Last Week in the CTM!!

Hey everyone!

So this week has been pretty uneventful here at the CTM! I've just been trying to learn as much as I possibly can before I get to leave and start for real!! I'm so excited to get out into the field and start teaching!! also, I'm really excited for how beautiful my mission is. every time I say where i'm going to a Brazilian they say ohhhh muito bonito [very pretty] haha so that's exciting! I feel like I don’t have enough time to learn but we have like 2 hours of personal study time and we do three hours with instructors that only speak Portuguese, so that’s been helpful!!

I did splits yesterday with a Brazilian and it's amazing to see how much I've progressed in just a few weeks from the last time i did it. I'm actually able to understand and contribute to the lesson! I know it's going to be a lot faster in the field so I'm trying to psych myself up for that haha but i'll be fine!!! a bunch of my friends left today for their missions and i'm super excited for them!! I can't wait to get out! one more week!! I really hope my comp is Brazilian because I need to learn faster! so that I can teach better and bring more people unto Christ!

I just want to thank my family for being so awesome and teaching me everything I know! I know I'm having an easier time here than some other missionaries because of what I've been taught at home!! as I learn about this gospel, I have come to recognize that families are forever and that they are everything! There are a couple of guys sitting next to me who have been done for a while because only three people emailed them. I feel bad for them. So whoever is reading this I challenge you to give everyone in your family a hug. and if you don't want to do it anyways haha

I don't have much to say about this weeks but I love you all and am soooo very thankful for the opportunity to be here and serve the Lord!!

LOVE YOU ALL

Elder Whelan