No More Candy, please.

 Thanks for the packages and I was a little confused when I got a pair of headphones haha. A bunch of missionaries just got reassigned to California so it will be fun to see where I go. I will know in two weeks from yesterday. We go to the temple every Friday here and will send some pictures from outside the temple next week. My companions name is Elder Sheridan and he lived in California most of his life and just moved to Texas before his mission.  Thanks for the deodorant and the other packages. No more candy though as I have gotten enough from G ma and G pa. Thanks for the ties too. I like all of them. We do laundry every Friday morning and don't worry, I am washing and cleaning all my clothes. In fact, I have come to enjoy it. It is very relaxing. Don't worry about the sweatshirts as long as I have them before I am reassigned. It is still pretty warm here and we have to wear our jackets every day.  

Thanks for the update on my friends. I've just started emailing Max and its fun to hear what's going on in the world. Bummer about my Visa. I've heard some crazy stories here of people who put their visa in at the same time at the same consulate and get them 6 months apart. We have just decided it is up to God where and when we will go anywhere. I'm not too worried for now. It will be fun to see where I go. The sacrament meeting is mostly in Portuguese but the branch presidents do not speak Portuguese so they have to do their part in English.

 The MTC life is pretty much the same every week: 6 hours of class a day learning Portuguese, gym time, personal study, three meals, and the occasional devotional. I've seen Josh here twice but he is on the West Campus so he only comes to main campus for devotionals on Tuesday nights. I've also seen Nathan Faux here. He is only here for two weeks, since he is going somewhere in the Western United States. ( I cannot remember) He leaves on Nov 1. I have learned a lot about the gospel in these past three weeks; It's amazing. It makes it hard when you know so much but you have to teach someone just the basics of the gospel and not go into too many details too fast. We do a lot of teaching fake investigators in Portuguese so it really makes you think about how to speak the language. I know I will be able to pick it up pretty easily once I'm immersed in Brazil. I just have to get there. 

Yes I got the letters. Thanks, as letters are always fun to read. I do not need anything else for now but I will let you know if I can think of anything. I am also keeping every letter I get so I can look back at them after my mission. That's all for this week. Hope school is going well. 

Love,

Will