July 29, 2009
(Note: Tim wrote two letters because Konni and Justin were in Ellensburg when they wrote him this week.)
Daddy-O!
Hey there. You are right. I am in Salvador, well at least I was last night. We flew in about 10 AM, had some training with him and ate lunch there with him and his wife. They are such nice people. I already love them so much. Then we had more training, and then he interviewed us one by one and then all of the trainers came in. Six of them are Brazilians and one is American and I got the American! Elder Palmer is a really cool, really hard working and up beat missionary. I love him a lot. He is from Utah. We are serving in the city of Ilheus. It’s right off the beach south of Salvador. Like we are a stones throw from the beach. Our house is really big actually but really ghetto, and this place is really poor, but really cool. So after our training we got on a bus last night at 11 pm and rode it for 8 hours and got here at 7 AM. Luckily I slept some on the bus. We are the only two living in the area and pretty sure the only two white boys for miles! It is really hot here but I like it. The sun is up and I missed it. Today is our p-day so I haven’t got to do much teaching yet but I will tonight. We’re going to teach a woman. I’m excited even though I can’t speakthis language. Ha, but it will work out. Sounds like everything is going well at home. I’m glad Justin is driving some cause I won’t know how normal people drive when I get home so he will have to teach me. I hope he and Mom are having fun and have a safe trip. I hope your trip to Australia goes well! I love you all.
Take care.
Love, Elder Anderson
Hey Mom!
I’m doing good. In Dad’s e mail I gave all the details about where I am. I don’t know too much about the area cause its my first day here and its p-day. but I don’t have a lot of time so I can’t re-type all that stuff. But that’s cool Matt got his call! I’ll have to e-mail him cause I’m aloud to e mail friends and everyone now. I love this place. I love my comp. I am praying for grandma. I miss you and Justin a lot... I am taking pictures. One day when I know more about what’s going on I’ll send them to you. We’re taken care of with food and stuff so don’t worry. I’m tired, I’m dirty and I’m confused, but I’m happy. I love you and miss you.
Love,
Elder Anderson
Here is some information we found about the city Ilheus.
Ilhéus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nickname(s): Princesinha do Sul (Little Princess of the South)
Founded 28 June 1881
Area - 1,840.991 km2 (710.8 sq mi)
Elevation 52 m (171 ft)
Population (2006) - Total 220,943
Ilhéus is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 430 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. The city was originally founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important tourism centers of the northeast of Brazil.
The city's economy is based mainly on tourism, as a result of its beautiful beaches and a rich cultural heritage that includes early Portuguese buildings, history and culinary distinctions, which bring to the city many Brazilian and foreign tourists. Ilheus has approximately 222,000 habitants, with an area of 1850 km sq, and its downtown is located 1 km away from the Atlantic Ocean. Once one of the biggest producers of cocoa, the city depends almost entirely on tourism. Ilhéus has a very good infrastructure for tourism, including excellent hotels and many travel agencies.
Ilhéus is easily reachable by air with multiple flights daily from both Salvador and São Paulo on TAM Brazilian Airlines and Gol Linhas Aereas.
Ilhéus is also the hometown of Jorge Amado, the best known and most popular writer in Brazil. He wrote over 25 novels, which were translated into 48 languages and stayed on bestseller lists in 52 countries. His novels like Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon and Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands portray life and customs in the Northeastern region of Brazil. The plots of these and his other major works largely treat the lives of poor urban and rural black and mulatto communities of Bahia, as well as the land wars that raged in Ilhéus, where cocoa barons killed each other for power and cocoa plantations.
Attractions
Beaches
Do Norte (Northern Beach)
Mixing a strip of coconut trees with rich vegetation of native Atlantic Forest, running parallel to the beach for many kilometers there is the Almada River. There visitors will find standardized stalls and a very long bicycle lane. It is a good place for swimming, walking, surfing, and fishing.
São Miguel (da Barra) (Saint Michael’s Beach – Beach of the Sandbank)
It is a beautiful beach, with a vast area of coconut trees, clear sands, and calm waters. The infrastructure on the beach includes stalls and lodges located in the local fishermen’s village.
Da Avenida (Beach of the Avenue)
Centrally located, its main attractions are on the seashore, where many facilities have been built, such as multiple-activity sports courts, a bike lane, a band shell, the “Folias da Gabriela” circus, and the Luís Eduardo Magalhães Conventions Center.
Do Cristo (Christ’s Beach)
As its very name indicates, there is a statue of the Redeeming Christ on this very popular beach for tourists. Its waters are recommended for various water sports, such as kayaking, jet-skiing, and hobby-cat sailing.
Da Concha (Shell’s Beach)
A small-sized beach, with a total width of only 100 meters (about 330 feet). From there, tourists have a good view of the Baía do Pontal (End Beach) and of the Avenida Beach (Beach of the Avenue). Located at the base of Pernambuco Hill, it still has areas of native vegetation mixed with many coconut trees. Its waters are calm, ideal for swimming.
