Monday, June 20, 2011
Tuesday June 14, 2011
Alright to tell a little about my companion his name is Elder Jencen Robey he is from Washington. I missed the transfer for Manaus so now I have to wait six weeks. My teachers name is Vini Veres so watch for him to add me on facebook cuz he said he was goimg to ha ha The food is getting better. Today we went to a chihaskos that was really cool. The food was way good and really seasoned and I ate way to much! But to continue my days the weeks are starting to go by faster I think ha ha Its all ready crazy with how laid back it is here its way different than Provo oh almost everyone here is from Washington or Oregon crazy huh. Yeah I was pretty upset that I missed transfers but thats ok I guess I can learn more of the language this way I guess! Yeah everybody but one is going to Manaus. I've already had three English fasts I only make it for about half day before my ambition stops. Thats cool Cambria got her braces, so what else new is going on? They only do transfers every six weeks I think thats what I have been told so yeah I'll spend the full time here it's not that bad though it's pretty fun. Some days gets tiring though. We get to leave every p-day and walk around town and go to the Sao Paulo Temple it's an hour drive away form here though. In two weeks we get sent out to hand out Book of Mormons to people then in a week or two after that they take us to the big city to do it there. It's cool, I think that will be really fun. There are only three hundred missionaries I think. We just lost lots of Brazillians so not many today, but we get more tomorrow. But I better say good bye nice talking with you I love you all!♥
Tuesday May 31 2011
Hey!! So how is everything at home going? Everything here is great. My companion is pretty cool. We get along really well. This MTC here is so relaxed compared to the other one. The teacher is way cool. He is so funny. So I forgot lots of things like a comb and soap but we got it all today. But I'm not sure how long I will stay I've talked to the president and he said he was going to make some phone calls and see what he can do because I am way way way way ahead of my class ha ha. Hows the jeep project coming along and how is the go kart. My leg is getting better still looks pretty cool. ha ha. So drivers here are crazy. ha They have no laws, well no enforcement. Its crazy but its all good The food sucks (excuse the ugly word says "mom") I hate ham and cheese toasted for breakfast but I'm use to it ha and I've eaten so many beans and rice its practically all I am (we warned him he, obviously didn't believe us). well I have to read you guys' emails now so i'll write you soon. I would love to hear from you all. but if not that's cool to cuz I still have all but one letter of those you sent with me. tchau!!! eu te amo!"!!!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Dear Parents,
We are happy to send the good news that your missionary has arrived safely at the Brazil MTC. What a great joy and privilege it is to greet each missionary as they come through the front door of the MTC for the first time. We promise to take good care of your missionary.
They now have companions and are settled into their rooms. They are assigned to a district with capable and caring instructors for language and lesson study. The branch presidents and their wives, will soon give them a second greeting. These couples are rewarded in their callings through the love they always develop as thy embrace and watch over the missionaries.
THe MTC has a full time live-in physician to care for their health needs. He is assisted by his able wife. We are also happy to report that the cafeteria food is abundant and very good.
Your missionary will be able to e-mail home on Preparation Day after a morning at the Temple. This will be either Tuesday or Wednesday, Depending on individual asignments.
Your very important young person is about to make an eternal difference in the lives of others. We hope you will be encouraged and comforted by this quote by President Lorenzo Snow: "There is no mortal man that is so much interested in the success of an Elder (Sister) when he is preaching the gospel as the Lord that sent him to preach to the people who are the Lord's children."
Please accept our love,
President Donald L. Clark and Sister Zaza Clark
We are happy to send the good news that your missionary has arrived safely at the Brazil MTC. What a great joy and privilege it is to greet each missionary as they come through the front door of the MTC for the first time. We promise to take good care of your missionary.
They now have companions and are settled into their rooms. They are assigned to a district with capable and caring instructors for language and lesson study. The branch presidents and their wives, will soon give them a second greeting. These couples are rewarded in their callings through the love they always develop as thy embrace and watch over the missionaries.
THe MTC has a full time live-in physician to care for their health needs. He is assisted by his able wife. We are also happy to report that the cafeteria food is abundant and very good.
Your missionary will be able to e-mail home on Preparation Day after a morning at the Temple. This will be either Tuesday or Wednesday, Depending on individual asignments.
Your very important young person is about to make an eternal difference in the lives of others. We hope you will be encouraged and comforted by this quote by President Lorenzo Snow: "There is no mortal man that is so much interested in the success of an Elder (Sister) when he is preaching the gospel as the Lord that sent him to preach to the people who are the Lord's children."
