Last Email! January 5, 2015

Streets of Brasil.

Sky of Brasil.

Food of Brasil.

Heat and sun of Brasil (so I use an umbrella).

Bahahah! We keep our standards! And we walk in the sun every single day. It's great... Hahah. We call this our "natural t-shirt." Hahah! (: This was on New Year's day. It was dead. Seriously. I think we saw 3 people and 1 car. It was creepy. Haha. 

The weather has had a pattern lately. REALLY hot and sunny, and by the evening cold and wet. It dumped rain. We were soaked! This is a street that we had to walk down. Practically swim down, but we're not allowed to swim, so we walked. It was ridiculous! 

BIANCA! She was baptized on Saturday and was confirmed and received the Holy Ghost yesterday. Her baptism was perfect, and I was bawling. My last baptism on my mission. And it was perfect. Bianca is so beautiful. She's 9 and super smart and the sweetest girl you'd ever meet. She sat between Sister Lemes and I on Sunday and held my hand. And she kept telling me that I'm special to her, and that she will never forget me and that she is going to visit America one day. Needless to say my eyes were watery. I love her with all my heart.

Sisters, Bianca and Irmão Peninha.

Sister Lemes found this mango while walking to the church. Haha. She said it was manna from heaven. And that it tasted better than any mango she's ever had. Haha.

Amanda. You guys. I love her so much. Just thinking about leaving her makes me cry. She's incredible. I'm really going to miss her. She's wearing the skirt that I gave her (: she complimented it once and said she's always wanted a skirt like that, so I gave it to her and she just about died, she was so excited. And it looks great on her! (: I love her.

My extended family. They said they're gonna get me a mattress and put it in Amanda's room and I can live there with them. Hahh! Felipe, me, Amanda, e Mãe.

Bahah! While walking home from church! Amanda had on cute heels, and brought flip flops to change into while walking. And then Felipe decided to show us his socks! Bahah! Hilarious. They were embarrassed. Haha! Love them.