Christmas in the heat

Well This week has been quite exciting!! Clearly the highlight of the week was being able to talk with the fam but alot of other really good things happened. This was our week of new investigators! We found about 6 or 7 new people to teach which is awesome because these past few weeks we have been getting like 1 or 2 new investigators which is not good. But we have been trying to get more member references and it has proved well. It looks like this new year is going to be a good one! We are really ecxited to start working with these people. Hopefully we can help them progress and really see how much the Lord loves them. 

This time of year is sometimes a little difficult for the missionaries here because alot of people travel or are really busy but we have been lucky and have been able to find people to teach which is a huge blessing! We saw many little miracles this past week and are quite greatful! 

Christmas was actually really fun. Here in Brasil pretty much all the festivities happen on christmas eve and then they open presents at midnight. So we were given permission to stay out until 10:30(as long as we has a ride home) to particiáte in traditional brasilian dinners that usually dont even start until 9. We were with a super awesome family and it was just really fun. unfortunately they did the more spiritual part after we had to go home so we missed it but we enjoyed on time with them. On christmas morning sister schooley and I woke up and made chocolate chip pancakes! They were really yummy! (thanks brandi for sending the mix! haha) and then after we just chilled and headed over to a members house to eat lunch and talk with our families and thats all we did. We wore cute little christmas headbands and walked around town speading christmas cheer! It was actually really entertaining. Talvez people thought we were weird but they still smiled so its okay!

One of the other exciting things was that we moved houses! I dont know if I would use the word exciting cuz it was kinda stressful but it we are slowly getting settled in. We got a call on friday saying we needed to move EVERYTHING in our house to the other one that day or saturday. We ended up doing it saturday but we were pretty rushed! Packing is never fun... But our house is bigger now so we are happy! Also we got transfer calls today. Sister Schooley and I will be staying together!!! wooo! (as of now...haha) we are really excited and know that the new transfer and the new year will bring many blessing and mircales. 

Ah also on sunday We both gave talks in church. It went pretty well, there was like NO ONE there, like 25 people, because everyone was gone. But thoes who were there were definitly spiritually uplifted! :) We were grateful to have the opportunity!

Well I hope that everyone has a happy new year and sets some awesome goals that can be reached so that we can all end 2014 better people. I know that the only way we will grow and change is through setting inspired goals. Be safe and enjoy time with family and friends! oh and enjoy the cold cuz im dyin over here in the heat! ;)

LOVE YOU!

Sister Schwitters