Feliz Ano Novo!

Dear Family,

 

 

Happy New Year! It sounds like you all had a good one! We did too, the people here love to party! The city set an alarm for us at midnight, it was insane! Fireworks were shooting off everywhere! The whole sky was lit up! I didn't sleep much. We also got to watch a New Years Eve movie, The Emma Smith Story. It was pretty good and really nice to take a break from studying just to watch for a while. We also got to watch part of a talk that Elder Holland gave to some mission presidents. It was amazing to say the least! 

We got to go to the temple for the first time in 2 weeks today! It was great! I still am not sure, but I think that I am leaving a week early, which would mean that I would only have 2 more p days here!! As much as I love the MTC, I am ready to leave. I hope that Mason had fun in Hawaii. I can't believe that I was there a year ago! It doesn't feel like it was that long ago! Things are going well here though. I am so excited to watch the Hobbit and Les Mis when I get back! I think that there will be lots of movies that I will need to catch up on! 

New Year's Eve was the first time that we got churrasco here! It was also the first non breakfast meal that i didn't have beans and rice. I missed them actually! I really miss not going to Lava, I haven't been over Christmas for a couple of years so when I get back it's going to be awesome! I'm really tired basically most of the time here, I try to stay awake but it doesn't always work out. I wrote you all letters through missionties so I can't really think of what else I want to say. Oh yeah, I have been working on structuring sentences in Portuguese and as much as I love the gospel, I'm getting kind of tired structuring gospel sentences. I was wondering if you could send me some of your personal favorite movie quotes (like president Bill Pullman's famous speech) or something that I could structure. I know that it's kind of weird, but I think that it would spice things up a little bit. I love you guys so much and I even worry about you! You don't have to worry about me though, I'm doing fine. Before we know it, I will be in Santa Maria! And after that KC will be married! And then it will be Christmas again! And I think that some other important stuff will happen in between those events, but I can't really think right now. You guys are the most bestest and I miss you lots and I love you more and I am excited for the day when I can tell you about all the cool stuff that I am doing once I get in the mission field. Don't get me wrong, I like the MTC too.

 

I am very excited for 2013 and it is going to be a year that I will definitely never forget! 

 

I love you all soooooo much!!!! You seriously are the best!!! Seriously.

 

Love,

 

Elder Stringer