Copa do Mundo

6/18/2018

Cookie Bribes

BRASIL SIL SIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  sadly they didn't win the first game of the cup, but at least it was a tie!  Wow! well let's just first talk about how Brazilians love love love soccer and their country (during the copa do mundo) so basically everything is painted green, yellow and blue. Streamers and flags are everywhere and everyone's got their jersey on!  Its awesome!!! So the first game yesterday we were just casually walking in the  street and it's hilarious because everyone is watching on max volume so you can hear every word even in the middle of the street and then when Brasil scored it was like the world erupted with all the shouts and screams and  ridiculous amount of fireworks. Literally the greatest!!   Hard to do missionary work, but great to see the true Brazilian culture.  We did end up finding a guy who works as a security guard at a shop and we taught the plan of salvation and he loved it and wanted his family to hear all about it. He has two kids at home. Sadly, he doesn’t even live close to our area, but we talked to the elders and other missionaries are for sure going to go find him and his family!!

We also  made a billion cookies this week for our members and made little notes to hopefully get some referrals.  (Thanks Chase for the idea!) 

I've definitely been learning tons and tons about not getting discouraged and to just stay happy even when nothing is really working.  And when nothing is really working,  just remember it's all going to be worth it in the end because we can all be with Heavenly Father again and have joy without end!!

Have a great week!!

Sister Neuberger

With Our GPS We'll Never Get Lost! Oops!

6/11/2018

Well this week I learned so much about the genealogy of Adam and Eve because me and my comp decided that we are going to read the Bible together  before I go home and (for me to learn more Portuguese) to remember more things that we've forgotten and to learn more.  And wow have we already learned so much about the genealogy!! Its fantastic!!!  We also found our favorite verse in Genesis  18:6.  Go read it it will make you laugh/get hungry. Haha

This week we also went to Fortaleza about a half hour metro ride from our area!! (we got to ride the metro hehehe (the metro is weirdly super nice here!! Its awesome!!))  anyway we got directions from a member and one of the directions was wrong and we ended up halfway across town at the wrong area.  Super cool.  But we took some pictures  and acted like we weren’t lost (though we did ask a few people for directions) and then we past a shop that I remembered passing the other time I went and  from there we made it successfully to the center of Fortaleza!!   So fun!! 

This week we also met a family that their daughter is in Italy right now with her family living there because she also is a member and served in Italy! How cool is that! So we’ll see if the rest of the family wants to learn more!

Last night we got to watch the devotional with President Nelson!! It was so good!! If you haven't watched it, watch it because I'm sooo pumped!!! Its soo true we are bringing the gospel to all parts of the world because everyone needs to hear about the happiness the gospel brings and the fact that we can be families forever!!!!!!!!!!!!  This is the time!!! Hehe we are all on the winning team!!

Love you all soo much! Have great week!!!

Sister Neuberger

Finding Joy in the Small Things

6/4/2018

Well this week as food prices sky rocketed because of the greve or strike aqui in Brasil, we continue to teach people the gospel and help people have joy even when they're super stressed out.  

Anyway, this week was a lot more trying to find people.  (It seems like our area is a move to Europe haha).  We did find one old man that invited himself to church before we could invite him and when we gave him the Book of Mormon he started reading that night.  We walked by his house a half hour later and he was still reading!!  Sadly, he went out of town this weekend so he couldn't come to church, but we're still excited to see what will happen with him! 

Some of the youth worked with us this week to find a few less actives which we're hoping will help bring back those youth and strengthen them even more knowing that other youth in the ward miss seeing them too. 

Zone conference was this week and we learned how to teach by the Spirit even when you have to switch plans mid lesson.  Also, how to bring joy to others and how to teach in a way that is more joyful.

And we had divisions this week were we both head to the area of the other sisters and we switched comps for the day.  It was so fun learning about a new area and new teaching tricks. 

We also ate lots of din din this week as we discovered a place just down the street from us that has din din gorment which means they have chocolate ones and biscoito ones and strawberry ones with real strawberries and kit kat ones and Nutella ones that cover the whole inside of the treat!! Best din din ever!!!!  We also found a fun little ice cream shop and this week we will be looking for more agua de coco!!  We also had a tampico party after a long day's work this week.  Tampico is an orange/lime juice that's delicious and Sister Alcazar loves it! We also made carrot cake with brigadero (which is like hot fudge).  It was a grand old time. Also, I burned my lip this week on a hot fork because we made s'mores. 

This week I read in Alma 37:7 about how it's by small and simple things great this come to pass! Which is so true! Even when we do our part, sometimes it seems like nothing is changing and that we hardly accomplished anything, but in the end we will see the big changes that happened just because we did the small thins that we thought didn't have significance.  Bottom line: don't forget to do the small things because it's only through those things that we can have those crazy awesome blessing and miracles come. 

I love the gospel!! It's so true and it's for everyone and brings so much happiness to everyone!

Love you all sooo much!! Have a marvelous week!!!

Sister Neuberger