tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17060642674403985692024-03-05T19:37:04.578-08:00Elder Marcus CainGina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-50014325451845048142012-03-05T18:24:00.000-08:002012-03-05T18:24:48.872-08:00Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SRg4Q5RYCFT3wuIy-4U2c4VvBbAHzQBbqEFOEgpcvI-t5k5PQSgLRvmVSSXqZwq0_MW-IiXiXEEWOfpe48DK9jmnucCGh4dF3D2N3dvDaIFLxaMxKpmOK4V3-E7AFnREABMHRYR1O88A/s1600/SAM_2227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SRg4Q5RYCFT3wuIy-4U2c4VvBbAHzQBbqEFOEgpcvI-t5k5PQSgLRvmVSSXqZwq0_MW-IiXiXEEWOfpe48DK9jmnucCGh4dF3D2N3dvDaIFLxaMxKpmOK4V3-E7AFnREABMHRYR1O88A/s320/SAM_2227.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Notice!! My birthday is 10 April. (in a month´ish) and its takes about a month to recieve cards and packages. just saying... :)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Primeiro.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Mom! you didnt get my email?! Agghhh what is with us and computures! Anyways, im sorry that natalie isnt there to help you with the house, none of the other guys cant really help you with the interior huh haha.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Mom, i want you to send pictures of the house now, so i can see it.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Dad. I think you would love it here in brazil. They really only use motos hahaha. They are crazy though weeving in and out of cars! And i already said that my missionary pic is with mom, i have the ones that i took with the Realife photography. There at the new house.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Segundo: Jeeze i have alot of things to say or tell.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">-I made ice cream! Cooking here is a thousand times easier, all you have to use is a blender for everything! But i do have to say that i miss chinese food, they dont have that here....</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">-Also, everyone here knows how to speak a little bit of ingles because everyone moved to irelad for a little bit to work when the economy here was bad, so its interesting to here ther accents. Also, i want to visit ireland!</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">-We encountered a pay phone that is MAGIC! Here they use something called unidades and you need a card with so many unidades and it will count down everytime you use the payphone, but for this one pay phone in the city, its dont use any unidades so we can talk for hours and not pay for it! (not saying we talk for hours..)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">-Another thing that everyone says here is ´neh´after every sentence! Its halarious! for example:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">(we always need to prey, neh. and through prayer we cant talk with god, neh, neh. And god will answer our prayers, neh. with certainty, NEH!) Its super funny and i almost laugh everytime.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">I dont think ive talked about my compainion.. He is super smart... during highschool he had a 4.27, not sure thats even possible, he took 4 chemistry classes at once. Friends of him have scholarships to go to any college that they want. He doesnt like stupid people, and he doesnt play any sports.... So yeah, im dealing with that right now.. its not bad but he is a little awkward.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Also, when we ask if someone lives with anymore ralatives and they live alone. they always say. ´´ Nope, i live here alone with God.´´ They are completely serious too, straight face and everything. I smile everytime.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">-Apparently chickens here projectile poo, because i walked past one and i think its got scared and pooped all over me! Not very cool. I dislike chickens here with a passion, they are super ugly too.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">On a brighter side, we have 5 dates for baptisms!!! and we taught a lessons this morning and set a date for this weekend! Milagres!!</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Anyways, i love hearing that everyone is doing great!! Keep up the great work, with whatever you all are doing, and ill do the same here! Ill continue to pray for everyone!! Loves and hugs for eveyone in the world! Ate proximo semana!!</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Tchau Elder Cain</div>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-62241182991475051772012-02-13T14:16:00.001-08:002012-02-13T14:16:10.036-08:002/13/12<pre style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; white-space: normal;">Sorry no picture this week :(
I love the letters!! Thank you so much for all the support and im
excited to hear how everyone is doing.
This letter will be short and sweet because i dont have much time.
The letters are getting longer that i recieve so the letters i will
send will be a little shorter. I love it though, i rather read than
write :). So a list of this that happened this week.
I recieved the package from mom! Thank you for all of the stuff that
you sent and i love the house, you will have a great time making it a
home for afamily activities. a ferw things ab out packages. You
dont have to put stickers are anything and it was funny because when i
recieved it, every one was asking me if my mom was catholic because
of this stickers and one phrase that you put on there for pray
always, only catholics use hahaha. Also, DO NOT INSURE PACKAGES. I
wont recieve them, or i have to pay alot of money to recieve them.
Also dont send candy anymore, i feel sick everytime i eat it, probably
because im acostumado to brazil and i also walk alot so its not very
good to eat. Send healthy snacks :) Also send peanut butter normal, i
can use that for more things.
Also brazilians always ask for books of mormon in english because
they are learning english when we learn portuguese. So ask
missionaries local for books of mormon and send them my way!!!
Love the ring, and it fits!! thanks!
Oh and mom, remember when i had dificulties tying a tie before i left.
I can tie a tie perfecto now and i actually learn a cool way (royal
knot) and taught my district and each of my companions and a few
members of the church here :) Im pro now.
oh!!! Something awesome is happening starting next week!! Ill b e
teaching inglish with my companion for members at the church and for
anyone who will show. We will have about 20 people!! Its going to be
great!!
Oh I can also accept fotos so if you want to send them through the
computer if that will be easier, do so.
This week i learned how to make a vitamine de abocate!! smoothie of
advocado. Sooooo good. and really really easy.
Things to send in packages:
Hymn book in portugues!
syrup for pan cakes
deoderant
pens, i will always need pens in black blue and red
toothpaste (things like this are expensive)
zip lock bags!! Its always wet and my books get damp
No gum, cant really use.
Air freshoner spray. Always need. Missionaries smell bad. If they
dont, the house does.
and white index cards.
Just a few things that i can always use or need, so if you want to
send when you send the next package mom. Here is a list
ALSO, one thing that is awesome here, have you heard of the book
Kiterunner? Anyways its when they have kites, they put glass on the
string a nd they have a bunch opf people go out and have a mini war
with the kites. They cut the strings of the other kites and the
last one flying wins!! THEY DO THAT HERE! Its soo cool.
Anyways, im having a blast and always learning. (this computer is
terrible and i dont have time to fix mistakes, sorry)
I love you all and im glad to here everyone is doing great!
