Hey mom and dad, im so sorry they give us no time to email in the ctm so no group email until i get to the feild so if you will share this with who you can and apologize for me that i have no time to write emails id appreciate it. This past week was amazing and i wrote down everything i want to tell you. here it is:
1. i have to write my emails up before i send them or i have no time to figure out what to write.
2. on the plane here i gave a guy a book of mormon with my testimony in it.
3. I was made a district leader and currently reside over one of the larger districts in the ctm of 12 people.
4. no pics until im out of the ctm in four weeks.
5. i killed a wasp here and theyre huge im not kidding.
6. i ended up buying a neck pillow in atlanta and im glad you told me to. mothers are always right.
7. im doing my own wash.
8. im losing weight.
9.breakfast never changes and in 14 days im sick of rice but the ckicken here in brazil is the best ive ever had wow.
10. sister grahl is a sweetheart, i love hearing about you through her, she calls you her "amiga" mom, and i love my leaders. one of the headmasters over the teachers, mario dias, says we have one of the most spiritual districts in years.
11. i would love to hear from anybody that wants to write me but have not a lot of time to email back:(
12. i am praying, bearing my testimony, and carrying on small conversations fluently in portuguese and im rough on the lessons and long conversations but im getting them down.
13. leadership paperwork is a lot along with the meetings.
14. this past sunday i blessed the sacrament in portuguese.
15. I take people to school in basketball. theres only one kid here at the mtc better than me and thats cause hes 6 foot 6
16. i get taken to school in soccer because this is brazil
17. ive memorizec a few passages in portuguese including my purpose as a missionanry
18. i love my easter present and i love finding little surprises in my bag.
19. i love the new friends ive met here and have even gotten close to some inclufding a group of four brazilians including elders chaves, ramires, silva, and machedo. and ive made friends such as elders eddigton, mackley, rupp, cannon, lott, guthrie, and laney.
20. i miss my friends back home and adam. send them and him specifically my love.
21. the gift of tongues is real. the other tow companions i share a room with are elder alves and elder esteves. Elder E is one of the most mature young men ive ever met with a thick british accent. he is from england and speaks portuguese and english fluently. we have become life long friends and he helps me with portuguese. elder A is a 4 foot 10 brazilian that doesnt speak a lick of english. lol.
22. ive written in my journal everyday.
23. i sleep so comfy here and the weather is usually perfect. but i miss the dogs.
24.i dropped a sick rap on elder chaves.
25. for the first time in my life my english is actually getting worse lol.
26. i have grown a literal love for the language, the people,
27 also mom, the girl that posted a picture and wanted to know the name of american shirt, thats my instructor irma fuacco hahah!
28. i have shared the story of the back of my nametag multiple time in broken protguese and once evenm in a lesson on the plan of salvation in prortuguese.
29. there is no time to email, your email has taken up all of my timea nd i cant wati for the feild and to call you on mothers day.
30. This is the best thing i have evr done. the church is true, the attonement has saved me. i love you and miss you. let everyone know i am well and cant wait to get a group email going. i love you guys. -elder arscott
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