our souls and we can feel the love of our<br />
savior. I have co doubts whatsoever that this church is true that<br />
Joseph Smith was a Profet and that he translated yet another testament<br />
of Jesus Christ. I know that The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day<br />
Saints is the only true church on the face of the planet and if we<br />
live the gospel and keep our covenants we will not only have eternal<br />
life and savation but we will be exaulted. It all depends on us. God<br />
will ALWAYS do his part. we just have to remember all the promisses<br />
we make and them keep them.<br />
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I love you all sooo much. I hope you all well!!!! Don`t do anything<br />
I wouldn`t do. I miss you but not enough to come home anytime soon.<br />
Stay awesome!!!<br />
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XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXo,<br />
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SIster OttleyAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-21615502644407825222012-06-28T09:42:00.001-07:002012-06-28T09:42:17.143-07:00ObrigadaI am in one of these pictures.<br />
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soooo many people. I don`t really know where to start. This week was<br />
super great because we learned alot. We didn`t do much good but I<br />
feel like personally I grew and learned sooo much. I used to picture<br />
the last few months as the time that I was supposed to shine because I<br />
wouldn`t have anything else to learn......FALSE!!!!<br />
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Laurindo didn`t get baptised. Sunday was an adventure if I have ever<br />
had one. Saturday we went to Camaçari to a special musical fireside<br />
put on by President Harts Son and wife and 4 adorable children who<br />
were here visiting. Then we stayed at the other sister`s apartment<br />
because there aren`t any buses to São Sebatião do Passé after 6<br />
o´clock. In the morning (sunday) we headed to the chapel again to<br />
watch the Menaus Temple dedication........we waited, and waited and<br />
then waited some more. The transmition thingy was broken and we<br />
weren`t able to watch it at the 9 am session. Okay, perfect. We went<br />
with the Zone Leaders from the other zone to lunch and decided to call<br />
Laurindo to make sure everything was okay and set. He was in Salvador<br />
still, okay that´s fine. When are you coming back? he made some<br />
excuses and then it all fell apart. Sister Davis and I had a nice<br />
depressing conversation about how we were going to have to drop him as<br />
an investigator and the LZ´s almost got to see us cry. Ha ha then we<br />
headed back to São Sebastião to figure some stuff out. WE learned<br />
that buses suck and I can`t wait to have a car again. Got car sick<br />
and had to basically sit on top of some chubby lady who´s daughter was<br />
drunk. FUN!<br />
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Then we were still way depressed when we decided we needed to do<br />
something fun on P-day. so We called Sister Hart and made plans to go<br />
to Arembepe, Bahia. If you can you should google this place. I<br />
dson`t know if there is anything on the internet about it but it is<br />
BEAUTIFUL!!! There is a Turtle Project where you can see enourmous<br />
turtles and President Hart`s grandkids got to touch some baby ones.<br />
We ate a real good lunch and then headed back to São Sebastião. More<br />
buses. More car sickness. fun.<br />
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WE are working a little in Jacuípe which is a small district of São<br />
Sebastião and we are going to have the first church meetings there on<br />
sunday. We founda faimly who is soooo ready for the gospel. I cannot<br />
wait to teach them more about the gospel. Life is soooo good when you<br />
have people to teach. Everyone still needs to get amrried but I know<br />
that once they have a testimony these things will not demorar.<br />
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I wish I had more cool stories to tell you people. I am just a little<br />
lame I guess. But I love you all sooooo much. I hope all is well, I<br />
pray for you allt he time. I love love love love love you all. Son`t<br />
ever give us, don`t ever regret and just stay awesome.<br />
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I am healthy and happy and miss you.<br />
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XOXOXOXOX,<br />
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Sister Ottley<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310005424148852617.post-82828491927850931082012-06-28T09:39:00.001-07:002012-06-28T09:39:15.300-07:00Surfar e ViverNossa gente. Eu amo vocês de mais. Não vejo a hora em que estou
reunida com toda minha familia e amigos no reino celestial. Bem, posso
esperar né, mas, tenho saudades de minha familia em casa mas não quero
deixar minha familia aqui na Bahia. A missão é muito dez mas muito ruim
tudo no mesmo tempo. Eu amo vocês de mias de mais de mias!!!! Um dia
nós vamos nos encontrar de novo e vai ser o melhor dia da minha vida
eterna. kaaaaKkKk. Quero que todos vocês saibam que eu sie que a
Igreja de Jesus Cristo é a unica Igreja verdadeira na face da terra que
jesus Cristo vive e que ele é o meu salvador. Sie que O livro de mormon
é a palavra de deus e que podemos ser salvos ao fazer tudo que ele
ensina<br />
<br />Hey family ad friends sorry this might be short. I am a little slw
ths week . I love you all sooo much. i know that the tiem is short
for me to come home for this we are working SUPER SUPER hard. I know
that we will be blessed for all our efforts. It has not bee easy in
this area but I know that as we continue working and searching for the
spirit we will have success. sorry if everything i write and worte
today is crap. THis keyboard is a joke and all the keys like to stick,
but no joke it is like a work out just to type on e word, my forearm
hurts.<br />
<br />Laurindo did not get baptised. We are working on it. We closed his
baptism yesterday and he wants it to be on thursday. He didn`t
understand that our church is hte only tue church. He feels good in th
Catholic church as well. We had to esplain that yes, the catholic
church, the baptist church, ALL the churches teach woderful great things
but they don`t have authority they don`t have EVERYTHING wonderful and
great. It took a little while and a little sweat but we got it done.
He gets it now. I love hm. enext week I will ry to send a picture of
him and some of our other investigators.<br />
<br />You guys don`t need to be worried about my safty because sister
Davis and I ound out that we have a guardian angel. HTis 5 foot 4 guy
was telling me last nihgt that he liked to talk to us becuase he feels
epeace and that we are safe because if anyone every tried to mess with
us he wold beat them up;. I feel super sfe because I think I could
probably pick this guy up and put him in my backpack and preach the
gosple with him in my bag for the afternoon......so no worries guys!!!<br />
<br /><br />I lov eyou all soooooo much. I canot wait to see you but at the
same time I don`t want to see ya`ll that soon either. I hope you all
have an amazing week and lots of missionary experiences. When was the
last time you gave someone a BoM? or a pass-along card. DO IT!!!!! <br />
<br />Be awseome. Stay Possitive.<br /><br />XOOXOXOXOXOXOX<br /><br />SIster Ottley<br />
<span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681394323398865532noreply@blogger.com0