Daniel's first!

Brazil is great! On my way to the plane everyone kept asking where I was going, good luck, etc. I talked to this one guy, while waiting for the last plane, who had served in Sao Paulo. There weren´t really any other missionaries though which was a little scary, found out there were two that I just missed somehow. When we got there we met up with about 10 other missionaries all going to the same place. Since we arrived at the same time we´re part of the same district, 18. they split us up into 18A and B, I´m part of the first with 6 others including one sister. The days here are pretty intense, it´s up at 630, do about 6-8 hours of classroom time all total, 3 hours of companion and personal study, 3 meals, then throw in random firesides and president meetings, etc. In rooms at 10, lights out at 1030, and that´s your basic day right there. Crazy times, but I´m learning a lot. Personal study gets split up between gospel study and language study, which gets tough since every time I´m studying the one I think about how I need to study the other haha, never ending cycle of stress and worry but I´m working on keeping it chill. Yes, our P days are going to be on Tuesdays, I get 30 mins to check mail and send emails, then all the time to write letters which I´ll be doing every week don´t worry. Apparently it takes a lotta days to get there, like 10 or so, but I´ll write faithfully to keep them coming. I liked how you sent me all those emails though, it was good to be able to read about what was going on at home without having to wait a week for one letter, so please continue doing that. Me and my companion Elder Sturgis went out into the field today for the first time with two other elders who showed us around. Didn´t get much, but it felt good just to be in the city instead of cooped up all day. The MTC is great and all but after a while the repetition KILLS! Being in society for an hour was like heaven. Sao Paulo is like a mix between San fran and China Town that just went through a minor earthquake, during which a lot of tropical shrubs and trees sprang up if you can envision that haha. It´s actually just what I hoped for and expected, and so far the people are really nice and patient. Can´t wait til I can hold an intelligent conversation. Ok, time´s running out, can´t wait to talk to you again next week. Tenho testemunho que a igreja de jesus christo e verdadeira, joseph smith e un profeta, e o espiritu santos abencoas nos vidas. I´ll translate next week if you don´t understand that. SUSPENSE!!! Love, Elder Wickstrum