Tchau Elder Cain.</pre>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-49375286040711890572012-02-06T07:00:00.000-08:002012-02-06T07:00:03.644-08:001/06/12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxyJH7KZ2lnbJ_uRFJptxXOwbETRpX4DRuJmMa6tbKQIFYWKaZC310V8_aN92kfwtBH6tOOfDW971eV2DY0ubTHq924lWNZh9kMzexLqBa3hafJp_cN0bjGZiNVMuIivELBYevPnhdzRG/s1600/SAM_2170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxyJH7KZ2lnbJ_uRFJptxXOwbETRpX4DRuJmMa6tbKQIFYWKaZC310V8_aN92kfwtBH6tOOfDW971eV2DY0ubTHq924lWNZh9kMzexLqBa3hafJp_cN0bjGZiNVMuIivELBYevPnhdzRG/s320/SAM_2170.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hellooo!! Elder Cain speaking,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This week was a doozy, i dont know why but it was alot of work. Thats good thought because the weeks seem to go by faster when there is alot of work to do. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ill start off with the things i forgot about last week:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I learned how to make somethings doce. Doce is desserts. I learned how to make pudim and moose. Pudim is sooo good and im excited to make it for family reunions and christmas and coisas com isso.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh and i dont actually have time to explain about the last baptism but i can tell you that i was meant to trade areas for a few days so that i could talk with her. She Baptised and she is actually in our area so i am able to teach her every week and i love it because i am actually learning so much through her. She has really good and tough questions that we are able to understand and teach about together. It sooo awesome! Its weird to think that ive learned more docterine and understood more docterin in portuguese than inglish. Probably not true but i feel like i have. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Anyways, Im glad that things will the house are going well, its a huge project everytime to move but its like a fresh new start and i love it. im excited to return to a new house but hopefully wont stay for a long time because ill have college and good things like that. Oh, and you should wait untill natalie come down to help you i agree with her. Not saying you dont know how to buy the right furniture, just saying she is better :). You know us. Always need Natalie to buy things. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I acant believe you bought an xbox kinect thats really funny. I can imagine you trying to play it haha. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Its a huge blessing to know that you guys want to have more family time and are able to do that, ive been wanting to do that for awhile but havnt had the voice to actually speak up. Ive been praying alot about that and super excited.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Im always praying for you guys but i will be more specific when im praying so he can bless you guys even more and individually. I always have time to pray so it should be no problem :).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I didnt know grandma flooded her house because she was trying to take a shoewr by her self, that actually really funny! I probably shouldnt be laughing but i am.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I havnt recieved a package or any letters for 3 weeks so i dont know what is going on. I dont know if they have gone to goiania to pick them up or what, but im sure i will recieve that sooner or later. Its kind of hard to right letters when i dont know what to talk about or havnt recieved any, but ill try to continue to wright letters.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I love the people here. I just needed to say that haha. lately ive been able to understand a little more and able to talk a little more and its so much more fun when im able to do this! I cant ait untill im fluent and know what im talking about!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Anyways, thank you soo much for the heads up on everything, its kind of sad that im already excited to recieve another letter. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I hope all of you are doing great and ill talk with you next week!! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Tchau! Elder Cain</span>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-54046170677421973562012-02-01T21:33:00.000-08:002012-02-01T21:33:10.509-08:001/30/12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl242ysMJzq16ENNE1SuoXWQUAivKuLCwRZzQMhGi9w4dmGBU7GUBifwljHIoCFk7WXR73KYuxkMjff1o76t6oy366tHzG2KeegHZwaOPEaqMIZxtXekI1EjUcvXXKEeVq-2tOqI9VU98/s1600/SAM_2130+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl242ysMJzq16ENNE1SuoXWQUAivKuLCwRZzQMhGi9w4dmGBU7GUBifwljHIoCFk7WXR73KYuxkMjff1o76t6oy366tHzG2KeegHZwaOPEaqMIZxtXekI1EjUcvXXKEeVq-2tOqI9VU98/s320/SAM_2130+(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Okay, so i cant send pictures or anything right now because i left it all at te house. Today for PDAY we played ´soccer´! It was okayed by the mission president and we didnt have goalies. I thought it was iffy but soo much fun. They said i was álmost´ brasilian haha. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Anyways, about the baptism! I actually had 1 and a half, but ill explain the half next week cause i dont have time. Entao, this guy sent a letter to the prophet because he needed permission to be baptised. He sent the letter almost 2 years ago and finally got a reply!! What a milagre to be here when he recieved the letter. I dont understand why i had to be here when he recieved it but it was amazing. Not only that, but the Mission President came to the baptism too because it was a huge deal! Mission presidents never come to baptisms! Anyways, i thjought that was pretty cool. Ill explain the other baptism next time because i actually had something to do with the other one.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I havnt gotten the package yet, ill wait another week because we have to wait untill one of the zone leaders goes to goiania to get all of our mail and packages. im excited to recieve it though.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">You need to send pictures sobre a casa porque i want to so it! Both of the houses, the old and the new that chris and mel are working on. For my room, i like grey brown and green, more tropical foresty colors, como my room back at home minus the blue. I didnt really like the blue. Anyways, you need to teach mylo a lesson. i realised all of our pets are soooo spoiled back at home. Here they could care less sobre their pets haha. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I actually did see the cruise ship incodent because when i was at a members house they had it one the tv, i didnt hear anything or watch for very long. I only read the subtitles so i could understand what happened haha. That reminds me, the language is coming better but these last few days have been poopy because im super tired. Anywyas, i dont have anymore time, next week will be a better week for emailing. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I hope all of you are dfoing great and i cant wait to here from you guys next week.! Tchao!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Elder Cain</span>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-62311272055774579012012-01-23T08:22:00.000-08:002012-01-23T08:22:37.067-08:001/23/12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIMCQoClPg0zVakjnHAn4idpwCdhEdeZgKwEkwnKQyKTKx3O4bfSNZGqCi3IORE55lVsYDwQfpOqrLY_0tr6PVKdT2TTKSVGDuySE7ex3i6_8xEtfBSBZVjCr-xBbf_RmWKxS-w-ZdN-C/s1600/SAM_1976-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIMCQoClPg0zVakjnHAn4idpwCdhEdeZgKwEkwnKQyKTKx3O4bfSNZGqCi3IORE55lVsYDwQfpOqrLY_0tr6PVKdT2TTKSVGDuySE7ex3i6_8xEtfBSBZVjCr-xBbf_RmWKxS-w-ZdN-C/s320/SAM_1976-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer"><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass" id="mpf0_MsgContainer">Aghhh! I dont even know what to say about the weather there! Thats insane, i hope everyone is doing alright. Ill i could think of when you told me about everything shutting down, is that is why the prophet told us to get a food storrage. I have a feeling that its probably going to get worse over the years. Mas, when we listen to the prophet and hear the words, we know that God is speaking to us and wont have to worry about anything. <br />
