Wednesday: I was dropped off at the MTC after a delicious sushi meal and was sent straight to class where the teacher was only speaking Portuguese! I had no idea what she was saying at first and I was a little scared! But I got the hang of it and I'm understanding more and more every day! My teachers are Sister Lewis (served in Brasil) and Brother Lemperlie (Served in Portugal). They are great teachers and they only speak Portuguese to us! So that's kinda fun! :) My companion is Sister Miller from Sandy Utah.
Thursday: I went to more classes and met the branch President - President Jackson. He's a great guy! I was also called to be the District Sister Trainer so that is also really neat. I'm not really sure what I have to do yet, except that I'm expected to know everything that goes on! Haha
Friday: Our 3rd day and we taught our first lesson in Portuguese to our investigator, Luis! Really terrifying! And I really didn't understand what all was being said, but it was a good experience and I learned a lot!
Saturday: We got to do "service" today! Haha we washed windows of our classroom, but it counts! It was really fun. We also taught our second lesson in Portuguese and it went better than the first, but I was still really confused.
Sunday: They say once you make it to Sunday, things get a ton better. And that is true! I was starting to get a little frustrated with the language, but on Sunday I started to feel a lot better! Our Sunday devotional was given by Elder Kelli Mills, who is the president of all the MTCs.. I think.. Him and his wife gave wonderful talks and reminded me that if I want to succeed I really need to rely on Christ. I also watched a video on Sunday night titled "Character of Christ" by Elder David A. Bednar. AMAZING!! He reminded me that this mission is not about me. It's about The Lord. I need to stop being frustrated that I am not learning the language fast enough because I've only been here for 6 days! And I need to start focusing on the investigators and the people I teach and have patience with the language, it will come little by little and only through the strengthening power of the atonement.
Monday: We taught Luis again and invited him to be baptized! He accepted! Even though I'm sure he's not a real investigator, it still felt really good and the spirit was so strong during our lesson. I'm really excited for him!
Well that's it for this week! I love being on a mission!
O Evangelho e verdadeiro. (The Gospel is true)
O Livro de Mormon e verdadeiro. (The Book of Mormon is true)
Love you all!
Sister Steagall
PS You can write to me at:
Sister Elizabeth Steagall
MAR18 POR-LIS
2009 N 900 E Unit 144
Provo UT 84602
You can use DearElder.com and I will get the letter the same day and you don't have to waste a stamp!
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