Dear ´merica,
I´m glad to see that everything is functioning like a well oiled machine. Not alot of new things have been happening this week other than my sudden realization that I had a blue dot on my name plaqueta more than two weeks ago, and just this week, the third set of new missionairies will be comming in since I´ve arrived. :o I feel like I´m not progressing very quickly in comparison to the nine weeks I´m at the CTM, but in comparison to the four years of Spanish in highschool, I´m accelerating at a rapid pace! It just goes to show that the spirit´s gift of toungues really works. Unfortunately, it also requires the effort of the recipient, something that I havent yet put in 100% yet. But, I promise I will by the end!
My days have become somewhat routine now, but there´s always something new to experience. My journal entries over the whole time period have always taken one to two pages. Going back and reading them reminds me of two things: Alot of strange things happen to me and I have a strange sense of humor. Each day has a title, and each of them makes very little sense. I guess thats just the way I am. It makes me wonder though if anyone will take me seriously if I stop them on the street and say I would like to share great joy and peace with them.
There´s so many interesting things that happen around here and so many things to talk about, but I have so little time :(. Unfortunately, I can´t upload any pictures until I´m in the field. I might just send a letter with some developed pictures sometime next week so you can see a little of how my life is here in Brazil Part 1. I think I´ll just talk about a few interesting things about my life to finish up this letter. One, the pizza here is really bad, and by bad I mean healthy. They don´t put any sauce between the cheese and the bread, and all the toppings are really wierd. There is, however, one good pizza, and that is the banana-nutella pizza. :P~ The deliciousness of this magnificent creation is self evident, so I´ll leave it at that. Two, my roomate got sick last week and was quarantined in the room for over 40 hours. It sounds terrible, but because of that he is farther than all the rest of us as far as studying. Three, I finally put the mini golf set to use on Sunday afternoon during the three hour freetime after church. Everyone in the hallway took turns trying for a hole in one down the halway. And might I say, golfing on tile is very difficult. Finally, the Monday Lunch special is called Feijuada (I think I spelled that right) which is essentially, an entirre pig chopped up into rice and beans. Now, when I say a whole pig, I mean ALL the pig (although, I´m not sure about the intestines or gut)
That´s all. Thanks for all the love and support. I forgot to congratulate Danielle on her mission call (cool beans by the way) so I will do so now. Also, I guess I´ll leave you with a scripture in Portuguese. 1 Néfi 3:7 - "E aconteceu que eu, Néfi, disse a meu pai: Eu irei e cumprirei as ordens do Senhor, porque sei queo Senhor nunca dá ordens aos filhos dos homens sem antes preperar um caminho pelo qual suas ordens possam ser cumpridas." Never doubt the Lord, for he will always provide a way to conquer all the obstacles you face. My prayers go out to all of you.
Até mais,
Elder Angus
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