MTC Week 3 Q&A

[Michael doesn't have a lot of time to write so his regular email was a bit short. There was some good information in his responses to some questions his Mom emailed to him though.]

[Are you in the regular MTC or one of the new locations? The return address you put on your envelope is different than the address we have been using to send you mail.]
I'm on the main campus in the Joseph Wilford Booth building, also known as 16M. I don't actually remember what the return address I used was. If it was a stamp, that's just the general MTC one. I have been getting your letters and packages. I did get the Portuguese hymnbook. Unfortunately, there are a couple misprints. The most notable being the chorus of Come, Come Ye Saints is missing. But it really is nothing, it works just fine. Out of my whole district of 11 people, only two of us have hymnbooks and they're both misprinted, pocket-sized ones.

[Have you seen anyone else from Corvallis yet like Jonah or Jacob?]
I haven't seen Jacob, which makes me really sad because he leaves in a week and I want to see him at least once. I have seen Jonah a couple times, which was fun. Also, I saw Alex Porter a couple times, but I think she's actually left by now (English speakers only stay a week).

[How is the Portuguese coming along? Is the accent/pronunciation difficult?]
Portuguese is coming well. I always feel like I need to be better but when I look at how much I've learned in such a short amount of time, it's amazing. The pronunciation is quite difficult. M's and o's at the end of words make very different sounds than m's and o's in the middle of words. But one day, I'll master it.

[How are you doing in your trio? What are the names of your companions and where are they from?]
My trio is good. Elder B is from Indiana. He's a military/band kind of person. He took German in high school so we're both in the same boat. Elder L is from Maryland. He owned a snow-cone stand before he came here. Both of them are just out of high school, so that's interesting.

[Have you been healthy?]
I have been healthy. There's been a bug flying around but I've been washing my hands and using hand sanitizer and all those healthy other things. I've been doing good.

[Is there anything you need from home like a hand towel or washcloth?]
I did bring a hand towel and a washcloth but I don't need them. They have paper towels galore.

[I realized we forgot to label your stuff. Do you want me to send a fabric marker and sharpie for you to write your name on your clothes and things?]
I think I'm fine without the fabric marker, I haven't lost anything. But thanks for the offer.

This is a good quote. One thing that my teacher said that I really liked was: "It's not what you've done. It's not what you do. It's all about who you are."

Com muito, muito amor,
-Elder Carlson