Saturday November 18, 2017
Email from a Spanish Senor
(turns out he is a bishop at a nearby ward who often helps out at the MTC)
Buenas noches:
Me complace enviarles la foto de sus hijos, ellos han salido juntos como misioneros para predicar el evangelio en el Parque del Retiro, en Madrid. Esta foto se realizó en la Manzana del Templo unos minutos antes de ir al metro.
Son unas personas increíbles, llenas de ánimo y simpatía.
Gracias por su aportación como padres, para ayudarles a ser así.
Un abrazo.
-Hermano Arnal
Translation:
Good evening:
I am pleased to send the picture of your children, they have come together as missionaries to preach the gospel in the Retiro Park in Madrid. This photo was taken on Temple Square a few minutes before going to the subway.
They are amazing people, full of encouragement and sympathy.
Thank you for your contribution as parents, to help them be like this.
A hug.
-Brother Arnal
Sexy Again
Alright well I'll tell you guys a little about my week!
Thursday was pday and we went to a mall which was more fun than it sounds! It was pretty cool to see all the Spanish styles, they are so stylish... it makes me feel uglier than normal. Also, I finally bought a dope scarf! It was only 13€ so hopefully it doesn't fall apart on me! To get to the mall we had to ride on a public bus for like an hour which was kinda rough because the bus was super full so we were packed in like sardines! Also, this morning I ate 5 hard boiled eggs and felt so sick during our temple session today.. worth it.
On friday we learned conditional grammar which is kinda hard. Grammar is so overrated. Tonight we went and got more toast with nutella.. SO GOOD!! Don't worry, I did a ton of pushups after so hopefully I won't get too fat. Also, Dylan and I get to be companions for the park tomorrow so we decided to wear matching clothes to freak people out. I can't wait.
On friday we learned conditional grammar which is kinda hard. Grammar is so overrated. Tonight we went and got more toast with nutella.. SO GOOD!! Don't worry, I did a ton of pushups after so hopefully I won't get too fat. Also, Dylan and I get to be companions for the park tomorrow so we decided to wear matching clothes to freak people out. I can't wait.
Saturday: today was park day! It was lit off the toing!! (for Andrew and nicole) Dylan and I wore matching pants, belts/shoes and ties, it was so awesome. We had 3 awesome 30 minute conversations with a guy named Moises, a guy named David, and a guy named Alex! They were all super receptive to our message! We handed out 4 Book of Mormons and got 1 referral! Also Dylan used a star wars reference to start our conversation with David, so it was pretty funny.
Sunday was good! I love the sacrament meeting because we always have an awesome music performed by some missionaries during it! It's super cool. But the food today was so bad. For dinner we had cheese quesadillas, which sounds pretty decent right? Wrong. The cheese was literally straight out of a Kraft Mac n Cheese box. It was disgusting.
Monday was pretty uneventful and kinda boring, but we had to speak 100% Spanish on the 4th floor which is so hard haha!!
Tuesday was good! This morning we had a thought from President Packer which was, "The closer you get to your target, the more flak there will be." I interpreted that as The closer we get to our goals/destinations, the harder the opposition will be! So never give up when things get hard, because when things are the worst it means you're almost there. Also, today Elder Kohlström and I had to teach 3 lessons which was really hard, but we learned a lot so I guess that's what matters. Also, I got a haircut from one of the Hermonos today, so now I'm looking super sexy again.
I hope you are all doing well! I know you all just miss me so very much, but don't fret! I shall be home in a quick 23 months!
I love you all and hope you have a dope week.
Elder Johnson
Sunday was good! I love the sacrament meeting because we always have an awesome music performed by some missionaries during it! It's super cool. But the food today was so bad. For dinner we had cheese quesadillas, which sounds pretty decent right? Wrong. The cheese was literally straight out of a Kraft Mac n Cheese box. It was disgusting.
Monday was pretty uneventful and kinda boring, but we had to speak 100% Spanish on the 4th floor which is so hard haha!!
Tuesday was good! This morning we had a thought from President Packer which was, "The closer you get to your target, the more flak there will be." I interpreted that as The closer we get to our goals/destinations, the harder the opposition will be! So never give up when things get hard, because when things are the worst it means you're almost there. Also, today Elder Kohlström and I had to teach 3 lessons which was really hard, but we learned a lot so I guess that's what matters. Also, I got a haircut from one of the Hermonos today, so now I'm looking super sexy again.
I hope you are all doing well! I know you all just miss me so very much, but don't fret! I shall be home in a quick 23 months!
I love you all and hope you have a dope week.
Elder Johnson
McPollo & Dylan Dylan lookin good...
Cool coat #1 Yet another cool coat
Eating me Lucky Charms
Excerpts from Noah's family letter:
Hola familia! Es una locura que es casi la hora para mí estar en el campo de la misión!! Pero, estoy muy entusiasmado y pienso estoy listo a enseñar a la gente de Barcelona! Sé que este es la plan de Dios para mi. Sé que el Evangelio de Jesucristo es verdad y fue restaurado a José Smith. Sé que Jesucristo y Dios se le aparecieron a José y le dijeron lo que tenía que hacer. Tengo un testimonio muy fuerte sobre José Smith y la Restauración del Evangelio.
Alright so I think all the grammar in that is right, but don't roast me too hard if it's not! Good luck Google translating though haha! How are you guys? How's the neighborhood holding up with us? I'm so excited to get into the field and start doing real missionary work! My Spanish speaking still isn't very good, but I know that will come. Plus I'm starting to think in Spanish so it's actually kind of hard to write long emails in English! I love and miss you guys a lot, and I hope you all have an amazing week!
Ps: did the ski resorts open yet?
Are the jazz doing any better? Donovan Mitchell?
Alright so I think all the grammar in that is right, but don't roast me too hard if it's not! Good luck Google translating though haha! How are you guys? How's the neighborhood holding up with us? I'm so excited to get into the field and start doing real missionary work! My Spanish speaking still isn't very good, but I know that will come. Plus I'm starting to think in Spanish so it's actually kind of hard to write long emails in English! I love and miss you guys a lot, and I hope you all have an amazing week!
Ps: did the ski resorts open yet?
Are the jazz doing any better? Donovan Mitchell?
I leave the mtc on Tuesday at 545am and I have a train at 730. It's a 3 hour train ride and I think I'm in the same car as the sisters but not sitting right next to them. That's pretty much all that I know about Tuesday.
I'm super jealous that you get to eat filet mignon for Thanksgiving dinner! I bet it's way better than the weird mystery meat we get here... It's gross! But it's food, so i cant complain too much.
And DANG! That's so awesome that Tasia is pregnant!! Tell them I'm happy for them and love them! My guess is that it's a boy.
And DANG! That's so awesome that Tasia is pregnant!! Tell them I'm happy for them and love them! My guess is that it's a boy.
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