Lindsay, CJ

Olá irmãos e irmãs, Boa tarde (good afternoon) amigos e familia! It is both incredibly exciting and also somewhat terrifying to be emailing you all already as um missionário da Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias. It seems like I opened my mission call just the other day, and yet here I am!  Even though starting CTM (as it's known em portugês) on Wednesday means I have not technically had a full week of training, it might as well have been. I may not be in São Paulo agora (now), but I think this is about as close as it could be. We have language classes for over 6 hours a day, but they fly by because of the incredible amount of information that is being thrown our way. At this point, the vast majority of class time is spoken in portugês! When I say "majority," don't think I'm saying we're by any means fluent, but we sure are heading in that general direction. By week 3, we will have a new instructor that will not know a lick of English, so the p...

Dear Missionary, As recently announced, changes in the COVID-19 situation now allow certain MTCs to train a small number of missionaries on-site. Although we are eager for everyone to have on-site training opportunities, this announcement does not change your training plan. Your MTC experience will be online in your home or another suitable location as previously announced. Although this may be different from what you expected, your at-home MTC experience can be powerful and meaningful. As President Russell M. Nelson noted in April 2021 General Conference that “it takes faith to serve a mission during a pandemic.” We echo his witness that “it is our faith that unlocks the power of God in our lives.” Many missionaries report being surprised at the power of their at-home training experience. Their faith to press forward is unlocking the power of God in their lives. We invite your faith and are excited to help you have a powerful experience. Please carefully read the two attachments to th...