MAy emails 2015
MAy 4 2015
Well, today was an interesting week. But I am really excited for mothers day and I am ready to skype home. I don't really remember a lot of what happened. Except the WORST THING that could have ever happened. That happened this week.
We went on a New Missionary temple trip and it was really sad because after we were done with the session I found out that Elder Gomez went home. I am still shocked! I never saw that coming! He was such a great missionary! And I look at him and how great he was! what chance do I have out here if it was too much for him? That is the depressing thought that has been haunting me since Tuesday. I never saw him going home early. But this means that Me and Elder Rodriguez are flying down to Brazil together. (IF HE GETS HIS DUMB VISA! I am praying he will). So that has kinda had me down. But don't get the wrong idea. There is no way on this doomed earth that I am going home. I told the Lord that I will give him 18 months of my life. That is what I signed up for and that is how long he has me for. Whether it gets hard or I die. I have only 16 months left. Isn't that crazy.
So then experience number two. We were having a zone council meeting thing. And the Zone Leaders told us to wear something we could move around in but still missionary clothes. So I wore the blue skirt that grandma got me for Christmas. It is nice and flowery. Well I guess I also wore the silky garments too. Not on purpose. So we started doing a activity to improve our relationships with our companions. So we were doing a 3 legged race. Which was alright. We got half way done and Sister Morceli said "Sister Thomson! Lets jump. We can go faster" So we started to jump. And My silky skirt slid right down the silky garments. And Sister Morceli didn't stop and I was yelling at her because I lost my skirt. So yep. That happened on my mission. Of course, that would happen to me. Of all the people. And I even wore my hair down to look good. But that didn't matter. I still find a way to look bad. But at first I was alright because I am leaving to Brazil and I will never see these people again. NOPE! Do I have that wrong? We not only saw them today for Zone Sports but we also see them on Thursday for Zone Meeting and next Monday again for Zone sports and Zone service is coming up.....goooooo...... #mystinkinglife
So that was my week. Janet is getting baptized on the 30th so I will miss that. I am so sad, But I am happy for her! I miss y all but I will keep having embarrassing moments for next week!
Love Ya!
Sister Thomson
We went on a New Missionary temple trip and it was really sad because after we were done with the session I found out that Elder Gomez went home. I am still shocked! I never saw that coming! He was such a great missionary! And I look at him and how great he was! what chance do I have out here if it was too much for him? That is the depressing thought that has been haunting me since Tuesday. I never saw him going home early. But this means that Me and Elder Rodriguez are flying down to Brazil together. (IF HE GETS HIS DUMB VISA! I am praying he will). So that has kinda had me down. But don't get the wrong idea. There is no way on this doomed earth that I am going home. I told the Lord that I will give him 18 months of my life. That is what I signed up for and that is how long he has me for. Whether it gets hard or I die. I have only 16 months left. Isn't that crazy.
So then experience number two. We were having a zone council meeting thing. And the Zone Leaders told us to wear something we could move around in but still missionary clothes. So I wore the blue skirt that grandma got me for Christmas. It is nice and flowery. Well I guess I also wore the silky garments too. Not on purpose. So we started doing a activity to improve our relationships with our companions. So we were doing a 3 legged race. Which was alright. We got half way done and Sister Morceli said "Sister Thomson! Lets jump. We can go faster" So we started to jump. And My silky skirt slid right down the silky garments. And Sister Morceli didn't stop and I was yelling at her because I lost my skirt. So yep. That happened on my mission. Of course, that would happen to me. Of all the people. And I even wore my hair down to look good. But that didn't matter. I still find a way to look bad. But at first I was alright because I am leaving to Brazil and I will never see these people again. NOPE! Do I have that wrong? We not only saw them today for Zone Sports but we also see them on Thursday for Zone Meeting and next Monday again for Zone sports and Zone service is coming up.....goooooo...... #mystinkinglife
So that was my week. Janet is getting baptized on the 30th so I will miss that. I am so sad, But I am happy for her! I miss y all but I will keep having embarrassing moments for next week!
Love Ya!
Sister Thomson
MAy 11 2015
Well, this is my last week in Las Vegas. And I am so excited to go to Brazil but I am so sad to leave Las Vegas no matter how scary some of the areas get at night!
AND I am especially going to miss Janet! SHE IS THE BEST! "I KNOW"! Today she called us and asked me and Sister Morceli to come over and we were so scared! She never called us on Monday because she calls it our day off! Which is so nice of her to think about us! So we went over to her house and she prefaced this with "Sister Thomson, I know your favorite color is blue...." And it was downhill from there. She went in the back of her house and brought out this big blue bag and it was FILLED with things for the plane ride! FILLED! And she got me a super cute outfit and Ill take pictures of EVERYTHING and send them to you! It was so amazing! And I got a little card that looks just like home! I don't know if she did that on purpose, but I absolutely LOVE JANET! Stop UM after my mission is JANETS HOUSE! And will be so much fun! She is the most amazing woman I will ever meet on my mission and my mission has just begun. But I am so blessed to talk with her every day here in Las Vegas and she strengthens my testimony every day! I wish there were words to thank her! But that would not do her justice.
