Hey! I have been getting your DearElders, by the way. I just like to read your emails as well. That´s ridiculous what you said about that writer from DC. I don´t know the details, but it sounds ridiculous. What do his beliefs have to do with Batman... I don´t know. It´s not like he would change any of the characters. If I was writing for them, my beliefs wouldn't effect the Batman mythos, and I´´m a serious Mormon We're talking Missionary status. Well, all I can say is I should be happy to be in a place where I´´m not longer around all that nonsense. Here in the MTC Everyone loves each other and there is absolutely no contact with the outside world. Haha, that will change in a week, though! We got our travel plans last week and we are now in our last week! We leave next Wednesday and have to be at the Salt Lake airport at 5 AM. I've become so used to the hectic MTC lifestyle that it seems so scary and surreal to know that I´m about to put what I´ve learned into real life. I don´´t feel ready! That´s normal, though, I suppose. I can already tell this will probably be the hardest thing I will ever do. And yet I feel mostly calm. Prayer brings me a great deal of comfort. And let me tell you, the teachers here are some of the most impressive human beings I have ever met. My teachers are Hermano Hopoate and Hermana Gurecki. So great. One of the other districts has Hermana Mckay. She taught us a few times and we see her a lot. She is one heck of a woman. Such a spiritual giant. So much so that her presence is intimidating. She even carries a knife tucked in her skirt. She´s blonde, blue eyed and so nice, but a serious force to be reckoned with. All of us Hermana´s want to be like her when we return from our missions.
We've been having awesome fireside devotionals every Sunday and Tuesday night. One in particular was really great. I don´´t have my notebook with my right now, so I can´´t remember his name, but he´´s a member of the 70 and is Brazilian. He sounds like Naveen from the Princess and the Frog! So hilarious! He gave a talk focused on the plan of salvation and described the different kingdoms we might inherit in the end. He told us to decide now where we want to go and write it in our journal and live our lives in such a way that we will reach that goal.
My district is all pretty close and we decided we´´re all going to be neighbors in heaven. We drew pictures and everything. We all love each other and will be sad to separate. We´´ve grown a lot together and will definitely keep in touch.
So just to clarify, Dear Elder works! I've gotten all of them, I just can´´t respond very quickly. It´´s not my fault. I got another package Saturday, but could't pick it up until today. It might be from Aunt Erin because you said she was sending one out. Haven´´t gotten it yet. Just be patient and know that I´´m getting your mail and you will receive responses.
I´´m so excited for Marina! When is the baby due. Pretty soon. Question marks don´´t work on this computer for some reason. I´´m too lazy and short on time to attempt to fix it.
Anyway, love all of you! Let people know they can write and send dearelders! Still nothing from the YW, by the way.
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Paula Smith <hahn_smith@hotmail.com> wrote:
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