Hey, guys!
Another P-day here! All I have is one more and then I'm gone-zo to the field!
Love the pictures of Halloween! I hope you guys have an awesome
one. They do celebrate it here in Brazil but it's not as big. It's
called "Dia das bruxas" (Day of the witches) here.
Mom: I had a feeling the pictures didn't go through when you didn't
respond. I'll hold on to all of them on the SD card and if they can't
send them, I'll wait until the field. As far as packages go, I did have a
few requests if you could. Would you mind sending me that small black
spiral notebook I used for scripture study? I have some good stuff I
could study in there. Also some stickers of Jesus so I can put them on
packages I send out? And maybe an english copy of "Teachings of the
Prophet Joseph Smith"? And maybe an American flag the size of my
Brazilian one with some thumbtacks so I could hang it up inside my
apartment when I leave? I don't know what it is but I miss seeing an
American flag. Something about them makes me feel happy, I can't explain
it, hahaha. Like yesterday, we were doing some service dusting around
and in the lobby, they have flags from all over the world, and when we
saw the US flag, a bunch of us started singing the "Starred Spangle
Banner", hahah. If you can't it's not a problem at all. I can learn
without my book, hopefully find some stickers here, and the flag isn't a
necessity. Do I miss my xbox? hahaha, nah. I miss playing it with Tommy
and Maddy more than anything but I'm glad I can have a two year fast
from devices. I'm glad to hear all is going well for the fam and that my
scripture was meaningful :) . Hooray for John! That's really good to
hear. The next time you see him and Rosie, could you ask them if they
could send me a physical picture of them to me? I miss them a bunch. and
I will continue to pray for you guys specifically and I hope your EKG
test goes well! I know you can kill it! :) And p.s, I got the halloween
cards! I was super happy about that. and thanks for the picture of
grandpa! I already have one in my scripture case but I keep the one you
sent in my breastpocket wherever I go. I'm starting a few handwritten
letters but I don't know when I'll have all of them done. Anyway, love
you lots Mom! :)))
Karli: nice costume! You make a killer Rosie the Riveter! I'm glad
you're enjoying senior year so far! Make the most of it. Tell everybody
in Sunday
school that I'm doing well and that I miss everyone. "About a week ago"
in Portuguese, let's see.. I think you say it "Quasi uma semana no
pasado". Try that :) Anyway, I'm glad to hear about your experiences!
Keep telling me more as they come along. Love you lots, Kar-Kar!
Troll 1: "Ding-a-ling, FREEZE!" hahaha! I'm going to have to think
of some better quotes to write to you. I guess maybe I'm the bad luck
charm for the Steelers or something! And I'm sad to hear about your
basketball games. I'm sure you had a lot of fun playing and that's all
that matters. If it makes you feel any better, I finally won a
basketball game against my 3 other buddies here at the MTC with my
team, but I've lost every other one. hahaha. Besides rice, beans, and
paninis? Hmm... I eat a lot of bananas in the mornings. They serve hot
chocolate as well in the mornings, and it's the bomb-diggity. Lots and
LOTS of chicken. Pretty much every lunch and dinner, and their desserts
they serve a lot of pudding-like stuff. It's pretty good stuff! I'm
almost certain they're trying to fatten us up or something. Anyway, I
love you a bunch, Tommy! You're my best buddy and I hope you will
continue to say some awesome stuff for me to read!
Dad: Ughh, I bet that's really obnoxious. Maybe I should've prayed
more for the Giants to lose! hahaha just kidding. Tell the Priests'
quorum that I'm thinking about them and that I'll be writing a letter to
them once I get out in the field. Elder Dickman sounds like a pretty
cool guy. I'm glad we got another Elder we still like a bunch. I'll keep praying for you and for everyone else!
It's hard to believe that already a month is under my belt. I know at
times it'll go a lot slower but others faster. I'm really loving my
mission so far. We do this thing called TRC ( i don't really remember
what it stands for) but basically we record ourselves on camera teaching
a mock investigator and then watch it later. It's really fun. I get
excited for when I teach real people. Sometimes Mochaki and I will make
funny faces at the camera when our guy isn't looking so we can have a
few laughs later. And I've been trying to look for a copy of Joseph
Smith's teachings here at the Distribution centers but they don't even
have them in Portuguese! I'll be sure to tell mom to mail me one if she
can. And no Brazilian flan yet. They give some desserts here at the MTC
that remind me of flan, but their desserts are mediocre at best. Once I
get out in the field, I'll be sure to tell you when I try some. It
sounds good. Thanks for writing me, Dad. Love you a lot!
Maddy: I'm glad to hear school is easy for you. Keep up the good
work! How's the Phoenix temple look? I really wish I could've seen it
before I left. I'm still praying for you, Maddy! Sorry, I have to go in
like 2 minutes otherwise I would've written more. Love you!
Anyway, not much to report on my end. I found out from an instuctor
that P-days all over Brazil are on Mondays. But yeah, not a whole lot
to say. I'm just ready to go to Salvador. I feel like there's not a
whole lot the MTC can offer me in Portuguese anymore except practice,
and even then, I'm not challenged very hard because they need to focus
on everyone that doesn't have any language backgrounds. I love my
district to death, but I feel like I would learn more in a district full
of Brazilians where I can challenge myself. For our snack time, we've
tried some more candies and stuff. Look up a candy called "Serenato de
amor" from Garoto and "Tortuguita" from Ancor. I swear the chocolate
tastes different here. Our instructor gave us Kit-kats once and I swear
the chocolate isn't the same as it's american counterpart, hahaha. But
it's still good stuff.
I hope you guys have an awesome Halloween! Be sure to tell me how it went! Love you guys!!!!
-Elder Skinner
Pacman, I am so glad that your mom shares your updates. I truly enjoy reading them and I am so proud of you for the commitment that you made. I will try to write you soon.
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