Dear Jordan,
Spring has Sprung! at least here.
It was great to hear from you last week. We are thrilled that you are having the experiences so that you can learn both languages. I was surprised to learn that their toothpaste was so different. You probably know that you can use baking soda to make your own toothpaste. You would mix water with the amount of baking soda that you want to use so that it is pasty but not too liquid.
Baking Soda in Korean
중조, 탄산수소나트륨, 소다
Are you able to drink the water from the tap or do you need to use bottled water? Do you have hot water for showers?
We started receiving the emails from Dallin again and I forwarded it to you. According to the email, he is at week 78. It is hard to believe that you are at week 16 already (basically 4 months).
We were home taught on Sunday and our home teachers are now Brother Urton and Brother Wood. Mom was still sick so she didn't go. She has had a cold and a bad cough. She went to the doctor on Saturday evening and got some medications. Rachel went with me to hometeach Sister Lee at the Clements' house. They are all well and asked about you and how you are doing.
Robert passed his test so he isn't as agitated. Ben is still looking and hasn't heard back from his interview. He wants to take Hannah and Rachel to the Comicon in Salt Lake in April. They will be out of school that week for Spring Break. They will probably only get to go on one day. Rachel has the Language Fair at BYU on the first day and then Ben has a wedding he is going to (not his own, we joked about that) on the last day. Grandma returns from Denver tomorrow.
Have you been able to learn to cook some of the Korean food or are you making home meals? Have any of the members/investigators tried to teach you how to make Korean meals? Do you follow the news very much? Do you have any emergency drills? I know that North Korea has fired several missiles over the last couple of weeks since South Korean and the US have been doing a joint exercise.
About how many people to do teach a week? How many in Korean, Chinese, English, French, etc? Will you describe a typical day? If you never have a typical day, how about describing what the mission president asks you to do.
We are looking forward to Conference in a week an a half. The Women's Conference is this Saturday and I have to think about if I will do something with Robert because all of the women-folk in the house will be attending or are invited. That leaves me all alone. This Sunday will be Fast Sunday and in the evening all of the girls have a fireside to talk about Girls' Camp this summer.
In Dallin's email, it was interesting that he was seeing such a difference in investigators from Brazil. He is running into some of the same issues that you face with some of the investigators. I know that people will be touched by the Spirit when it is appropriate for them and that you can't force it. I am learning to speak up when prompted to say those things that come to my mind. It has been a little hard for me because it has always been easier to let others speak, especially in Gospel Doctrine (think Webster, Berit, and Wilson). As you meet with the investigators, think about what you think would mean the most to him/her/them and then pray about it. Windows will open as well as hearts.
We love you. We are thankful for you and everything you have done and continue to do. We pray for you. You are important to us and to Heavenly Father. You are already a sixteenth through your mission and time is flying. We look forward to hearing from you. We also need to find out soon if you are able to call us/Skype us/etc on Mother's Day (May 11th). You will probably be able to call/Skype/etc on your P-day since that will be our Sunday evening. Please let us know what is available or what we need to do to be ready.
Love you,
Sarah, Hannah, Rachel, Bekah, dad, Mom
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