Friday June 16, 2010 (e-mail)
oi familia tudo bem
Everything is muito bem here. I am starting to love it here. I love my district so much and the teachers are just great. The food is starting to get ordinary ha ha but all in all I love it! I have to write a talk for Sunday just in case they call on me. We never know until right before but it has to be in Portuguese so it is really hard to translate everything! How is everything back home. I love hearing from you all everyday ha ha It brings the biggest smile to my face! I love the cookies. They are so good. At the first I was never hungry but I love food again. I eat quite a bit but still not as much as home. I have a new best friend ha ha His name is Elder Arroyo from Mississippi. He is exactly like me. We have everything in common. He is so fun! P day is by far the second best day of the week next to Sunday! Sunday is so much fun with the movie and Temple walks. It probably sounds alot like a repeat when you read my letter but I was having alot of fun writing the letter so it was kinda long, but keep writing me and I love you all!!
Elder Deakin
Saturday June 17, 2010
Oi Pai (he forgot the rest of his familia oh well ha ha)
Thanks for all the letters. Its great to hear from you guys. Since last week things have been muito bem! Life is going fast in here. Its already been a week! I am loving it here now after the first three days, things have become alot faster and better. My district rocks they are so fun! The language is slowly coming. I'm able to introduce and bare my testimony eu si que Jesus Cristo vive e hosso redentor eu sei que de igraja dos santos dos ultimos dias eromi Jesus Cristo Eman It's small but I'm getting it sorta ha ha. I am having so much fun but at the same time 8 more weeks seems so long... to be trapped in here. How could the Japanese spend 10 weeks in here. It's like a prison never being able to escape beyond the fence ha ha. But I am still having fun. The good is getting better and the days shorter. I'm glad to hear everyone at home is doing well. I hope Craig gets feeling better. That's so crazy its happening. but everyone else is doing well I presume. I found the best cereal ever here its called Blueberry Muffin tops made by Malt o meal. They are so good! The water isn't very good. It's all weird flavored. The gym time is almost as good as language time. We play soccer and its way fun. We formed our own families and stay together. My branch Presidency scares me. I think they just like to stare you down ha ha. Oh my P days are on Fridays so that is when I will email. Just keep sending the missionary mail cuz getting mail is better than
Christmas ha ha. I have a few things I'm going to send home cuz they gave me a Portuguese Book of Mormon so I will send home theirs and keep the one Tyrell and Chandlie gave me. I love being out here. It feels so unreal that we talk this much about the Church and everything. Sundays are the best. We get a devotional and a movie usually The District which is like a t.v. series "of ordinary missionary's just trying to do Gods work." and ends with "next week on The District" ha ha It's so funny, I'm just having a blast and joking around it's fun. Its definitely not normal fun, but its great. I can't wait to get out into the field. A load of visa's came yesterday so maybe soon ha ha We all get so excited every time the intercom comes on ha ha. Oh I was made Senior Companion Keep writing I love to hear every day. (editors note: we use "Dear Elder.com to send daily letters. It is free and they deliver daily. We are taking advantage of this now as when he is in the field letters take 6 weeks) The Temple is unfortunately closed right now but we get to walk around on Sundays which is amazing! We can stay up but were so tired we pass out. It's like doing nothing makes us so tired!!That's so good that Kayson still remembers me, well points at my picture ha ha. But I hope everything is going good at home for The Neals as well. Sunday we might have to give talks so I have been preparing but it has to be in Portuguese. I'm kinda worried ha ha that's alot. But keep on writing Love you all (editors note: we are trying to read his spelling of the Portuguese words. Forgive us for those of you who know how to spell it right)