Do Sul (Southern Beach)
Having as its main characteristic a thick field of coconut trees and traces of the native Atlantic Forest, this urban beach is one of the busies beaches in the city. Along its whole length tourists will find a great number of food stalls, most of which specialize in the typical dishes of the state of Bahia. In the sea, stretches of reefs and natural swimming pools with sandy bottoms are greatly sought by divers and surfers.
Dos Milionários (Millionaires’ Beach)
Its name is a direct consequence of the fact that it was formerly the beach of choice of the rich cocoa “colonels” (local farm owners, caudillos). Today, it is the most desired beach on the south coast, by swimmers and tourists alike, who love its very long strip of sand bordered by a row of coconut trees. Its infrastructure includes a camping site, several standardized stalls, showers, and rest rooms.
Cururupe
A rich beach in number of growths of mangroves, it also has rental huts and kayaks. It also has great historical importance, because it was the stage of a fierce battle in 1559, which destroyed almost completely the village of the Brazilian Indians.
Back Door
The first beach of the Olivença district, the Back Door beach is characterized by its enormous waves. Because of this, the beach has become the beach of choice for the most important surfing championships held in the state of Bahia.
Batuba
Its landscape is a mix of vast areas of coconut trees and many reefs. It is a very busy beach, much appreciated by surfers. There are several adjacent restaurants specializing in seafood. There is also a good camping site, with all the usual facilities.
Cai N’água (Milagres) (Fall in the Water – Miracles Beach)
With well equipped stalls, many swimming areas of clear still water, this beach is perfect for the enjoyment of families. It is located within the zone of the settlement with the same name, and contains many summer vacation houses as well.
Canabrava
One of the favorite beaches for vacationers, on the beach there are countless rental houses and cottages. Its landscape is a mix of coconut tree fields, coral reefs, and large resorts.
Acuípe
This beach has a very special landscape, with a mix of sandbank vegetation and a beautiful spread of coconut trees. In Acuípe, tourists will find several hotels and lodges offering visitors an excellent infrastructure. The beach is good for walking, sea bathing, and reel fishing.
In Town
Museu Casa de Cultura Jorge Amado (Jorge Amado House of Culture Museum)
The estate was bought by Colonel João Amado, father of Jorge Amado, the most famous writer of the state of Bahia. There, the Colonel built his large beautiful house, with spacious lounges decorated in jacaranda wood and Carrara marble. Its construction started at the beginning of the 1920s, and was finished in 1926. The famous writer spent part of his life here. The house has also been used as the headquarters of the Clube dos Bancários (Club of the Bank Employees), and of the Faculdade de Direito de Ilhéus (Ilhéus College of Law). Today, it houses the Fundação Cultural de Ilhéus (Ilhéus Cultural Foundation) and the Casa de Jorge Amado (Jorge Amado’s House). The building is a cultural centre that pays homage to the writer and whose main objective is the advancement of local culture.
Jorge Amado de Faria (August 10, 1912 – August 6, 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the Modernist school. He was the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, his work having been translated into some 30 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and her Two Husbands (Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos) in 1978. His work dealt largely with the poor urban black and mulatto communities of Bahia.
São Jorge de Ilhéus Church (Saint George of Ilhéus Church)
This church dates back to the end of the seventeenth century, according to the Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural do Estado da Bahia – IPAC/BA (Institute of the Artistic and Cultural Patrimony of the State of Bahia). The church is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus.
Sacred Art Museum
It is located next to the São Jorge de Ilhéus Church. Its collection includes a secular statue of Saint George, sacred documents, valuable items and objects from the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, and a panel portraying the history of Ilhéus. The museum is supported by the Metropolitan Curia.
Bar Vesúvio (Vesuvius Bar)
The Bar Vesúvio (Vesuvius Bar) has been one of the most visited places in the town ever since its creation, at the end of the 1920s, when it was frequented by cocoa farmers who would meet their friends and recount their stories and love conquests. Many visitors and tourists who drop by know it from the Jorge Amado novel Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon), and who come to savor the famous “Nacib’s kibbeh” – one of dishes most referred to in the novel, in which Mr. Nacib is the owner of the Vesuvius bar, the place where young Gabriela works.
Ecoparque de Una (Una’s Ecopark)
At 19 km (11.81 mi.) from the Una Biological Reservation, in a journey that passes by the beautiful beaches of the Southern coast of Ihéus, the Una Ecopark begins in the middle of a rubber plantation where visitors can see the manual extraction of the sap of the rubber tree. Trails in the park take visitors to a suspended footbridge, of some 20 meters (65.62 feet) of height, in the crown of the trees, with a privileged view of the Atlantic Forest. During the ride, often are tourists dazzled with the “visit” of the nice Golden Lion Tamarins. The final prize is a refreshing bath in the waters of the Maruim River. This ride requires its prior scheduling with the Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis – IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of the Environment and the Renewable Natural Resources).
