Snow and Elder Nelson

From OCTOBER 25th:

"Well another week has flown by. Phew! It's starting to get chilly here, so I really appreciate it the jacket mom sent! Actually it JUST started snowing outside right now. haha. It's starting to remind me of this last school year when I would stand out at the bus stop at 7 am. haha.

My companion, is from Couer d' Alane? (If that's how you spell it--he doesn't even know if it's right). hahahaha. what a funny kid.

Let's see... what happened this week... the oldest district in our zone is leaving today and we get 2 new districts on wednesday, so that is pretty weird. The language is still coming, and so is the Gospel studying. I feel like my companion and I are doing pretty well. Oh! We got to hear from Elder Nelson on Tuesday, which was really great! We have had great devotionals and firesides lately. I love it. :) So yeah, I'm still learning a ton and still working pretty hard."

-Elder Lee

Kumusta po kayo

from his email Oct. 18:

Well I think I've survived yet another week in the MTC. ...i think. hahaha.

But seriously for the most part it has been a really great week! probably mostly because I finally understand where everything is and what we are doing. haha. I really like my district and speaking Tagolog is a blast. Yesterday (Sunday) I ended up singing "Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy" in sacrament meeting as an a'capella trio. it was really cool!

I've still been running in to a ton of people I know. I saw John, but only once on the day he got here. Mostly the Filipino Elders do things at the same time as the Spanish Elders. It is actually really funny to say things to them like "Kumusta po kayo" (Which means how are you), and they are like... wait. what did you say? hahaha. alot of people just say "Bien" automatically and then realize that we weren't saying "como esta" in spanish. It's great to understand everything they are saying and know that they have no clue what we are saying. hahaha. ;)

I've done better on the eating this week. I think i'm getting used to the food. haha. plus the missioanry playfield has been open all week long, so I have been running and playing soccer and playing a cool Australian game called "downball" with my zone. so all is well there-- no cabin fever on the indoor track yet. ;)

The sad thing is that our temple walks on Sunday were canceled because some missionaries were actually scheduling picnics with their families and stuff. Luckily none of them were from my zone. Needless to say, obedience was a big topic this week. hahaha. But i have been learning a ton. we have had great speakers and firesides and things, and I am getting really comfortable with teaching in English. The only problem is that in a few weeks, we will have to start doing all of our teaching in Tagolog. yikes!

Shout out from Elder (smi)-Lee!

Elder Lee's p-days are on Monday, this week he had a little bit of time to tell us how things are going at the MTC!

Here's a brief report in his own words:

"I really appreciate the letters I have received. Mondays are my p-days, fyi. Things are pretty crazy here, schedule-wise, but great. The first few days were pretty crazy and tiring, but everyone said that that is normal. The important thing is that I made it to Sunday, and everyone says if you can do that, everything from here on out will be easier. They were right. Yesterday was amazing. We took a walk to the temple and watched the Joseph Smith movie. And this morning we went through a temple session as a zone. The spirit is definitely here, and I can already tell that I am going to learn more than I ever thought I could here. It also feels pretty cool knowing some tagolog. They just threw it at us when we got here, though. It was pretty overwhelming, but definitely what I needed! I can already say prayers and bear my testimony. It's such a cool language. I'm sure it will get harder, but as far as everything we have learned so far, I think I'm catching on pretty well.Our district is made up of 8 elders, 4 of which are going to Quezon City and 4 of which are going to Bacolod. We have two Samoans, and they are hilarious! Our zone has alot of people going to Bacolod too, which is pretty comforting knowing we will see each other out in the field. Apparently they bring in new Filipino Elders every 3 weeks, so in two more letters you can expect a report about the next newbies!"

Sounds like he is doing well, huh? In the MTC, mail is delivered everyday, so don't be shy and send him a letter! Remember, it's FREE to write him in the MTC from dearelder.com.

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Hey everyone!

Elder Lee has made it to the MTC! He reported just yesterday.

I just wanted to let you know...you can write letters to Elder Lee on dearelder.com for free while he is in the MTC! He will be there until December so, make sure that you select Provo-MTC as the mission and NOT Philippines, Bacolod. They deliver your letters the same day! You can also send cookies! We all know how much Adam loves cookies! They are pretty expensive though...so maybe you will want to just make your own and send them in the mail! :)

A letter from YOU will surely make him smile as he prepares to serve in the city of smiles!


:) THANKS! :)