hey family,
well last pday in the ctm. only one week to go haha. i really do love it here and it will be hard to go. im excited for the field and also nervous haha.
as far as the prank goes, my companion hasnt gotten me back. he was fine with it and i dont think he will get me back, but you never know.
proselyting actually was awesome. we went to this square in down town with tons of people. i was scared at first, but then i went to work. we gave our 8 books of mormon and 2 pamphlets in a little over 2 hours. the spirit was with us and when it was time to go i didnt want to. it was an awesome experience.
my district is awesome. lots of great friendships. i probably have the best relationship with elder eggett. he is from colorado and we laugh a lot but also want to work hard. i can see many of these friendships continuing after the mission.
i will leave next tuesday morning. i dont know what time yet but i know that it will be super early in the morning. we will fly there. this will be my last email from the ctm and i probably wont talk to you for two weeks until my first pday in the field. i dont know any more details than that really.
hmm package. probably some mints. they dont have mints like icebreaker stuff here or at least not that ive seen. pb crackers. im going to just start naming stuff and you can choose to send my what you will. maybe wait until my first pday in the field and i can tell you what i really need. but cinammon poptarts, laffy taffy, a water bottle (plastic with regular screw on lid, but not just an aquafina plastic). thats what i got right now, but again probably best to wait until im in the field.
as far as contacts in the district i dont really remember the competition died down after the first day haha. it was a good idea though and we all did some practicing.
i need the address for the tuckers (they sent me a letter) and gmas and gpas address too. youre going to stop mission ties right? thats fine with me. you can continue to do it to the field and letters do go faster than regular mail, but its probably best to stop. you decide but ill be fine with email. i sent letters today to the grasteits, tyson, pehrson, and rachel. hope you get them in about a week.
well this is it haha. im going to ribeirao preto. like i said im excited. not too worried about the language. that will come. i feel pretty good about teaching. ill have to work on teaching by the spirit, because the teaching practices here have become so routine haha.
i love being here in the ctm because we learn a lot and the spirit is pretty much always with us. we went to the campinas temple again today. AWESOME. i love the temple. always take advantage of an opportunity to attend the temple and make sure to attend often.
i know that this is the lords work and that this is where i need to be. i love the scriptures and the peace that comes from studying them. all of our questions in this life can be answered through reading the book of mormon. we must always be worthy to have the spirit with us. the spirit will guide us through our trials and also any hard thing, be it trial or uncomfortable, becomes easier when the spirit is with us. i have a testimony of this.
i love you all so much. thank you for the support and love. next time you hear from me ill be in ribeirao preto preaching the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
love elder hawkley
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