So i totally forgot to grab my packet so i have no clue what my mail stuff is. My district leader said our box number is 121 (He said that it's both our po number and unit number). You don't have my google mail password because I'm sharing it through my mission email so ya. I would love some more garments, maybe just like three or four more pairs. I would also like more clothes for exercising (a couple more shirts/socks). I must say that I'm not super worried about dengue fever in utah but thanks for the tips.
Yes i did know my companion has a twin, his brother is serving in brazil and has been there since January. My companion went to utah university for a year and he's getting a degree in computer science. So ya he's a sinner but we still get along pretty well. My other room mates are pretty awesome. Their names are Elder Statsney and Elder Andreason. Elder Stastney is our district leader so we generally have a pretty good idea of whats going on all the time so that's nice. Our first lesson was last friday right after I had emailed you last... It was a total train wreck because it was completely in cebuano and we couldn't say anything because it was only day 2. We couldn't introduce ourselves as missionaries and we didn't even know how to say good bye yet so we just said Salamat! (thank you) back and forth for like a minute before getting up and walking out. It was soooooo bad. We are doing much better now though. Our lessons still aren't perfect but we are doing much better speaking cebuano and teaching. We just try to focus on teaching as simply as possible with what we know and hope for the best. The spirit really helps and is really the thing that keeps me going here. It's super stressful here but I'm feeling better. We are always so exhausted everyday. By the time we finish our last class at 9pm and we've talked in cebuano for like 3 hours we always eagerly return to our residence for some sleep. We've taught four lessons so far, our fifth happening this evening. We taught one investigator for three lessons and now we will be teaching two different investigators so loooots of lessons and preperation... yaaaay....
and ya I'm telling you that I did most of the work with that cat. She's super needy and I was always the one to take care of her during the day. She won't survive without me. I hope you have a good time in Michigan. Remember that my AP scores come in on the 4th/5th so please look those up for me and email me the results. Thanks for just forwarding the email for me and if you could do that again I'd appreciate it so much.
Amping! (take care!)
elder shirley
