Stories from a Sunburned Sister: Bete"s Baptism!!!

Helllllloooooo!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, this has been such a crazy week! I'm gonna jump right in to the miracle of the week, because I'm so excited about it! My miracle was most definitely Elizabete's baptism!!! It almost didn't happen. The baptism was scheduled for Friday night (because she worked all day Saturday) and Wednesday night, we got a text from Bete saying that she wasn't going to be baptized Friday... maybe next month. We were shocked! And because we've been without credit for a couple of weeks, we couldn't call her. And it was late at night, so we couldn't visit her. But, we were able to have Elder Nunez, our District leader, call her and do a conference call with us. Turns out she was just nervous, and feeling a lot of pressure from the adversary. We were able to talk to her for a little while, and reassure her that she was doing the right thing, and that all would work out.

Like I said, Bete's baptism was Friday night! It was so special! My first baptism of the mission was a really great one! A lot of ward members showed up to support her, and Pedro (her two year old) only screamed a little bit. It really was such an incredible feeling to realize that Sister J. Silva and I helped someone enter into such an important covenant with God. We have another baptism this week, of the sweetest 13 year old girl, Emmanuelly. I'm so excited for her! Please keep these two sweet people in your prayers!

The other big moment of the week happened Friday night after the baptism. Sister J. Silva and I were sitting in our room talking, when we got "the call". Sister J. Silva got transfered! :( Minha mai left me for another area! I am seriously so sad to not have her as my companion anymore!! But my new companion, Sister Trinidade, is so great! She was in my district, and I already know and love her! It'll be interesting learning how she works, but I'm excited!

I really am doing so good here in Brasil! Rio Doce is an incredible area, with incredible people. I have lots of pictures to send, but the computer doesn't seem to want to send them, so we'll see. I'll keep trying!

I hope you all have a great week, and remember that you have so much worth, because you are a child of a king! Love you all!

Love, Sister Shelton

Scripture of the Week: This week, I encourage everyone to read MOSIAH 3. It's an incredible chapter about the Savior.

-A couple of weeks ago we went to a place called Alto de Se! It's seriously one of the most beautiful places ever!!