LOL I always send 2 emails a week. I don't know why just one for inspiration and one for updates. I guess because there's always two from you as well. But I think it works out. I´m glad to be able to talk back with you. (From RM: It was really cool. He sent the inspirational one below and he was still at the computer when I replied asking for an update)
Everything is great. This new AP thing is harder than I thought and I am super swamped with other meetings and trying to catch up with all of my members in my district. We got another district in today so 6 more elders to talk to every night on top of catching up with my American Elders and my Brazilians. Its very fun though. I am picking up the language better because I have to talk to the Brazilians everyday and make sure they are doing alright as well. Its awesome how they put Brazilians in our room to help us learn the language and its just so amazing to learn about their culture. Monday night we had a little devotional because our Brazilians were leaving because they only stay for 3 weeks. But it was awesome. We were all speaking Portuguese and the spirit was so strong. One of the guys who always played around was crying. It was awesome to see that side of him. The Lord brings out the best in all of us.
As for everything else it has been awesome. The Sao Paolo Temple is so awesome and we went to the police station today to get our ids for proselyting and what not since we will be in the country for longer then a year. The days have been going well but long and tomorrow I have to give a little seminar for the new missionaries so that should be fun too. Again I hope you all like the email I sent before (from RM: see below) and I don't know what else you want to know.
I sent a small memory card of pictures to you so I hope that gets to you but it was free so if it doesn't get there I don't mind. I guess they have some problems sometimes with the mail, but I just hope they don't worry bout mine. :) o well. Its all good.
Well that is all for me this week. There is so much I could write but than I wouldn't have anything to write in my journal. Mom, I hope you keep these as well so I can fill in the spaces of my journal. Thanks. Take care everyone. Love you lots!
This is his inspirational email for the week:
Our thinking vs. Gods Promises
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It´s impossible - All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
I´m too tired - I will give you rest ( Matt 11:28-30)
Nobody really loves me - I love you (John 3:16/13:34)
I cant go on - My grace is sufficient (2 Cor 12:9)
I cant figure things out - I will direct you (Prov 3:5-6)
I cant do it - You can do all things (Phillipians 4:13)
I am not able - I am able (2 Cor 9:8)
It´s not worth it - It will be worth it (Rom 8:28)
I cant forgive myself - I forgive you (2 John 1:9)
I can´t manage - I will supply all your needs (Phil 4:19)
I´m afraid - I have not given you a spire of fear ( 2 Tim 1:7)
I´m always worried and frustrated - Cast all your cares on me (1 Pet 5:7)
I dont have enough faith - I´ve given everyone a measure of faith (Romans 12:3)
I´m not smart enough - I give you wisdom (1 Cor. 1:30)
I feel all alone - I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrew 13:5)
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This is so awesome and true. I hope it touches all of your lives and I hope that when you do feel down that you know that your heavenly father has blessed you with so much and that he is always watching out for you.
God Bless!
Elder Mitchell
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Photos from the Sao Paolo Temple
Special email received today with photos of Elder Mitchell's district at the Sao Paolo Brazil Temple. Elder LeBaron (last on the right) is the District Leader and Elder Mitchell (5th on the right) is the Assistant to the Branch President. These photos were sent by the Branch President's wife.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
3/18/09 Email home
This week has actually been super crazy. I got called to be the AP(assistant to the President) last Sunday, so now there is so much on my plate, on top of what I was already trying to do. I am actually a little ahead of everyone on the language side of things, so I'm glad I wont fall behind with the extra meetings that I will have to go to and what not. Each night I walk around to the rest of my districts that I have to make sure everything's good and I have to learn a lot more Portuguese because there are some Brazilian districts. Its really awesome to be able to just be able to just see how everyone is developing while they are here at the CTM. The Brazilians stay for 19 days so we get a chance to talk to and meet a lot of these guys. The way cool thing is they have such amazing stories to tell and they are trying to learn English as much as we are trying to learn Portuguese so it equals out with us teaching each other.
