#don'twanttoleave

OI FAMÍLIA!!!  E AÍ???!!! WHATZZ UPP? I hope you all are doing just fantastically wonderful because I sure am!!! This past week was a little bit crazy but it was such a great week! We went to the templo terça for my very last time here em Brasil....and I have to say it was one of the best times. I love going to templo because it brings that peace in our lives that everyone needs. It gives us time get away from the world and feel the sweet Spirit of the Lord. I know that in the templo we are not only able to help ourselves be pessoas melhores but also those that have already passed through this life so that they too can have an oportunidade to return e viver com nosso Amaroso Pai Celestial(live with our loving Heavenly Father). I love my Heavenly Father and all He has done for me so that one day I can return to live with Him.    Temple field trip We were also able to participate in a service project and help a family that is getting to know the church paint their home. It has been a while since we have done a big service project assim and was awesome to give a helping hand. And in the end, it actually turned out pretty great and brought a different feeling in the home. It felt more homely and warm and cozy. It's amazing what little changes can do. And I got to thinking that it's the same thing with us. Sometimes if we make the little changes in our lives, it will make all the difference e faz com que we are happier or have mais a companhia of the Spirit. It's the little changes that make us shine just a little bit brighter.  Welp guys, believe it or not, this is my last week....wow it has gone by so super duper fast. I can't believe it. It feels like just yesterday I was saying goodbye to you all. And to be honest, I really don't want to leave because being a missionary is the best thing I've ever done. Eu amo muito a missão(I love my mission so much) and know it will be hard to leave everyone I have met here but don't worry because I am excited to see you all. I am so grateful pra missão and everything that I have learned while being here. I am so grateful for this gospel and know it can change our lives. I know that the Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias is the true church of Cristo here on the earth with all the verdades(truth). I know that Heavenly Father has called a profeta(prophet) for us hoje em dia to lead and guide us. I love my Savior Jesus Cristo and all He has done and does for me. I know that through Him one day we can voltar a viver(return and live)with our loving Heavenly Father!  Mission Tradition for missionaries that are "dying"; finishing their mission I love you all so much!!! Thanks for everything!  On Temple Square Love, Sister Hilchie :)

Natal

Well, 2 things yesterday, first a batizmo, which was really awesome, it’s someone we have been working with for a while so it was pretty awesome experience, Espirito Santo was very strong.

And then I got to Skype with my family! That was awesome!! It was really good to see them, even for a short period of time.

Sorry that this is super short haha, but I hope everyone had a Fantastic Christmas! Love hearing from you guys, let me know how it’s going!!

Com Amor,

Elder Hilchie

Skype with Tyler

PS, from Teri

Funny how Courtney and Tyler both wrote “short” emails, I think Tyler won that one!!  

Tyler is doing well, he says that people tell him that his Portuguese is good.  They think that he is from Brazil because of his complexion.  When they find out that he is from the U.S. they tell him they can’t understand him!  He loves the food and is keeping busy.  A couple from the church live in the same building as he and his companion and they take good care of him.  It was so good to skype with him and see his smiling face.

One funny story.  Apparently Brazilians are confused with the concept of resurrection vs. revival.  They came across a woman that was claiming that she had been resurrected. She was in the street and told them that she had been resurrected and they quietly said, “No actually you have not, you are still going to die”.  And she tells them that God chooses people to receive the Holy Spirit.  And she gets intense and shouts “I feel the Holy Spirit, do you feel the Holy Spirit?” They just looked at her and say, “No, no we don’t” and walked away!

FELIZ 2017!!!

OI FAMÍLIA!!!  Sorry I don't have very much time today so this email will be shorter. But I hope that everyone had the best Natal ever because I sure did!!! I was great to see you all and crazy to think that in 3 weeks I will be seeing you guys in real life, cara a cara(face to face). Courtney and her new comp from Utah! But this week was super crazy with a lot of running around. A lot of people here in São Paulo like to viajar(travel) for Natal e Ano Novo(New Year) so it was a bit harder to find and teach people that were actually home but surprisingly we taught a good number of people and able to help them feel the true meaning of Christmas. I love Natal guys and helping others really focus their lives in Him. The One who saved us. Who gave all He had so that He would be able to help us. It's the best thing ever being a missionary!  With the Broadbents But this week we had a pretty awesome experience! We were going to visit one of our pesquisadoras(investigators), got up to her house and noticed that everything was escuro(dark). We knocked on the neighbor's door to make sure that our investigator wasn't home. Well the vizinha(neighbor) came out and said that she had left. But instead of saying thank you and leaving, we started to talk to her. We had already talked to her before but she said she didn't have time for us to visit her and wasn't very interested but I don't know what changed because she invited us to come in so we did! We got to know her a little bit more and she just started to tell us everything. She said that there was something in her life that she wanted to get rid of because she feels as though it's atrapalhando(disturbing) her relacionamento(relationship) com Pai Celestial(Heavenly Father)---o cigarro(cigarettes). She has tried to stop vários times mas nunca conseguiu(never could). She has been searching for help but never found it. That's when we told here that we were there to help her. We made some metas(goals) with her and left her with a bunch of ideas that she could try to be able to stop. At the end, she said that she knew why our pesquisadora wasn't home: so that we would be able to visit her. She was really grateful for our visit and we are super excited and greatful that we are able to help her really create that relacionamento with Pai Celestial. I know that Pai Celetial loves each and every one of us dearly. He will do anything to help us. And when we reach out our hands and help, maybe we are answering the prayer of someone.  I hope you all are doing superly duperly awesome and ready for 2017! (It’s going to be the best year ever!)  Love, Sister Hilchie :)

All of Sao Paulo South Missionaries