"The time has finally come! I only have 6 days left in the MTC and them i'm off to baptize and convert the world! The MTC for the most part has been really good. My companion has been awesome and we have accomplished amazing things here. My highlights from the MTC would have to be: Getting my patriarichal blessing with my companion, him getting his own blessing as well. Taking my companion through the temple for his first time ever! Going to devotionals with awesome speakers such as Elder Holland (twice), Elder Bednar and Alex Boye. Being selected out of all the missionaries that are learning Portuguese to be interviewed by a news reporter from Sao Paolo Brazil! And definitely tons of other things. I'm excited to get to Cape Verde and start practicing what i've learned and also to begin learning Creole! Eu amo voces! Tchau!"
I received this letter last week. New pictures will be posted soon.
Showing posts with label MTC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MTC. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Pictures!!!
Elder Edwards has been sending us pictures for weeks. It has taken me forever to scan them so these are a collection from the past 8 weeks at the MTC.
Matt with "Little Bunny" Nora sent him.
The Cape Verde crew.
"Me and Elder Wilson."
"My old mission..."
Working hard...or hardly working?
"Me when I'm really tired and my companion."
"Our zone!"
"Portugal ladies and me and my companion."
"Sisters gettin' crazy!"
"Temply de Jesus Cristo"
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Travel Plans.
Here is that latest update from E.E (Elder Edwards:
I got my travel plans today! I'm leaving on the 27th. My flight is #270, SLC to Boston (Delta). And then flight 691 (TACV Cabo Verde (Airlines)) from boston straight to Cape Verde. My plan flight leaves at 9:46 a.m. from SLC and I'll be arriving in Cape Verde at 8:30 a.m. to start off the FUN! Send me your numbers so I can call all of you in the airport. And probablamente the best time to call on Thursday. I'm leaving the MTC at 6 so I'll most likely be at the airport around 7.
I might break the rules and go see him off at the airport so if anyone has anything they want me to deliver to him to save on postage let me know. Matt is doing great. I couldn't be more proud of him. Also he challenged me to read the BOM on our own and let me know that if you read 8 pages a day you can finish in just two months. I am going to make this a personal goal and if anyone wants to join me that would be great!
Love you Matty!
I got my travel plans today! I'm leaving on the 27th. My flight is #270, SLC to Boston (Delta). And then flight 691 (TACV Cabo Verde (Airlines)) from boston straight to Cape Verde. My plan flight leaves at 9:46 a.m. from SLC and I'll be arriving in Cape Verde at 8:30 a.m. to start off the FUN! Send me your numbers so I can call all of you in the airport. And probablamente the best time to call on Thursday. I'm leaving the MTC at 6 so I'll most likely be at the airport around 7.
I might break the rules and go see him off at the airport so if anyone has anything they want me to deliver to him to save on postage let me know. Matt is doing great. I couldn't be more proud of him. Also he challenged me to read the BOM on our own and let me know that if you read 8 pages a day you can finish in just two months. I am going to make this a personal goal and if anyone wants to join me that would be great!
Love you Matty!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Week 7.
"Ola!
I'm already on week 6 of the MTC! The time has been flying by here! I'm loving being surrounded by good, wholesome people all day everyday! The language is going so well! Luckily I know Elder Wilson (my friend from my childhood who lived in Brazil for 2 years) because he has been helping me advance in the language a lot faster than everyone else. Half of my district most of the time doesn't have a clue what me and the teacher are talking about. I hope everyone is doing good and I hope you're all continuing to build your testimonys.
-Elder Edwards"
We have been emailing back and forth and if anyone is sending Matt packages he requested that people not send anymore candy but send healthy snacks. He is trying to eat healthier and lose a few pounds before heading out to Cape Verde. He is so grateful for all the love and support and loves to hear from each of you!
I'm already on week 6 of the MTC! The time has been flying by here! I'm loving being surrounded by good, wholesome people all day everyday! The language is going so well! Luckily I know Elder Wilson (my friend from my childhood who lived in Brazil for 2 years) because he has been helping me advance in the language a lot faster than everyone else. Half of my district most of the time doesn't have a clue what me and the teacher are talking about. I hope everyone is doing good and I hope you're all continuing to build your testimonys.
