December 23, 2008

Jeff's Email- 23 December 2008

I'm finally getting used to the heat down here, so snow sounds so terrible right now. I'm not sure what goes on here on Christmas, I just know we dont have class that day.

As you heard, I got the packadge today and I'm excited to open the letters on Christmas. I only have two more weeks here, then I'm flying out to Rio with most of my District. On Christmas, the cafateria is open all day so me and Elder Valeriano are going to sit in there and gain more weight than we have ever had. Hopefully, I can gain my goal of five pounds and finally break 180! I'm sure it will all leave me in the field so its good to bulk up right now.

Right now in class, we're working on the 3rd lesson in Portugês. It's a lot of help with the language memorizing the lessons. A few weeks ago, I finished the Book of Mormon again! I love reading it as much as I can every day! I've gained such a great testimony of this gospel during my short time here and I pray that during the next 22 months that it only gets stronger and stronger.

All letters that you send should be addressed to....

Elder Jeffrey Todd Johnson
Brazil Rio de Janeiro North Mission
R. Dois de Dezembro, 78 Sala 703
Catete
Rio de Janeiro-RJ
22220-040
Brazil

By the time that those letters get to me I'll have been there for a while. I'm excited to get out and feel like a real missionary. Time is already flying and I heard that when you get out of the CTM, it flies even faster.
I"m excited to be out here and I love all of you!
-JEff

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