I cant believe you wrote that email in your new house! Already!! Its crazy how fast that was. I havnt even been gone for that long! Or atleast it feels like it. Im glad everyone is loving the new house and that Hayden is working hard with work. Also, i forgot about the message that i left for you, but i remember writing it. Weird. <br />
Im glad that the family is starting to spend more time together. I pray everyday for this because i remember when i was little how happy we were when we had family home evening, cooking desserts playing games and just feeling gods love for us. |Awesome stuff.<br />
I started crying when you told me about grandpa because i know he is with us always. All he wants is to be happy and recieve as much joy as we can on this earth. I know that through this gosple and throught the ordanances we can have a fullness of happiness. (I just realized my grammer and everything is pretty bad, discuple). <br />
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Anyways, this week has been pretty normal. When i say normal, its usualy crazy but everyday is like that so its normal for me. <br />
I did my first service project and used a wheelbarrel and moved a bunch of dirt for this member so they could build a house. Its was so much fun because we had music and i started singing and had lunch afterwards. Great stuff.<br />
Also, im starting to learn how to make a dessert or somthing the eat every week. Ill make some of the stuff when i get back. Im supper excited to come back and make stuff for thanksgiving and christmas.<br />
Im starting to learn and understand what people are saying alot more, but onee thing thats irritating is my accent. I hvae a super strang accent still so they cant really understand me. Owell, over a period of time i will lose it. Hopefully. <br />
Also with my companion we are starting to sing a hymn everymorning. Its sooooo bad. Im pretty sure when Heaving Father listens He is embarrassed for us. Its that bad. <br />
I am trying to write cards for eveyone that writes to me but with not much time i cant write to everyone is a week, so sorry if you havnt gotten one from me yet!<br />
Anyways, i dont really have much to say for this week.<br />
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The picture of the week is from the MTC in provo, i have to catch up on the photos i couldnt send in the past so you will get some of brazil in a little bit. I will send one next week, its the coolest picture every and is as Brazilian as it can get.<br />
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I love you all and cant wait to here more about how everyone is doing!!<br />
Tchau! Elder Cain</div></div>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-21838541752721891312012-01-18T16:22:00.000-08:002012-01-18T16:22:21.447-08:00Pictures from the MTC!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjLL7186R7dDMwGh5B8sswgZfE3ajVIWCYlcMSDbNQ47_0jI3pD6Lep1IvBt5rlK1GCeFUVt3BTMiHKVVHI_fxxcxJnLaK7cBwIJRUcFq9bVBDlInruElHaauhtfulNhX44qA9uXV8eFp/s1600/IMG_7466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjLL7186R7dDMwGh5B8sswgZfE3ajVIWCYlcMSDbNQ47_0jI3pD6Lep1IvBt5rlK1GCeFUVt3BTMiHKVVHI_fxxcxJnLaK7cBwIJRUcFq9bVBDlInruElHaauhtfulNhX44qA9uXV8eFp/s320/IMG_7466.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jeWCPcyKE_hIi1CXf0VCC1lx0e8SbsNo-6XMc2L_geCwOD-Ktg1VCG78Zql0qWn1TafWvzxKjwdZLSUL4A5nvvuOTjWnqLqZpC7PQfhYBsY5hio8EMCF3q5hW7gQk3Sv60U5kdTDWyIl/s1600/IMG_7463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jeWCPcyKE_hIi1CXf0VCC1lx0e8SbsNo-6XMc2L_geCwOD-Ktg1VCG78Zql0qWn1TafWvzxKjwdZLSUL4A5nvvuOTjWnqLqZpC7PQfhYBsY5hio8EMCF3q5hW7gQk3Sv60U5kdTDWyIl/s320/IMG_7463.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-9595555473768797472012-01-18T15:54:00.001-08:002012-01-18T15:54:57.619-08:001/16/12<pre style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; white-space: normal;">Entao, eu estava tentando enviar miad fotos mas, its very slow when i
was trying to send multiple. So i came up with a great idea!! Foto of
the week! I will have fotos from the mtc because i have to catch up on
the past pictures. Mas, here is the foto of this week!
Anyways, i have so freatful for the support that i have back at home,
i am also super grateful for the letters! Its like christmas
everytime. I dont have much time this week to write an email because i
was trying to figure out the picture thing, so my sentences will be
brief about what happened this week.
First, I laughed and was super excited to here that you found pictures
and journals about your great great grandpa. Thats one thing i am
looking forward to when i return. I wasnt to do family research and
coises com isso so i have names to take to the temple and can do
ordenances for them like grandpa or whoever else!! Todas as pessoas
no mundo!
I usually do emails around 11 am here in brasil. And there is no other
address or i will have no other address while i am here. The address
all letters and packages will go the the mission building.
Its funny to here about the weather there and how cold it is because
right now i have a watch tan line :) I actually got one my 3rd week in
the field. I have you all are enduring the freezing temperatures!
Entao, para esta semana:
I figured out how to send pictures! Apperently. I realized that i
didnt have to buy something because the cord was connects to the
outlet the entire time so i was able to use that for my USB cord.
Finished a project to help me with the Plan of Salvation and im
working on other little projects like it. Drawings, timelines, coiasas
com isso. It reminds me of work when i worked with criancas. Using my
talents sempre.
This week i spent a few days in another area with a brasilian because
our ditrict leader had to stay with my comp for a little to see how he
was doing missionary leader wise. Nao Sei. Mas the experience was
awesome! Working this a brasilian is so much easier because i can
forget ingles and not have to worry about saying things wrong and
feeling stupid. hahaha.
Oh, also the elder used my guarda chuva and lost it some how so had
to buy a new umbrella. Something interesting about that was, when he
lost it, it stopped raining, which was a miracle, and then started
raining after i was able to buy a new umbrella a few days later haha!
We have a a baptismal date for a few people!! INTENSE. Its hard for
them to keep commitments though because the church is kind of far away
and its alot of work for them. But if they have a true desire, they
will go and the lord will help them.
This week during one of our lessons, they people wanted to here me
pray in my native language and have my comp translate. SO HARD! I kept
saying portuguese words and had to talk slow because i have to think
about the words i say alot in pportuguese in ingles.
Anyways, i have to go now, I love you all and hope that you all are
having a great winter!. I will write more proximo ves when i have
tempo.
