September 22-Ocotber 6

Bonjea!
Good day! Brazil came and left like it was a fly buzzing from window to
window. It was one amazing trip and I want to tell you all, all about it!
But that is 2 ½ weeks and that would make this email about 50 some odd
pages, seeing how my journal had 81 pages about Brazil! I will hit some of
the highlights and throw in some pictures. They speak a lot louder than what
I could explain. It was an amazing trip it was all captured on camera, over
600 pictures I took.
Of course good and bad come with each trip and I'm trying to think of both
for this on in particular, and they only bad thing I can think of is the
plane ride. 9 hours in a plane sitting and eating plane food! Yummy! Just
kidding! We tried to sleep the whole way and did most of the way. It was a
late flight that went all through the night and we got to Belo Horizonte
about 10 am. There we were greeted by a group of amazing girls. They had
flowers for all of us! They welcomed us with a hug and a kiss to each cheek
(something we got really use to doing!). This city was huge. And for
those of you who live in Wyoming or have ever visited Wyoming, you know that
our cities are rather small, and for a small town girl being thrown into
face pace life of huge buildings, speeding cars, traffic jams, which is more
than 30 cars, many buses, and road rage, was a huge eye opener in
its self! All throughout Brazil I experienced this and I wasn't good with
it by the time we left but was sure use to it!
We were asked to be at the base of the cross by Thais the Grand Bethel
Honored Queen (first meeting we went to) and then in Rio De Janero (the last
jurisdiction we visited) we were asked to be at the head of the cross again.
It was a complete circle and it was a great way to end the trip.
Here are some highlights from my Trip:
(If I sat here and told you a story that went with every highlight I would
have over 81 pages. So I guess if you would like more detail on any subject
email me and let me know.)
Went to Ureo Petro (City of Black Gold) lots of history and many pictures
and gifts
Got hit by a bus
Saw Jesus and he was HHHUUUGGGEEE!
Broke into our bus
Took pictures
Ate pizza with no tomato sauce
Fish
Cheese on dessert pizza with chocolate
Watched a lot of Soccer
Had no idea what people were saying to us most of the time (just smile and
nod!)
Took over 1,000 pictures
Cried
Laughed
Smiled
Cried (good tears!)
Called home, (cried)
Went to the beach!
Rice and Chicken
Brittney got coral stuck in her foot, Dr. Jette got it out
Took pictures
Marilee fried her hair
Got stared at a lot!
DH hurt his arm with our luggage
87 girls in robes at one meeting
Chicken and Rice
Many hotels
Wash clothes and Kleenex
Many girls have emailed me and contacted me through MSN messenger! (It's
amazing to hear from them and to hear how much they miss us!)
Saw a huge accident between a tour bus and a semi
Almost died on the escalator
Got sick on the plane
Had trouble finding the o
Off switch for the light on the plane
Cold showers
Very long capes
Beautiful girls
Brazil was such an amazing trip and I was so lucky to be able to be able to
Represent Job's Daughters. I wish that more girls could go down there and
see their enthusiasm, eagerness, and passion for Job Daughters is
remarkable. I was just blown away. Sometimes we only look at our own
Bethels, we don't look beyond to see our order and where it is going. Brazil
Is number two in numbers in our Order. Within the next couple years they
will be number one. Our numbers are slowing declining while theirs are
steadily rising. I think if we all look at our jurisdictions and other
jurisdictions and realized where we are headed it might hit us and we could
get back the energy the Brazil has. We all have heard the speeches about
membership and how important it is to our order. And I know it is, but we
also need to keep who we have. Make sure you are including the younger
girls, and as an 18 year old I know it's tough for us older girls to relate
and sometimes put up with at times the 10 year olds. But they are our
future, and we were once those little girls.
I hope this email finds everyone doing well enjoying school, work, and their
Jobies meeting and activates!
Jobie Love
Jette