WEEK 3: July 4, 2018

Sister Hammond & Sister Rosenberg at the Sao Paulo Temple

Roommates

Hey guys! Today`s email might be really short. Our email time got cut down today and we are all having a really hard time with that

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! It is a party here today! Everyone is in red, white and blue and on the way home from the temple we were all belting America songs. It is amazing. And for lunch, the cooks made burgers and brownies and french fries. It was AMAZING. So kind of them.

We had splits this week! Splits is when we pair up with a Brazilian and a Hispanic missionary and teach lessons for 3 days. It was amazing. I could actually communicate which felt fantastic!!! I love to teach this amazing gospel.

This week, we invited our fake investigator to be baptized and he said NO!!! He also said he wasn't reading the Book of Mormon. NOT COOL! I actually almost started crying in the lesson. We had to read a bunch of scriptures about the importance of baptism and I got to bear my testimony about baptism which was awesome, but I was so devastated. It made me realize how hard it is going to be in the field when people don't keep commitments or be baptized.

I don't have time for an awesome spiritual thought today, but read 2 Nephi 26:33 and feel inspired. I love you all! Have a great week!!

Love,
Sister Rebecca Hammond