Mata da Esperança Botanical Garden (Hope Woods Botanical Garden)
With an immense variety of species of the Atlantic Forest, the Mata da Esperança Park – today the Botanical Garden – represents a place of resistance and preservation of the native fauna and flora of the area. Either form bicycle or on foot, visitors can cover its trails, having a unique possibility of enjoying the wonders kept there, such as the Golden-headed Lion Tamarin.
Engenho da Esperança (Esperança Sugar Mill)
Around the sixteenth century, in the area where today is the Botanical Garden there was the Engenho da Esperança (Esperança Sugar Mill). It is worth paying the place a visit to see its ruins and learn about the histories of the place’s past. The company of a guide to show the ways and guide the hikes is fundamental. In the town’s center, tourists may rent bicycles. With them, the whole ride, which lasts some three hours on foot, is reduced to only one hour.
Centro de Recuperação do Bicho-Preguiça (Sloth Recovery Center)
The center is located within the area of Atlantic Forest, in the Centro Educativo da Natureza (Educational Center of the Nature). That center, which serves to both recover and re-introduce species of sloth into its natural habitat, won the 1998 Prêmio Natureza (1998 Nature Prize). The animals of the Centro de Recuperação (Recovery Center) dazzle visitors because of how much they resemble plush animals, and for their friendliness in the contact with humans. During the rides, which last four hours on the average, it is possible to see other species of animals and plants, natural to the Atlantic Forest. To visit the Center, tourists have to schedule the visit in advance, calling the center at +55 73 3214-3014/3016/3013.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
July 21, 2009
Ola familia! I'm not even sure if that’s how you spell it but I know how to say it ha. Portuguese has only made my English spelling worse but hopefully I’ll eventually understand one of these languages some day. I don’t get to do much with the Mission Pres here but I do meet with the Branch Pres who I have gotten very close to. I’ll miss him a lot. I do not know the answer to any of those questions yet, sorry. Except, I’m pretty sure I won’t get to e mail you before I leave for Salvador. I’m so excited for Elder Nalder. It will be so cool entering the country. I remember how excited I was when we landed here in Brazil. The CTM is a great place but I’m so excited to go to the field. Being here 9 weeks in class all day is not easy, but it’s been good. There was a scare of a case of Swine Flu here but it turned out he didn’t have it. But our teachers say like 120 people have died from it in the U.S..? That’s nuts. Justin it’s about time you learned what pinch hitting is. Ha I’m sure you gave a great talk though. Today was my last time going through the Temple for probably 2 years. We did initiatories (sorry I can’t spell it). But it was cool because afterwards they let us just sit in the Celestial Room for about a half an hour by ourselves. It was so nice. I’m glad you got the pictures. That was fast. Street contacting in the 3rd biggest city in the world was crazy! Palesta Ave, look it up - not sure if that’s how you spell it, but it was so cool. We saw some crazy people and gave out 8 Livro de Mormons between the 3 of us and got rejected a ton! But it was really neat. I loved it. We have our last TRC this Saturday. I’m out of time but I love you so much.
Love, Elder Anderson
P.S. And yes, start sending mail to the mission. Thank you, and tell everyone!
Ola familia! I'm not even sure if that’s how you spell it but I know how to say it ha. Portuguese has only made my English spelling worse but hopefully I’ll eventually understand one of these languages some day. I don’t get to do much with the Mission Pres here but I do meet with the Branch Pres who I have gotten very close to. I’ll miss him a lot. I do not know the answer to any of those questions yet, sorry. Except, I’m pretty sure I won’t get to e mail you before I leave for Salvador. I’m so excited for Elder Nalder. It will be so cool entering the country. I remember how excited I was when we landed here in Brazil. The CTM is a great place but I’m so excited to go to the field. Being here 9 weeks in class all day is not easy, but it’s been good. There was a scare of a case of Swine Flu here but it turned out he didn’t have it. But our teachers say like 120 people have died from it in the U.S..? That’s nuts. Justin it’s about time you learned what pinch hitting is. Ha I’m sure you gave a great talk though. Today was my last time going through the Temple for probably 2 years. We did initiatories (sorry I can’t spell it). But it was cool because afterwards they let us just sit in the Celestial Room for about a half an hour by ourselves. It was so nice. I’m glad you got the pictures. That was fast. Street contacting in the 3rd biggest city in the world was crazy! Palesta Ave, look it up - not sure if that’s how you spell it, but it was so cool. We saw some crazy people and gave out 8 Livro de Mormons between the 3 of us and got rejected a ton! But it was really neat. I loved it. We have our last TRC this Saturday. I’m out of time but I love you so much.
Love, Elder Anderson
P.S. And yes, start sending mail to the mission. Thank you, and tell everyone!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
July 14, 2009
Hey!
