We Made it!

Hey guys! 

WE MADE IT!! Brazil is so gorgeous, and really really humid. The flights were crazy long but really fun. We met up with 22 other missionaries in Atlanta! My first companion is Sister Barney!!! For those who don't know, I've actually been in contact with Sister Barney for the past few months. Absolutely love her! All the sisters we met are incredible and so fun. Wish I could send pictures but unfortunately we are not allowed to send pictures while we are in the CTM. You can send them but I can not. So be prepared for an over load of pictures as soon as I'm out in the field. Um I'm almost 99% sure, but I think my P-day is Wednesday. So you'll hear from me next week not tomorrow. Every P-Day we get to go to the temple, I'm so stoked! Oh my goodness, the driving here is just like Puerto Rico. It's so scary and I'm so glad I'm so glad to be in a walking mission! 

Love you all! Miss you tons already, but I know this is where the Lord needs me!!! 

oh, one more thing.  so tonight is kind of a chill day. we don't really have any class today, just choir and a devotional, hopefully some sleep! its rumor that one of the apostles is in town but unfortunately will not be stopping by the CTM today...

Elders and Sisters who entered the CTM with me

A Letter from the CTM President:

Dear Parents,

Sister Grahl and I are very happy to let you know that your missionary has arrived safely at the Brazil Missionary Training Center.  What a great joy and privilege it is to greet each missionary as they begin their missionary experiences with us! We will surely take good care of your missionary.  

                                                                                                   

The missionaries now have companions and are settled into their rooms.  They are assigned to a district with capable and caring instructors for language and lesson study.  Their branch presidents and wives will meet them this Sunday.  These wonderful couples are richly blessed as they work with, motivate, and interview the missionaries assigned to their branch.

The MTC has a physician to care for their health needs. We are also happy to report that the MTC food is plentiful, healthy and very good.
 

Your missionary will be able to e-mail home on Preparation Day after a morning at the Temple.  This will be either Wednesday or Friday, depending on individual assignments.

Your missionary is about to make an eternal difference in the lives of many others. President Lorenzo Snow said: “There is no mortal man that is as interested in the success of an elder when he is preaching the Gospel as is the Lord who sent him to preach to the people who are the Lord's children".  We love these missionaries as if they were our own.  We will watch over them carefully to ensure they are ready for a wonderful missionary experience after the rewarding time they will have in the MTC.

We thank you for preparing such a wonderful representative of the Lord.

Pres. Paulo R. Grahl and Sister Zuleika M. Grahl

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  

PlEASE DO not send packages to the Brazil Missionary Training Center. All packages must be sent directly to the mission where your missionary will be serving, not the MTC. If you have already mailed a package to the Brazil MTC, please understand that the package cannot be forwarded to his or her mission and will be returned to you.

WE Strongly eNCOURAGE sENDING HAND WRITTEN LETTERS. Please write your missionary´s first and last name. Your missionary will provide you with his district and box number. Also, please DO NOT SEND ANYTHING BY FEDEX, DHL, UPS, or other private carriers.  The cost to process this type of correspondence is exorbitant.