Querida Família,
It was so good to see all of you!!! It was also very strange to
actually see living beings rather than words on a screen and to hear voices
rather than a robot in my head! It was so good to talk to you all. I loved
every minute of it!! I was so happy to share this day with you all. I meant the
absolute world to me. It was probably the best day on the mission. (I’ve
probably already said that...but seriously this one tops it!) Mom, I love you
so much!!! You look so good! I walked out of the room and both Odilia and
Graciete said that I look like you! :) What an honor that I have!! They loved
talking to you all and seeing the whole family! Graciete leaned over to me at
the baptism and was so excited to talk to you! They have been waiting since the
beginning of the transfer to see you all! Mom, Love you so much! Couldn’t have
asked for a better mom :)
So I will start on Sunday and what an incredible day it was! We got
up early to get on a bus to go to Porto for our stake conference. Man was it good
to see all the members in one room! It filled up so fast and we even had
members standing in the back because there weren’t seats! So good to see that!
So we get there and sat on the stand because I was in the choir. I held
together the alto section pretty much all by myself, but it turned out pretty
good!! I looked like an elder in my shirt and black skirt. Awesome! Right
before the conference I needed to go to the bathroom so I walked around the
corner and almost ran into Elder Kearon! We were both so surprised to see each
other and actually said that you all met at conference and that you talked. He
asked how much time I had left and then he went silent. It was a very special
moment for both of us. Then the conference happened, we sang, “Come Come ye
Saints, Bela Sião, and I’ll go where you want me to go.” During the last song
Elder Kearon turns around and did a small smile and gave a little nod. I
started to tear up because we were singing `I’ll go where you want me to go` It
was great! And then he came and talked to me after the conference and just
asked to say hi to you all. Graciete and Odilia got to shake his hand which
they were head over heals about! So cute!! :) Then we got back on the bus to go
to the chapel to get the baptismal stuff ready to go! The baptism went great
and we sang, “You raise me up for the last time”!! After Odilia told us that
she felt like she was going to float away that she was going to fly to the
heavens. She felt so happy and so touched that she started crying during the
last song. It was so cute. I just love her so much!! Then we ran to their house
and called, then had dinner. It was the best day to be a missionary!!! It was
awesome!!
This past week I had an interview with presidente, which went great!
It was 45 minutes long. He asked me how I was and my mission and I just started
crying. I told him I didn’t want to go home, that I loved the people and it’s
been the best mission. He got a little teary too and said that you don’t find
very honest missionaries like me. It made me cry because I honestly feel like I
give it everything. It was very kind of him to say that about me. I love
President Amorim, He is truly inspired.
This week we painted a house for one of the elders recent converts
José. He’s living in one of Odilia´s houses in our area, so we painted it,
cleaned it up and are only missing a few other things. It was super fun because
all the people that were there were recent converts and the missionaries. The
forces here are all recent converts! It’s awesome!!
It was a great week! If I do get transferred, it’ll be the best way
to end my adventures here in Gaia. I love it here. I love these people, Love
the mission, love my presidente, love my comp, and love everything. It seems
like I’m living a dream come true. I never thought that this work would make me
so happy. Sharing Sunday with you was like bringing one side of the Oreo cookie
to the other one. It was such a sweet moment for me to combine the 2 things I
love most, my family and this work. Thank you for that call. It really was the
best last call. I love you all so much!!
Sister Hillam
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