April 19, 2010

Woooh.......where to start.  I got to stay the night Monday night at the Mission Home.  That was super fun.  Sister Jackson got to be my companion til Tuesday morning when we went to the chapel for transfers.  I am now in Campo de Fora in the Santo Amaro Stake.  It is almost right next to my first area!  I am living in a house with another dupla.  Which is super fun too actually.  After being with an american companion for 4 months...the Lord has given me 3 Brazilian roommates!  haha.........SUPER different.  But it´s a lot of fun.  Sister Vieira is in the other dupla in our house.  We were super excited we get to be so close again.

My companion is Sister Sales.  She is Brazilian and this is her 2nd transfer on the mission.  She doesn't know the area super well yet, and is still learning how to be a missionary.  But she is a sweetheart with such a solid testimony and is ready to learn.  I know we will be able to accomplish a lot this transfer.  I know I will learn so much with her.

Surprise!  President didn´t want to COMPLETELY whitewash Jd. Mirna....so guess who re-opened it?  Sister Macedo and Sister Rowland!  Crazy I know!  Two sisters that were my companions there and are now going back!  I feel a lot better knowing that sisters who already know the area will be there, and I know Sister Rowland will make sure that everyone will be taken care of.  It was so hard for me to leave.  I felt so close to all the members there and my investigators.  I´m hoping to finish all my P Day things speed demon fast today so I can have time to write a bunch of letters to everyone there.

Being in a new area is rough.  I think I was born without a sense of direction.  I´ve been making myself a nice color coded map to help me out.  The area is bigger than I´m used to.  We have to take the bus a lot more often.  Apparently, this area is known as "the Salt Lake City of the 7th day Adventist Church"  because their Brazilian headquarters are here.  But it´s a really good area.  Our Ward Mission Leader is awesome!  Yay!  The work is going to fly!

Love you all tons!  The Church is true!  Gotta run

Sister Hulse