March 13, 2014
Hey Guys!
Lots to say, and not a lot of time to say it. I'm in
a Brazilian district! They came to me a few days before my companions left and
asked me about it. So yeah! Everyone in my district is Brazilian! My companion is
Elder B! He's a super nice guy and a great missionary. But he talks SOOOO
fast! In fact, everyone in my district is super nice. BUT I DON'T
HAVE A CLUE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING MOST OF THE TIME! HAHA! Yeah it's pretty tough,
but I feel like I’m learning faster and it's good practice for heading out into
the field.
Brazilians have their P-Day
on Thursday, which is why this email is a day late. But on the bright side, I
got to go the Campinas temple today! It was super cool. Since it was farther
away, I don't have too much spare time for the rest of my p-day, but it was
definitely worth it! I'll be honest, teaching lessons is hard right now. I went
from having two really smart companions that were a week ahead of me in the
language to a really smart companion that is 18 years ahead of me in the
language. It's safe to say that I don't say too much right now in the
lessons. Elder B definitely does most of the talking, Haha! But it's definitely
getting me used to having a Brazilian companion in the field.
I heard I will probably get a
Brazilian as my trainer. It's hard to believe that I'm leaving for the field in
less than a week! This week has been flying by, probably because everyone's
talking so fast. Haha! I definitely do not feel ready with the language.
But then again most people don't when they leave the MTC. As long as I do my
best, I know Heavenly Father will help me out. To be honest, I'm really excited
to get into the field and out of the CTM, but I'm also going to miss a lot of
people I met here. Missionaries and Instructors and super nice and super cool!
When I start to think about how I want to get out of the CTM, I realize
that everyone outside the CTM speaks a different language and that I'll have to
start cooking for myself again. Baha! That's definitely a bit scary. I guess I
can say I'm super excited and super nervous! I really hope I get a good first
companion, but if not I'll just have to work through it. I guess I'll find out
in a week!
Love you all! Keep me posted
with everything! Hope you have a great week! Next time you hear from me, I'll
be in Londrina! ( Oh yeah, about half of my Brazilian district is going to
Londrina too, including Elder B. )
Ate Mais! -Elder Jackson
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