Two weeks indeed and I cant wait! The CTM is a good place and all but its so hard sitting at a desk for 12 hours a day! And I just want to get out to Salvador. I don’t know my travel plans yet but I do know I’ll be flying there. There is a sister missionary who I met in CTM who went to Salvador South 6 weeks before I will. She wrote us a letter telling us a little bit about it. She said its the #1 baptizing mission in the whole world right now!!! She said when they contact people on the streets if the people don’t except the challenge to be baptized right there on the street then they don’t even teach them a lesson because its not worth their time! She said the people are so nice, one of the poorest places of all Brazil but the happiest too. She also said it soo hot and its their winter ha. She also said that the address they gave us for the mission was wrong and this is the correct one! (P.S. About now all letters should be sent to the mission otherwise they’ll be sent here and then to the mission and it will just take longer.)
Rua Lucaia 295, Sala 202/203
Horto Florestal
Salvador-BA-Brasil
40295-130
So spread the word please.
But it sounds like the high adventure was a success. I’m glad to hear that. I prayed good and hard for your safety. Tell Zach I’ve learned not to bet Justin anything cause he gets some crazy super strength somehow. But way to go buddy. I’m glad to hear Dad got to show off the back flip to these guys cause everyone knows last time I showed him up. That’s good that Eric Start went I’m sure it was good for him and Chris. They’re good guys. I’m glad you guys got those picture! After they found out I rode motorcycles we have been best friends. Ha. I’m printing off some pictures to send to you today in a letter. Our second TRC went really well. We taught a 25 year old guy who lives in Utah but served in Brazil and was there for work. He was really nice. This Friday we go proselyting in the big part of Sao Paulo Palista Ave. It’s crazy there. I can’t wait!
Justin the only advise I can give you is to keep a strong testimony, study the gospel hard and just love everyone. The most important things I’ve learned here are there are people who have a great knowledge of the gospel and there are people who really don’t know anything, but when they testify the spirit works harder than any scripture can, and just love everyone. Mom I’m glad you got to go out with Natalie and Lori. I think about them a lot and pray for them. I’m sure Natalie is ready to go and I know she will have a blast down there. I’m happy for Bro. Watkins he is such a nice guy. Little Charlee is a doll. I love her. I’m glad the wedding went well. I knew it would though. You just need to have more confidence in yourself. You know what your doing and you do good work! That girl in the picture of our district (that you asked about) is probably the girl who’s family wrote to you (after meeting Grandpa and Aunt Merlene at the airport), because she is in my district. She is really a sweet girl. I like her a lot. She is really pretty too, so I was kind of wondering why she is on a mission and stuff, I mean one of her boy friends was in a huge rail jam (snowboard competition) at Park City in Utah and took second place to Shawn White! So I knew she wasn’t at a lack for guy’s attention, but when she bore her testimony on why she came I felt bad for even wondering. She served in china teaching children English for a while with one of her best friends and her friend was gonna serve a mission right after but her friend died in a plane crash. She said after talking to her mom’s friend and praying she felt like she needed to do this. So I have a lot of respect for her. but anyway, I got to go but I love you all! take care!!
love elder anderson
Oh and I loved the pictures of Monty and Chucky Cheese standing up against that toy. He is getting so big!!! Give him loves for me. Justin said that he said mommy that’s exciting I’m sure Kimbo cried. Ha I miss him a bunch and I had a dream I was with him last night playing and I was looking at his teeth and everything it was so nice. I cant wait to keep seeing his growth.
Hey!
Two weeks indeed and I cant wait! The CTM is a good place and all but its so hard sitting at a desk for 12 hours a day! And I just want to get out to Salvador. I don’t know my travel plans yet but I do know I’ll be flying there. There is a sister missionary who I met in CTM who went to Salvador South 6 weeks before I will. She wrote us a letter telling us a little bit about it. She said its the #1 baptizing mission in the whole world right now!!! She said when they contact people on the streets if the people don’t except the challenge to be baptized right there on the street then they don’t even teach them a lesson because its not worth their time! She said the people are so nice, one of the poorest places of all Brazil but the happiest too. She also said it soo hot and its their winter ha. She also said that the address they gave us for the mission was wrong and this is the correct one! (P.S. About now all letters should be sent to the mission otherwise they’ll be sent here and then to the mission and it will just take longer.)
Rua Lucaia 295, Sala 202/203
Horto Florestal
Salvador-BA-Brasil
40295-130
So spread the word please.
But it sounds like the high adventure was a success. I’m glad to hear that. I prayed good and hard for your safety. Tell Zach I’ve learned not to bet Justin anything cause he gets some crazy super strength somehow. But way to go buddy. I’m glad to hear Dad got to show off the back flip to these guys cause everyone knows last time I showed him up. That’s good that Eric Start went I’m sure it was good for him and Chris. They’re good guys. I’m glad you guys got those picture! After they found out I rode motorcycles we have been best friends. Ha. I’m printing off some pictures to send to you today in a letter. Our second TRC went really well. We taught a 25 year old guy who lives in Utah but served in Brazil and was there for work. He was really nice. This Friday we go proselyting in the big part of Sao Paulo Palista Ave. It’s crazy there. I can’t wait!
