Last week, there wasn't really anything new or exciting to tell you. Sorry if I didn't make everything super long. I still only have like 30 min to email. I have not recieved my passport back yet. It may have come, but the office won't let us know when it comes until like the last week we are supposed to be here. They don't want us to have them so we don't lose them which is good for most elders. But, I am being really organized and haven't lost mine yet. Oh well, I 'll keep you updated and tell you the first second I find out where it is.
I don't want any food items, but thank you. I am still trying to keep my weight down. I am doing a lot of excercises at night except the last day or two when I was not feeling so well. Just letters is what I would like to get.... also, some news about what is going on in the outside world would be nice. Ya know? We had a fire in the valley I think, but couldn't find out anything. It was quite smoky at the mtc. so I was curious.
Um It isn''t hard to send anything from here. I just have to pay for it myself when I send large items. The rest of my letters and stuff are covered by the mission fund. Wierd. I didn't think it would be so, but it is. The number of missionaries at the MTCgoing to Finland are as follows: 4 left 2 weeks ago, 8 more go with me, and 4 are coming in today. I sent a letter today that explains this in more detail. No, I haven't had to give a talk at the MTC yet in church. If I have to talk, its only a 5 min one. So I should be able to pull it off fairly well. NOT to mention I have written like 5 talks already. I am starting to get better at writing talks. I've seen Andrew just alittle bit. I just sent a cd with all of the pictures I have taken and will send another one before I leave the MTC.
Um, lets see, I have learned all of the cases that I will be using except 2. And I have taught my first lesson in complete Finnish. I can understand a lot more of the language than I can say. I am a little unnerved about speaking it because I can't ever remember what something means in Finnish. I've sort of made some good friends with my companions and with some of the elders in my district. Elder Jones is quite funny and makes me laugh. And my companions are great so far, a little wound tight on the rules though. I guess that comes with being zone leaders though, because we have to remind everyone of those rules. bummer. um... yeah I can't think of anything really. I can communicate a simple lesson in Finnish, but haven't the vocabulary to expound upon the doctrines too well. Yeah, speaking Finnish is hard. I've been doing full days of Finnish Only speaking to try and boost my fluency but I am not so sure its helping that much. And, the Finnish we are being taught is not what they speak. We are learning the writen language. We have to pick up spoken language when we get there , ex. "Mina olen" is i am.... spoken is "oon".
I dont know when I am coming back from my mission. It looks like some time in August actually, but I will take care of it. Thanks for letting me know when schoool starts in Fall 2011.
Love Trevor
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