“In Porto Alegre, Brazil,” For the Strength of Youth, Feb. 2021, 22–23.
How We Worship
In Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Olá! My name is Helaman B. And I am Julia Felix O. We are from Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, a southern state in the country of Brazil.
Helaman B.
I live with my parents, my great-grandma, and my older brother. I have another brother currently serving a mission in Hungary. Porto Alegre is a very big city and I’ve gotten lost more than a few times.
Our winter season is usually from May to August and our summer season is from November to March. It rains about 1,397 mm (55 inches) every year!
There are two other Church members in my school, but I don’t have contact with them on a normal school day. I have other friends at school, though, who are not members. They are good people.
On a normal day I wake up at 6:45 a.m., get ready, and walk to school. School ends around 12:30 p.m., and I walk home quickly to eat lunch. After lunch I read my scriptures, play the piano, and study Japanese. Then I have seminary from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and go to bed at 10 p.m.
I love to play hymns on the Sabbath day. Playing them on the piano always bring the Spirit to me, no matter what.
Julia Felix O.
I was born in São Paulo and moved to Porto Alegre when I was three years old. My father served in Porto Alegre as a full-time missionary. I currently live with my mother, father, and one-year old brother.
People in Porto Alegre are very fond of eating barbecued meat, also called churrasco. But my favorite foods are estrogonofe (a Brazilian beef stroganoff) and pizza.
At my school, I have two friends from the Church who study in other classes. We try to be good examples of Jesus Christ to everyone around us.
The temple in Porto Alegre is 30 minutes from my house. I always love going to the temple and helping with baptisms. I am happy to be able to help people who are on the other side of the veil.