Justin the only advise I can give you is to keep a strong testimony, study the gospel hard and just love everyone. The most important things I’ve learned here are there are people who have a great knowledge of the gospel and there are people who really don’t know anything, but when they testify the spirit works harder than any scripture can, and just love everyone. Mom I’m glad you got to go out with Natalie and Lori. I think about them a lot and pray for them. I’m sure Natalie is ready to go and I know she will have a blast down there. I’m happy for Bro. Watkins he is such a nice guy. Little Charlee is a doll. I love her. I’m glad the wedding went well. I knew it would though. You just need to have more confidence in yourself. You know what your doing and you do good work! That girl in the picture of our district (that you asked about) is probably the girl who’s family wrote to you (after meeting Grandpa and Aunt Merlene at the airport), because she is in my district. She is really a sweet girl. I like her a lot. She is really pretty too, so I was kind of wondering why she is on a mission and stuff, I mean one of her boy friends was in a huge rail jam (snowboard competition) at Park City in Utah and took second place to Shawn White! So I knew she wasn’t at a lack for guy’s attention, but when she bore her testimony on why she came I felt bad for even wondering. She served in china teaching children English for a while with one of her best friends and her friend was gonna serve a mission right after but her friend died in a plane crash. She said after talking to her mom’s friend and praying she felt like she needed to do this. So I have a lot of respect for her. but anyway, I got to go but I love you all! take care!!
love elder anderson
Oh and I loved the pictures of Monty and Chucky Cheese standing up against that toy. He is getting so big!!! Give him loves for me. Justin said that he said mommy that’s exciting I’m sure Kimbo cried. Ha I miss him a bunch and I had a dream I was with him last night playing and I was looking at his teeth and everything it was so nice. I cant wait to keep seeing his growth.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
July 7, 2009 e-mail
Hey Fam!
So all is well here! First off the missionary with only one shirt is gonebut if there is more I’ll let you know. Don’t contact the president thoughthey ask and tell us all the time not to have our families do any kind ofcharity work or even fast for a cause here. I’m not exactly sure why but it’sin the white bible and everything, but thank you. I have the samecompanions and will for the whole MTC stay. As AP I’m over the whole 4thfloor and it’s just me. It’s maybe 40 or 50 elders. It’s neat though because I get to know more people and I get to greet the new guys each week. SisterOsborn is doing good. I’ve talked to her a couple times. She is loving it and speaks Portuguese really well. The only other real tie I’ve made here is one of the sisters took aunt Jera’s best friend’s class at BYU, you know the bug guy. I think its K or something. I cant remember but she loved him.Proselyting was really cool. We gave out all 4 of the Book of Mormons theygave us. That’s all they would give us. I gave out two of them. it was really neat, hard though because they would ask questions and it wasn’t easy to understand them or even respond but it was still cool. I’m glad Dad’s trip toChina went well, and I’m sure the high adventure will be fun too. That’s coolthat Bishop is going. I write in my journal every night so don’t worry.Thanks for your note Justin. I love hearing from you. I’m glad to hear yourkeepin up the nerdy presents:) I hope your summer is going good. Keepstudying the gospel, ok. I want some competition when I get home, haha. I’msorry the pictures didn’t work. There’s not much else I can do except print some out and send them next week. But when I’m out in the field I’ll figure outhow to e-mail them to you. We only get 30 min here. I’m glad to hear yourstill riding the motorcycles, ha everyone here rides old beat up bikes andthey drive so crazy but its kind of cool. An ambulance drove by and therewas like 30 bikes behind it cause all the cars have to pull over. It wasfunny. But anyways here’s a spiritual story for you. in the temple today Iwas saying a prayer and I was asking the lord to be with and comfortGrandpa Anderson and I felt grandma so strong and she just let me know thatshe was with me and she was watching over grandpa too. it was really neatto feel her all the way over here in brazil. But I just started crying. Then a guy asked me if I was ok or if they were tears of joy and I actuallyunderstood him! Ha. So it was like a win win but I’ve got to get off. I loveyou all, take care!
Love Elder Anderson
Hey Fam!
