But oh well. I LOVE IT HERE! and minha companheria is
soooooo AMAZING! Seriously! And she's going to Porto Alegre Norte! I
told elder eliason that he should look for her when she gets down there.
She's from northeastern Colorado, and lived on a farm and loves goats.
She has a great sense of humor, but is super spiritual too. I really
know that we were put into companionships NOT by accident. We both don't
want to get our visas for another 5 weeks so we can stay companions.
Oh man, my thoughts are all over the place- I have so much I want
to say. Well, I also am roommate companions with my old friend Sister
(emily) Gates from Virginia! We went to the same singles ward, and it's
kind of weird but awesome that we see each other 24/7! And HER
companion, Sister Moody, is SOOOOOO FUNNY! We can't be around her for
more than 2 minutes before she cracks a joke. I don't think it's really
possible to describe her.
So people say to survive the first week of the MTC until Sunday, and that is so true! Sunday
is a nice relief and you don't have any class. You have personal
language study time though. Guess WHAT!!?!??! Elder L. Tom Perry came
for devotional on Tuesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was AMAZING! perks of being in Provo... it was really neat to hear
him speak directly to us missionaries.
The days here are kind of the same: get up- eat-
class- personal study/ comp study- eat- computer language study- class-
eat- gym- language study (couple hours)- sleep
But it's so inspired here! I feel the spirit ALL the time!
My teacher's name is irmao McKinley, and he is super nice. He
really cares about us and our language. and then yesterday we got
another teacher: irma Tirrell (pronounced Ch-ee-helll) and she is
likewise just so wonderful! I learned so much yesterday! Oh, and I have
the purpose, the first vision, and the baptismal challenge all memorized
in Portuguese. It actually helps a lot.
The only downer really is that the food kind of makes me feel not
so great. I've been sticking to salads and yogurt and cereal and soup
mostly.
We get to go to the temple today and I'm soooo excited! We keep waiting for neve (snow) but alas, it's raining today.
Oh, On Sunday
we watched a video of Elder Bednar's Christmas Devotional at the MTC
called: the doctrine of Christ. It is seriously one of my favorite talks
ever. My zone leaders said that it would change my mission, and it has.
YOU NEED TO GO WATCH IT!!! YOUTUBE IT OR WHATEVER, BUT GO WATCH IT!
IT's like an hour, but it is SUPER DUPER AMAZING! (ps, he imitates the
cookie monster, and that itself is pretty awesome.) And Madre, if you
could print that out and send it to me, I would love you forever. :)
I will try to figure out how to send some pictures... loading pics is weird here.
One
last thing that has been on my mind: this morning I was doing laundry
and I set my scriptures and soap and bag down and left to do something.
Well I came back, and my scriptures were GONE. I have no idea where they
are! I don't know if someone picked it up by accident thinking it was
theirs, but please pray to help me find them! Thank you!!
I love you all, and I know that this church is true! I love it and I am just so happy to be here on my mission!
Te amo, Tchau!
Sister Eliason
P.S. I no longer say "hi" to anyone anymore. I say "oi!"
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