The MTC has been amazing. I leave for Idaho tomorrow. Pocatello here I come!

Oi Familia!

I got my reassignment on Thursday! My district and I were making guesses on where everyone would go. I said that I didn't want to go to Utah or Idaho. I was the first person to say where I was going. When I saw Pocatello Idaho mission on my paper, I laughed so hard. I thought it was a joke, but it wasn't. I'm really going to Idaho haha. I leave on Tuesday morning. I'm not upset that I'm going there. I've realized that it's only a temporary reassignment and not my whole mission. It's not about where I want to go, it's where the Lord needs me most at that moment. I'm grateful to have 2 missions. One in Idaho and one in Brazil. Everyone else got called to Billings Montana, Indiana, Knoxville Tennessee, and Baltimore Maryland. My companiera didn't get reassigned because of medical issues. So she's staying at the MTC for another 1-2 weeks. I'm excited for everyone's reassignments! They will be awesome! :)

This week went by so fast! I hosted the new missionaries on Wednesday. I had 2 sisters that were going to Korea and one that was going to Ohio. It's weird to think that 6 weeks ago I was one of those new missionaries. Time flies by when you are working hard and having fun. On Wednesday, I went to In-Field Orientation. It was 8 hours! I was so exhausted! One of the things I had to do was teach a lesson in English for the first time to another missionary. It was hard and it felt weird! I never realized how hard it was until I had to speak. I was thinking of more Portuguese phases than English. I can tell that the language is staying with me. I've been thinking more in Portuguese than in English. I've been reading in my Portuguese Book of Mormon more  than in my English Book of Mormon. Also singing the hymns in Portuguese has helped me with the language. I can point out and understand certain words and phases. It's SO cool! On Sunday, my district and another district sang in sacrament meeting. There's a sister in the other district that's an amazing piano player. She arranged a melody of Savior, Redeemer of My Soul and Armies of Helaman. It was so BEAUTIFUL. I wish that I recorded it when we were practicing. I went to see the foot doctor on Friday. My toe is good to go! :) It has healed pretty quickly!

Well I would like to bare you my testimony in Portuguese! :)

Eu sei que o nosso O Pai Celestial amoro voce. Eu sou grata por o Evangelho e o plano de Salvacao. Eu sei que o Livro de Mormon e verdadeira. Nos podemos feliz atraves isste Evangelho. Eu amo minha Salvador. Digo estas coisas em nome Jesus Cristo, Amem.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to be serving a mission. I've learned so much about myself and how to serve others. I'm excited for this new phase in my mission. I hope you have a great week! I hope to hear from you soon! Eu amo voce! :)

- Sister Whitnah