So all is well here! First off the missionary with only one shirt is gonebut if there is more I’ll let you know. Don’t contact the president thoughthey ask and tell us all the time not to have our families do any kind ofcharity work or even fast for a cause here. I’m not exactly sure why but it’sin the white bible and everything, but thank you. I have the samecompanions and will for the whole MTC stay. As AP I’m over the whole 4thfloor and it’s just me. It’s maybe 40 or 50 elders. It’s neat though because I get to know more people and I get to greet the new guys each week. SisterOsborn is doing good. I’ve talked to her a couple times. She is loving it and speaks Portuguese really well. The only other real tie I’ve made here is one of the sisters took aunt Jera’s best friend’s class at BYU, you know the bug guy. I think its K or something. I cant remember but she loved him.Proselyting was really cool. We gave out all 4 of the Book of Mormons theygave us. That’s all they would give us. I gave out two of them. it was really neat, hard though because they would ask questions and it wasn’t easy to understand them or even respond but it was still cool. I’m glad Dad’s trip toChina went well, and I’m sure the high adventure will be fun too. That’s coolthat Bishop is going. I write in my journal every night so don’t worry.Thanks for your note Justin. I love hearing from you. I’m glad to hear yourkeepin up the nerdy presents:) I hope your summer is going good. Keepstudying the gospel, ok. I want some competition when I get home, haha. I’msorry the pictures didn’t work. There’s not much else I can do except print some out and send them next week. But when I’m out in the field I’ll figure outhow to e-mail them to you. We only get 30 min here. I’m glad to hear yourstill riding the motorcycles, ha everyone here rides old beat up bikes andthey drive so crazy but its kind of cool. An ambulance drove by and therewas like 30 bikes behind it cause all the cars have to pull over. It wasfunny. But anyways here’s a spiritual story for you. in the temple today Iwas saying a prayer and I was asking the lord to be with and comfortGrandpa Anderson and I felt grandma so strong and she just let me know thatshe was with me and she was watching over grandpa too. it was really neatto feel her all the way over here in brazil. But I just started crying. Then a guy asked me if I was ok or if they were tears of joy and I actuallyunderstood him! Ha. So it was like a win win but I’ve got to get off. I loveyou all, take care!
Love Elder Anderson
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
June 30, 2009
Family!
Thanks for the emails and thanks for praying for me. TRC went really well! We taught two young kids, one 10 years old and the other 13 years old . . . these boys were so black they were blue. Ha that’s what all the Brazilians say. It was fun, kinda hard too but I surprised myself with how much I could actually understand and say to them. Elders come into the CTM every week. On Wednesdays Americans come and on Thursdays Brazilians come. The group’s sizes vary a lot from 4 to 40 Americans and Brazilians so its fun. We already got new Brazilian roommates and they’re really cool. I like them a lot. Oh and Dad that skate board thing is called a rip stick. They’re every where in the U.S. haha but yeah there cool.
Not this Thursday but next Thursday we’ll get Brazilians that are going to Salvador South. They wont live with us but they will be in the CTM. Just something you guys might find interesting, the CTM and the church in general is doing tons and tons of changes to save money. They have cut our water pressure to next to nothing, just a trickle, enough to brush your teeth. They also now serve you the food and limit how much you can have as of today. They shut off about half of the power outlets. My week was the group that was first to not get two name tags. They used to give you one that clips on your suit but we’re the first group not to get them, just tons of things like this to save money. Sometimes its kinda frustrating but its kinda neat to see how frugal the church can be. It’s really smart and maybe there’s something coming that we don’t know about. But I thought dad would like to know about that ha. I hope your china trip went well dad. I probably wont get to meet your friend and we’re not really supposed to get contact info while were in here but I’ll see what I can do. Unfortunately my Mission Pres (New Mission President for Salvador South Mission as of July this year)has been in Utah the whole time I’ve been here and I wont get to meet him until I leave for the field. but yeah I’m super excited to get to Salvador. I wanna go now even though I’m kinda nervous cause I need to learn a lot more. But a district that was really close to me - like all of them were my really close friends - left this morning. It was really sad but exciting. You never think you’ll have to keep saying goodbye to people once your out here. But I took pictures with all of them. Don’t worry Mom I tried sending them today but this computer was being weird. I’ll print some out and send them next week if it doesn’t work. I’m sure the high adventure will go fine Dad. Don’t sweat it. I’ll pray for you. I know the boys will love it. I know it was one of my favorite ones. Mom I wish I was there to help you. Sounds like Monkey is getting brave. I think about him all the time and picture him walking around. I miss him and all of you. As for our 4th of July American meal ... well the next day is Fast Sunday so we won’t get dinner on the 4th! So we better get American food for lunch or something. Keep feeding the missionaries and love them. I have a new respect for them as I’m sure you guys do too. Thanks for the ward updates, ha and I’m sure the wedding will go great mom. At least you’ll have fun. I know that. so with this group that left our branch was our AP(assistant to the president). He was really cool and I liked him a lot, but Sunday the President asked me if I would be his AP so that was kinda fun. Basically I just have to do some paper work, check up on all districts and I am in charge of the 4th floor. It’s been fun cause I’ve got to meet new people. They have all been real nice to me. I can definitely tell a difference in my Portuguese and just myself since I’ve been here. The temple today was really cool and all is well. Thanks for the note Kimbo. I love you guys and pray for you all every night. I hope all is well. Thanks for everything!
love elder anderson
Family!
Thanks for the emails and thanks for praying for me. TRC went really well! We taught two young kids, one 10 years old and the other 13 years old . . . these boys were so black they were blue. Ha that’s what all the Brazilians say. It was fun, kinda hard too but I surprised myself with how much I could actually understand and say to them. Elders come into the CTM every week. On Wednesdays Americans come and on Thursdays Brazilians come. The group’s sizes vary a lot from 4 to 40 Americans and Brazilians so its fun. We already got new Brazilian roommates and they’re really cool. I like them a lot. Oh and Dad that skate board thing is called a rip stick. They’re every where in the U.S. haha but yeah there cool.
