8.4.09

I have decided that dearelder.com or letters is the best way to write to me. I don't have time to read emails sent to my email address. I have gotten a few packages, they are great!!

I had the most amazing time in the temple today. The Spirit was so incredibly strong.

Me and Elder Perry are getting pretty good at teaching, but we still have a lot of work to do.

Faith is the only thing we have to hold onto, so you have to hold on with all your heart, might, mind and strength. Then everything just works out.

Oh yeah, I've been playing sand volleyball for gym time. I still suck...but its fun.


8.1.09

To kind of outline my days: we get up at 6:00, eat breakfast at 7, go to class for a couple hours. A lot of it is up to us to learn though, our teacher explained himself as a walking, talking textbook. Lunch is at 11:30. Then we have 1 hour of personal study, then 1 hour of companion study, here we focus on the gospel. I started reading the New Testament today, I want to finish before I leave.

Then we have Missionary Directed Language Study, then Missionary Directed time, during this one we can choose what we want to study. I usually don't study language during this time, my brain can't take anymore. Sometimes we go to the Referral Center. Dinner is at 4:30, its strange to eat that early.

Side note about dinner: Some of the Elders mixed up a concoction of Tilapia, chicken, fries, tapioca pudding, pepper and marshmallows. They bet me $50 bucks I wouldn't drink it. I smelled horrible and tasted worse, but hey it was $50. Do you think I need to pay tithing on it?

Evenings we have different things, Tuesday we always have a devotional, some nights choir practice. From 9-9:30 we plan for the next day, in detail. Planning is serious stuff here. Lights out at 10:30. I usually lay there until at least midnight most nights.