Please accept our love,
President Donald L. Clark and Sister Zaza Clark
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Week 6
Dad,Mom,Cambria
Hey how is it going everything here is going great here. Sounds like you guys are staying busy and having tons of fun haha good for you! Sounds like Chandlie is having a great trip. That would be fun. What trip to somewhere are you planning? Sounds like Chrys and them had a good time in Las Vegas. That's awesome. Everything is going great here. I am losing myself in the work. I don't know the days go by alot faster now. I really do love it here. Thanks for all the packages. It was really good cake! All is good here. You guys sound really hopeful for visas. Sad to say, but I'm almost 90% sure I'll be stateside for awhile and I'm 200% alright with that. I want to get to Brazil way bad, but it doesn't matter, the Lord will give me work no matter where I serve. There is another 100+ Brazillian missionaries coming in next week so that shows visas aren't coming anymore...its all good I love my district here and I can't wait to just get to the field. I was called the Branch Music Coordinator so I pick all the songs for Sacrament, special numbers and Priesthood. It's fun. I love having a calling. We did sealings today in the Temple. We can only be kids but it was neat. I really liked it and the guy in there was really nice, but everything is going good. No other big news. Love you Oh a few extra things. I'm doing better health wise. I've regained the pounds I lost and gained another three. The language is good. We taught Wednesday for the whole thiing in Portuguese. Our goal is to only speak Portuguese the last week we are here. I feel like we will make it. We work hard and my companion and I get along so much better now. We really are good and I like him, he's a good kid. I wouldn't mind having him in the field.
Hey how is it going everything here is going great here. Sounds like you guys are staying busy and having tons of fun haha good for you! Sounds like Chandlie is having a great trip. That would be fun. What trip to somewhere are you planning? Sounds like Chrys and them had a good time in Las Vegas. That's awesome. Everything is going great here. I am losing myself in the work. I don't know the days go by alot faster now. I really do love it here. Thanks for all the packages. It was really good cake! All is good here. You guys sound really hopeful for visas. Sad to say, but I'm almost 90% sure I'll be stateside for awhile and I'm 200% alright with that. I want to get to Brazil way bad, but it doesn't matter, the Lord will give me work no matter where I serve. There is another 100+ Brazillian missionaries coming in next week so that shows visas aren't coming anymore...its all good I love my district here and I can't wait to just get to the field. I was called the Branch Music Coordinator so I pick all the songs for Sacrament, special numbers and Priesthood. It's fun. I love having a calling. We did sealings today in the Temple. We can only be kids but it was neat. I really liked it and the guy in there was really nice, but everything is going good. No other big news. Love you Oh a few extra things. I'm doing better health wise. I've regained the pounds I lost and gained another three. The language is good. We taught Wednesday for the whole thiing in Portuguese. Our goal is to only speak Portuguese the last week we are here. I feel like we will make it. We work hard and my companion and I get along so much better now. We really are good and I like him, he's a good kid. I wouldn't mind having him in the field.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Week 5
Cambria! Hey! or OI!
como vi hogic? ( How are you today) Sounds like your having a great summer I heard that you had a few questions about what I do well?!! Monday I have personal study first thing in the morning for an hour where I study for myself and apply the scruptures to my investigators (7-8). 8:15 Is breakfast it is usually something like cereal unless its biscuts and gravy. 9:20 Is gym we go out to the feild and play soccer. We can play volleyball or frisbee but I play soccer. 10:30 we have companion study me and my companion study for our investigators and how to become better teachers. 1:00 Is lunchtime some other processed food, used to it all now tho so it is'nt bad. 2:00 language study we study words we will use and we talk as much as possible we have been translating movie quotes like gulpe grande eh? oi ate logo... Lucas eu seu pai! 1st from Dumb & Dumber 2nd from Star Wars.
3:30 Irma Adamson she is hilarious and a way good teacher! She helps us alot. 6:00 Dinner more not the best food.6:45 is class w/ Imso Slappi our other teacher he is way cool we have two of the best teachers. But yeah thats Monday and the rest of the days are just like that. 1 hour personal, companion 2 hour language. It just depends the order on the day. Tuesday there is LGM'S ( large group meeting) we have a big class on how to teach and stuff like that. Then at night there is a devotional where a speaker comes in and talks to us for an hour then we go and meet as a district to talk about it for an hour.
Friday or P-Day is awesome! we start off with personal in our room and then to the Temple and then write letters to Sis. When it's dinner and class for p-day we get to stay in our gym clothes but we cant go anywhere were not allowed to ever leave the campus. So it's getting old but we get to relax and hang out which is nice. It's a break form studying 20 hours a day!
