I'm staying in Viseu :)

Olá!

Yet another week has flown by. It's super strange to think that I'm already almost 1/3 done with the mission. What they say about time on a mission is sooooo true:

A month feels like a week

        a week feels like a day

                  and a day feels like a year 😂

T R A N S F E R S

I've never heard a more true statement about time. All tell you what though, things are really switching up here in Viseu. This week is transfers so I'm staying here in Viseu while Sister Fraser heads off to Lisboa. And my new companion will be Sister Ragazzo from Brazil! I met her when I first arrived in Portugal, she's a sweetheart! But it's gonna be so sad saying goodbye to my comp. Elder Freeman, in our district is also heading off to Lisboa, so only 2 of our 4-missionary district are staying, Elder Bautista and I. Thats gonna be a huge change but thats mission life for ya!

D I V I S Õ E S

This week we did a divisão (which btw is an exchange) and i went to Coimbra for  a day with Sister White while Sister Hunt came hear with Sister Fraser. I was in Coimbra for about 18 hours total and I fell in love with the people there already. They are so spirited and kind!

C O N F E R Ê N C I A   de   E S T A C A

We also had Stake conference this weekend. It was packed in our chapel! And our mission president came too which was such a blessing. I love President and Sister Fillmore so much!

We had one of the people we're teaching come to the Saturday session which was super fixe (cool)! The Spirit was super strong there wow, our members are incredible!

F O O D 

We went to a restaurant owned by a lady we are teaching. And FOGO the food was incredible! I will genuinely be surprised if I leave Viseu without gaining weight👍😂

P E A C O C K S

For our last p day as a district, we went to a parque right outside of Viseu and took pictures. We found a ton of Peacocks which was hilarious. So we kept trying to sneak up on them and take a selfie with them, which kind of worked...

Spiritual thought:

I've been studying the concept of grace recently. Something that really stood out to me was a quote by Brad Wilcox: "[through grace] we don't earn heaven, we learn heaven." I love that idea. We are indeed saved by the grace of Christ yes, but grace has another purpose. That's change. We are learning how to live in a way that we will be comfortable living in the presence of God. And the only way we can change and become better, is through grace. The grace of Christ. 

Please listen to Brad Wilcox's talk "His Grace is Sufficient" at a byu devotional (it should be on churchofjesuschrist.org or youtube). He can explain grace a lot better than I can. Grace is huge as a missionary because every day we strive to be a little better. And when we slip up, we can continue to try because of His grace. Its the same with everyday life!

Have a wonderful week! Smile a little brighter today, life is to be enjoyed:)

Eu amo vocês!

Sister Tay Cannon

Fotos:

My attempt at a peacock selfie

The LOVELY souls of President and Sister Fillmore

Divisões

Our distict elders and crepe adventures today

Oh yeah... we found a big orange skull made out of life jackets (yeah... i have no idea.)