Hey Family!
I am in the Provo MTC with 60+ other missionaries who are portuguese speaking. About 30 missionaries are here whose visas have not been approved yet. I was told that the problem is so great that several general authorities are working to resolve the Brazilan Visa issue.
I am in a triple companionship. Two other sisters were called to Brazil the same day as me. Sister Kempton, from Arizona, and Sister Olsen from Alaska. They are WAY fun! They are both going to Cuiaba
The first day here we droped our bags off at our room and didn't go back until 9:30! we have worked so hard already!
The food here is good! And all of the Elders stand up every time we sit down at the table. Its cool - but kinda embarrassing because like 60 Elders stand up and wait for us to sit down hahahaha. They always hold the doors for us too. It is cool. I've heard so many different languages here. Everyone says oi or hi to everyone they pass. It gets us comfortable with talking to other people i guess? Hahaa...i wish i had a problem with talking to people, i think my companions get sick of me saying hi to people I know. lol I've seen Sister Sain, and Sister Holmes is my roommate! Haha Crazy!
Ty - do you know an Elder Alvizo? An Elder Planck next to me says his friend is serving in Porto Alegre South. Ask him if he knows him haha.
Missionary work is never ending! It is fun though! I really am not home sick at all.
These elders next to me doing laundry and passing around pictures of their old girlfriends and it is so ridiculous. They are like rating the pictures and one kid was like "THis is my X, and another elder was like "Why?! Can I have that picture!?!" -Oh my word....
Well I need to change my laundry. Keep moving forward! I miss you and Love you All SOOOOO Much!
XxoOoXoXoOxXoxoXx
-Sister Ash
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
I'm Here!
Hey wonderful family! I am just getting everything started and wanted to let you know things are great here! Everything is so cool! and everyone is great. Hope you have a safe trip back down and hope you all are as happy as I am! I love you all soooooooo much! Thanks for everything you've done for me!
XoXoXo - Sister Rowland
Ps I'll let you know when I find out when we will go down to Brazil!
I have 2 companions! WooHoo!
Love you!
XoXoXo - Sister Rowland
Ps I'll let you know when I find out when we will go down to Brazil!
I have 2 companions! WooHoo!
Love you!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Sister Rowland
Group Hug!
Ash is getting set apart tonight and will enter the Provo MTC tomorrow, where she and her district will wait for Visa's.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Elder Rowland October 12, 2009
Hey There
This one is more for mother, thanks for the wonderful email. I loved it. Does packing bring back weird memories mom? :) It seems like yesterday that we were packing for my mission. Thats so neat that everything is going so well, Tell Aunt Peggy and Don Congradulations! I have a new uncle! Cool! Thats neat how the things change in our lives. I love the things im learning and im trying to do my best. I love you mom and the rest of the family Too!
We had a transfer, and my companion super awesome will be sticking around a little bit longer with me. This will be the first companion that will have stayed with me for more than one transfer. He is great and has so much to teach me. This little branch that im in is just wonderful! I see miracles every week. The mission is going by so fast. So ashley will stay at the provo mtc eh!? thats pretty cool! I didnt get to experiance that , but you will learn just as much there as you would brazil.! Let me know your new address when you get there. I Love you all and wish you all of the happiness in the world! What else is going on. Give me an update!
Love Elder Rowland
This one is more for mother, thanks for the wonderful email. I loved it. Does packing bring back weird memories mom? :) It seems like yesterday that we were packing for my mission. Thats so neat that everything is going so well, Tell Aunt Peggy and Don Congradulations! I have a new uncle! Cool! Thats neat how the things change in our lives. I love the things im learning and im trying to do my best. I love you mom and the rest of the family Too!
We had a transfer, and my companion super awesome will be sticking around a little bit longer with me. This will be the first companion that will have stayed with me for more than one transfer. He is great and has so much to teach me. This little branch that im in is just wonderful! I see miracles every week. The mission is going by so fast. So ashley will stay at the provo mtc eh!? thats pretty cool! I didnt get to experiance that , but you will learn just as much there as you would brazil.! Let me know your new address when you get there. I Love you all and wish you all of the happiness in the world! What else is going on. Give me an update!