Not this Thursday but next Thursday we’ll get Brazilians that are going to Salvador South. They wont live with us but they will be in the CTM. Just something you guys might find interesting, the CTM and the church in general is doing tons and tons of changes to save money. They have cut our water pressure to next to nothing, just a trickle, enough to brush your teeth. They also now serve you the food and limit how much you can have as of today. They shut off about half of the power outlets. My week was the group that was first to not get two name tags. They used to give you one that clips on your suit but we’re the first group not to get them, just tons of things like this to save money. Sometimes its kinda frustrating but its kinda neat to see how frugal the church can be. It’s really smart and maybe there’s something coming that we don’t know about. But I thought dad would like to know about that ha. I hope your china trip went well dad. I probably wont get to meet your friend and we’re not really supposed to get contact info while were in here but I’ll see what I can do. Unfortunately my Mission Pres (New Mission President for Salvador South Mission as of July this year)has been in Utah the whole time I’ve been here and I wont get to meet him until I leave for the field. but yeah I’m super excited to get to Salvador. I wanna go now even though I’m kinda nervous cause I need to learn a lot more. But a district that was really close to me - like all of them were my really close friends - left this morning. It was really sad but exciting. You never think you’ll have to keep saying goodbye to people once your out here. But I took pictures with all of them. Don’t worry Mom I tried sending them today but this computer was being weird. I’ll print some out and send them next week if it doesn’t work. I’m sure the high adventure will go fine Dad. Don’t sweat it. I’ll pray for you. I know the boys will love it. I know it was one of my favorite ones. Mom I wish I was there to help you. Sounds like Monkey is getting brave. I think about him all the time and picture him walking around. I miss him and all of you. As for our 4th of July American meal ... well the next day is Fast Sunday so we won’t get dinner on the 4th! So we better get American food for lunch or something. Keep feeding the missionaries and love them. I have a new respect for them as I’m sure you guys do too. Thanks for the ward updates, ha and I’m sure the wedding will go great mom. At least you’ll have fun. I know that. so with this group that left our branch was our AP(assistant to the president). He was really cool and I liked him a lot, but Sunday the President asked me if I would be his AP so that was kinda fun. Basically I just have to do some paper work, check up on all districts and I am in charge of the 4th floor. It’s been fun cause I’ve got to meet new people. They have all been real nice to me. I can definitely tell a difference in my Portuguese and just myself since I’ve been here. The temple today was really cool and all is well. Thanks for the note Kimbo. I love you guys and pray for you all every night. I hope all is well. Thanks for everything!
love elder anderson
Sorry. This one is posted a week late.
June 23, 2009
Hey! After I sent that message I realized I hadn’t answered your question but yes I got my insurance card and I live on the 4th floor but it’s really the 5th floor cause they don’t start counting until your up a floor here. So I’m pretty tired of stairs by now ha. Dad explained to me about that blog that sounds great! Oh and a letter takes about 10 days to get here but it seems to take longer for one to get to you. Also I didn’t write one cause I e-mailed you last week but I sent one today so it should be in the mail. So last night was our last night with our Brazilian roommates. It was really sad. They’re out in the field now. We all sang a couple hymns with them in the hall way last night it was really cool. Oh and here we don’t sing any hymns in English ... so sometimes it’s real bad ha, oh and you should look up the Brazilian national anthem! We sing it every Sunday ... its impossible to sing even with the words. And the melody is crazy like something you’d here at the fair. Ha but it’s pretty cool. But last night we said a last roommate prayer with them it was neat. We also only pray in Portuguese here too. and one of them rolled his ankle the other day pretty bad so he asked me to give him a blessing. That was pretty cool too. Me and like 10 other missionaries stood in it was powerful. And don’t worry I took lots of pictures with them. And one of them gave me and Elder Hadley Brazil soccer jerseys. I think they were from the Olympic team because it’s for the team of Brazil. But that was really cool. Tell Justin I’m way proud of him for the scripture mastery and the 4.0. Keep studying those scriptures cause its killing me not remembering references and stuff! This Saturday we have TRC which is where they bring in a Brazilian family and we have to teach the first discussion in all Portuguese! They record it so you re-watch it with a teacher. I'm so nervous but I’m sure it will go alright and in another week we go out street contacting where they give us Book of Mormons and just drop us off on a street and we have to give them out. Its nuts but I’m really excited for it! I hope dad is doing well in china! Speaking of July they said they celebrate the 4th of July here by serving American food!!! Yey, I can’t wait ha. Oh and another thing its not impolite to call ourselves Americans. I always thought it was cause there in America too. But no, they call us Americans as well. Well I've got to sign off but I love you guys so much and I wrote a really cool story in my letter so I hope it gets there soon! :)
>love, elder anderson
Below is an excerpt from a letter Tim sent to his dad for Father’s Day. The personal portion of the letter was very sweet, but personal so it is excluded.
