It seems.............that I have been waiting for this for a long time..................
ONE MORE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO, here is the deal, unfortunately I don't think that I will send an email next week. Cuz there is really no point. I will be going crazy doing a ton of stuff so like, I don't know if I am even going to wanna stop by a Lan house.... So I don't think that there will be any more emails from Elder Sorensen....wow..
BUT. In case of emergency of course I will send an email.
JUST A FEW THINGS......
Dad thanks for hooking me up with school. Rock music history??? NICELY EXECUTED. That's tight I am way excited. Thanks a ton...8:25 in the morning......YARGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess thats the way it's gonna have to be for the rest of my life huh?? I never really ended up liking waking up in the morning, and I think I never will.
WELL, I hope you guys don't get mad, cuz long story short, I am giving pretty much everything away LOLZ. These Brazilians keep asking me for stuff, and I am kind of sick of the stuff I got so you can say bye bye to all of it. LOLZ. Shirts, ties, suits, clock, pants, shoes, belt, sheets, towels.....it's all trashed anyways. If you could see my clothes you would laugh. So I am giving it all away. Plus the Brazilians need it more then I do.
ALSO, I haven't received the package yet but I will receive it Thursday. THANKS A TON.
Looks like the car deal never happened huh? LOLZ, I will have to go searching with Dad then when I get home. HOWEVER, there is 1 more week!! Endure to the end Dad LOLZ!!!
I HAVE A QUESTION: How does the whole releasing thing work? Have you talked to the Stake President? I know I can't see the answer to this question but, I was thinking about that today.
Lets see.
QUESTIONS!
1. What do you thing has been the best thing you learned on your mission?
..........wow, so many things....I think I have learned a lot about free agency, patience, and the atonement of Christ.
2. What has been your biggest obstacle on your mission?
.....hmmmm........its either, patience, or living with a dude 24/7. The mission is a real test of your patience, and sometimes you just wanna minute alone, but you can't, sometimes that's really difficult. I suffered a lot on the mission with home sickness, especially at the beginning. That was always a toughy for me.
3. What are you going to miss the most when you return home?
Talking in Portuguese, and teaching. I love teaching, I am gonna miss it a lot, hopefully I get a cool calling back home so I can teach and stuff.
4. What is your biggest fear about returning home? (all the guys going home seem to be afraid of a few things, some can't even figure out what it is, but they just say that they are scared).
To be honest I dont have many fears about going home. I am so excited. But sometimes I get a little stressed thinking about my future, and what the heck I am going to do with my life as far as work.
5. I am so worried about you having stomach problems when you come home, do they say that it takes a while to eat American food when you get home?
I haven't heard anything about that. I assume that there won't be any problems, I didn't even get sick from the food when I came here. I think it should be okay.
6. Do we get to write to you next Tuesday?
I don't think so.....sorry guys
7. When you come home do we need to get you a new suit? Will you be returning with a suit or are you giving them away in Brazil?
.....YES.....I am so sick of my suits. I will be coming home in the green suit, but I don't even like that suit very much, cuz of the pants. My black suit is TRASHED, I will be leaving it here. I would like to buy a real suit, that is like....good looking. If that's possible.
As far as clothing goes, I probably will not have very many clothes when I come home, I am a little worried about that actually. I am not quite sure what I will wear. I don't want you guys to spend to much money on me, cuz I feel like you have already spent so much but I will probably need some new clothes after the mission lol...Mom if you could help me out, I would appreciate it. I am not quite sure whats COOL anymore, at least in the USA....
A lot of my clothing has been trashed, because the washers here in Brazil are really really rough on clothing, and I have to hang them up on clothing lines. SOOOO.. ya.... sorry guys....on top of that I have no casual shoes.....I will be coming home with my reef sandals, but....no shoes.
Anyways, thanks for hooking me up with all the schooling and stuff. I love you guys so much. Thanks for all the support. I hope that I don't bug you too much asking for all this junk. I feel like I am starting my life over again, and I have nothing.
I JUST WANTED, to end this email, by saying a few things.
I love the mission, with all my heart. It has been the hardest thing I have ever done in my whole life. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love my President and I know without a doubt that the church is true. I have seen things on my mission that I cannot deny. I love this church. And I will never let myself forget the things I have learned and felt here in Brazil. I know that Dad is alive because of the mission. I think about that a lot actually.... if Dad would still be here if it wasn't for the mission. I know that God has blessed my family so much. Dad has had work, and I only have lost one member of my family....Chip.... I love Brazil, and the people here. I Love the Portuguese language, and I am sure that God sent me here for a reason. I am proud of my service, and these 2 years I have spent here. I love my family and my friends. I have been blessed so much by our Heavenly Father. I have the greatest friends in the whole world. I know that everyone is going to be busy when I get home, but I plan on keeping my friends for the rest of eternity. I realize how many things that I had taken for granted before the mission. Somehow serving in a 3rd world country opens your eyes. I love Arizona, and the beautiful country I live in. I know that my family is eternal and that I will be with my family forever and ever.