-Elder Edwards"
We have been emailing back and forth and if anyone is sending Matt packages he requested that people not send anymore candy but send healthy snacks. He is trying to eat healthier and lose a few pounds before heading out to Cape Verde. He is so grateful for all the love and support and loves to hear from each of you!
Friday, February 24, 2012
It's Almost Been A Month!
E.E (Elder Edwards) has almost been gone a month now and we know he is keeping himself busy because we are getting less emails/letters than the first two weeks. But we are happy he is working hard. Here is a short update we received:
"My companion and I got called to be zone leaders! Its' sweet. I get to plan who speaks in sacrament, meet/orient the new missionaries, become friends with all 6 sister missionaries and tell people what to do haha. There's a 50% chance that Madi will be in my branch which means I get to give her the run down and orient her on her first day!"
He also sent a bunch of pics which I will try and get scanned ASAP and load them onto the blog.
"My companion and I got called to be zone leaders! Its' sweet. I get to plan who speaks in sacrament, meet/orient the new missionaries, become friends with all 6 sister missionaries and tell people what to do haha. There's a 50% chance that Madi will be in my branch which means I get to give her the run down and orient her on her first day!"
He also sent a bunch of pics which I will try and get scanned ASAP and load them onto the blog.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
For The Blog.
Elder Edwards sent this letter with instructions it be "for the blog".
"Hey everyone! I hope you're all doing good! The MTC is going great. I got to take my companion through the temple for his first endowment session which was a great experience! I've been learning a ton about the gospel the Portuguese language and the culture of Cape Verde! I know i'm not quite ready to get out there yet but i'm sooo excited for that day to come! -Elder Edwards"
A few corresponding tidbits from emails/letters we have gotten from Matt this week:
Matt's companions name is Elder Haile (High-Lee).
Elder Haile didn't have access to a temple before entering the mission field so that is why his first time through was with Matt once his arrived in Provo.
Matt has been sending letters to the neighborhood family included in my letters to save on stamps. So if any of you have more than one mailbox check them both because I delivered 8 this week from him.
Matt is loving the letters and emails. Keep 'em coming!
"Hey everyone! I hope you're all doing good! The MTC is going great. I got to take my companion through the temple for his first endowment session which was a great experience! I've been learning a ton about the gospel the Portuguese language and the culture of Cape Verde! I know i'm not quite ready to get out there yet but i'm sooo excited for that day to come! -Elder Edwards"
A few corresponding tidbits from emails/letters we have gotten from Matt this week:
Matt's companions name is Elder Haile (High-Lee).
Elder Haile didn't have access to a temple before entering the mission field so that is why his first time through was with Matt once his arrived in Provo.
Matt has been sending letters to the neighborhood family included in my letters to save on stamps. So if any of you have more than one mailbox check them both because I delivered 8 this week from him.
Matt is loving the letters and emails. Keep 'em coming!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Bits And Pieces.
The following are bits and pieces from the letters/emails we have received from Matt this last week. I feel really spoiled because we have heard from him almost every day since he went into the MTC. Once his leaves for Cape Verde on March 27th I know we will not be so fortunate.
January 30. 2012:
"The portuguese is going pretty good. Most of the stuff i've been learning is all church related so luckily I know some other stuff from rosetta but I have a portuguese book for you that will teach you all the church related things you'll need to know. haha go nora! that's my girl! I can just see her being soo good at portuguese. I can email everytime I do laundry (which is once a week) and then everytime that I go to our computer lab. so like 3 times a week maybe 4. I know that if you pray you can find an answer to anything :) And that is the most beautiful name that there could ever be for my car! GO SHIVA!"