Everything else has been rather short. Sister Morceli told me that she never used to meet weird people until I was her companion and now we meet weird people on an hourly basis. Or mean or drunk...so yeah.
Sorry, this week is so short. I don't know when I will email next. Next Monday I am flying to Brazil so probably the week after that! I just want you to know that I love ALL OF YOU! And I am so grateful for all of the support that I have from you! I saw a little boy who looked just like Henry Esquibel yesterday at church. And I said, "HENRY!" But then I remembered I'm not in Washington anymore. And the kid looked at me like I am crazy. Sometimes I think I am...But that's okay!
Love you all! And see you in 400+ days :P
Love
Sister Thomson
AND I am especially going to miss Janet! SHE IS THE BEST! "I KNOW"! Today she called us and asked me and Sister Morceli to come over and we were so scared! She never called us on Monday because she calls it our day off! Which is so nice of her to think about us! So we went over to her house and she prefaced this with "Sister Thomson, I know your favorite color is blue...." And it was downhill from there. She went in the back of her house and brought out this big blue bag and it was FILLED with things for the plane ride! FILLED! And she got me a super cute outfit and Ill take pictures of EVERYTHING and send them to you! It was so amazing! And I got a little card that looks just like home! I don't know if she did that on purpose, but I absolutely LOVE JANET! Stop UM after my mission is JANETS HOUSE! And will be so much fun! She is the most amazing woman I will ever meet on my mission and my mission has just begun. But I am so blessed to talk with her every day here in Las Vegas and she strengthens my testimony every day! I wish there were words to thank her! But that would not do her justice.
Everything else has been rather short. Sister Morceli told me that she never used to meet weird people until I was her companion and now we meet weird people on an hourly basis. Or mean or drunk...so yeah.
Sorry, this week is so short. I don't know when I will email next. Next Monday I am flying to Brazil so probably the week after that! I just want you to know that I love ALL OF YOU! And I am so grateful for all of the support that I have from you! I saw a little boy who looked just like Henry Esquibel yesterday at church. And I said, "HENRY!" But then I remembered I'm not in Washington anymore. And the kid looked at me like I am crazy. Sometimes I think I am...But that's okay!
Love you all! And see you in 400+ days :P
Love
Sister Thomson
May 25 2015
well, I finally made it down to Brazil. I apologize ahead of time for all of the punctual errors, their keyboards are pretty funky. so I didn't really get a chance to write last week. sorry. and I didn't get to talk to you when I came down here. sorry about that too.
so brazil. I got to fly down sitting next to Sister.Thacker. EU AMO SISTER THACKER! it made the whole trip for me! I walked onto the plane and saw her hair. by the time I got there most of the people were already sitting down and I freaked out! I love her! we talked a lot and it was so great!
then we stepped off the plane in Sao Paulo. it was so hard to breathe. and confusing because our Portuguese was good, but not amazing. but the climate here is a killer. and it just kept getting hotter. and from the Natal airport I was picked up by an American elder harris and a Brazilian who speaks no English. I would have died without elder harris. he was so amazing and helpful. serious would have died. then I got to the mission house and stayed there for a day and after I got my new companion sister Castilho (amazing from Sao Paulo, speaks little English) we got on a bus for 4.5 hours to come to our area. it is called currais novos. that is the city and me and my companion are opening a new area here. with our elders. so we got off the bus and two AMERICAN elders met us and talked with me in English. I almost cried. because the whole bus ride I couldn't talk to anyone. I almost cried. and I see these elders every day! Love these elders. and on top of that one of the sisters I live with is also American. so I have lots of people to talk to. and they ask me all the time if I cried because the day was hard, but I let them know they are the reason I don't cry myself to sleep every night. serious blessing.
well, my overall opinion of brazil. It's really hot and muggy all the time. but I love brazil. my feet hurt from walking on the paralelepipido. but I love brazil. I ate a baby bird on day one and the food is overall kinda weird. but I love it here. there are bugs in my house and I can't drink the water and I have mosquito bites all over my body. but I love brazil. and the shower has one temperature. we don't have a real mirror. I don't know what kind of meat we eat every day. I think I ate cobra yesterday and a full blown baby bird. (I didn't know what it was and the sister gave it to me. I looked at it for a little while and then I saw the feet, and the wings, and I almost cried...) but I love brazil! muito muito muito! I was so homesick in las vegas. here, nope. it doesn't even feel like another country except all the bugs. and the water. YUCK! the water is gross here. and everyone walks up to me and smells me or comments about my eyes or my hair (I stick out like a sore thumb. only blonde and only one with blue eyes.) and I sound like a gringa. but I love brazil.
