This week has been an adjustment!! To say the least! My companion doesn't like to keep the rules, like when to sleep and study and wake up and exercise. I am learning its a lot easier to love people when you want the same things, probably a lot like marriage!! What do ya know!! I would love ideas on how to show love but be firm.
It's even harder because she has one transfer and I have 2. So she was already used to another companion who was on her last transfer and we have to adjust to each other!!! She speaks Portuguese, Brazilian, so naturally she wants to be senior. Anywyas yes it is HARD!!!!!!!! So hard that I want to run away sometimes for some peace but obviously that won't work. Its better when we are with other people so its nice to teach and talk with everyone!
So cool, the son-in-law of my Bishop lives in Porto Alegre North Mission and he came to visit the other day and said that he knows an Elder Taylor in his mission who is from Washington. I couldn't remember anyone so he called the missionary and it was RIDGE!!! So we talked for a few minutes!! It was so cool! I totally forgot that he was in Porto Alegre. I thought he was way north of Brazil, but no he is my neighbor!!! So cool!!!!!! So fun!!!
I don't have anything stunning this week, please know that I love you. Pray for me right now. Specifically that I can have peace and understand my companion. She is 29 and her blessing said she needs to serve a mission but she didn't want to. I think she has finally come to terms with it, but she has a very set way of thinking and we need to do a lot to improve together! I am far from perfect with the missionary work, just pray that i'll have the ability and desire to love.
My setting apart, President Montierth said I will not permanently mess anything up on the mission. Those words are more comforting now.:)
Its getting COLD!!!! It will get even colder. The houses here aren't made for the cold. It's all brick and no insallation and only little space heaters. :) Fun fun.
I love you all!!! I dont know how else to say it but I love you all!!!!! So so very much!!!!
Love always and forever.
Kathryn
Auntie Kat
Sister Taylor
June 20, 2011
Hello Hello,
Exciting news this week! I found out a few hours ago that I will be training!!!!! I think her name is Sister Matus. She is Brazilian, thank goodness! I can't imagine two Americans together that have trouble speaking!! :) My companion, Sister Pires Santos, will be transfered and continue training my MTC companion in Liveramento!! I think it's out by the boarder. I don't have a ton of details, I felt like I had a lot more to say about that but I guess that's about it. It will definately be a learning experience and I will have to grow a lot!!! But it will be good, it will be a opportunity to grow with my companion!!
It was great getting to talk to part of the family yesterday!! Sorry the cell phone is weak and kept cutting out, for Christmas I will be at a members house and hopefully even though it's international it will be a good connection. I will have more time then so we can dividide the time between families and have a chance to talk with everyone!!! I guess at least with everone that is home for Christmas!! So talking of Christmas, it's getting colder here so I naturally want to sing Christmas hymns, and everytime I do I get the feeling of christmas and fireplaces and making goodies and shopping for gifts and the smell of snow at night and all of those good memories then I remember it's only June here and Christmas will be HOT!!! Hotter then anything I have ever experienced before!!!!! So that will be an interesting change!! :)
I gave a talk yesterday, I don't know how much everyone understood over the phone, but I had 30 minutes to prepare while participating in our gospel principles class. Brazilians really are generously nice, but it's greatly appreciated. I learn more everyday!
I LOVE YOU ALL. My testimony of families keeps growing. Families really can be together forever when they make and keep covenants with our Heavenly Father. It's amazing how our testimonies grow, we really do have to study, have a desire and share it to make it grow. What we keep to ourselves will be lost but what we share will grow. Divine laws are great! It's all perfect for imperfect people. But we have a Savior, our Heavely Father already prepared a way for us to grow sufficiently to live with him again, but it's only effective to the degree that we excersize (don't remember how to spell that word) our faith.