Love Elder Rowland
Saturday, October 10, 2009
From Elder to Sister
Ashley,
They gave me the opportunity to write you a little email before you leave. Im so excited for you. What a feeling i felt when i left from that little airport in cedar city utah. with so many wonderful people to send me off. I will not be there to give you a big hug, but i will say that if i was there, maybe for the first time in my life, i would cry more than you. Im so proud of this decision that you made, you didnt have to but you did anyway. I pray for the people that you will find , and i pray that you will learn quickly this beautiful language of portugues. My companion, Elder Perrupato also wishes you good luck and a great trip here ! You are such a wonderful sister with so many wonderful talents and everyone will love you for who you are, you will become a great woman for the choice that you made. What faith you have... you have never seen this place, and i am but a testimony that this place exists . so you are a woman of great faith. I sure love you Ash, you are the best. I love our family and i know that when were all together again, we will have felt the greatest happiness that exists.
Your Little Brother
Elder Rowland
PS, You can send me letters here for just 1¢!!!
They gave me the opportunity to write you a little email before you leave. Im so excited for you. What a feeling i felt when i left from that little airport in cedar city utah. with so many wonderful people to send me off. I will not be there to give you a big hug, but i will say that if i was there, maybe for the first time in my life, i would cry more than you. Im so proud of this decision that you made, you didnt have to but you did anyway. I pray for the people that you will find , and i pray that you will learn quickly this beautiful language of portugues. My companion, Elder Perrupato also wishes you good luck and a great trip here ! You are such a wonderful sister with so many wonderful talents and everyone will love you for who you are, you will become a great woman for the choice that you made. What faith you have... you have never seen this place, and i am but a testimony that this place exists . so you are a woman of great faith. I sure love you Ash, you are the best. I love our family and i know that when were all together again, we will have felt the greatest happiness that exists.
Your Little Brother
Elder Rowland
PS, You can send me letters here for just 1¢!!!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Elder Rowland October 5 2009
Hey there Ash and the Family!
First off, Im so excited to actually be having this conversation! Legal!! and also thanks so much for the help on my email crisis. Its was getting pretty ugly. I am pretty good for now on clothes , Garments, socks , shirts , and ties, so all thats pretty good still, But as for the cristmas stuff, i will save that for a little later in the email... But what i wouldnt have brought and what i would have stalked up on more... let me see. The Giant thing of shampoo that i brought lasted until 8 months, but since you are a girl ash, so i dont think it will be quite the same for you. but let me think.. I really cant think of anything right off the bat, it seems like i needed to use everything i brought at one time or another. But i wish i would have brought more folders to store papers, and important items like that , but that all i cant think of for now. Remember my companions brother works at the CTM Irmão Perrupato, and look for Irmã Camila for me and give her a big hug, because im speaking portugues now! And i will give you more names too find, but most importantly, Pray to the lord to prepare you for the trip, and pray to help you let go of the worldly things. I sure love you ash, and think you are just awesome for making such a great choice. I love you Maddy , Jesse , Logan , Russell , Mom And Dad!
Elder Rowland
First off, Im so excited to actually be having this conversation! Legal!! and also thanks so much for the help on my email crisis. Its was getting pretty ugly. I am pretty good for now on clothes , Garments, socks , shirts , and ties, so all thats pretty good still, But as for the cristmas stuff, i will save that for a little later in the email... But what i wouldnt have brought and what i would have stalked up on more... let me see. The Giant thing of shampoo that i brought lasted until 8 months, but since you are a girl ash, so i dont think it will be quite the same for you. but let me think.. I really cant think of anything right off the bat, it seems like i needed to use everything i brought at one time or another. But i wish i would have brought more folders to store papers, and important items like that , but that all i cant think of for now. Remember my companions brother works at the CTM Irmão Perrupato, and look for Irmã Camila for me and give her a big hug, because im speaking portugues now! And i will give you more names too find, but most importantly, Pray to the lord to prepare you for the trip, and pray to help you let go of the worldly things. I sure love you ash, and think you are just awesome for making such a great choice. I love you Maddy , Jesse , Logan , Russell , Mom And Dad!
Elder Rowland
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