April 30, 2018 ~ Week 91

Hey Mom! The rainy season I think is like, always I think. It hasn't been raining a lot recently though.

I heard that the Jazz have been doing pretty well. Most of the kids in this country LOVE basketball, so I've heard a little bit about the playoffs.

I'm so excited for Hunter and his mission call. I think that the whole family is going to have to learn Spanish now, haha, that's awesome that you've already started, and that you're learning portuguese.

That's also really exciting for Hannah! I'm glad that she was able to make elections! I'm so happy for her!

We are now making some progress with Jefry's Mom. She says she's going to come to church on Sunday to see Jefry recieve the priesthood, so that'll be great.

My comp was having some constipation problems, and he's had them for his whole mission, but he actually decided to stay, but it was after transfers, so they sent him to a diferent area to finish. 

My new comp is Elder Ellis from South Jordan, and I think he'll be my last companion. He's a chill guy and he'll be a good guy to end the mission with. The new Zone Leader here is Elder Raps, my comp from the MTC. So we're both pretty excited about that. Ending the mission like we started! 

My next transfer date is June 4th, and then The next tranfer I'll be going home! 

Things are super good though! Everyone in my house is cool, and we are doing good things here. 

I'm so excited to skype you guys in a couple of weeks. Our bishop is going to let us do it at his house, so we're all set! 

I love you Mom and I hope you have a great week! Sorry I can't write a whole lot. Today is a holiday here and the internet centers aren't open.

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Love, Elder Anderson

April 23, 2018 ~ Week 90

Hey Mom! So I won't be able to call in, because it'll be too late, but can you send me a video tonight without saying where he's going, and tomorrow, I'll be able to log on and watch the video? Thank you so much Mom! I appreciate that and I'm so excited to find out where he's going!!!

We had a baptism on Saturday! Jefry got baptized and it was a great service. His mom and little siblings were able to come and they really enjoyed it. They also came to church on Sunday to see the confirmation. It was great!

Also, my comp is going home for some stomach problems he's been having. He only had one transfer left though. But my new companion will be Elder Castillo. He's dominican, but he's lived in the canary islands since he was 12. So that's pretty cool! What island did Jarrett serve on again? Tenerife right?

I love you mom! Thanks for all your love and support! I can't wait to talk to you on Mother's day!

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Love, Elder Anderson

April 18, 2018 ~ Week 89

Hey Mom! I'm also glad that it didn't expire. I'm sorry to have scared you like that! Yeah, I'll just have to prepare ahead of time to be able to have the money I need when coming home, but no need to worry, I'll be alright. 

As far as the luggage situation, honestly my suitcases have worked great for me. The big one has been extremely useful, and I don't have any complaints about it. Everyone usually has a huge suitcase about the same size as well, so I would reccomend that Hunter use the same suitcase that I did. 

As far as when Hunter opens his call, maybe you could send me a text message the day he gets it telling me what time he'll be opening it so I can be ready. I can ask a member if I can use their phone or computer to Facetime you guys. The bishop has an iPad so that would probably work. 

The temple today was great, and it was so good to be in the house of the Lord. I ordered the garments and everything, so that's good. And my pants and shirts are good. My shoes are wearing out more than anything, but I think I can make them work for three more months!

Thank you for always thinking of me and for being such a great mom! I love you so much! I hope you have an incredible week this week! 

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Love, Elder Anderson

April 9, 2018 ~ Week 88

Hey Mom! I'm sorry I thought that it expired, but when I double checked it, it says that it expires in June, and not in March. I hope you didn't already mail the debit card. 

We went bowling last week for our Zone Activity, and it was pretty fun! It's nice to be in the capital so that I can do things like that. We just had our Zone meeting this week, and it went well. We've got a pretty good Zone. Being a Zone Leader is going well. It's nothing too crazy. We just have to plan a lot of stuff and inform everyone about everything. 

I'm so excited to hear where Hunter gets called to! I had a dream the other night that he was called to Kazaghtan, so that was kind of funny. 

Things here are good. We're teaching a few youth and their friends. Steven is the son of a recent convert, Jefry is his friend, and Miguelangel is another of their friends. They all love baseball and Steven and Jefry have a fecha for the 21st. They're some great kids!

That's too bad to hear about Hunter and his frustration with Ray, but I hope that can all be solved. 

Oh! By the way, next week I will be writing on Wednesday, because our P-day is going to be changing because we're going to the temple. But I'm really excited to go to the temple again!

Anyway! Thanks for writing me! I hope you have a great week! I love you!

-Elder Anderson

Love, Elder Anderson

April 2, 2018 ~ Week 87

Hey Mom! Sorry I'm writing so early. We have a zone activity today, so I'm just poppìng in to let you know that I'm doing great and that I had another great week this week! Conference was great, and I'm so excited about all of the changes that were announced!

To answer your questions

1- I already deffered online. It was super easy, so that's taken care of. And yeah, I'm planning on living at home until I move up to Logan if that's okay. 

2. That sounds great! I want to work as much as I can, preferrably full-time so that I can save up for college.

3. It would be super fun to be able to go to someplace like Punta Cana. I just don't know how expensive it would be to go there. I guess I kind of imagined it as being more of a mission tour than a vacation. But that sounds like a lot of fun!

4. My debit card actually just expired and I can't order the garments... I don't know how you could get the card to me, or if it's even possible, but maybe you could just order the garments for me? I think that I'll have some room in my suitcase to bring you guys some if you want. 

Also, I got the go-ahead from my mission president to call you guys when Hunter gets his call, so keep me updated on that so that I can be listening when he opens it!

I'm sorry I don't have much time, but I love you Mom and I hope you have a great week!

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Love, Elder Anderson