Hey dad!
I hope china is going well mom said that you may not get this until you get home but anyways I’ll start out by answering your questions. This Saturday we have TRC which is where they bring in a Brazilian family and we teach them in Portuguese. Its our first one and I’m pretty nervous but they video tape it so you can see how you did. there are a couple more of those well do throughout our time here and in a week we will go street contacting where they drop us off on a street with Book of Mormons and we have to give them out. So that should be interesting too. Ha, I’m really nervous but really excited too. a letter takes about 10 days to get here. I think it takes longer for one to get to you guys though. I had only sent that one but I sent another one today so well see how it goes. my Portuguese is still really broken but I can communicate somewhat. Its kinda tough cause we learn mainly gospel vocab first so I can pray, bear testimony and teach a lesson but its hard to just speak with people. I can understand a little more then I can speak but its starting to click a lot more than it was. And last week I realized that Fathers Day was Sunday but it was too late for me to get a letter or anything to you in time. so here’s your fathers day letter….
I cant wait to get to call you guys and talk about our missions. That will be a good day. I hope all is well with you and work. I love you so much and pray for you every night.
If you have any questions I love to answer them so keep them coming. I also sent an email to the mannderson email address that’s different so read it too. And the blog sounds great, thanks for doing that.
With much love your son,
elder anderson
June 23, 2009
Hey! After I sent that message I realized I hadn’t answered your question but yes I got my insurance card and I live on the 4th floor but it’s really the 5th floor cause they don’t start counting until your up a floor here. So I’m pretty tired of stairs by now ha. Dad explained to me about that blog that sounds great! Oh and a letter takes about 10 days to get here but it seems to take longer for one to get to you. Also I didn’t write one cause I e-mailed you last week but I sent one today so it should be in the mail. So last night was our last night with our Brazilian roommates. It was really sad. They’re out in the field now. We all sang a couple hymns with them in the hall way last night it was really cool. Oh and here we don’t sing any hymns in English ... so sometimes it’s real bad ha, oh and you should look up the Brazilian national anthem! We sing it every Sunday ... its impossible to sing even with the words. And the melody is crazy like something you’d here at the fair. Ha but it’s pretty cool. But last night we said a last roommate prayer with them it was neat. We also only pray in Portuguese here too. and one of them rolled his ankle the other day pretty bad so he asked me to give him a blessing. That was pretty cool too. Me and like 10 other missionaries stood in it was powerful. And don’t worry I took lots of pictures with them. And one of them gave me and Elder Hadley Brazil soccer jerseys. I think they were from the Olympic team because it’s for the team of Brazil. But that was really cool. Tell Justin I’m way proud of him for the scripture mastery and the 4.0. Keep studying those scriptures cause its killing me not remembering references and stuff! This Saturday we have TRC which is where they bring in a Brazilian family and we have to teach the first discussion in all Portuguese! They record it so you re-watch it with a teacher. I'm so nervous but I’m sure it will go alright and in another week we go out street contacting where they give us Book of Mormons and just drop us off on a street and we have to give them out. Its nuts but I’m really excited for it! I hope dad is doing well in china! Speaking of July they said they celebrate the 4th of July here by serving American food!!! Yey, I can’t wait ha. Oh and another thing its not impolite to call ourselves Americans. I always thought it was cause there in America too. But no, they call us Americans as well. Well I've got to sign off but I love you guys so much and I wrote a really cool story in my letter so I hope it gets there soon! :)
>love, elder anderson
Below is an excerpt from a letter Tim sent to his dad for Father’s Day. The personal portion of the letter was very sweet, but personal so it is excluded.
Hey dad!
I hope china is going well mom said that you may not get this until you get home but anyways I’ll start out by answering your questions. This Saturday we have TRC which is where they bring in a Brazilian family and we teach them in Portuguese. Its our first one and I’m pretty nervous but they video tape it so you can see how you did. there are a couple more of those well do throughout our time here and in a week we will go street contacting where they drop us off on a street with Book of Mormons and we have to give them out. So that should be interesting too. Ha, I’m really nervous but really excited too. a letter takes about 10 days to get here. I think it takes longer for one to get to you guys though. I had only sent that one but I sent another one today so well see how it goes. my Portuguese is still really broken but I can communicate somewhat. Its kinda tough cause we learn mainly gospel vocab first so I can pray, bear testimony and teach a lesson but its hard to just speak with people. I can understand a little more then I can speak but its starting to click a lot more than it was. And last week I realized that Fathers Day was Sunday but it was too late for me to get a letter or anything to you in time. so here’s your fathers day letter….
I cant wait to get to call you guys and talk about our missions. That will be a good day. I hope all is well with you and work. I love you so much and pray for you every night.
If you have any questions I love to answer them so keep them coming. I also sent an email to the mannderson email address that’s different so read it too. And the blog sounds great, thanks for doing that.
With much love your son,
elder anderson
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