Januray 31, 2012 (Letter):
"Ola! Tudo Beun" (Hi, Everybody Good) Thank you guys soooo much for the care package! This letter is addressed to everyone due to lack of time. I wish I could write each of you because I ahve so much to say to each and everyone of you! So far the MTC is not what I had expected. It's a lot more fun and interesting that I thought it would be and leaving Salt Lake and the fam has not been very easy. Seriously the C.P (care package) and all of your guy's letters made my whole week! All my companions are soo jealous!! My main companion is awesome. He's from Ethiopia and is just the nicest/funniest kid ever. He's the first missionary ever to come to the Provo MTC from Ethiopia! Because of this he's super popular and everyone wants to talk to us and be our amigos haha. Learning Portuguese has been really interesting. The first thing they teach you is how to pray in Portuguese which I found rather interesting. day 3 in the MTC we ahd to teach an investigator (byu student) that only speaks Portuguese! I would've been screwed if it wasn't for Rosetta Stone. Everyone is jealous I am "learning" way faster than them :) Ebones, I don't know how you gained weight here! The food is pretty good but the gym is awesome! Also, so lame they didn't let you guys come say goodbye, that was buggin' me that whole day! I ended up waiting for 30 minutes because I was the first to arrive. I hope to hear back soon. Signed Elder Edwards de A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos ultimos dias. Tchau!"
February 2, 2012:
"It's great to hear that my babies are doing so well! If I wasn't in a place of reverence, I'd give a shiva shout out! Speaking of those little brats, tell them I love them and miss getting hugs from them! And in your guys' next care package, it would be highly appreciated if you could include the following: more ties, a set of those metal collar things to keep your collar looking steezy and then an address book with all of the addresses I need :) Hope you're doing well. With love, Elder Edwards"
February 3, 2012:
"Sweet to know the tie package is in persuit. I need some sweet ones that are worthy to trade with my ethiopian companion. As of now I can't think of anything else that I need but I did find out that my letter from my mish pres went to someone else and I found out after we get to the main island we can only take one suitcase under 44 pounds and one carry on under 11 pounds from island to island so I'm probably gonna end up sending a bunch of stuff back. No in my room There's four of us. Love Uncle Matt"
January 30. 2012:
"The portuguese is going pretty good. Most of the stuff i've been learning is all church related so luckily I know some other stuff from rosetta but I have a portuguese book for you that will teach you all the church related things you'll need to know. haha go nora! that's my girl! I can just see her being soo good at portuguese. I can email everytime I do laundry (which is once a week) and then everytime that I go to our computer lab. so like 3 times a week maybe 4. I know that if you pray you can find an answer to anything :) And that is the most beautiful name that there could ever be for my car! GO SHIVA!"
Januray 31, 2012 (Letter):
"Ola! Tudo Beun" (Hi, Everybody Good) Thank you guys soooo much for the care package! This letter is addressed to everyone due to lack of time. I wish I could write each of you because I ahve so much to say to each and everyone of you! So far the MTC is not what I had expected. It's a lot more fun and interesting that I thought it would be and leaving Salt Lake and the fam has not been very easy. Seriously the C.P (care package) and all of your guy's letters made my whole week! All my companions are soo jealous!! My main companion is awesome. He's from Ethiopia and is just the nicest/funniest kid ever. He's the first missionary ever to come to the Provo MTC from Ethiopia! Because of this he's super popular and everyone wants to talk to us and be our amigos haha. Learning Portuguese has been really interesting. The first thing they teach you is how to pray in Portuguese which I found rather interesting. day 3 in the MTC we ahd to teach an investigator (byu student) that only speaks Portuguese! I would've been screwed if it wasn't for Rosetta Stone. Everyone is jealous I am "learning" way faster than them :) Ebones, I don't know how you gained weight here! The food is pretty good but the gym is awesome! Also, so lame they didn't let you guys come say goodbye, that was buggin' me that whole day! I ended up waiting for 30 minutes because I was the first to arrive. I hope to hear back soon. Signed Elder Edwards de A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos ultimos dias. Tchau!"
