Hello from Brazil!
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| Sao Paulo, LDS Temple |
I am having a great time
here learning and experiencing wonderful things here in Sao Paulo. I can’t believe
that one week has passed by so quickly. The second week seems to look promising
as I look ahead at all we will be doing. First, I must say that the food here
at the MTC (Missionary Training Center) is beyond amazing! I do not know what I
am eating half the time because it is native Brazilian food, but I love it! My
companion is Elder Peterson. He is from Dallas, Texas. He is an awesome guy who
is super funny and overall just a great guy. I have been enjoying my district.
I sadly never get to see Logan because we are in different districts but I love
my district. We all have good laughs and help each other out all the time. We
are like a mini familia! It is amazing to see how much I learn and how fast I
am learning the language. The language is very similar to Spanish so I
understand it very well. My teacher kind of doesn’t call on me to read to
answer questions and I am okay with that, but I just feel bad because I
understand the most and have the easiest time speaking along with a few others
in my district, so we will do our best to help those struggling a bit. It is not
easy to learn it even though I know Spanish. It helps that I know another Latin
language, but I am shocked that I understand and respond to native speakers and
the coolest part is that they understand me! Also, they keep thinking I am
Brazilian and people start talking to me very fast (which is a bit overwhelming)
but so cool! I also got to go to the temple today, and I had a great experience!
It is definitely a beautiful temple out here in Sao Paulo. I also have seen all
types of insects and bugs here! They are definitely interesting bugs! Missionary
work is definitely tough, but so worth it. Some missionaries are getting homesick
and are having a tough time, including my companion Elder Peterson. A lot of
missionaries here with me have asked me if I am sad or miss home, and I honestly
felt like I was soulless when I told them that I don’t really miss home; I just
know that I will see you all in two years! Lately, I have been doing my best to
inspire Elder Peterson to keep pushing through because he misses his family and
I’ve mainly keep things positive. Now, I am not saying it is easy but I feel
like I know what I am doing and why I am doing it, and it is to serve the lord
and honestly I feel nothing but happiness! I am really thankful for all my
parents have done to prepare me for this journey. I am so grateful. Oh! Also,
Elder Bushman, Elder Mercado, and the rest of my district says hello and that
they love you guys (they are all in my district and I showed them photos of you
all) haha.
Overall, I am loving every
minute out here and am enjoying my time here. I clearly am still alive and
doing amazingly! Feel free to share this with whoever you would like. I love
emailing you all so have everyone email me if they want to! I’d love to hear
from anyone and everyoneJ I’ll make sure
to send pictures once I am out of the MTC since they do not let anyone send
photos while in the MTC. So I am going to have to wait until I get out of the
MTC to send you all the nice photos I have. Until next week.
-LOVE,
ELDER AREVALO
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| Missionary Training Center Group Picture |
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