A weird thing, I miss math a ton! The math program in this country is way far behind. We teach a girl names M**** and she is a senior in high school. And she is doing math that I learned how to do in 5th grade. It is kinda fun because everytime we go over she asks if we will check her homework for her so I get to do a little math but I kinda miss crazy hard math classes like Calculus.
I don´t think I have talked about my ward mission leader yet. He is an older man and speaks with a very thick dominican accent where he cuts off all of his S's or adds some S's where they don't belong (apparently another really common thing here). He also cuts off the ends of a lot of his words. So correlation meetings harder than normal to get through when I don't know exactly what he is saying. When he asks me a question and I don't understand I look to Elder R**** for help and he is just as lost as I am because he has a hard time understanding him too! It's all good though, it is just kinda funny sometimes when we are both super lost when we are talking to him.
There is a phrase here that people say often. It is "si Dios quiere" which literally translates to "if God wants." People use it like "alright we will see you at church tomorrow!" "si Dios quiere." Like, WHERE ELSE WOULD HE WANT YOU TO BE. And I know it is just a phrase but I haven't gotten used to it yet.
One last observation. Noise restrictions aren't really a thing here either. So, we get to hear interesting noises when we are trying to go to bed and the people outside are blasting music, some of it that is not very missionary appropriate. So I try to not pay attention to it.
On a positive note, I finally got to play basketball!! Not a ton of Elders in my zone like to play so I haven't been able to play yet but we finally oraganized a game and played for a long time and it was super awesome to get back out on the court! Our Stake Center has a really nice indoor wood court which almost none of the churches has so it is awesome.
Also a quick thing from my studies this week. There was a time where I'm pretty sure it was Nephi talking and he said that he delights in the plainess of the Doctrine of Christ. In Spanish it says that he delights in the clarity of the Docterine of Christ. I love that how they are almost completely different words but then if you think about it they almost aren't. Christ has given us such clear instructions on how to recieve exaltation and it is up to us. It is so plainly written that is is also so clear and honestly not that hard. As long as we constantly try to follow Christ and keep his commandments, we can have eternal life with our families and also with our Heavenly Father. It is such an amazing gift and something we should be striving for every day. I miss you guys so much and I love hearing from everyone!!
I love you all and hope everyone has an amazing week!!!
Con amor,
Elder Robertson