Tchau! Elder Cain!</pre>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-73751489349915909912012-01-09T07:47:00.001-08:002012-01-09T07:47:16.601-08:001/09/12<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This experience is rediculous. What doesnt kill you only makes you stronger. okay thats a bit of an overstatement here but its sooo exhausting. Its awesome. We do need to return for the world cup, that would be the coolest thing ever! Anyways, im glad to here everyone is doing great, and i like to here more about everyone like that, its more entertaining and i can be apart of the family while im away when i know what everyone is doing haha. Great job Nat!! Keep going strong in school and youll be the top dog facialist massage woman.. dont know what its called. I want to do hot yoga with you mom again after i get back. That what really cool, we need to to more things like that. Its great to hear Carlton is taking online classes, what is he studying, or what does he want to do? I cant believe your already moving, thats crazy, its great to get it done. One thing i learned from this is time management and its probably the most important thing. That and planning. Thanks for picking out my room for when i get back. Im sure i wont have probably adjusting to a new house when i get back after traveling constantly here.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thats awesome that the missionaries stopped by at Nats house! Next time invite them in when you have time and talk! Not for too long though, cause they have things to do. I have so much respect for missionaries now that i am one. Im trying to think of more tips when you come in contact with them. Just be nice and dont accept a commitment like going to church or something unless your actually going to do it! Really frustrating when we invite the whole world and no one shows. Also, it would be great to talk with them about missionaries cause you can learn more about what im doing, but let them teach lessons or else your wasting their time hahaha. Oh and read O livro de Mormon! Its soooo great!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Not sure what to do about that care but we wil figure something out when i get back. Language is coming. Not as fast as i would like. But its coming. My companeiro thinks im an idiot cause i dont learn fast. He is super smart though so its not fair hahaha. We just need to work on patients. I didnt try the pencil thing because first i need to figure out how to read and pronunciate tambem. Thanks for sending me the packages! I cant wait for them to arrive. I have time to read the letters, just send me hand written ones tambem so i have something to do when im not doing anything haha. I need to buy something to send pictures through email, if i cant, ill just save them for right now until i figure it out. Ill probably find a way when i can comunicate more and understand what i need to do.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Anyways, about my week. I realized that its alot easier to keep track of whats going on through email and not a journal so im using this as my outro journal. The other one is for daily thoughts i guess.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I love Brasil because they listen to american music too!! We will be walking down the street and ill here Adele/ Bob Marley/ or Coldplay and start singing along. I probably shouldnt but i cant help it. Its makes me soo happy haha.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh i have a question. Did you recieve a picture through email from the CTM in sao paulo sobre a pictura com the mission president?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I did my federal poilicia thing this week so i would go to jail and and i can stay in Brasil!! Great news yeah!?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh i saw my first Brasilian Midget (anáo). They are the same here just Brasilian.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh goodness. This week we had an even worst rainstorm. It rained so hard that the water was penetrating through my guardachuva and getting me wet. Also the ground was covered in water so when the water hit, it was getting my pants wet. It also didnt help that the rain was coming sideways getting my shirt wet. Rediculous. With the hills here, the water formed rivers down the streets, and when i stepped in the streets, it was like 3 inches and flowing so it got my shoes andd socks soaked. We kiind of had to walk through a 3 foot pond of water because it floaded the street. I called that day O Rio nas Ruas. The River in the streets. (i think)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh i also farted during a lesson. The man was old so i dont think he heard. (dont need to send that to everone)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My dreams are brasilian but all thats missing is the language. Its funny because in my dreams i only speak portuguese when im teaching other people, or leanring. Its strange.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This week i found 70 Reais in my scriptures! I guess i forgot i put it there. Reading pays off!! Haha thats bad, but its really does, in blessing :)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Well, im glad to here that everything is going great! Im holding up and trying hard, everyweek im learning and growing. I hope you all are praying for all the missionaries because this work is not easy. I cant wait to get another email from you next week. I need to go buy food now. Tchau! Elder Cain</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh also send me the addresses of Gina/Carla/Dalton/Shyla Godinez/ (Makes sure the addresses are correct.) make sure my emails are getting to Chrissy Morgan, and tell her she can send these emails to whoever she wants like the Haueters/Mccoulloughs, ect. Thanks!!!</span>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-65946326662274113692012-01-02T18:57:00.001-08:002012-01-02T18:57:09.961-08:001/02/12<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Happy New Years!! Its weird but awesome to thing that i get to spend this entire year doing to lords work and not have to worry about anything other than that. My comp and i get along really well, i dont really havemuch to say ever so we dont talk a whole lot but i like him, he is a good leader. He reminds my of chris but in a more nerdy way.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Okay so for the New Year, we dont get to do anything cause i still have to be in bed by 1030 so yeah... not much other than sleep. But once 12:00am came around, you couldnt sleep. Its sounded like 创um zona de guerras创 (probably spelt wrong) but a zone of wars. Its was rediculous!! For about 20 minutes straight it sounded like gunshots and bombs because brasilians here like like noises, and dont have flashy fogos artificias. I was trying to count cause i had nothing else to do but listen to them and it was impossible. I figured that there was about 3 explosions per second (my area is kind of like a bowl so you can here something from far away.) Crazy!! <br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Anyways, i wrote some things down for this week.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Oh youll be proud of this one. I cleaned and scrubbed all of my white shirts. The part that goes around your neck. Sothey are all shiny and clean. <br style="line-height: 17px;" />We have a few pets in our house. Lizards. Kind of cool. I named them, we have 3. Pia (lives by the sink) Muro (lives on the wall outside) and Mesa (She is the newest cause i just found her yesterday. She lives on the table behind some stuff) Its kind of nice because i can learn new words cause i name them after the things in portuguese.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Oh to answer your question about the safety. Its completely safe here. There is only one part the kind of freaks me out at night but we are never over there. Other than that, everyone is super friendly. they are either walking home or sitting outside drinking haha. (probably not funny, but they are kind.)<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Also! we were doing street contacts and we were talking with this guy and he knows that everything is true, joseph smith, o livro de m髍mon, and everything cause he is friends with one of the quarem of the seventy! I think he said Ceasar.. Ayways, he isnt a member because 创his heart belongs to catholics创 cause he was grown up as catholic. It didnt make any sense to me because if gods church was on the earth, why you remain in a church of um homem.. Owell.