WEEK 4 AHHHH

FAM AND FRIENDS!!

So I just realized as I was practicing palavras that Friends is more applicable then I thought. This episode where Pheobe is trying to teach Joey french, and he cannot pronounce it right is the same as me and sister Karren! It is so relatable at this point. We can say words in parts, but putting it together we say completely different things. hahah.

We had a member of the 70 come and it was such a good experience. I was able to play the hymns to the best of my abilities, even though my hands were shaking and I was beyond nervous! So shout out to momma C for making me stick with piano lessons. Singing also went super well! We practiced a couple times in front of everyone, and thankfully the last time was the best time. I was able to feel so much joy and graditude and relief that I stepped outside of my comfort zone. It was such a humbling, yet confidence building, experience. President Growl asked me to play hymns while the member of the 70 was shaking everyones hands. Which was the humbling part, because I am far from familiar with the various Brazilian hymns. You know what the crazy part is? I got asked to play humns for the devotional the next day! We sure do have a loving and trusting Heavenly Father. He wants us to have the best experiences and opportunities, and He provides a way when we do our part. 

I practically broke an elders face during volleyball the other dia. I was returning a serve and the ball smacked him face on. Hes Brazilian so I just kept saying desculpe, poor guy. I must have been getting too confident in my volleyball skills (,: He~s fine though! No black eye or anything!

We got new Brazilian roommates, and one of them is serving in Curitiba Sul! holla! They both speak english and are super nice, so I could not be more grateful.

During Sunday devotional a sister quoted Lion King, "Look inside of you, you are more than what you have become. " We all have so much potential and Heaven ly Father is just waiting for us to realize that! We can change, we can do better, we can grow and progresse every day. 

I have learned that Heavenly Father wans nothing more than to bless us. I have seen His hand in every experience I have had here at the CTM. He will guide us when we put our trust in Him. 

I was sitting at a table by myself, waiting for my companbion, during breakfast and a c ouple of elders and sisters sat by me and acted as if we were the best of friends. People are so friendly and willing to reach out. the Brazilians are also super patient with me and my portuguese, which is a HUGE blessing.

I could not be more thankful for your prayers and emails and letters! I am constantly seeing the Lords hands and I am muito animada to share this evangelho com pessas em Curitiba Sul! 

Much love,

Sister Albertoni

WEEK 4

FAMILY AND FRIENDS,

Proseletismo was on Saturday and I love this gospel SOOO MUCH!!!! Many voices in the world compete for your attention, and they can easily drwon out spiritual impressions if you are not careful.

It was such a crazy cool experience! We gave away all 10 of the Book of Mormons in an hour! There were several times when my companion and I got turned down, but people were nice and willing to talk. There was a man who gave us each a picture that he drew and kept calling us beautiful!! 

We were at a cross walk talking to a couple of sisters and they could not understand what we were saying. SSo out of the blue this nice woman comes over to us and starts talking to the sisters about the church and how it is true. It was such a blessing because one of the sisters accepted a book of mormon, and who knows the impact it will have in her life. It is so cool knowing that Heavnly Father loves and cares for His Children! We were doing our best with the language, so He sent a little extra help to get the message across.

There was a man who stopped us and told us about how some elders gave him a book of mormon last week. He~s an author, and has really enjoyed reading the book. It was cool how he took the time to be nice, and it just goies to show that people are willing to open their minds to new ideas.

We even saw a man sitting on a bench reading a book of mormon and ahhh, how did I get so blessed to be here right now::^The lords hand is everywhere, you just have to look for it.

English fast!! I went a whole day from 6am to 10pm speaking complete portuguese!! It made me think of not only what to say in portuguese, but if what I wanted to say wasworth saying at all. It showed me that I have come a long way in 3 weeks, but I definitely have a long way to go.

Devtional! I got asked to play the opening and closing hymns and sing a verse of I am a child of God by myself!!! This Saturday when a member of the 70 will be here to speak!! HOw crazy is that??? I am beyond nervous but so honered to have such an amazing opportunity. So prayers are more than welcome because I  will need all the help I can get. Use your talents whenever and where ever you can. I am so lucky to have thee most talented family and friends and I know that all of you have so muhcc to offer!! 

Portuguese!! I am starting to understand more everyday! IT is truly amazing thinking about the progress that has taken place in just 3 weeks. The gift of tongues isnot what I thought it would be, but it is so real! I know Heavenly Father would not have semt me to brazil if He knew I coulnd~t learn Portuguese. 

Scripture study! I would challenge you guys to start your scriptures tudy by writing questions or doubts you may have, say a prayer, and then just pick up where you left off. I promise you that if you have an open heart and mind that you will receive personal revelation, so write it down!! Heavenly Father is waiting to help and bless you with anything and everything you stand in neeed of. 

