I love you more than...funny fresh mangoes!!!
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| The turquoise leather tie I want to show Emily |
SO to answer some of your questions, Elder Wayman my
comp is from San Jose California and My roomates, Elder Ourth and Rojas are
from Kansas City Missouri and Utah (I forgot where). The CCM (MTC) is a really
nice temperature and so is the temple but when you get outside it's hot. Our
rooms we keep at like 20 degrees Celsius which is like in the 60s. We were
studying outside the other day and sitting by the clothes dryer vents which
meant I was in 90 degree weather with 70 percent humidity and hot air from the
dryers blowing on me. I was roasting. To add to that some parrots were being
really loud, but it was cool. I did get a hair cut and though it's not like a
buzz cut, it's almost as short as it's ever been.
Here's a few highlights from the past couple of weeks
Day 3 We celebrated the 4th of July with a thanksgiving
dinner and cake
Day 4 Walked around temple grounds practicing our
testimonies in Spanish when an old gentleman, I think it was Ghandi, came up to
us and sang 5 versus of some spanish hymn haha. Latter that day we went proselyting
in the neighboring park. I was super nervous cause my 4 days worth of Spanish
knowledge wouldn't help that much, but the lord blesses the obedient
Day 5 started waking up half an hour early to get more
study time, watched some amazing MTC devotionals on the t.v. and then walked
around the temple grounds and ate ice cream.
Day 6 Learned that our teacher is the coolest, nicest,
most spiritual guy ever. We have a new slogan for our district
"Cheedo"
Day 8 finished the banana bread that someone snuck into
my suitcase
Day 10 watched Elder Packers funeral, weighed myself and
I've gained 7 pounds (which I have since lost 4 of those)
Day 11 learned to deal with dirty white shirts with not
enough time for a washing machine. Met with president, who is amazing and heard
a great mission story. Played fooseball with two of the teachers. Hermana Garcia
reminds me of the main girl alien from the movie avatar. Personality and sound
effects haha. Met some English speakers in the park and invited them to church.
Gave Elder Ourth a blessing.
Day 12 We're always tired, heard "the file
room" a really good short story which I THINK you have probably heard
before. At lunch we all rush for the fresh cut mangoes. Hermana Bossard had
some essential oil stuff, which makes me think of her as a native american
medicine woman. Shouted/sang Battle hymn of the republic in spanish.
Day 14 said goodbye to the experienced mtc missionaries
and the latinos who left this morning.
Sorry my thoughts are so scattered and I had to cram
like two weeks of stuff into one email. I'll do better next time. Anyways I'll
write about the past couple of days in more depth here. Our days consist of
being tired eating and speaking Spanish. Honestly it's purely Spanish speaking
in class which is broken up by breakfast, lunch, gym and dinner. I've learned
sooooooo much about the gospel, myself and Spanish. We teach mock investigators,
which gives us a lot of practice. I study flash cards, read my Spanish
scriptures and memorize phrases. It's amazing what we can do because of the
lord's help. We have the best district here and my good companion Elder Wayman
is our leader. He's a really kind guy and super smart. My district knows so
much Spanish and I work hard to keep up. New elders got here today and so the
CCM is once again in like record breaking numbers. Our whole CCM is like a
fourth of the size of the Provo MTC's choir haha. We have a lot of fun singing
random songs and quoting movies. I don't know how they could be more like Emily
haha.
Thank you mom for your last two letters. The story of Christ's
suffering and solo comforter and then the stories about fear have been an
answer to my prayers. I don't know how to explain it but I am discouraged,
tired, happy and filled with the spirit all at the same time. I'm glad it's not
like home because I feel myself growing everyday. The lord really does shape
our backs to bear the burdens that will come to us. We are molded to fit tasks
so why do we ever let ourselves even think for a second that we can't make it
through! We're in the fog and though we can only see two steps in front of us,
as we take those two steps, two more are shown. How great is our Father in Heaven.
I know Christ is living, He is our living, loving Savior. HURRAH FOR
ISREAL!!!!!!
Ask more questions if my letters are vague, I'm not used
to writing more than persuasive essays and lesson plans. Kolipoki signing off.
Talk to you next week
--
Elder Andrew W. Sheffield
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