Week 4
Ola
amigos! I can't believe that I've been here for almost a month. Time is
starting to fly by. I don't think I've gotten eight hours of sleep a night in
my life before this, but even as I'm getting more sleep than ever, I still feel
fairly tired most of the time. The missionary schedule definitely takes a lot
out of you, but it is so worth it. A good example of me being tired, this
morning (Preparation day, commonly known as P-day) I went to wash my clothes,
but I put them in a dryer instead. I didn't even realize I put them in a dryer
until I came back and realized they were very warm and not as wet as usual,
whoops. Luckily my tide pods didn't explode, so it just ended up being a minor
setback. The gym has been closed for a while, so we've been playing a lot of
sand volleyball, which has been really fun, other than when the bottoms of our
feet get scorched from the sand. I may or may not put my hands way over the net
when I try to go for blocks, just another thing to improve I guess. One of our
teachers, Irmao Haymore, got married last week, so we won't see him these last
two weeks as he'll be on his honeymoon. We were all really happy for him, but
kind of sad that we won't get to see him until we get back from our missions.
Every teacher that district has been taught by has been awesome. Our teachers
are brilliant, and we are always able to feel the spirit and focus on the
savior, even while learning a language that we can barely speak.
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| Fletcher can smile with his teeth, he's not a robot! |
For practice, we often
teach our teachers, as they pretend to be interested people, or we teach people
at TRC, which is usually teaching members of the church who speak Portuguese.
Focusing on the people and getting to know them has been a real benefit for
Elder Gordon and I, because we often forget to ask more about the people we
teach. I told the sisters in our district that we graduated from robots to
cyborgs this week, they didn't appreciate that, but I think it's pretty funny.
I'm just working on being able to show others how much I love this gospel, I
have a hard time not using a monotone voice when speaking Portuguese, but
that's just another thing I need to rely on the Lord to help me improve.
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| Group picture (their teacher, 2nd from left, served with Elder Joseph Jaco in the San Francisco Mission. |
Every day is a great day
being a missionary. Being a zone leader doesn't exactly give me too much power,
but it gives me many more opportunities to serve, and that's what being a
leader is really all about. Last Tuesday's devotional by Elder Andersen was
amazing. He talked a lot about loving the savior, and if we really love him, we
won't need anyone else to tell us to follow rules, and we won't need any
encouragement to share the gospel with others. Our love for him should lead our
actions all the time. I have been able to feel the savior's love for my so strongly
at the MTC. As I learn more every day, I realize that there is so much that I
have yet to learn. A great verse that has helped while I've been here: Ether
12:27(read it por favor, it'll bless your life)
Eu amo voces! T'chau
T'chau for now!
Ether
12:27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their aweakness. I bgive unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my cgrace is sufficient for all men that dhumble themselves before me;
for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make eweak things become strong unto them.
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| MTC building outside |
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