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Also, another lesson we were teaching was about children and baptism when they are babies or super young. The obvious is that they cant sin because they dont know any better and that its a choice, and they cant make that choice cause they dont really know what it is. I also learned that when you make this covenant, its a covenant sobre salvation, but a kids can read about salvation nor can they learn cause they wont know what it is. (Something like that, i knew in the moment.) Also Reading Moroni chapter 8 helped.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Teaching pastors/fathers is frustrating.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Also, a little bit about the culture here. is everyone is religous which is good. But also everyone says Gra鏰s a Dues. EVERYONE. Its really funny. Everytime i smile a little when someone says it. Even little kids say it when we asked them how they are doing. 创Tudo bem, gra鏰s a Dues创. Haha funny.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Oh also, things about the CTM in Sao paulo i forgot to mention. An elder that i met there was a kid that my teacher in provo baptised! Sister Ririe磗 investigaator from a while back. not sure exactly but i thought that was cool. ALSO, Elder Manave, another elder that i met, and his friend or roommate, are from Mo鏰mbique. And guess who they know... Trent Mccullough!! I thought that was soo cool. <br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Well, i think thats all i really had written down. But i still have time to type.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Diarrhea is of the Devil. (probably dont need to send that to everyone)<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Oh, the food here is super goos and i figured out how to make some of it. Its actually really easy. The desserts are super good too and really simple. I usually just make them ffor snacks cause its not am elaborate dessert but good. <br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Learning the language is difficult, but i know i can do it or else i wouldnt have been called to serve in Brasil. Im learning everyday whether it be about the culture, living, gospel, or language. With the language im happy if i learn only one new word a day. Its improvement. As long as i dont move backwards haha. <br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Anyways, i hope you guys hade a great New Years!! Im kind of jealous that you have time to just sit and do puzzels. I love puzzels during christmas or winter. I have better things todo right now and i can so all the puzzles in the world when i get back. Right now i get excited when i find time to study. Its strange. Well i have to go buy some food, and clean the house and other fun stuff!! Ill write another email next week!!<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />Tchau! Elder Cain.<br style="line-height: 17px;" /><br style="line-height: 17px;" />P.S. I have a New Years Meta por everyone... Write me a letter.</span>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-2548842935880903652011-12-29T14:43:00.001-08:002011-12-29T14:43:52.119-08:0012/26/11<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Okay, so there is such a thing called a pouch address but i guess we dont use it here. The address i gave you is the address you have to use. I think it has something to do with everyone transfering alot and packages are really easily confused. I dont know if that made sense but it did in my head. (also just a little tip, it doesnt happen very often but sometimes people get into the packages and take stuff, but people here are relly religious and if you put a sticker of Jesus or Deus on the package they wont touch it or get into it) I thought that was funny haha.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Anyways, it was way great to see all of you yesterday! That was truly the best present ever! Earlier that day i was sad because i woke up and none of you were around so i stood up and closed my eyes and pictured myself in the middle of the livingroom and could see all of you running around the house getting things ready for santa and dinner and all the stuff. Its really comforting to use your imagination here haha.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I make a list of things that happened during the week that i want to tell you or just random little things, some of them are from the week before because i forgot meu caderno last week. So ill start with that stuff:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Last week was interesting i dont really remember much but what i wrote down was about the dinner with the Mission President for christmas with everyone in the Zone that could make it. It was awesome! I got to see some Elders that i havnt seen since we departed and we had a bunch of food and music. It was all in portuguese so i could understand really what they were saying or what the video we watched was about but it was a great experience. After the dinner what a different story haha. After the dinner it was too late to ride the bus back to Anapolise so we stayed in another Elders apartment. It was good but crawded a little bit. Everything was awesome until we had to go to bed. They didnt tell us that we needed to bring bedding so i slept on only a twin sized matress. No sheets, pillows, blankets, or anything. I felt like a prisoner hahaha. Luckly it was warmish that night so i didnt really need any of it. Thats my little story about that.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This week was descent. Nothing really different but learning very slowly new words and more about the gospel. Our christmass dinner was kind of a fail. We went to the store, bought oreo cookie type things, a chocolate bread thing, chocolate milk and ice cream. Great christmas dinner huh!? We are having a great time and i feel like sometimes my companheiro gets frustrated with me at times because my memory with words and other things is really bad so he has to repeat himself alot. My bad. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Things i want you to do. WRITE more letters, and send them in packages or at the end of each week or month just have everyone write a letter and send them to me. Emails are great but letters just are so much better to read and have with me. I was trying to send pictures over this email, but i wasnt able to because these computers dont have the right insert thing. I really want to send pictures home so i can have more room on my camera so i wll figure out how to do that. I hope you all had a great christmas and i want you to tell me what everyone got. I got a shirt and M&Ms from some people! Great stuff.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This week we also got one of our investigators to come to church with his wife! It was good because the bishops son (i think) had his farewell talk and it was christmas so it was only an hour. Interesting. Also today monday, has been really weird. Its our pday, and we woke up, showered, made food, and all that good stuff. During this time, it was beautiful outside. Birds singing, sunny, and warm. Within 15 minutes when i was doing my laundry, it turned from that beautifulness to the biggest rainstorm weve had since ive been here. Lightning every minute, raining like crazy, and a little windy. It was crazy! I might need to buy a bigger guarda-chuva. The lightning sounds like a bomb because its soo close. Intense!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I also have a little thing for quotes that i keep, and i will write a few of them. (also continue to send me some because i really like them.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-´´The Lord take raw materials, shapes them, and makes great things out of them.´´ -Joseph Smith</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-´´Heavenly Father know WHERE I am.´´ -Unknown ( I really like this one because i know that he knows where i am with the language, the gospel, what i need, and where i need to be and learn)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">One of my favorites that i quote all the time -´´Dont worry, about a thing. Cause every little thing is gonna´ be alright.´´ -Bob Marley ( I sing it all the time, i get his songs stuck in my head)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Well, i dont remember how much time ive used up so im going to go now. Im glad that you like how long the letters are because i dont really have much to say i just keep typing untill my time is up so if i say random things, thats because im typing and i dont have anything to say at that moment. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I hope you all had a wonderful christmas!! I will talk with you again through skype on mothers day!! Cant wait for that day!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">That reminds me, when my companeihro was speaking to his family it was halarious because his english was really slow and he kept talking in portuguese on accident because he only thinks in portuguese now. I hope by mothers day i have issues speaking in ingles with you!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Tchau! Elder Cain</span>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-1182386259910125952011-12-19T14:22:00.000-08:002011-12-19T14:22:04.057-08:0012/19/11I am sooo sorry that i wasnt able to call. They wouldnt let me call at the MTC because they said i already sent you an email. I did buy a calling card but the phone at the airport took all my minutes and it didnt work so i wasnt able to call. <br />
