You know
things are boring when the biggest thing to write about is something that hasn’t
happened yet. Elders Noyes and Harvey and Sister Isham got their travel plans
today. I unfortunately did not :(. But I’m praying they will come. I can
understand why now ex-elder Johannson didn't write very long letters. There isn’t
too much to talk about. The days are all about the same. Not too much different
happens each day. I feel bad that I don’t have great stories of miracles or
great jokes or things like that. So I guess the most exciting thing is that I
might get out of here. Still not sure because I don’t have plans yet. That
might mean I’m taking a bus ride to Vegas....
I saw
Elder Safsten on Sunday night which was pretty cool. He said he was looking for
me which made me feel really happy. He seems to be absolutely loving it here. I
also had a nice long chat with Elder Mayo on Tuesday which was nice. Elder
Noyes and the Hermanas were at choir and Elder Harvey and I talked with Elder
Mayo and his companion for a while. It was good to have more time than just a
rushed hello, or how are you. Elder Mayo seems to be loving the language. He
always shares some cool thing he learned or a great word or phrase. It always
reexcits me about Spanish, even though I love Spanish.
Speaking
of Spanish, I really do love Spanish. I honestly have no idea who reads these
letters but Elizabeth would be proud of my Spanish growth since senior
year. According to Hermano McCleve I am fluent and can teach; now I need
to be focusing on the role of Spanish in my future. That warmed my heart up a
lot. He says I've got all the grammar down I just need to learn the phrases to
speak faster and then start expanding my knowledge. That was good to hear.
Since about Sunday, Elder Harvey and I have been speaking almost all Spanish.
In fact we spent two hours straight singing in Spanish to the tune of some
hymn. We didn’t stop. The lyrics were about everything. Cats, the future
subjunctive, we even sung a few psalms, and from the Spanish missionary
handbook. It was good practice but we were both pretty hoarse afterwards because
we were belting it.
Before I
forget! Thanks to the primary for the adorable picture and card. It made me
smile.
Sunday
night I watched "Mountain of the Lord." I'd never seen it before and
as most of you know Mormon movies were never a big part of my life, except “The
Work and the Glory.” I used to like that
one a lot. But anyway, I watched that and I really liked it. I try to not get
sucked into the propaganda if that makes any sense. Writing that sounds bad. I
liked the movie a lot and it was really interesting. Although I would like to read
the journals and stuff of Wilford Woodrufff, that’s crazy how meticulous he was
about record keeping. Maybe if I was better my letters would be interesting.. But
over all we've been watching a bunch of movies Sunday night and I’ve liked them
all a lot. They are good stories and the church people have good directors and
stuff. Although Elder Noyes really hates whenever there is kissing. It kind of
reminds me of the little boy from Princess Bride. He says stuff like him all
the time during movies. I swear he almost lost it during the Testaments.
Before I
forget this to, Grandma Anderson I don’t mean to stress you out anymore than technology
already does but whenever I get your letters half of the words are only one
letter if that makes any sense. I get like three Dear Elders from you because
in the middle of a sentence and often a word the line ends and there is just
one word on the next line and then a bunch of letters going down the side of
the page. I dunno why it happens but it’s kinda weird.
Okay I
have kind of a cool story for you guys. I hope it’s as interesting to you all
as it was to me. And I promise it’s not a singing cookies joke or anything like
that. On Tuesdays we have some personal time to write letters or take a nap or
do things like that. To maximize that time we get up before 6:30 to do our
service projects and then we get to have an hourish nap (which is amazing) and
then we have time to do other things and then study before gym and lunch. On Tuesday
during the nap I had the weirdest dream (at the MTC. I've had some pretty weird
dreams in my time). The MTC got invaded.
I don’t know by who but overnight the place turned into a war zone. The church
flew in with these giant helicopters and dropped of giant steel reinforced
bunker trailer things everywhere. Some were full of weapons, others food, and
others like medical supplies and that kind of stuff. The trifecto got a
letter from the 1st presidency reassigning us to the "Special Ops Mission"
and we had to like be the behind enemy lines guys. So we like snuck into this
giant underground tunnel and had to like blow up this caravan of bad guy
trucks. I think part of the inspiration for all this was the scene in 'The A-team.'
We were stowed away on the last one and had to plant charges on all of the
trucks. In the dark tunnel we would jump from truck to truck placing explosives
and pouring gasoline over all the moving vehicles. We got all of the trucks and
snuck back to the last one. Then we tried to detonate them but it wouldn’t
work. Our detonator thingy was broken. So then we tried to throw these grenade
things to set off the charges but that didn’t work. None of the grenades blew
up. We were all getting frustrated when suddenly Elder Noyes grabs the last grenade
and pulls the pin and stuffs it in his shirt and run and jumps onto the next
truck. Elder Harvey and I were whisper screaming at him to get back here and
that he was going to kill himself. Suddenly the charges blew up and we couldn’t
see Elder Noyes anymore. It turns out they weren’t grenades but they were like
smoke signal things so it was super smoky. Somehow Elder Harvey and I survived
and made it out of the tunnel. We found Elder Noyes alive but dazed because he
inhaled so much of the smoke. There was fire everywhere but somehow we saved
the day. Then the next day President Brown showed up at the residence to give
us our medals for saving the day. He also said that we could have whatever was
in his power to do. So Elder Harvey wished that his girlfriend, Kristen, could
be his companion for his whole mission. I forgot what Elder Noyes and I asked
for. Then I woke up. When I shared my dream , Elder Harvey and Noyes both were
looking at me funny. Elder Noyes had had a dream that he was on fire and couldn’t
see anything and was really scared and Elder Harvey, get this, had a dream that
he and Kristen were companions! Itwas crazy! I think it must be the food or
something. Or maybe me not being human I just exude some crazy dream aura.
Whatever it was, that was a cool experience.
Sorry
these letters have been lame. I really want to have more interesting things to
say. My letter in two weeks should be a good one. I'll have lots more to say
than just about dreams and movies.
Anyway... thanks everyone so much for the letters again. If you have more questions/questions
at all I love answering questions.
That's
pretty much it for this week. I miss and love you all!
so...
yeah.
I'm
thinking about all of you!
Have a
great weekend for me!
Love,
Elder Anderson
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