Pink Dinosaur
what's up? how are we all doing? send me an email, let me know
i'm alive & sometimes well
it's the last week of the transfer & it's crazy to think after this I only have six transfers left.
my week
dad bday
Alexandre bap prep
Darlan temple prep
this week we had a lot of Spirit-filled lessons. some days were definitely long, and my back hated me and I swear the mosquitoes are evil, but there were moments every day that were worth it. I wish I could have you all here to see the moments that I don't know how to write in an email, but just know, it's special.
it's the last week of the transfer. I'll be so sad if de Sousa and I aren't together again. for sure has been my favorite transfer so far. she's the best, we laugh all day.
(told her this was an American gang sign)
•this week we finished all the principles/lessons for Alexandre and so he'll be baptized on Saturday! he has such a pure intention to actually learn and has a real desire. he sent us a list of the people he doesn't want there and that made me laugh. we're gonna work on the second great commandment next...
•my mom sent me a package this week! I got Peepss and some much needed new dresses.
•our friend, Darlan, who was baptized a couple weeks ago is still loving church every week. we still visit him every day and he'll be going to the temple for the first time on the 28th. he may never crack a smile in photos but he's actually the sweetest guy who always gives us dessert every night.
still loving Biguaçu
it's my dad's birthday!
anyone who knows me knows how much I look up to my dad. I hope one day to have the testimony that he has.
he loves airplanes, brownies, sports and the fact that I'm off the roads for 18 months and steering clear of speeding tickets.
my dad has always been a gentle, firm, and clear voice of direction in my life.
the night before my farewell I asked my mom if she could play a piano piece. I knew "Praise to the Man" was a way I could honor my dad and mom at the same time because my dad loves that song, and I could have my mom on the piano.
she played one time through to test it out and as I walked out into the piano room, I saw my sad smiling with tears in his eyes and gave me a hug.
he always has had such a strong testimony and love for the Savior and the restoration of the gospel
when my dad walks around the house with an airpod in, sometimes my airpods would connect to whatever he's listening to and its always some podcast about the gospel.
i love his desire to always be learning. whether it's about true crime, how to fly an airplane, or about the gospel.
I know he'll laugh at this memory but probably when I was 6 years old, he was putting me to bed and told me I could grow up and be whatever I wanted to be in life, so I told him I wanted to be a purple dinosaur. He said, anything but that. So I said, ok I'll be a pink dinosaur. Two months later I was a pink dinosaur in a school play.
he was right!
I miss him going to bed at 7pm with an eye mask and sleep hypnosis.
I think a lot about how good it'll feel at the end of my mission, hugging my dad at the airport
can't wait to see you again dad
happy birthday!
just realized that Tuesday is St Patrick's Day. trying to explain this holiday in Português is a level I'm not at yet.
have a lucky week. love you all
& as always with transfers coming up, say a prayer for me
☘️✨️🌈💫☁️
🤍 sister copeland
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