Dear Mom and family,
I love you! Glad that I received my surprise package! Thanks! The funny fact is that one of the Elders that I knew (used to share a room with) had a bottle of Cocktail to open at the halfway mark too! I must have admitted to myself that I was sort of jealous. However, I will open it on the Sunday before I leave, if that's all right. I enjoyed the letters that I received and have looked through them. I expect that next week my companion and I will inevitably decide to e-mail after the temple visit and lunch so that we can change back into our regular clothes and relax while we write our precious letters. :) I wish that the time limit for the e-mail wasn't so stringent. Hmmm....how are grandma and grandpa doing? How's Lisa? Haven't heard at all from her. Thank you for everything....the letters and care packages make it seem that you're only forty minutes away. ;)
Actually, the majority of branches here at the MTC contain both Elders and Sisters (but, by far, the Elders are not in short supply). Our District has some. However, our class (or specific Branch) doesn't have any. The rooms near ours have some sisters. I've talked with:
Hermana Lockwood, Hermana Reyes, Hermana Voz, etc...but those are the names that I remember. It's not difficult to talk with the Sisters because we all realize that our purpose isn't to date one another. I've met Elders and Sisters from all over the place. Kiribati, Hawaii, England (UK), United States, France, Japan, Samoa, etc.
I passed the Sacrament (or 'Santa Cena'-litterally meaning: Holy Supper) last Sunday. You really visited last Saturday? Wow! (Trent and I, Valerie, attended a BYU game where we were parked by his friend behind the Legacy Club tent just behind the MTC. It was great to feel so close to Steven. Of course, I forgot the shirt he left behind and the collapsible hamper he has requested that would be hard to mail....)
Anyhow, my companion and I have been doing wonderfully. I had gained four pounds my first week and have managed to (through running for half an hour every day in gym) to drop to 167. That's 7 pounds! They have a really accurate scale here! They also have one in all of the residence buildings.
Hmm....question of the week!
Can you send me information concerning the Carthaginian General named Hamlicar? He's the father of the infamous Hannibal who crossed the Alps and harrassed the Romans in Italy until he was FINALLY defeated. I suppose, google Hamlicar. :)
Thank you!
My companion and I will try to be online at 12:45, more or less. If you want, we can e-mail....but when the time expires...I'm automatically logged out. :( Anyway, what did you think of the photos? (Scroll down to view).
I love you all! Hope that you enjoy the letters! I'm glad that you're testimony has been strengthened! Mine has been too! We're on Lesson 3 (out of 5). That's perhaps my favorite lesson to teach. My companion can apply so many good analogies to it and we've really personalized it for the investigators too! The others have been wonderful too!
We speak Spanish now too! I have truly enhanced my vocabulary....still have to find more words.
Last week, my companion found for me a German Bible in the Free Bin (missionaries who leave will leave materials that they can't fit in). I may learn German now too! I love you all!
Love,
Elder Steven Kelly Roberts
PS. Tell everyone that I love and miss them! Wish Jaime a late happy birthday from me! I really wish that I could visit him! I'm really learning to manage time wisely now too!
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