The other week I mentioned Ephesians in the Bible!! READ IT!! The whole book is only 6-7 pages but it's so good, all about how the people need to be better and develop! Then chapter 2:20 and chapter 4:11-14 talk about the importance of the organization of the church to help us in our development. The chances we have to serve help us grow!!! I love the gospel, I want to be so much better!!! But yes, it is hard. I don't think growing is ever easy, but its so important to our eternal progression!!! :)
I love you all, I want to be an eternal family! And I want it to be a BIG FAMILY!! Lots of chances to serve and help each other!! I love you
Eu amo vocês!!!!
Sister Kathryn Adalee Taylor
Auntie kat!!
p.s. so excited to get the package next transfer!!!! :) does any one want anything from brazil? the only thing really unique to this part of brazil is the chiimmaou and the gauchou clothing. and nothing is really cheap, maybe one day when i am our on the boarders and things are cheaper ill find stuff a little more unique!!
Love you all,
Kat
Exciting news this week! I found out a few hours ago that I will be training!!!!! I think her name is Sister Matus. She is Brazilian, thank goodness! I can't imagine two Americans together that have trouble speaking!! :) My companion, Sister Pires Santos, will be transfered and continue training my MTC companion in Liveramento!! I think it's out by the boarder. I don't have a ton of details, I felt like I had a lot more to say about that but I guess that's about it. It will definately be a learning experience and I will have to grow a lot!!! But it will be good, it will be a opportunity to grow with my companion!!
It was great getting to talk to part of the family yesterday!! Sorry the cell phone is weak and kept cutting out, for Christmas I will be at a members house and hopefully even though it's international it will be a good connection. I will have more time then so we can dividide the time between families and have a chance to talk with everyone!!! I guess at least with everone that is home for Christmas!! So talking of Christmas, it's getting colder here so I naturally want to sing Christmas hymns, and everytime I do I get the feeling of christmas and fireplaces and making goodies and shopping for gifts and the smell of snow at night and all of those good memories then I remember it's only June here and Christmas will be HOT!!! Hotter then anything I have ever experienced before!!!!! So that will be an interesting change!! :)
I gave a talk yesterday, I don't know how much everyone understood over the phone, but I had 30 minutes to prepare while participating in our gospel principles class. Brazilians really are generously nice, but it's greatly appreciated. I learn more everyday!
I LOVE YOU ALL. My testimony of families keeps growing. Families really can be together forever when they make and keep covenants with our Heavenly Father. It's amazing how our testimonies grow, we really do have to study, have a desire and share it to make it grow. What we keep to ourselves will be lost but what we share will grow. Divine laws are great! It's all perfect for imperfect people. But we have a Savior, our Heavely Father already prepared a way for us to grow sufficiently to live with him again, but it's only effective to the degree that we excersize (don't remember how to spell that word) our faith.
The other week I mentioned Ephesians in the Bible!! READ IT!! The whole book is only 6-7 pages but it's so good, all about how the people need to be better and develop! Then chapter 2:20 and chapter 4:11-14 talk about the importance of the organization of the church to help us in our development. The chances we have to serve help us grow!!! I love the gospel, I want to be so much better!!! But yes, it is hard. I don't think growing is ever easy, but its so important to our eternal progression!!! :)
I love you all, I want to be an eternal family! And I want it to be a BIG FAMILY!! Lots of chances to serve and help each other!! I love you
Eu amo vocês!!!!
Sister Kathryn Adalee Taylor
Auntie kat!!
p.s. so excited to get the package next transfer!!!! :) does any one want anything from brazil? the only thing really unique to this part of brazil is the chiimmaou and the gauchou clothing. and nothing is really cheap, maybe one day when i am our on the boarders and things are cheaper ill find stuff a little more unique!!
Love you all,
Kat
June 13, 2011
I love you all! We spent the day with the Mission Presidents wife and it was great but they only have one computer for the missionaries to use and everyone else took a long time so I only have a few minutes to write and I don't even have time to read everything that people wrote?!! Super sad but it was a really good day! We made cookies and talked with the Mission Presidents wife all day. It was really great! Really really great! She is great, I love her.
