So, I just got done writing the email to ya'll. I hate it cuz I only get 30 minutes of email a week so it's pretty lame. That's why they are so short.
Still haven't received a letter from Rob or Cambria! And Jess only did one so let them know I wanna hear from them! And I sent a letter to their Ephraim address, but i think I'll just send them to our house unless told otherwise.
Kyle, get used to having a dude with you at all times. For only about 45 minutes a day Elder Ruiz and I don't see each other. That's for shower/bathroom break. It's kinda annoying but whatever. No wonder missionaries wanna get married so fast so they can have a girl at their side at all times instead of a guy!
Thanks again for the package! Totally rocked me! The balloon was a nice touch, too. I pretty much have no room to put all the food from these packages but I love it! Thanks!
The temple is my favorite! I appreciate it so much and am starting to realize their importance. I love it! That's why most of my pics are from there.
And the language. I wish you guys could hear the way I memorize stuff cuz I rap my little heart away. It's so funny, but it works!
Ha ha. Dad wrote that he chuckled in his last Dear Elder he sent me. That's funny. But I don't want any of you guys to worry cuz the home sickness is slowly starting to ease away. I like being here, just wish I could get to Portugal already. But hey, almost half way done with the MTC right? It'll be sucky leaving Elder Ruiz, Fairbanks and Stewart though. We're like brothers.
I hope these pictures gave you some things to smile about. I'll write on the backs of every pic I send so don't forget to read them.
Don't forget to send my debit card and drivers license sometime. Not like I have any use for them yet, but just a reminder.
So, get this. We all know Brazil speaks Portuguese too right? K so there's only six of us here going to Portugal so they put us in the Brazilian branch cuz they also speak our language. Our branch was so big cuz of all the Brazilians waiting for their visas. All-in-all at the MTC there were 420 guys waiting for visas to Brazil! So our branch had (I think) 86 people in it all together. Keep in mind that a normal branch size is around 28. But, just recently about 300 visas for Brazil got here! Now our branch is my district and the newbie district! I'm the old guy on campus now! But, now I'm sure to have to give a talk in Portuguese Sunday's, seeing how there's no one else left to choose.
I just want you all to know that Ben leaving here was the hardest thing that happened to me. I was literally seconds away from packing my bags and going home with him and his parents cuz it's so hard here. But, them I remembered I'm not here for me. I hope you'll all be nice to him about it cuz I love the kid. So please.
It's already almost been a month! What the heck!?!? I still remember like it was yesterday Mom and dad dropped me off! So crazy! The days seriously fly by like nothing I've ever known before. But, I think letters have a lot to do with that so keep them coming!
I gotta thank you for all the pictures! They made me so happy and I put them in my binder so I can see all your cute faces every day! So can the other missionaries. Which brings me to my next point. Heath [Heather], so many elders have said that you're super pretty and to tell you to write them! Who knew my lil' sis could be such a "guy magnet"? So, I'm just sayin', if things don't work out with Lane, YOU HAVE OPTIONS!!!!!!!!!! (Notice lots of !'s) But, I'm just sayin'. ;)
Tell Kyle I'm getting oober buff so he still won't be able to take me down in 23 months. Maybe I'm just getting fat?!?!? Either way I = happy!
It seems like there are a lot of "nerdy" missionaries here. Not being rude, cuz I think I'm a "nerdy" one too. I thought I would come and be "too cool" for this and hate all the people, but the truth is, if you think you're "too cool" then you shouldn't be here. It's definitely not cool to be a 19 year old kid walking around with another guy in matching suits all day, in another country, so I might as well stop trying to act "cool". I give my testimony like seven times every day. It's weird. But, I promise you all I will never have "missionary goggles" when I come home. Never ever never never ever! That I can promise won't change. :)
Oh yeah, while I'm here, every Saturday I get to go to a place called "referral center" to talk to people about the gospel. Real investigators too! But every now and then I'll call someone and they'll have a "ring back" on their phone. After not hearing music for a month these are like heaven! I even thank Heavenly Father for the opportunity to hear "music from outside". I miss music, but in a month I can listen again!
You wanna hear a crazy story? Well, every Thursday morning I get to teach a real investigator a lesson at a place called the TRC. So, I'm teaching this Indian guy about resurrection and he says, "what if, when I'm resurrected, I want to become a girl?" Talk about awkward, huh?!?!? I felt kinda bad cuz I laughed at that, but he was not joking so I explained to him why that couldn't work. He wasn't too upset (ha ha).
Well, as of now I'm dominating Elder Fairbanks in getting letters and pictures, so nice job! But, he said he's about to pull ahead so we'll see.
Keep praying guys. I know that it's your prayers that have kept me out here. I love you all more than you could ever know! Caio!
Love,
Elder Brian Anderson
P.S. Tell Tara her letter is on the way. I ran out of time to email her :(. I'm sorry! Tara, Love You!
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