Hi Family!!!!!

Sorry for not emailing in a little bit!

I had such a great birthday! My cute comp made me breakfast, we got to eat lunch with our sister leaders and Nereçi got baptized|!!!!! That was probably the best birthday present ever. She smoked for 36 years but we promised her that if she read the Book of Mormon and prayed every day she'd be able to stop in 2 weeks. I know that the Book of Mormon brings a literal power into our lives and I have such a strong testimony of that book. I know miracles are real and she has been so happy since.

Christmas was also great! My comp and I  read the Christmas story together that morning and sang the Christmas hymns, because both of our families always do that. We went "caroling" to some investigators and members which was a blast. I love Christmas music. And we had some amazing Christmas dinners that included hallucas from Venezuela, a traditional Brazilian Christmas dinner, and an American Christmas dinner. But it's funny, Christmas day, because it's so hot here, the members we had lunch with had a barbeque and went swimming so everyone showed up in swimsuits (and I was slightly jealous, lol). And it's tradition to eat ice cream for Christmas which I still think is strange, but it's fun. My one and only Brazilian Christmas was certainly memorable.

Today we made a cake for a sister's birthday and it was an adventure. I was incredibly proud of us and it turned out great.

 I love you guys! I love my Savior and I love the mission!

Happy New Year to everyone!

Sister Dobbs

bday breakfast

baptism of Nereçi

Christmas activity: Churrasco

Christmas gifts

 bday lunch!

i love our ward <3