Sunday is the other different day. We go to breakfast then Sacrament then study then Priesthood then study then district meeting w/ the Pres who is cool. Then a Temple walk then dinner then a fireside with a speaker, then the movie! So we are staying busy with studying ha but yeah thats what I'm up to! Oh yeah I mentioned we have investigaters every Wed. We have TRC where we go and teach volunteers. This Wednesday it is completly in Portuguese no English. I'm nervous! But then we also sign up to meet and teach teachers as progressive investigators! ha! We do pretty good most the times! Love ya!
Olah!
Como Vi? Well wow it has been 4 1/2 weeks. I can't believe how fast its going. Everything is going great. The language is coming more and more. I just need to speak it more. We have had 3 english fasts where we go 24 hours with only Portuguese. We only make it about six hours, but it helps. We have another one tomorrow for 5 hours and a 24 hour one Monday. The guys in my district left. We are down to 9 which is still pretty good. Elder Arroyo, the cool one, is still here. I love my district/ I couldn't of asked for a better group of kids. Elder Hurd left last Tuesday. Sad but way happy he is out there and still not trapped in this place. Im so excited to get outinto the field and talk to real people, but this place is alright for now. I'm feeling aloot better. I haven't weighed myself but I think I might of put on the 6 pounds I lost. I'm sore alot from gym, but only cuz I try to run lots. I ran into Dusty alot today. We went to the Temple again. It was nice. We still haven't gotten our visas yet but were staying positive. I wouldn't mind going stateside for a while but at the same time I want to get there really bad. Some kid in Sacrement said there was a reason why the Lord wanted him/us here and the President stood up and said no, the Lord wants us in Brazil, but man is interfering. I thought it was funny! Sundays and P-Days are still my favorite days. This last Sunday we watched The Mountain of the Lord. Seen it but it was pretty good. Have you heard anything else about Obama and the Space program? What's happening in the outside world? I feel so clueless to the world around me. That was awesome about Jason (Peavler) winning. Have you tried them? (Bar B Que ribs) That was really cool for him! Anything new going on with the fam? Jobs? Marriage? (Britten and Cambria are the next oldest in the family so I hope no one is getting married. He must have had a brain lapse for a minute haha) Kids? Anything, I love to hear how it is all going. What day is your pageant? Isn't it coming up soon? Elder Brower got his visa last Friday and left Wednesday so that was cool for him. Well I will see if the pictures are done if so there they are, if not next week! I love you all eu amo voce's! Eu sou que doaigraja de Jesus Cristo Dos Santos Dos ultimas Dias E Verdado. Eu amo serving o Senhor! Eu amo voces!!
Editor note: Between Britten's handwriting and our not knowing how to spell Portuguese words please excuse any spelling errors that you may know of.
como vi hogic? ( How are you today) Sounds like your having a great summer I heard that you had a few questions about what I do well?!! Monday I have personal study first thing in the morning for an hour where I study for myself and apply the scruptures to my investigators (7-8). 8:15 Is breakfast it is usually something like cereal unless its biscuts and gravy. 9:20 Is gym we go out to the feild and play soccer. We can play volleyball or frisbee but I play soccer. 10:30 we have companion study me and my companion study for our investigators and how to become better teachers. 1:00 Is lunchtime some other processed food, used to it all now tho so it is'nt bad. 2:00 language study we study words we will use and we talk as much as possible we have been translating movie quotes like gulpe grande eh? oi ate logo... Lucas eu seu pai! 1st from Dumb & Dumber 2nd from Star Wars.
3:30 Irma Adamson she is hilarious and a way good teacher! She helps us alot. 6:00 Dinner more not the best food.6:45 is class w/ Imso Slappi our other teacher he is way cool we have two of the best teachers. But yeah thats Monday and the rest of the days are just like that. 1 hour personal, companion 2 hour language. It just depends the order on the day. Tuesday there is LGM'S ( large group meeting) we have a big class on how to teach and stuff like that. Then at night there is a devotional where a speaker comes in and talks to us for an hour then we go and meet as a district to talk about it for an hour.
Friday or P-Day is awesome! we start off with personal in our room and then to the Temple and then write letters to Sis. When it's dinner and class for p-day we get to stay in our gym clothes but we cant go anywhere were not allowed to ever leave the campus. So it's getting old but we get to relax and hang out which is nice. It's a break form studying 20 hours a day!
Sunday is the other different day. We go to breakfast then Sacrament then study then Priesthood then study then district meeting w/ the Pres who is cool. Then a Temple walk then dinner then a fireside with a speaker, then the movie! So we are staying busy with studying ha but yeah thats what I'm up to! Oh yeah I mentioned we have investigaters every Wed. We have TRC where we go and teach volunteers. This Wednesday it is completly in Portuguese no English. I'm nervous! But then we also sign up to meet and teach teachers as progressive investigators! ha! We do pretty good most the times! Love ya!
Olah!