I love you all!
Love, Kat
I love you all!
Love, Kat
June 6, 2011
We had a baptism last night!! It was really good. Everyone was worried about the water being warm (it's getting cold here) but when we opened the doors to the font a bunch of steam came out so I just hope the water didn't burn him!! I am sure it felt good though, the best part of showering in hot water is that it kind of warms your blood and you're not super cold right after... at least usually I am still struggling with the wet hair and showering everyday...... BECAUSE IT'S COLD!!
I'llll attach a photo of the baptism but he has to wait a week until he can get the gift of the Holy Ghost because he was baptized on Sunday, so I am praying he will be able to withstand tempations that will come.
This week has been hard to find new people to teach. We had a mission conference with Elder Suarez (area authority of Brazil!!) and it was amazing! Really it was awesome. a very strong spirit, he didn't teach anything new, but the spirit definately testified about what he taught. He talked about obedience, talking with everyone, and teaching. Simple but Amazing!!!! :) It's true the simple things are what strengthens us and helps us progress!!!
Our ward missioaries are getting organized and it's reallly cool to see. We have two younger male adults that both served missions that will be working with us and then an older couple that have been called as ward missionaries!! I love this couple. They have a desire and I just feel comfortable with them, they are very real!! I love it!! The first lunch I had in brazil was at their house and I told Neli (wife)that day that I felt a lot of peace in her house, it was really neat. Then the next Sunday Irma Eduardo (husband) told me when I had lunch at their house I seemed very familiar, like we had meet before. How cool was that!! I really do love their family and I am so excited to get to work with them!!
It is getting cold!! and it's only starting, humidity makes a difference!!! I wear a ton of clothes and I am gaining weight! I was afraid of it when I started my mission but right now I am so cold that I want to eat!! It will all work out but don't be suprised when my face is more round in my photos I send home!! You probably won't be able to see much else of my body because it will be covered in layers of clothing!!
How are plans coming for Cody and Jayetta and Grandma Casper to visit? I think it sounds like so much fun!! I am praying for the cherries!!
I have been thinking about the opportunity to teach. It is amazing how teaching strengthens our testimonies and makes things more clear in our minds. It has been amazing how much it has helped me. I live the gospel, I have always, it's a part of me and who I am. I certainly don't live it perfectly, no one does, but with the opportunity to explain it to people and testify of simple truths, my tesimony has grown so much. Maybe that is part of why being a parent is so important, you have special moments to teach which helps the kids and helps the teacher. The formation of the family is PERFECT, but it's filled with imperfect people. I love the doctrine of the family. It is more clear and important to me all the time. I love you all, with all my heart!! I am so excited that we have a new addition! SOPHIA! I am excited to meet her!!!! I am excited about the two new additions with Hannah and Kersten's babies that are coming, we have a great family, with a lot of weaknesses. I pray that we will be able to help each other grow and fulfill the purose of the family together. Something I have learned about the importance of family, is that we are put together to help each other learn and grow. To apply the teachings of Christ in our homes, and be a strength for each other. With that said I would like to share my stand on something. If any of you are having a hard time with anything in your lives, I hope that you will share it with me, even though I am on a mission. I want to do my part in fullfiling a role in this family. If you are worried about stressing me out, DON'T BE!!!! I know very well that there is little that I can do from Brazil to help, but I can pray!!! And I can tell you how much I love all of you!!! Trust the power of pray, I will do my part, but you have to let me know!! I will drop to my knees and express my sincere desire to my Heavenly Father to help you! Please share your lives with me!!
The gopsel is true, Jesus Christ is our Savior! Only through him can we have a chance of returning to our Heavenly Father and fulfilling our desire of the pre-mortal life!! I love you all!
Love, Kathryn
Tell the kids hello for me!! Give them all a kiss and hug and tell them it's from me!!
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