Hi Mom and Dad!
feliz dia das bruxas!
or at least yesterday anyways :)
Can you believe it's
been a month that I’ve been gone? It’s pretty awesome. The time is flying by so
quickly. So I think that the 18 months shouldn't start counting until we're out
in the field. 9 weeks in the MTC is a big chunk of the mission. But I’m really
enjoying it. My birthday was really good! Thank you for the package! I got it
the day after though. But that's ok. So I was kind of sad when I saw all the
gum. I really loved it, but I found out that missionaries aren't supposed to
chew gum :( that really made me sad. But that's ok. I’ll just become addicted
to mints or something like that. So I got a really good birthday gift. I got my
electronic visa! Same day too! So now I have a 2-5 week wait. So I will pretty
much be here the entire 9 weeks. But that's ok. I’ve come to terms with that.
Elder Miller and I both got them. So now Sister Dixon is the only one without
any sort of visa yet. We are praying for her though! Sister Kalamafoni actually
got her visa last week. So she left for Sao Paulo this morning. It was so sad
to see her go too. It’s weird how we've known each other for a month or less
like with the elders, but we're so close to each other. We’re already talking
about getting together after our missions! So now we have 3 sisters and 3
elders. That’s pretty rare here. Some districts will have 12 elders and no
sisters. so sister east, our other sister is now my other companion. It’s kind
of funny how we're a 3-some, but sometimes a four some with Sister Patton, and
maybe even add sister Arnell since she's a solo sister too, but has a different
schedule. Oh well. At least visas are coming!
Relief Society this
Sunday was really awesome. We had Sister Elaine Dalton, the Young Women's
general president. And it was just the sisters too! She is so amazing! With her
and sister beck I never noticed them, because we saw something from them maybe
once a year, and it wasn't much at all. But wow did I really feel her love for
us. She laughed about how all of us have grown up with her in the Young Women’s
general presidency. But she really talked to us and the spirit was really
powerful. I don't think any sister didn't feel the love from her. Something
really interesting that she shared with us is that she has a list of scriptures
or songs that are really important to her. She even has it printed and
laminated that she keeps in her scriptures. She can then go straight to those
when she's having a hard day in some way, and there's always a scripture that
has affected her, that will help her then. It’s pretty awesome. So I’ve started
my own list. It’s short right now, but I know it will keep growing. After
relief society sister Dixon and I found that we were sitting in front of a
wonderful lady that is a branch president wife. She told us that her husband
was the mission president of Porto Alegra south, and that they just got back in
2003. She told us all about it. That the summers get really hot, and the
winters get really cold. And that they don't eat a lot of veggies, but a lot of
meat. She also said that we won't have a bike or a car. We will walk
everywhere, or have public transportation. So it looks like I need rain gear
and better shoes. that reminds me, can you send me some comfy shoe inserts, I
found that my tan shoes, the ones that I got just before leaving, have no
support and it kills my aquiles ( I can't spell it) tendon on my right foot,
every time I wear them. It’s sad. I’ve also found that they don't do well in
rain...
Today we went to the
temple again, and right when we woke up this morning, it was raining. So I got
to use my umbrella! But my shoes were soaked all the way through before I even
crossed the street. It was sad. My feet were very wet until we got back to the
residence. We also had a trip! well not really, we just decided to eat lunch at
the temple cafeteria. It was like dining out for us! Very epic.
so the language is
still coming slowly, but it is coming. I'm having a hard time understanding
people because of different accents and that I can't see it. so I'll sit there
and say one word in my head until I can see the spelling and know what it
means, but by that time they've moved on and said 10 other sentences. So I know
I'll get it eventually, it's just hard when I know what I want to say and that
I can teach! I just can't say it yet. But the Lord will somehow make a miracle
happen. That’s the only way this is going to work!
I would say that it is
pretty cold. it snowed all day today in the mountains, as in right next to us.
Sister Dixon says that it will snow tonight. So I don't think that I should get
anything here, just because I don't know if I will go over weight when I go to
Brazil. However I think I will have to get a carry on size bag here anyways. So
I'm totally ok if you want to send me stuff :) I like getting packages. It’s really
fun.
I hope that you are
doing really well. I'm sorry that dad was bored during the party; he didn't
have his buddies there, like Mark? Ok, well I love you so much and I hope that
all is going really well for you. I'll keep you informed of when or if I get my
visa. I love you!
Love,
Sister Nelson 
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