Hey everyone, Sorry for all the confusing emails up to now. I’m still figuring this all out. I hope that this will clear everything up. Also, feel free to text, call, or email me or Bryan with any questions. We are happy to help. This is the first email sent from Taylor, First off please forward this to anyone who may by interested - > > Hello! I’m at the Provo MTC and it’s great. I have a great companion, Elder > Bostrom from Seattle and we are slaying the Portuguese language. The food is > decent and unlimited, the Elders are all friendly and easygoing, and my bed > is fairly comfy. I’m waking up everyday at 630 am and sleeping at 1030. > Pretty wild. > > I’m district leader and am one of the older ones here. Although it is very > tiresome and can get monotonous, I am really enjoying my time here. There > are many many missionaries delayed because of the Brazilian Consulate not > putting Visa’s through. Though we are only supposed to be in an MTC for 9 > weeks, some are here for much longer. There are some that have been here for > 12 weeks! I’ve heard the Sao Paolo MTC isn’t as nice so I’m not too worried > about being delayed for a little while, but I hope I can spend a few weeks > there. The spirit is strong here and the gospel is true. I’ve got to play a > little bit of piano and foursquare to relax. > > I can only read emails one day a week but can get letters everyday!! Please > write to me! Use dearelder.com please!!! That way you can write to me > easily and for free and I can respond quickly. That’s all I ask. > > Here’s my address: > > ELDER TAYLOR MICHAEL BRODY > MTC Mailbox > BRA-FOR 0223 > 2005 N. 900 E. > Provo, Utah 84604-1793 > > Share with anyone who may be interested. Love you! Here is the second, Hello all, > > Today is my second preparation day and my fourteenth day in the MTC. I am > totally enjoying myself. I am fully immersed in spirituality and portuguese > everyday, it’s pretty amazing, and tiring. There are no breaks here. I wake > at 630 and go straight til 1030, everyday. > > I’m not homesick but I am missing alot of things including: google, > cellphone, text messaging, facebook, good food, fast food, private > bathrooms, alone time, hightop shoes, skiing, friends, and family. It’s > weird being without all the things that normally make up my life. > > Please write me using DearElder.com. Jana can explain it to you if needed > and if anyone asks about how I’m doing tell them they can reach me that way. > I only get to email family once a week… And the dearelder.com letters > are printed out and delivered same day to my mailbox! I’ll write back via > snail mail. It’s the best part of my day so please let our family know they > can reach me if desired. > > Here’s some portuguese: > > Toda bam? Eu su muito bem, otimo! Eu amo ta voces e amo o MTC. > > I have more but I have little time. > > Exciting things this past week: > > My companion had a kidney stone (we even saw it on the xray) and we gave > him a blessing and it stopped hurting and never passed… Unbelivable. I > still can’t explain it. > > Yesterday I talked to an investigator through our call center for 50 > minutes. He was a teenage boy from Montana who had questions about life. It > was amazing to share my knowledge and testimony but unfortunately since he’s > under 18 and has a BOM I can’t do anything else… > > There’s alot of cold/sore throats going around so that sucks. I got my > final shots! (hep a/b and yellow fever) I’m good to go to Brazil! > > The situation on Visa’s: > > Brazil for some reason is uber slow on visas. We have over 100 people in > our branch alone that are waiting. And there’s more branches here. That > means it’s crowded, that books are on backorder, and we’re not really > supposed to be here. Though we are only supposed to be here for 10 weeks. > Some have been here for 12,13… It’s crazy. L Tom Perry has now said they > won’t reassign any of us so it’s Brasil or bust. I hope to get my visa soon > but am glad to be here with good food. > > Mom thanks sooo much for the package, I smiled all day. The flannel and > hoody are just what I needed. > > Hmmm what else…I’m district leader, I love my comp and district. My > teacher is Brazilian and amazing. She knows everything. I love it here and > am excited to write you all this week. > > Forward this to my friends mom! That whole long list of em. > > Love you all > > Elder Taylor Brody > MTC Mailbox > BRA-FOR 0223 > 2005 N. 900 E. > Provo, Utah 84604 > And the third, Hello my family! > > Just found out you 3 are the only ones I can email so feel free to forward > to my list Mom :) > > Things are great, my companion got his Visa on Wednesday and left Thursday, > 24 hour notice! :0 He’s in Brazil now and I’m in a threesome companionship > with an Elder from Sandy and one from Vernal, we get along way way good. > > I miss music and regularrlly write lyrics and play the pianos whenever > possible. If anyone wants to copy/paste good songs with the Chords in a > dearelder I’ll be thankful… > > I’m loving portuguese, it’s difficult but it’s coming along. I am so > excited for Brazil, I wonder how long til my visa comes… > > L Tom Perry spoke to us at a devotional! He gave us the “first lesson” > pretty much. It was very cool. We also had a fireside with the leading > authority on the life of Joseph Smith, pretty neato. You’d of loved it Dad. > > I think about you guys alot of course but know that theres nowhere better > to be. I can’t tell if I’m gaining weight or not but the food is pretty > gnarly, theres alot of methane around these parts if you get my drift… > > My buddy Spencer Welling (from our home ward) should be here soon so I’m > excited! Anyways, I’ll write you some more later. > > Write back by this afternoon and I’ll reply! I have 15 more minutes! > > Eu amo meu familia, sua es muito otimo. Eu tenho do evangelho de Jesus > Cristo abencoas nos e Deus tenha ema Plano para nos. > > Ciao! > > Love Taylor > Hope this clears everything up. I will continue to forward the ones he asks to be forwarded. *He would really like to hear from you. Dear Elder is quite easy, and free while he is in the states. not $.98 per email. But when he is in Brazil, they will be $.98 each. You are welcome to use my account, just ask.* * Love to all, Jana Brody Jana Brody jantaybry@gmail.com jana@harrisonimports.net 801-680-3309 Bryan Brody bryanbrody333@hotmail.com 801-558-3073*