I feel like a lot happened this week or at least a lot to talk about.
This week the church came out and announced that girls can now serve missions at 18. when Sister Bird read it out loud, I was in shock! My honest feelings were: You're telling me I could be going home in a month. haha how did I miss it by a year.. If i could've gone at 18, I would've in a heartbeat. I honestly wanted that my whole life! so crazy. but I thought about everything I did in that year and I am so grateful for it. I got another year of being home with Brenly before she's an only child at home, I got to direct a dance studio and watch these little girls grow, & (almost) finish my degree, meet my nephew. It was a really important year for me that I wouldn't have had if I went at 18. Overall, I'm grateful. only a little jealous... but I wouldn't have changed it
this week
-pday de natal (Christmas p-day) 🎅🌴✨️🏐
-uv 11
We had Christmas p-day today. we went and had Brazilian barbecue and played volleyball! I loved being able to talk with other missionaries. it was also crazy to talk to the new Americans barely learning Português and everything about the mission and realize the progress I've made! I know exactly how it feels to be there.
random
-we play a lot of Uno, but the Brazil rules are so dumb. I can't wait to come home and annoy everyone
-there's a ton of claw machines on the road, but they're always rigged. but this week I won a little Santa gator that I'll be bringing home to Micah boy
-when someone is nice to us to us, we say there is no way they're from here. We're right 100p of the time. if you're serving in the north, I'm jealous
-So, I've gone this entire time without hearing Taylor's album even in Ubers, but someone made a dang video about Jesus with one of her songs on WhatsApp. What are the odds
-went to clap at a house but then we saw little voodoo dolls with needles in it all over the house, so we kept walking
-we were getting bashed, so I zoned out and there was a mirror, so I was checking my triceps and then I got caught whoops
-halfway through our day we realized our house key was missing off Sister Bird's keychain. We looked everywhere, our bags everywhere. We said a prayer and stood up, and the key was perfectly set on the ground right behind us! blessings.
-as I said the UV is up to 11 now, if I get too dark in my photos, let me know and I'll turn the brightness up!!
To be festive and on theme of the season of thanks and Thanksgiving, my thought is gratitude!
I wish I could put into words just how genuinely grateful I am. if I come home and start being ungrateful, send me back to my first transfer immediately.
when I kneel down at night to pray, I like to spend time being with God rather just than talking. Every time I do this, I'm led to gratitude. I spend time thinking about everything I'm grateful for and this has done more for me than spending my time asking. when I think of all of my blessings, I naturally ask for less and am a lot happier. sometimes it's not that we need more blessings, we need to realize the ones we already have. I am so grateful I can't say it enough. being out here is the best way to put my life into perspective. I can never fully express it, but I'll do my best to show some here.
I am grateful for: 🦃🫂🙏
my Heavenly Father
Jesus
my covenants with God
temples
the scriptures
my mom and dad
my brothers
my sisters
Micah boy
my grandparents
my cousins, uncles, aunts
my best friends who take time to email me
prophets
the restoration of the gospel
Brazilian açai
my little dancers
Mindy (my car)
music
the beach
the Atonement
the hard days on the mission so I cherish the good ones
prayer
all of you
oh gosh so much more.
everything I have is because of this gospel and of God. I love this gospel. I love Jesus.
upcoming we have a mission tour the 10th and 11th of December. I am so excited to see all the other Floripa missionaries! and go to the island!
happy thanksgiving!
we are going to celebrate with Brazil pizza, so.. I'm actually not that jealous
love you all!
Sister Copeland
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