MTC Week 5

Hi,

So I really don't have a lot to report this week because we mostly just study all day!  I have learned so much though!! It's incredible how fast you grow when you are in the MTC.  unfortunately you don't physically grow so I'm still short, and I'm getting fat haha so that's happening, but the walking around all day in Albania should fix that problem hopefully, so long as I stop eating the way I am haha.  I have been hearing a lot about the situation in Ukraine, which worried me cause of Elder ZACH Simons or as I like to call him Older Elder Simons serving there.  But as I'm sure a lot of you have heard he is safe and optimistic and doing awesome as I would expect.  He is such an inspiration and role model!! I'm want to be a missionary like him! and like my Dad.  I have been missing my family a lot, but not enough to keep me from my work, just a healthy amount hahah  I miss them a ton and I want to return home to them with honor.  It's a little sad but it's sorta hitting me in the face how many amazing examples I had growing up, through out school and church and most of all my family!  My incredibly loving parents and siblings and even more than that my extended family!  You have all directed me and helped me stay on the path that has lead me to this wonderful experience serving the Heavenly Father!  

As for my life here, I'm finally starting to make actual progress in basketball at gym, but that's the least of my worries so haha.   The Albanian is coming along.  My comprehension is pretty good, but my grammar and pretty much everything else is still trying to catch up hahaha.  It is a really beautiful language though and I feel so honored that Heavenly Father chose me to speak it and to teach the people of Albania!!  This Gospel is so true, and I want everyone to receive it!! So I'll do my best to bring it to the people that I serve!!  It brings so much happiness and joy in my life, and it strengthens my family so much!! I am so grateful for it!!  The food here is jo mirë (not good)  which is a bummer, but it's still food and I am very thankful for it and for those people who work to prepare it for us!  I think I'm pretty much done for today haha

So on another note hahah the rest of my district and I. oh and btw there are 15 missionaries going to Albania, and we're split 7 and 8 District A and District C.  My district has 8 elders and we are D C.  So my district and I have been assigning each other characters in several different categories.  We haven't done very many, but we plan to hahah.  For Disney I'm Buzz Lightyear haah I dont know why, I have just accepted it.  For Star Wars I'm Darth Maul, which I don't get hahaha I didn't think I was that mean hahah! but he's cool to so whatever haha.  

I love you all!! I hope you have an amazing week!  The Church is true and so is the Gospel!

Love,

Elder J. (Littler) Simons/Sajmënz