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Dear Family,

I am still so excited to be a missionary and I can’t believe how fast the time is going.  Before I know it I will be in Brazil and then I will be home and I will be sad to leave Brazil.  The other day my teacher told me that he cried the whole flight home because he was so sad to leave the people.  I am pretty sure that is how it will be for me because I get attached to the people around me.  I still have not heard about my visa. But I know that it will come when i am supposed to get it and if i get sent somewhere else until i get it then that will be fine with me.

The most amazing thing happened to me on Tuesday. Every Tuesday we have a devotional and this week Elder Jeffery R. Holland came and spoke! I don’t know if you know this but he is my favorite! He talked to us about how in order for us to teach well we have to have the gospel engraved in our hearts.  And that after our mission we need to stay strong in the gospel or we will break God’s heart.  The spirit was so strong in the meeting.  I think it was the strongest I have ever felt the spirit. It was amazing! You know how he speaks.  He is so bold in the way he says things.  I just love him.  I know that Heavenly Father knew that I would get the most out of his talk and I did! It was just amazing!

I am very happy to be serving the Lord even though I am just in the MTC.  I can’t believe how fast but slow the time is going.  The days feel like weeks and the weeks feel like days.  If that makes any sense at all.

I went to the temple today.  It was weird to not have my own clothes and to not be with you guys but it was awesome to do it with my companion.  I know I have mentioned this before, but he is so amazing! I am so blessed to have him as a companion.

I love you and miss you.  Thank you for everything.

Love,

Elder Vaughn