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Also, for christmas, i get to skype on christmas around pm your time. It will probably be around 2 or so my time. You need to make an account and have gine or someone help you do this RIGHT AWAY. I think it may be the only way i can contact you on christmas. I will be on my companions account because i didnt make one (sorry i didnt know we could skype) and so you need to add him as a friend or whatever you do. Gina knows what to do i think. If not, you guys are smart and can figure it out. <br />
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The account is <br />
User name:<br />
Jonah.duerst1<br />
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Brasil is crazy! i dont know how to say anything and everyone is talking sooo fast. It is scary for sure but i know that the lord will help and never leave me alone. Not only is this the toughest thing i have ever done but i have to really on my faith and i have to have faith to help me through every single day. Days i feel like giving up, i just say to myself, have faith and the lord will take care of the rest. I dont know how many times ive had to say that to myself but it works. <br />
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I can only read and write in portuguese here so when i read the scriptures i dont really understand what its saying so i cant really use those to help lift my spirits. I think im going to read a tiny bit in ingles because i need to rely on the scriptures and i cant so that if i dont know what the scriptures say hahaha.<br />
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Brasil is very different and the living is hard. its very hard when our power has gone out too. Our showers are freesing and we have to study with one flashlight. I havent been able to wash my clothes so they smell a little bit. Oh and apperently you cant flush your toilet paper. Muito strange. Anyways, you dont have to worry about any of that because im not. The church wouldnt give us living conditions we wouldnt be able to survive with hahaha. <br />
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The people here are great escpecially the memebers, i can actually understand them the best and its very conforting when i can understand what they are saying. Im learning new words every day and i feel dumb everyday but thats how i learn hahaha. Teaching is a different experience too cause i dont realy know how to talk that much right now. It will come with time. <br />
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I would love to have the email adresses of all my friends and people that i have emails for because i can only write letters to respond to people other than family. Entao, conversation with them will be long and slow but thats okay, you have my emails to look forward too.<br />
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My companions name is elder deurst and he has been here for about 6 and a half months, so im hoping i can be like him and say whatever i want to say in portuguese by then. I would probably die without him so i am sooo greatfull for my companion haha. He knows exactly what to do and what to teach. He is a great example to look up to. <br />
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Im not really sure what i want to say or what i need to say but i have like 10 minutes left so i will keep typing until i cant type anymore. That reminds me, you should list off questions you want me to answere cause i have no idea what you want to hear about or what i have already written cause i dont have time to look back at emails or anything.<br />
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Oh for packages and cartas you send them to this address:<br />
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<b>Elder Marcus Cain<br />
Brazil Goiañia Missão<br />
Rua 18 NO. 110, Ed Buissiness Center, Salas 1105-1107<br />
Sestos Oeste<br />
Goiañia-GO<br />
CEF: 74120-080<br />
BRAZIL</b><br />
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I am looking forward to everyones letters because you have no idea how uplifting they are. I need letters :)<br />
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I am soo happy to hear that the family is doing great and what everyone is doing right now. Its great to hear about everyone and i am continuing tohave all my family in friends in my prayers. I know as i do the lord work he will help bless me and my family. Keep going strong and i will continue to try my hardest. Its a HUGE relief to know that you will be able to get this email today so you dont have to worry about whether im okay or not. Im okay. I actually started tearing up because when i rad your email i could feel the tension of not being able to hear from me. Thats why its very important that i can talk with you on christmas Please make an account and if you need to sit by the computer for awhile untill the account pops up. Please do.<br />
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Things i want you to send. I know i said dont send food but thats because we ate constantly at the MTC.<br />
I want you to send food!!! Types of food i would like.<br />
Food that doesnt mold or get gross while traveling.<br />
PEANUT BUTTER!<br />
i like pop tarts<br />
And whatever types of snacks that would be good to have. <br />
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The snacks here are very interesting and kind of cost alot. The meals, definitely almoço is the best!!!<br />
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Anyways, i cant wait for the next time i can email, its a huge reliefe to email you again and it builds up my confidence and my courage for the semana to come. I love you all and cant wait to see you all again but as of right now i need to loose myself in the work. (kind of hard when i dont know the language) But i will learn it eventually. You cant spend two years in Brazil working as hard as missionaries do and not learn the language. Impossible. <br />
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I love you all!!! <br />
Elder Cain!<br />
