OOOOPS!!

SORRY!!! I don’t know what happened to your email last week, but when I logged on today I saw that the letter was in my drafts, so I’ll send that one to, super sorry!! Also next week I won’t write you on Monday I will write you on Wednesday, we are going to the temple, super excited!! 

As for my week this week, really chill, don’t really have much to say, Sis Baron is a SLT so she does divisions a lot and leaves me to our area with a sister named Sis Bastista. She’s newer then me on the mission so its fun to be able to lead the discussion and all. The language is finally coming along, I get compliments on the language from people on the street, my accent is still super strong but I’m able to speak about things that I want and tell stories, its good bc I’m finally feeling like myself in Portuguese. I love the sisters we live with, Sis Alves is so crazy and outgoing like me so we have tons of fun. I love this transfer bc I finally feel like I am me. We found a family and they are sooooo good, they didn’t go to church but I still have much high hopes for them. Our area is HUGE! So there’s lots and lots of walking but that also means lots and lots of contacts so that’s the up side haha 

I’m so happy you guys got my letters!! It took me so long to send them, and kinda cool you guys got them when my weekly didn’t send. Did Brian and Kins and Steph get theirs too? I knew Scott would like that he got his own letter haha speaking of him, that pic with him and his friend!!!!!!! HIS FRIEND LOOKS LIKE HIS DAD!!!!!!! HAHAHHAHAHA how old is he?!?! Scott seriously looks like a baby next to him! hahaha I seriously am laughing so hard.

I hope all is well with you guys! I love you and am always praying for you! Sorry my letter was lame this week, pray I have some crazy story next week haha I miss always having a good story!

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-Sister Collins:)

AND a little bonus for Mom...I was online when she wrote so we got to have a little conversation in real time!!!

Mom: Are you still online?

Rachael: yeah!!!!

M: Did you read that part about Colin Langston being ordained an ELDER?!?!

R: i want to know the story of him wanting to return to the church, thats so cool. 

M: Also, Don’t throw away your camera.  You may be able to have someone look at it and remove the pictures.  Does is it have an SD card?

R: YES!!!! WHAT THE WERID!! what happened that made him change?? what about erin?? i didnt see a pic of her at the wedding. and yeah i stil havethe camera and yeah

M: I thought I sent you that group pic.  Erin has moved to ILL near Susan. I don’t know what made Colin change.  I asked him for the story!

M: Send me the SD card and I’ll have someone work on it.  If it’s not too expensive, send the camera as well.  But if all the pictures were on the SD card, we don’t need to save the camera.

M: Brian is getting here tonight.  He and Jared bought an existing Costa in Queen Creek and they’re going to do the magic to it like they did in Draper.  Brian will be here for about 2 weeks:)  Kinsie and Sean come next week.

R: ahhh so fun, i have to go now but it was sooooo fun getting to talk to you!! i miss you and sendme lots of pics of them!!!!!! love  you mommmm<<333

M: Love you toooooo!!!!