really fast before I leave. I had a weird experience. well, I have lots of those here but this one was different. we went to this lady's house that we saw on the street and she showed us her mother. her mother was in such bad condition. old and sick she had to be fed with a bottle. and there are flies everywhere (even in my house there are flies and bugs everywhere) and we got to talk to her even though she couldn't talk back and we saw pictures of her when she was younger. she was so beautiful. how she is now and even more so when she was younger. but we walked out of her house and I just started bawling. I have no idea why! I think it was a lot because of the situation she was in here. it is not a good environment for her. but also because I think she is getting ready to see heavenly father again. and I think she knows that. despite the fact she cannot talk. and her spirit was so precious I just bawled. I couldn't cope with the amazingness of the experience. and the spirit in the house while my companion was talking. I don't know what she said. but it was the right thing. I hope we can see her again. she is going to be a great asset in the kingdom of God. I know that!
last thing for real. I had to share my testimony in Portuguese in church. first Sunday! minha vida! and people say freak a lot here. Americans and Brazilians. and they have no monkeys here! triste!
love you all. next time I promise I will be more organized with my thought!
love you
sister Thomson
so brazil. I got to fly down sitting next to Sister.Thacker. EU AMO SISTER THACKER! it made the whole trip for me! I walked onto the plane and saw her hair. by the time I got there most of the people were already sitting down and I freaked out! I love her! we talked a lot and it was so great!
then we stepped off the plane in Sao Paulo. it was so hard to breathe. and confusing because our Portuguese was good, but not amazing. but the climate here is a killer. and it just kept getting hotter. and from the Natal airport I was picked up by an American elder harris and a Brazilian who speaks no English. I would have died without elder harris. he was so amazing and helpful. serious would have died. then I got to the mission house and stayed there for a day and after I got my new companion sister Castilho (amazing from Sao Paulo, speaks little English) we got on a bus for 4.5 hours to come to our area. it is called currais novos. that is the city and me and my companion are opening a new area here. with our elders. so we got off the bus and two AMERICAN elders met us and talked with me in English. I almost cried. because the whole bus ride I couldn't talk to anyone. I almost cried. and I see these elders every day! Love these elders. and on top of that one of the sisters I live with is also American. so I have lots of people to talk to. and they ask me all the time if I cried because the day was hard, but I let them know they are the reason I don't cry myself to sleep every night. serious blessing.
well, my overall opinion of brazil. It's really hot and muggy all the time. but I love brazil. my feet hurt from walking on the paralelepipido. but I love brazil. I ate a baby bird on day one and the food is overall kinda weird. but I love it here. there are bugs in my house and I can't drink the water and I have mosquito bites all over my body. but I love brazil. and the shower has one temperature. we don't have a real mirror. I don't know what kind of meat we eat every day. I think I ate cobra yesterday and a full blown baby bird. (I didn't know what it was and the sister gave it to me. I looked at it for a little while and then I saw the feet, and the wings, and I almost cried...) but I love brazil! muito muito muito! I was so homesick in las vegas. here, nope. it doesn't even feel like another country except all the bugs. and the water. YUCK! the water is gross here. and everyone walks up to me and smells me or comments about my eyes or my hair (I stick out like a sore thumb. only blonde and only one with blue eyes.) and I sound like a gringa. but I love brazil.
really fast before I leave. I had a weird experience. well, I have lots of those here but this one was different. we went to this lady's house that we saw on the street and she showed us her mother. her mother was in such bad condition. old and sick she had to be fed with a bottle. and there are flies everywhere (even in my house there are flies and bugs everywhere) and we got to talk to her even though she couldn't talk back and we saw pictures of her when she was younger. she was so beautiful. how she is now and even more so when she was younger. but we walked out of her house and I just started bawling. I have no idea why! I think it was a lot because of the situation she was in here. it is not a good environment for her. but also because I think she is getting ready to see heavenly father again. and I think she knows that. despite the fact she cannot talk. and her spirit was so precious I just bawled. I couldn't cope with the amazingness of the experience. and the spirit in the house while my companion was talking. I don't know what she said. but it was the right thing. I hope we can see her again. she is going to be a great asset in the kingdom of God. I know that!
last thing for real. I had to share my testimony in Portuguese in church. first Sunday! minha vida! and people say freak a lot here. Americans and Brazilians. and they have no monkeys here! triste!
love you all. next time I promise I will be more organized with my thought!
love you
sister Thomson