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p.s im sorry if i didnt talk about everything or mention everything but im out of time. Like i said, make a list so that i can just answer your questions in order and it will make things go so much faster. Thanks!!Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-44214447046270391772011-12-05T09:12:00.003-08:002011-12-05T09:12:57.792-08:0012/05/11<div>Okay, so mom, dont worry about sending me anything right now and i dont remember my ring size sorry. It probably is the same size as Chris's. Anyways, dont send me anything cause i got my VISA and im going to Brazil tomorrow morning!! Im freaking out but if all else fails, i have the warm weather. I dont know if you got the package i sent home, but it was just a bunch of extra stuff i didnt really need and took up room in my suitcases. </div><div> </div><div>Anyways, im not really sure what to talk about, cause i get to call you today sometime, i wasnt able to do it yesterday, so your work number will probably be best huh..</div><div>The story about grandma and that guy is really funny and i love it when stories come in about the most random things.</div><div> </div><div>Gina, im sorry, you know soo many boys, i dont know how you deal with it! Thats exciting that your meeting more people though, how is college going? Also thanks so much for the christmas gift! It was awesome! I didnt know if i should send it home so it wouldnt get ruined but i figured i could take it with me so it could have a little adventure. </div><div> </div><div>I actually doing have that much to talk about... Sorry! The classes were going great, my new companions are awesome (even though i had them for about a week before) but its great!! Probably my favorite companionship. The language is going, i know i shouldnt worry about it cause it will come but its always in the bask of my head, but i guess thats so i keep working diligently. We had some AWESOME talks for the fireside yesterday and it was exactly what i needed to here. at the end of the day, i reflected on why i was here and it was sooo apparent that i was needed to here the things that they said before i left and not only that but my entire experience here is the greatest. My teachers could never be better and it was kind of sad to think that i wouldnt see them for awhile. Thats okay though cause they get to deal with more loco's and more punks :).</div><div> </div><div>Well, continue to send me letters, i love it! I hope you guys are having a great time at home and i think you send send links of pictures of the new house to me... not sure. Sorry i dont know the ring size but its whatever. I will continue to grow and learn and im super stoked to meet so many new people and brazilians!</div><div> </div><div>Logan, eu quero tantar escriver em portugues, mas minha abilidade de soletrar es muito mal. Entao, eu presciso sua ajuda! Eu vou praticar todos dias para que eu puder estar melhor come portugues. eu sei que eu no fale muito bem, e tentano es muito mal, mas eu vou estar melhor. Voce vi probablement "laugh" a isto.... Im glad i can entertain you! Hahaha.</div><div> </div><div>Tchau everyone! I hope your having a great time! I know i am. </div><div>Love Elder Cain.</div>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-53590143903772319302011-12-05T09:12:00.001-08:002011-12-05T09:12:12.911-08:0011/28/11<div>Alright, well i probably wont be able to have enough time to say whatever i want to say, but i am just super exited to hear from all of you! I have about 10 minutes and an hour worth of things to say. In that case i will make a list. Best idea ever, maybe not. but ill try it anyways.</div><div> </div><div>Lauren: The facebook stuff was halarious and im stoked that you guys are "becoming official". The MRSA outbrake is rediculous! I feel sooo bad for them! I miss ping pong like no other and even though i cant watch the video, i played it in my head and laugh out loud! Oh, well hello, the future is now! You should send me some more quote cause im forgetting them! Anyways, send me the gangs emails so i can attached them so they can keep up with whats going on.</div><div> </div><div>Gina: Get it done. Im also glad grandma remembered you!</div><div> </div><div>I am super excited that Keoni is walking, he is going to be so big when i come back. Grandma singing made me laugh cause i had no idea she could, and then just hums if she cant keep up. The thanksgiving package was great and i am overloaded with twix and trail mix. Thanks! Im also getting a new companion again... This is my 4th one and i am only suppose to have 1 this entire time. Awesome. He got his VISA so im hoping mine will come next. Thank you soo much for the family pictures, i love them! Oh! For thanksgiving, we had another apostle speek! This one was Russle M. Nelson! He is boss. They are soo amazing and they lift my spirit everytime one of them speak. Im just waiting for the prophet now, but that probably wont happen haha. For thanksgiving we all did a service project making boxes and emergency kits for the people in Tonga or somwhere random like that. I felt like an elf in santas factory. It was great! Anyways, i watched 17 Miracles!! I wasnted to watch that soo bad before i can and i finally got to see it. I was an usher this week for the fireside so i got to tell almost 2000 missionaries where to sit. That was legit. Also this week when new missionaries come in, i get to be a host and show some of them around and do what not. </div><div> </div><div>Anyways, I hope my VISA comes soon and that i may be able to teach the people of Brasil. I love all of you and hop[e to hear from you comstantly :)</div><div> </div><div>I would type in portuguese but i dont want to butcher the spelling (not like im already doing that with englesh but owell)</div><div> </div><div>Well i got to go. Ill type next week! and hopefully you get a call this sunday saying that i got my VISA. oh i should probably get you cell number mom...</div><div> </div><div>Love you all</div><div>Tchau! Elder Cain.</div>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-64630034987870388782011-12-05T09:11:00.003-08:002011-12-05T09:11:38.558-08:0011/21/11<div>Okay so i hate how i dont have much time on the computure so i will try to type fast. </div><div> </div><div>This week has been going really good! The language is going pretty good, and the missionaries are awesome! We realized that we dont like the Russians though, they are kind of mean, but thats because they are going to Russia...</div><div> </div><div>Anyways, i tried to make a list of my week that were important or funny so i actually knew what to write about:</div><div> </div><div>During one of my investigators i was explaining that when we were baptized we are baptized in water and are baptized by fire as well (The holy ghost). What i said was a little bit different. I said " Quando nos semos batizados, nos semos batizados em agua e para enferno..." When we are baptized, we are baptized in water and by Hell... Great!!! I had to explain that one a little bit more.</div><div> </div><div>During this last Sunday, i had to give the prayer in front of everyone (i thought to myself, that is bad cause my eyes are closed and i cant see anyone, so i wasnt as nervous) Then i found out i was giving a talk! (freaking out a little bit more) After the talk, it went alright and i said what i needed to say in the language. That doesnt end, i had to sing a portuguese hymn with my district in front of everyone again! (Thats the most i ever want to be infront of a giant group, more than that ill probably pass out hahaha). I wish i liked talking in front of people, cause then i would have no problem. It was funny though. </div><div> </div><div>I ran into Brother Chan and his wife this week! He was in choir with me and i talked with him, and we took some pictures, idk if he sent them to you but yeah.. I also say Tanner Call! It was pretty sweet.</div><div> </div><div>Oh and every week we have to memorized something the first week was our purposem then we had to say it in portuguese, then the week after we had to memorize the first vision in portuguese. The next few weeks we have to memorise Section 4 in the D&C! Its really sad cause i know how to say it all in portuguese but i couldnt say it in ingles to save my life!</div><div> </div><div>My favorite food as of right now (as great as the food can get here) is a bowl of croutons with a little bit of ranch. </div><div> </div><div>Im super stoked to recieve the package and i look for it everyday to come, i really excited for the family pictures! Are you going to send me copies of all of them?</div><div> </div><div>Oh also a funny story. Okay so my Irmao teacher is sooo sweet, and we joke around with him all the time. We started talking pictures in class and i told him the he was probably going to go home and put them on facebook. And that led into a conversation about facebook, and i got super excited because i realized that Gina could friend request him and mess with him! So i wrote to Gina and she actually did, and one day he walks in and is like "Do any of you know a Gina!?" HAHA! Anyways, G thanks for that, you need to talk to him because he said he wont talk to you unless you start the convo. He took a huge bite out of my apple when i was gone. Yell at him :D.</div><div> </div><div>Also, just want to say the Ensign is the best magazine ever, and i want to read all of them. (i only have 5 minutes left so im summerizing)</div><div> </div><div>The district Prez, gave me his pen! Not that exciting but i have a new pen!