Oi!
Eu estou muito animado hoje. Today is my last p day and day in the MTC. I'm way excited for everything tomorrow. I have to be in the Travel Office at 5 in the morning though. My flight leaves about 8:40. I get to call in the airport which is way exciting. Chicago is really exciting.
So we all guessed this week where we were all going. I was the only one right on any of them. I guessed Sister Ricks was going to Billings. And she is along with Elder Morrey (my companion), Elder Hutchins (my old companion), and Sister Smith. They are all really excited. Elder Freeze and Elder Chavez are going to Philidelphia--however that's spelled-- Pennsylvania. They are really excited too because apparently there is a portuguese branch there. Elder Head was reassigned to Philidelphia too, but he when he went to pick up his travel plans they said Brasilia on them. He got his visa that day so he's going straight down.
Speaking of visas I just got to do my online portion. [We, his family, are very excited for this answer to prayer.] I was so excited and am so excited about that. They called my name over the intercoms. It was really exciting. I can't wait to get down there. Elder Head did his online 4 weeks ago. [One of the sisters did hers 2 months ago and still hasn't gotten the final visa, so we'll see how soon Reeve's comes.] But it's really random on the time so I have no idea how long I'll be in Chicago. One exciting fact about Chicago I quite enjoy is that Frank Sinatra sang about it. He didn't sing about Jacksonville, Florida now did he?
The MTC is great. These week has been really different with In-Field orientation and what not. Getting our reassignments was an adventure as well. We went in at the normal time people get them and they weren't there. So we waited an hour and went back. They weren't there still so we sat there for 45 minutes waiting. (We didn't have anywhere to be because our schedule was different because of Hosting) and they didn't come in. So we went and Hosted. I Hosted exactly one Elder because not many came in this week. He ended up being in our Branch. Elder Stahilee or something I just know it's pronounced Staley como Luke Staley. That como wasn't actually on purpose, but I decided to leave it. It means like. Anyways after that we went back and they had them--but Elder Head wasn't there so we had to wait 20 minutes for him. It was terrible. But it was worth it. Unfortunately I forgot my camera. Afterwards Elder Morrey and I went to the BYU laundry place to get pants fixed. We got to see a few freshman because it was Wednesday, but no one we knew.
It's really inconvenient trying to pack when you have to wait until the day before because that is the only day you can do laundry. We tried to do as much as we could, but most of our stuff we needed still. It'll work out though. The Temple was great today. You'll be happy to know, Mother, that I did the last name today. Other than that we have studied and done our laundry today.
Porutguese mistake of the week. The Sisters were trying to say that the members will support you to their investigator. They used the verb suportar which more directly translates to They will put up with you. It was muito engracada. Unfortunately I can't add accents or anything like that so that word won't work in google translate.
I would like to thank everyone for all the support and letters I have received. I love you all and miss you all. I am doing my best to keep up with the writing back, but missionaries don't have much time these days. Something to do with the economy or something like that.
We have no clue what's going on in the world it's kind of funny. We went to the front desk and saw an old newspaper that said "Steve Job resigns" and it was just really funny how we have no idea about stuff like that.
We committed Arnarldo to a baptismal date this week. That was an exciting accomplishment. We have also received many compliments on our portuguese from natives that are here. It is so crazy that we can already say pretty much anything we want in one way or another. The Lord has really blessed and the new program is truly inspired. I have already taught way more than 50 lessons here. I am so excited to start teaching real people. No matter where. The exciting thing is not learning portuguese, but teaching people how the gospel can bless their lives and family. I have seen a true change in myself. When I hear about some kind of problem I immediately think how the gospel could help them. Christ knows and loves each one of us. Our Heavenly Father loves us and has a plan for us. This plan is the Plan of Salvation and only through this plan and our Savior Jesus Christ can we return and live with them and with our families forever. The Book of Mormon is true and Joseph Smith was a prophet. Thomas S. Monson is our prophet today. Christ still lives and is the head of this church.
I love you all and miss you. Thank you for all the prayers on my behalf. I pray for you all every day.
Love you too,
Elder Reeve Sudweeks
PS family I will try and call while I'm in the airport waiting tomorrow morning. I have no idea what time, but between 5 and 8:45
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