Maybe My Mission Won't Just Be in Nova Parnamirim?

I love the ward I'm in and my companion, they all are super awesome and super involved in the work! This week we have transfers and the joke around the ward is that I was called to the Nova Parnamirim mission and not the Brazil Natal mission cause so many people think that I will be staying here for a super long time! This past week was difficult, but still went by super fast. A lot of people cancelled appointments, so we spent a lot of time walking around making contacts, but hey thats what builds character, right?

My streak without having problems with my allergies was finally broken yesterday. I don't really know what I ate, but somehow I ate something, so that really sucked! But, it helped me to realize something really important...I was sitting in bed thinking about what I ate and why I was having these problems and how I could improve so it didn't happen again. Then I realized that my struggles are going to be different than other people. Everyone has their own problems. Even if I do all I can to avoid eating gluten and avoid having these problems, I will eventually have a reaction. I realized that I just had to except that that would be one of the trials that I would have to face here. If I'm being honest, I have been super pampered on my mission with an English speaking companion, a super loving ward who cares for me and loves me, and I have a Mission President who truly cares that I don't have problems and will help if I do. Its not hard for me to compare my cons with other people and their pros or just to compare to others in general. But, really, I realized in that moment that I need to change my perspective and realize that sure I may have different problems than everyone else, but that doesn't mean that my mission will be worth any less. I know that God loves each one of us and gives us trials that we can individually handle. I really love being out here and helping people to change their lives for the better through the gospel or not. I hope you all will look for opportunities to look for people to help around you. Like I said, we don't always know each others struggles, but we can help each other through them.

Have a FANTASTIC week everyone! Also, we made some gluten free onion rings, so you can call me master chef now and here are some photos of a mission farewell here that we went to with a family we are super close to and another different family we are close to too!​