Dear Family and Friends,
Three years ago today Howard and I were set apart as missionaries. Seems like yesterday and yet so much has happened and changed, including us. With my Brazilian background I thought I knew Brazil but after three years I realize I knew nothing. And now all I know is a lot about central Sao Paulo and a little about other areas that I've learned from our missionaries from other areas. Saying I know Brazil would be spending three years in Central California and saying you know the United States.
It has been three magical years with so many wonderful experiences and new friends. It has been a marathon but these last few weeks will be a full on sprint. We will have interviews and zone conferences with each of our nine zones, a stake conference, two speaking assignments for sacrament meetings, and a fireside.
These past three Fridays we have had dinners with the other residents of our building (that one was just hor d'vours), the other members of the mission presidency and their families, and the Coordinating Council and wives as a thank you for the love and support we have received from them.
We are also grateful beyond words for the love and support we have received from you! We love you and look forward to seeing you again soon.
We have experienced many miracles both here and at home during our time of service and feel greatly blessed. We know Heavenly Father has been looking out for us.
We will be speaking in Sacrament Meeting on July 14th at 10:30 in the chapel on Ole Bish Lane and hope to see many of you there.
Beijos e abracos,
Lissa, Mom, Vovo
District Conference (as in small stake) in Botucatu
Our fabulous missionary couples
Coordinating Council
Dr. Suess tree where I run
Residents from our apartment building
Our wonderful mission presidency and their families
Capivara grazing in the park (piracicaba's version of deer)