Ey sei que Deus amores Ele filhos. I am thankful for your thoughts, prayers, and emails. I would not be where I am or have the opportunity to become who I need to be without all of you!!

Read your scriptures, say your prayers, and look up a good joke in Portuguese to tell me!!!

Much love,

Sister Albertoni

Week 3 WWHHAATTT

Amigas e amigos,

If you ever get the chance to go to Brasil, I would highly recommend taking it!

Yesterday I had a a Brazilian companion for a few hours, where we got to teach and be taught. Sister Santos is my companion this week and she is so good at teaching the gospel! We taught about the Restoration, and I was able to read the First Vision in Portuguese. The spirit was SO strong, even though my Portuguese is not very good and it is not quite memorized. Heavenly Father knows how hard I am trying, and He is blessing me for my efforts dailey.

On Sunday we had a devotional by a mission president serving in Sao Paulo and holy cow. He talked about the Holy Ghost and I never head a talk more perfectly applicable to me. We need to act on the good thought/ promptings we receive. The first whispering, telling you to serve others etc, is from the Spirit. The second whispering (doubt, dismissal, talking yourself out of it) is from Satan. Always listen to the first, still, small voice! Always act on the good thought/feelings you receive. Even if you don~t know hwy, even if it takes you out of your comfort zone so FAÇA!!!! 

I just got back from the temple and there is literally graffiti everywhere! It is super impressive the various buildings and hights that people are able to graffiti. Plus they are some super impressive ones! There are also loads of crazy cool trees every where and buildings (talking gigantic buildings) everywhere! Google Sao Paulo, I love it an awful lot! I think it is one of the most populated places in the world:! But I could definitely be wrong.

We went to the police station last week for some visa things and I ended up standing by a nice lady! So she tried talking to me and I could not really understand her, but I felt God~s love for her. I wanted so badly to answer her questions and communicate effectively, but I did the best that I could. And that is all Heavenly Father asks of us! So there is no need to get frustrated or mad over things that you can not control. 

There are so many people tat the CTM that look like Brazilian versions from people at home. It is the weirdest thing, but definitely a tender mercy. Plus there are literally 4 sets of gênomes (twins)!!!! A ton of my Brazilian friends left to the mission field yesterday, and it just goes to show that I wont actually be at the CTM for the rest of my life. Lol.

Launche, the best part of my night. They bring us little like bed time snacks at 9 pm with either crackers, granola like bars, and chocolate turtles with juice boxes!! It is almost ridiculous how excited my district gets over those bags of heaven. It really is the small things that make all the difference!!

I love you all, and I am so thankful for all your thoughts and prayers. I am so privileged to be where I am and to feel the spirit so strongly every day!!

Much love,

Sister Albertoni

July 6, 2016

Oi familia e amigos,   i LOVE BRASIL! It is so beautiful here and i
have already learned a ton. i am no where close to understanding/
speaking portuguese, but i know it will come. we taught our first
investigator, rollnaldo, (who is really my instructer) the second day
in the CTM in PORTUGUESE!! It gets frustrating not being able to
understand ronaldo, or my companions. it is definitely not easy
wanting to say something but not knowing how. I know that as I try and
study it will become easier. plus the language is such a small barrier
compared to the impact the holy ghost has! He agrred to baptism after
our third lesson!! woooooo. I was so overjoyed and i cannot wait until
I can affectively communicate with real people searching for the
gospel. Every meal consists of meat, rice and beans, bread, and
fruit/salad, plus loads of juice! everything is pretty good for the
most part. Oh happy late 4th of Joly!! we celebrated with brazilian
hot dogs, friends and sloppy joes. I got a new companion last night. I
was in a tri panionship with sister councill and sister patteee but
some changes were made in the district and now sister karren is my
panion! I am so excited for the opportunity to learn from and work
with her! we had a devotional last night where we watched a recording
of a devo a year ago and i was so excited that the video was going to
sing in english. so naturally, being super pumped, i just moved my
tongue super fast! and a brazilian elder behind me saw and started
busting up! Trhen he was speaking portuguese (which I não fala) to his
amigos and they all started laughting at me! I~m like 95% sure, at
least. so making friends one embarrising moment at a time. I really do
love it here and i am so blessed to have the opportunity to strive and
struggle one day at a time. I know heavenly father is aware of us, and
is waiting to pour out blessings when we do our part. I have gained an
appreciation for so much that I took advantage of before. Don~t forget
that he has a plan greater than anything you could ever imagine. I
love you all, and I know that if I can learn Portuguese than you can
do anything!!!!!                     Love Sister Albertoni ps the
enter button doesn~t work and the keyboard is different. I promise I
didn~t already forget how to type or spell. hahah.