As for this week its been actually really good. We went to the Sao Paolo temple today and it was really cool but yet again people were thinking I was Brazilian. So one day I definitely need to get on top of that whole language thing so I can talk back with out having to be like 'what? what? what?' lol. One day.
Last night we had a speaker come and talk to us and he was actually really cool. He talked to us about how if we put our priorities in order by putting first things first then we get the second things thrown in there as well but if we put the second things first then we lose both. And that is so true. All things will fall into place if we just strive to do the best in the things we need to do.
Well we don"t have much time to talk but I hope you get the letter as well.
As for this week its been actually really good. We went to the Sao Paolo temple today and it was really cool but yet again people were thinking I was Brazilian. So one day I definitely need to get on top of that whole language thing so I can talk back with out having to be like 'what? what? what?' lol. One day.
Last night we had a speaker come and talk to us and he was actually really cool. He talked to us about how if we put our priorities in order by putting first things first then we get the second things thrown in there as well but if we put the second things first then we lose both. And that is so true. All things will fall into place if we just strive to do the best in the things we need to do.
Well we don"t have much time to talk but I hope you get the letter as well.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
1st Email from Brazil
I'm Elder Mitchell's mom and I will be posting his emails home here on his blog for him. Hopefully he will be able to email once a week. This is from today.
Well everything here has been great. I will send pictures as soon as I can. Did you get the letter that I wrote last week? We missed PDay last week so i wasn't able to get on last week.
The Portuguese has been coming slowly but surely but its still hard because everyone thinks I am from Brazil so they just start spitting out Portuguese super fast but its all good. There has been many inspirational things that I could share but I forgot them inside the CTM. Yeah its the center for training missionaries here in Brazil. Last Friday we went proselyting downtown Sao Paolo. Wow, that was an amazing experience. We had 2 weeks of Portuguese under our belts and we were out trying to talk about the Restored Gospel and people were actually listening. There was so much that I wanted to say but I couldn't and there was obviously a lot that they had to say but I couldn't understand them. LOL it was actually really fun and a great experience.
I have a new companion. His name is Elder Arroyo and he´s from Mississippi. Him and I are the only ones in our district from the south and so its actually really interesting how things work out. He is a super clown, not someone I would think I would chill with back at home but it's crazy how the Lord puts people together and opens up peoples eyes.
We have 2 new teachers as well. Irmao Parapato and Irma De Santana. They are both awesome and its just so amazing how quick we are picking up this language and how quick we can learn something so different.
Hows everything going there? I hope everything's going great. I cant wait to hear from you and I will definitely have something a little more interesting next week. I just totally forgot to grab my note book. But take care everyone!
Elder Mitchell
Well everything here has been great. I will send pictures as soon as I can. Did you get the letter that I wrote last week? We missed PDay last week so i wasn't able to get on last week.
The Portuguese has been coming slowly but surely but its still hard because everyone thinks I am from Brazil so they just start spitting out Portuguese super fast but its all good. There has been many inspirational things that I could share but I forgot them inside the CTM. Yeah its the center for training missionaries here in Brazil. Last Friday we went proselyting downtown Sao Paolo. Wow, that was an amazing experience. We had 2 weeks of Portuguese under our belts and we were out trying to talk about the Restored Gospel and people were actually listening. There was so much that I wanted to say but I couldn't and there was obviously a lot that they had to say but I couldn't understand them. LOL it was actually really fun and a great experience.
I have a new companion. His name is Elder Arroyo and he´s from Mississippi. Him and I are the only ones in our district from the south and so its actually really interesting how things work out. He is a super clown, not someone I would think I would chill with back at home but it's crazy how the Lord puts people together and opens up peoples eyes.
We have 2 new teachers as well. Irmao Parapato and Irma De Santana. They are both awesome and its just so amazing how quick we are picking up this language and how quick we can learn something so different.
Hows everything going there? I hope everything's going great. I cant wait to hear from you and I will definitely have something a little more interesting next week. I just totally forgot to grab my note book. But take care everyone!
Elder Mitchell
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