There are a few things that I don't want to forget after the mission. So I will write a letter to myself.
Carter,
Don't forget the things you felt in Brazil. Don't forget about all those returned missionaries you saw that left the church. Remember Carter how you wouldn't accept excuses to not go to church. Remember how you felt at Jefferson's Baptism. Remember that night you got the call from the President about Dad. Remember how much your family loves you, and how much you love your family. Remember the language whatever you do! Don't ever forget how much the mission meant to you. Remember how much you love Arizona, and how you always got that warm feeling when you thought about your home. Remember how grateful you were for your house, and your friends and your family. Remember to always be grateful, for the things you have. You have been so blessed. Remember to look for a wife that fits the description in your patriarchal blessing. Remember to look for a wife that will bring you up and not down. Thank Heavenly Father every day for your wonderful life.
Dont forget,
Elder Carter T Sorensen
WELL GUYS, that's the end of my letter, I don't really have much else to say, but I have always wanted to write a letter to myself at the end of the mission so I can always remember some stuff.
I love you all, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, I WILL SEE YOU SOON.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK
ELDER CARTER T SORENSEN
GUESS WHAT????? Y'all are only going to receive 1 more email. LOLZ. That's crazy huh?? Only 1 more after this and it's over!!!!!!!! HURRAY
But enough with the trunky stuff. I have been having some trouble these last few weeks. Things are hard right now. I feel so stressed out for some reason. For some random reason I just feel exhausted, and anxious as all get out. I am, however, enduring to the end.
I actually gave my President a call, and I talked to Sister Richardson (his wife) for a while. She told me that these feelings are normal at the end of the mission. She said she would pray for me, hopefully she does. But I think that I am just going a little cookoo cuz I am at the end of my mission. Yarghh... I guess I just wanna finally have peace. It's pretty hard right now I gotta be honest.
ANYWAYS. About school. Sounds good Dad hook me up. I think that 2 days a week, might be cool. 6 hours each. I am not sure however if that is the best schedule, depending on work. But it sounds good to me. If yes....then so be it..... LOLZ.
I guess as far as my schedule goes, it just depends on work....If I am going to work, and when I need to work. However I would like to have school on Monday. That would be nice. If you do the 2 days a week thing, it would be good to do Monday and Wednesday. DAD, I am gonna just trust in you, cuz I dont really know what would be best. lolz
WELL, hopefully a car is found some time soon.........LOLZ, and no sorry Dad I dont really feel like riding a bike to school LOLZ LOLZ. I think that I have walked enough on the mission. hahahaha KEEP LOOKING DAD!!! PLEASE!!! I am sure there is another car out there!
THANKS FOR fixing my email, I feel a lot better now. YARGH. Man I was pretty stressed out about that. I was worried I would lose that email, I have had that thing since I was a little rascal. It would be a bummer to lose it now. THANKS FOR THE HELP DAD, and sorry if it stressed ya out.
WORK. So, It looks like I received an email from Apple. Are we supppose to just wait, or do you think you could call Apple and see if they are really looking at my information. I remember when I applied for Best Buy, they only pulled my resume out cuz I went down to the store and asked them about it. It would be sick to work at Apple....
ANYWAYS, thanks for the help Mom and Dad, hooking up my life for after the mission. I am so grateful for all the little things you do.
Mom don't be sad!!! I am coming home soon. Just 14 more days without Carter is all you have to go through haha! It's been hard lately for me too, I feel like I am so anxious all the time, I just wanna get through these next 2 weeks. It's been really crazy this last transfer, and I have learned so much you can't even imagine. I read my Patriarchal Blessing this morning and realized how amazing it is once again. WOW. Everything has come to pass. It's really nuts how true the church is.
But I am truckin' along. Thanks for your thoughts and your prayers. I appreciate it a lot. SERIOUSLY
I am sending something to Chris that needs to be done, it's a photoshop job, for some kids I baptized. But it needs to be done this week, cuz next week is my last week to give it to them. Please have Chris do it for me. I will send an email to him that explains what it is. Just ask him about it and he will know. But it needs to be sent before next P Day, so I can print it up.
ANYWAYS, that's it for now GUYS. Thanks for everything. Please pray for me.....I need some help.....I know the Lord will help me make it to the end. Some times it seems like the end will never come, and that's what gets me down I think....
I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!
ELDER CARTER T SORENSEN