</div><div> </div><div>Anyways, i have a few more stories, during soccer were not suppose to head the ball for who knows what, but it came at my head so i headed it anyways, and everyone yelled "Heads!" and i told them it didnt matter cause it was just once, and as i turn around a guy on my team kicked the ball and it hit me in the crotch! Accident of course, but i learned my lesson.</div><div> </div><div>Also, when daylight savings time came around, we set our clocks ahead on accident and i woke up at 4 in the morning thinking it was 6 and took a shower and got ready before someone realized what i was doing... That was awesome. </div><div> </div><div>Well, it almost time. Im in the process of making a <a href="http://mormon.org/" target="_blank">mormon.org</a> profile and want to doing family history and stuff so when i go through the temple, i can complete some ordinances for our ancestors! I think that would be sooo sweet!</div><div> </div><div>Also mom, i want to know your conversion story cause everyone knows their parents, but i realized i didnt know... so yeah. </div><div> </div><div>I love you all and miss you!! Im having a great time and the Lord knows exactly where im at with everything at everytime. So im protected. You are all in my prayers and im stoked to go out into the field.</div><div> </div><div>Tchau! Elder Cain!</div><div> </div><div>P.S mel, the story about keldon is HALARIOUS!</div>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-42194650688429135822011-12-05T09:11:00.001-08:002011-12-05T09:11:12.262-08:0011/14/11<div>Hey!</div><div> </div><div>This week has been amazing! This was probably the most productive week so far. The language was clicking during the lessons and the spiriual experiences were amazing. I just want to say i love my teachers so much. They are all amazing and its rediculous how much you can learn from them. I forgot to grab my journal from the room as im writing this so i cant remember the big aspects of this week, but i can tell you there were many. Oh, by the way if i send you pictures and im not smiling and making a weird face, thats normal, cause i havnt been able to make a normal face for some reason, i always have the urge to look rediculous. Im also going to send some pictures home so i can have them when i come back. It would be great if you made a binder and kept all the things i sent home. Also in the package that you were talking about sending here. i want you to add a few things. I forgot to grab the stamps that were in the car, so if you could send me stamps that would be awesome. I also dont want that much candy so twix would be just fine. Other than that, the dear elder ones are great but they load it with candy and i never eat it... The date 11-11-11 11:11 was funny, everyone went crazy for about 5 seconds and then went back to studying like nothing happened. Nothing really exciting happens here so we make a big deal out of the little things. I guess thats good because when i get out in the real world, ill appreciate the little things more often. </div><div> </div><div>Okay well through the middle of my email, the computer shut down, luckly i saved a little bit of it. I kind of forgot what i was going to say though...</div><div> </div><div>The paragraph that you sent to me in portuguese kind of made sense. there were a few words that i had to look up but i got the gist of it. Thank you for that. Im doing great, and im have a fabulous time here at the MTC and I miss you guys too! This is a great experience and im soo happy i made this descision. </div><div> </div><div>Oh that reminds me. I havent recieved my VISA yet so im still stuck here, but im pretty sure they are holding it because thats what they did with these other elders i was talking to. I dont really mind staying at the Provo MTC but its getting cold here!! Its been 5 weeks so i have 4 more to go. Its getting down to the wire and im getting a little anxious and nervous but it will be awesomesauce.</div><div> </div><div>The story that you told me about grandma was halarious and im greatful for everything her and grandpa have given me. Everytime i go to the temple i feel like im sitting with them in the celestial room and its the geratest feeling ever. It kind of stinks leaving the temple everytime but i know i can go back next week. It makes me wish and hope that one day we can go into the temple as a family or atleast with you mom, and feel the spirit and the blessings that He has given us, but it would take some work. I know if it is a true desire, it can be a piece of cake with the lords help. </div><div> </div><div>Im so thankful for my family, you guys have helped me out alot even though i may not express it that well. This experience has opened my eyes and my heart towards you all and im excited to share all the things that i learned when i come home. Its awesome that Natalie is back in school, that must be tough with little K. Ive been praying for her and the rest of you, and one quote that came to mind that i thought of is, The Lord doesnt doubt you, so why should you doubt yourselves? Its great that you guys are moving into a new house and im excited to see it. Youll have to se3nd pictures of it when you move in. That reminds me, im supper stoked to get family pictures cause i havnt really recieved any.. And you can send packages anytime. I just cant get my mail after 2 on saturday until monday afternoon. <br />
</div><div>Anyways,, my time is almost up. I thank all of you for your support and i couldnt have made it here without you.</div><div> </div><div>Tchau! Elder Cain</div><div> </div><div>P.S. Jovi, thanks for the hat bromontana! Also if you could send this to others, i forgot to grab their email... i feel bad. (C Morgan, and others)</div>Gina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706064267440398569.post-3555170595811871792011-12-05T09:10:00.001-08:002011-12-05T09:10:12.462-08:0011/02/11<div>Okay so this is actually the first letter that ive been able to send because i didnt have anyone email. Dumb, i know. Anyways your story was halarious and i feel bad for that whole situation! hahaha. And that is soo sick that you learned all of that, youll be so good when i come back we can tumble together and it will be awsome. Oh and i have to type this fast because im suppose to be doing a lesson but i havnt been able to send a single email the entire time ive been here, so if i make alot of mistakes, that because i didnt care to go back and change them.. Your wisdom teeth are getting pulled a manha, thats terrible. Disculpe. As for the tree situation, i cant walk that far so any tree in between the parking lot and the round building would be great. we walk on the trail that goes on the other side by the field. the best time to put something there would be mondays before 9 cause thats when we go to the temple. anyways, there have been alot of interesting things that happen here. i pretty much molested a foreigner cause he was holding up a skeleton and his tie went through the hip bone part so it was stivking out, and i go to fondle his tie, not knowing it was right next to his crotch and he was like "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Thats was pretty embarrassing but were all good now. <br />
So there were a few things i wanted you to do but i cant really rememeber them. I need you to send me my moms email. and also sent me some addresses from friends like dalton and jovi and them cause i dont have them. im sure you can find that all through facebook, or asking. Also my teachers are awesome and if you want to try to find them, the irmao nome es logan paulich, he goes to BYU and he teaches for the MTC of course. He is soo cool, i feel like at the end of each class i can call him up and hang out but thats not the case haha. Anyways, i hope you girls are having a great time at BYU and tell them to send me some dear elder letters! or a care package with a bunch of random stuff in it haha. <br />
Well, i should probably go, the most important thing is to get my moms email... so yeah. voce tenta.</div><br />
p.s i feel like i suck at portuguese but i guess ill learn it over two years. were doing a thing called SYL today which we can only speak in portuguese and ive just been quuite most the day cause i dont know any words!! I just know how to give lessons in portuguese and even that is pretty hard. Anyways, i hope to talk with you guys again!! Love you all! (also im super jealous Prez. Monson gave a talk at BYU, luckies!<br />
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tchau! <br />
Elder CainGina Dickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657876008403301517noreply@blogger.com0