excited/scared/etc. There's no way to explain it. I'm going to
JAPAN. Now, I don't mean to brag or anything, but my companion and I
are among the best at Japanese in our zone. There were some people
that studied Japanese before coming to the MTC (I mean like on a
college level for a few years, not a few dinky years in High School)
and they rock, but I put us in the category of those that didn't know
much. We speak Japanese all the time and that really helps us. There
are some people I look at that don't appear to be trying and I wonder
what's going to happen to them when they get to Japan. They are going
to say something like "this isn't the language they taught me at the
MTC!!" I'm not saying I won't say that, but I know that I am farther
along than them. It's crazy. We were learning Honorifics yesterday.
I really don't like those. If I want to say "God created the world"
there is a different work for created that is honorifc. So I have to
say "God honorifially created the world." Silly Japanese. They also
have 7 different give and receive verbs, depending on the level of who
you're giving to, or to who is giving to you. I just don't understand
that different distinctions in honor. I've been told that in English
we have it too, but it's so engrained in our brains that we don't even
notice it anymore. Wikipedia lexicon and tell me what it means, okay?
Maybe in Japan, after riding a jitensha
(bike) all day everyday to get around, I'll loose weight. I have
gained a couple of pounds at the MTC (maybe like 3 or
something small like that). There is one Elder in my district that
has gained 20 pounds. All of his buttons have popped off his suit and
I need to show him how to properly sew them on with a shank. Mom, you
would be so proud of me. He also ripped his pants.... he wouldn't
tell me where, but I think we all know. This MTC food is evil. It tastes
okay, but not great. But it's so easy to get more than one entree.
It's just right there! But what really gets you is what it does to
your insides. It's way gross. We had problems with "stankers", as
the Elders called them, in our small classroom. I'm so glad that is
over.
Thanks for the boots in the mail! I'm really excited for them to
come. But I'm skeptial. Maybe because I've had bad situtations with
the raincoat, twice, and now the shirts. I'm crossing my fingures! I
guess I should apologize that my calves are humungous. I bet the
rainboots were hard to find, but I'm sure I would appreciate it. I
bet I'll wear them a lot in Japan, you know? I have the pair of shoes
from Easy Spirit that are great now. I ended up taking out the shoe
inserts, by the way. The arch was too high, but now they don't hurt
my feet. Why? I have no idea. Those shoes will work in the rain, so
I'm excited. Then I also wear those awesome Naot shoes that cost an
arm and a leg. Totally worth it. I wear them practically every day.
The cork insoles are starting to smell bad, so I think I need to get
some deodorizer. Someone told me if you wear dryer sheets in your
shoes, then your feet won't smell. Hmm. For later in my mission,
will it be possible to get just new insoles for those shoes? That's
really what smells sometimes. They are cork, so they have formed to
my foot. It's awesome! I also brought that black pair of shoes that
I couldn't part with because I love them but they're worn out, so now
I don't know. If my suitcase is overweight, they will be the first to
go. But I will mourn their loss.
And because mom asked, here are the things that have changed my
mission so far. I have a list of pick me up scriptures. I don't
remember the references exactly, but I think this is it.
* Alma 26:27
* D&C 88:84 (or 84:88)
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