February 2, 2012:
"It's great to hear that my babies are doing so well! If I wasn't in a place of reverence, I'd give a shiva shout out! Speaking of those little brats, tell them I love them and miss getting hugs from them! And in your guys' next care package, it would be highly appreciated if you could include the following: more ties, a set of those metal collar things to keep your collar looking steezy and then an address book with all of the addresses I need :) Hope you're doing well. With love, Elder Edwards"
February 3, 2012:
"Sweet to know the tie package is in persuit. I need some sweet ones that are worthy to trade with my ethiopian companion. As of now I can't think of anything else that I need but I did find out that my letter from my mish pres went to someone else and I found out after we get to the main island we can only take one suitcase under 44 pounds and one carry on under 11 pounds from island to island so I'm probably gonna end up sending a bunch of stuff back. No in my room There's four of us. Love Uncle Matt"
Monday, January 30, 2012
A Monday Surprise.
I hadn't expected to get an email from Matt so soon but apparently he will have access to email more than just on his P-day. Yipee! Here is the latest from Elder Edwards (with a few personal things removed for protection of the author/reader):
"Tell nora I love the imaginary friend drawing that i got from you guys! I sent you guys a letter in the mail on Saturday so i image you'll be recieving that soon. My email time is super short which is way lame so I never end up being able to say everything i want to tell you guys. And if ever you wonder what im doing im either A. reading the scriptures B. butchering the portugeuse language C. Sleeping or D. hitting on sister missionaries haha Everyone is soo jealous of me becasue of you guys! I'm getting way more letters, packages and emails then them ha. I only have thirty seconds left so I'll continue to write you guys and i hope to hear back from you soon. Tchau!"
Gotta love our Matt, always making time for the ladies. Love you!
"Tell nora I love the imaginary friend drawing that i got from you guys! I sent you guys a letter in the mail on Saturday so i image you'll be recieving that soon. My email time is super short which is way lame so I never end up being able to say everything i want to tell you guys. And if ever you wonder what im doing im either A. reading the scriptures B. butchering the portugeuse language C. Sleeping or D. hitting on sister missionaries haha Everyone is soo jealous of me becasue of you guys! I'm getting way more letters, packages and emails then them ha. I only have thirty seconds left so I'll continue to write you guys and i hope to hear back from you soon. Tchau!"
Gotta love our Matt, always making time for the ladies. Love you!
Friday, January 27, 2012
I Have Never Been So Excited For An Email!
We got this email from Matt today so I am assuming that his P-day is Fridays. Apparently he will have access to email at least while in the MTC. I am giddy with excitement. Can you believe this is now in the MTC serving the Lord!?! What an inspiration. Love you Beaver!
"Ola meu Amigos! So far I've been in the MTC a total of 48 hours and things are going pretty good. My campanion is from Ethiopia and is the first Ethiopian ever to come to the Provo, MTC! He speaks 4 languages and is excited to make portuguese his 5th! I've been learning a lot so far and I'm actually meeting with an investigator today that only speaks Portuguese! I miss you all at and can't wait to hear back! Love Elder Edwards (p.s. I couldnt remember heathers email so please forward this message to her. Obrigando!)"
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Day 1.
Hello friends and family. We put this blog together so we can all keep track of Matt and his journey over the next two years. He entered the MTC today and we couldn't be more proud of him. He was nervous but excited and we can't wait to hear from him with in the next week or two to see how he is adjusting to the world of a missionary. We will post letters and pictures he sends to us and if any of you receive letters or pictures or have any content you would like added to this blog please contact us at heatedwards@gmail.com. We love you Matt and are so proud of your decision to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! XOXO -Nicole and Heather
Below are the email address and snail mail address for Elder Edwards. We don't know yet if he will have access to email in the MTC or in Cape Verde so until we update further snail mail is the safest bet.
matthew.edwards@myldsmail.net
Elder Matthew Sidney Edwards
MTC Mailbox #328
CAP-VDP 0327
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793
Below are the email address and snail mail address for Elder Edwards. We don't know yet if he will have access to email in the MTC or in Cape Verde so until we update further snail mail is the safest bet.
matthew.edwards@myldsmail.net
Elder Matthew Sidney Edwards
MTC Mailbox #328
CAP-VDP 0327
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793
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