Como Vi? Well wow it has been 4 1/2 weeks. I can't believe how fast its going. Everything is going great. The language is coming more and more. I just need to speak it more. We have had 3 english fasts where we go 24 hours with only Portuguese. We only make it about six hours, but it helps. We have another one tomorrow for 5 hours and a 24 hour one Monday. The guys in my district left. We are down to 9 which is still pretty good. Elder Arroyo, the cool one, is still here. I love my district/ I couldn't of asked for a better group of kids. Elder Hurd left last Tuesday. Sad but way happy he is out there and still not trapped in this place. Im so excited to get outinto the field and talk to real people, but this place is alright for now. I'm feeling aloot better. I haven't weighed myself but I think I might of put on the 6 pounds I lost. I'm sore alot from gym, but only cuz I try to run lots. I ran into Dusty alot today. We went to the Temple again. It was nice. We still haven't gotten our visas yet but were staying positive. I wouldn't mind going stateside for a while but at the same time I want to get there really bad. Some kid in Sacrement said there was a reason why the Lord wanted him/us here and the President stood up and said no, the Lord wants us in Brazil, but man is interfering. I thought it was funny! Sundays and P-Days are still my favorite days. This last Sunday we watched The Mountain of the Lord. Seen it but it was pretty good. Have you heard anything else about Obama and the Space program? What's happening in the outside world? I feel so clueless to the world around me. That was awesome about Jason (Peavler) winning. Have you tried them? (Bar B Que ribs) That was really cool for him! Anything new going on with the fam? Jobs? Marriage? (Britten and Cambria are the next oldest in the family so I hope no one is getting married. He must have had a brain lapse for a minute haha) Kids? Anything, I love to hear how it is all going. What day is your pageant? Isn't it coming up soon? Elder Brower got his visa last Friday and left Wednesday so that was cool for him. Well I will see if the pictures are done if so there they are, if not next week! I love you all eu amo voce's! Eu sou que doaigraja de Jesus Cristo Dos Santos Dos ultimas Dias E Verdado. Eu amo serving o Senhor! Eu amo voces!!
Editor note: Between Britten's handwriting and our not knowing how to spell Portuguese words please excuse any spelling errors that you may know of.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Week 4
Mom,Dad,Family
Hey! How is the home life going? Its getting really good here I feel like the days go by way slow but I cant believe that its weeek four. So first off visa news the visas are coming. Today 3 more in my district got their visa but apperently on the fourth there is supposedly a ton more visas coming so that is what I'm hopeful for. When I get my visa I'll be able to call for five minutes also when I am in the airport I can call too. Send me a calling card cuz I heard they are cheaper outside the airport. So I'm hoping I get it soon. I want to get out into the real world for awhile ha instead of surrounded by mindless missionary zombies. ha ha I do love it here though. Me and my companion when we teach together the spirit is so strong nothing brings us down. I have learned so much about myself and family and friends I have gained so much more of a testimony but only now I need to learn how to bear it all in Portuguese. Last Tuesdays devotional we had the speaker was a guy that makes the church movies so we got to see alot of them. That was fun. I still havent seen Dusty but I talked to everyone else lots. Things are going great. So thats great to hear that things are looking better for work you will have to keep me up to date on whats going on. Thanks for the package I love snickers and all the candy! You guys seem to be staying busy all I do is study. Thats crazy that the areas are closing and we are sitting here waiting!! I cant wait I'm so excited!! Yet so mad that no visa yet!! But everything is great and I Love you all alot.
Hey! How is the home life going? Its getting really good here I feel like the days go by way slow but I cant believe that its weeek four. So first off visa news the visas are coming. Today 3 more in my district got their visa but apperently on the fourth there is supposedly a ton more visas coming so that is what I'm hopeful for. When I get my visa I'll be able to call for five minutes also when I am in the airport I can call too. Send me a calling card cuz I heard they are cheaper outside the airport. So I'm hoping I get it soon. I want to get out into the real world for awhile ha instead of surrounded by mindless missionary zombies. ha ha I do love it here though. Me and my companion when we teach together the spirit is so strong nothing brings us down. I have learned so much about myself and family and friends I have gained so much more of a testimony but only now I need to learn how to bear it all in Portuguese. Last Tuesdays devotional we had the speaker was a guy that makes the church movies so we got to see alot of them. That was fun. I still havent seen Dusty but I talked to everyone else lots. Things are going great. So thats great to hear that things are looking better for work you will have to keep me up to date on whats going on. Thanks for the package I love snickers and all the candy! You guys seem to be staying busy all I do is study. Thats crazy that the areas are closing and we are sitting here waiting!! I cant wait I'm so excited!! Yet so mad that no visa yet!! But everything is great and I Love you all alot.
Britten
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)