Querida Familia,
So yes, and no, i do still feel a little like a greenie but not as much. i am finally getting used to our area and the Spanish is getting easier. it still isn't nearly as easy as Portuguese, but it is coming along. you know what, i really miss teaching about the gospel in Portuguese. it's really weird, but i just miss it. it's not the same in any other language, i guess you could say that Portuguese is like my holy language in a way. hahaha... but I'm sure with time i will come to like Spanish to, but i think i will just leave English behind;).
So this week was good. nothing to crazy happened. although my comp. broke his bike. we were leaving the library last week and he started peddling and his frame broke. weird huh. it wasn't just a part of the bike, but his frame! so luckily we had an extra (girl) bike at home and he used that until we could get a different bike from some elders that live up north a little bit. so on friday we went and got that bike and it is a lot better. he really ditches me now! i will have my bike in the highest gear, peddling as fast as i can and he can still waste me. but he has a better bike and bigger tires, so it's all good. but yeah, i will totally have awesome legs and a butt when i get home! SWEET!!!!!! hahahaha...
So i don't technically live in down town Chicago. i live pretty close though. it's about 20 min on bikes. down town is way crazy, it's pretty cool to see all the big buildings, the Hancock, and the Trump. and it is way crazy during rush hour. you do not want to be down there in a car during that time, it would suck.
Oh yeah, so what i said last week, about Americans being rude, i take that back, it's the Polish people that are jerks! the true Americans aren't bad, decent people, but the Polish people are just down right rude to your face. it's really sad. apparently they used to have polish speaking missionaries here, but they hadn't had a baptism in over 30 years, so they closed it. crazy huh. the Polish people are really closed and hard hearted. basically they were born Catholic and will die catholic and they have no idea why. but luckily i don't work with them, I just run into them knocking on doors and such.
So the weather in Chicago is messed up! it will be like in the low 60's one day, then the next day it's 85, then it will drop down to the 50's or 60's again. huh, I just want HOT weather! today isn't bad. it was cold this morning, so i am currently wearing a sweater and my suit coat, but that is mainly because of the wind. i think i would actually enjoy Chicago if it wasn't for the wind here. i could totally live here and buy nice bike and just bike everywhere, because it is all so flat out here, except for the wind, and the winter of course. but i am enjoying myself.
The food isn't bad, the Mexican food that is. i like it but they always make it so spicy! i think the spices will kill me before anything else does. In Brasil they don't eat spicy food, so i am not really used to it. On Monday i had, basically, some chicken soup, and they served it with a bunch of lettuce and other stuff to throw in the soup. well i say, what i thought to be, green bell peppers, so i throw a few spoon fulls in. but come to find out, it was these super spices jalapenos! yeah, i almost died when i tried to eat. i lost the feeling in my tongue, my face got red, i started sweating. and the family could tell what was going on and they half laughed and told me to dump it out and got some fresh soup, But, i am a missionary!, so i forced myself threw it! wow, it was tough. by the end of the night, i couldn't taste anything and my mouth and lips were on fire. Oh, and when it came out the next day....wow, it burned just as much!!!
Chanae!!! i need you to read pg 742 of Jesus the Christ. (you will like this one dad!) it says that the last nephite battle took place near the hill cumorah in NEW YORK, by the place where Moroni buried the plates!!! and that is basically doctrine because it was written by an apostle and it has the church name on the back!!! so hah!!!!!!! GOT YA! (just wanted to let you know that dad and I are right) :) LOL.
Well all, i hope you enjoy the book i wrote you. i hope it brings you lots of laughs:) Have a great week and enjoy the nice weather of Ivins for me. Eu sei que esta e a Igreja verdadeira!! Jesus Cristo e Nosso Salvador do mundo! e o Livro de Mormon e verdadeiro!!! Eu amo voces!!!!
Elder Wilson
p.s.... for the big W....
Happy Mothers Day!!!!!!! to Grandma Wilson and all mothers alike, I wish you all a very special and happy mothers day! i hope it is full of joy and happiness, and of the Spirit of our Lord!!!
Grandma, i wanted to thank you for all of your love and support for me. and for all of your prayers and fasting that you did in my behalf so that i would get better from my surgery and so that i could return to the mission field! You are a great example of faith to me! thank you so much for your testimony and for your encouragement! I love you so much and hope you have a great mothers day!!!! good luck in the "mission field"! Muito obrigado por tudo!! TE AMO!!!!!
Elder Wilson
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