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I don't have a clue what this is. I am open to your interpretations.

June 10,2009

This week has been really good. I feel like I am learning lots and there were no really bad days but saturday. Saturday I woke up with a sore throut so I loaded up on drugs which took care of it but I could not stay awake to save my life. Yesterday our roommates left which was sad. we should get new ones tomorrow. we have been doing our first lesson and our street contact this week. next week we will have to show one of the teachers. Other than that there really hasnt been anything awsome this week. I have been doing more speed then I have ever done. monday I got 144 and that was after running a mile. the place they have for us to work out in is outside with a roof thing over it.

June 17, 2009

Here is my normal day
630 wake up
7 personal study
730. campanheiro study
8. breakfast - my favorite part of the day
830. class with teach till 12 30
1230. till 1 MDST
1. lunch
2. class till 530
530 dinner
7 gym
820 MDST
915 plan
1030 bed time.
But yeah,no fun, i can get so sick of the class room. Portugues is still coming slowly. It could be faster. Just before we came over here they were putting more blankets in our room so i hope that means we will get some brazilians tomorrow. its good to hear rachael is back and getting settled in. I dont really have much more to say. But i do have a challenge. I would like to challenge you all to learn a basic testimony in portugues. i will send some helpful phases to use. And maybe you could have sarah come over one night to help. But who ever can get one down and let me hear it the next time i talk to you ,which might not be till christmas, i will send them something sweet.. ps im sending a letter for the team. if you can have jeff take it to practice and have them read it.

letter to the team June 17 2009

PROFORM!!!!! If you are reading this at practice it probably means its morning so BOM DIA!! I want to start off by reporting my speed scores. In one min. i got 146 in 30 sec. I got 83 and in 3 min. Hahahaha you really thought i was going to keep doing three minute with out a coach there to make me. Im kinda the loser at gym. Everyone is playing basketball or vollyball. Then there is me in the corner doing speed. And some times single stuff. Its amazing how good you get when you jump every day. Well i want to wish all those going to national the best of luck. I know this is crunch time at practice so dont waste any of it. I hope all the routines are coming together. And that you got all the music stuff worked out. I will be praying for you guys. Go kick some butt. I hope to get lots of pictures and letters hearing about how you did. Love elder cook.

I don't know if this is at the CTM or at a restaurant, but Mike looks happy . . . must be the food.

perdendo a minha cabeça

This week has been really good. I have got to the point I will just say what ever in portuguese and hope who ever I'm talking to understands. I wish I would have got to this point sooner. The other night i was sitting on my bed and our new brazilian room mates walked in. I had a palmaras jersey on which is one of the teams here. well elder memetof came up and was like você porco. the way he said it made it sound good so i start saying sim sim eu porko. (translation: yes, yes, I'm a pig) by this time everyone is laughing like crazy. well porco is pig. people that dont like that team call them that. it was pretty funny. last saturday we had trc which is when they bring in people to teach. yeah i had to read all my lesson. but friday has been the day I have been freaking out about.PROSELYTING. aaaahhhhhhhh pray for me haha. what else. . . . . I ran in to someone who has been at the provo mtc waiting for his visa stuff. I asked if he met an elder dunn and he knows him. it was cool he said that he has healed up really fast and i think he will be there by now. he said there was a joke about him. you could always tell were he was when he started to sing cuz he is so loud haha.o yeah we just got done eating at a place that is like Tucanos. it was so gooood. Its been really hard to think that the team is at nationals. I hope they kick butt. and I hope jeff has a good time. I think that is it love ya´ll elder cook

June 2009 Mike in a handstand

Santa Vaca! ! ! June 3, 2009

santa vaca (holy cow) ! ! I never thought Iwould say it, but it can get pretty cold. Yesterday I thought i was going to freeze to death. It didnt help that Elder Megabara made us sleep with the window wide open. Every one in my district is going to portalegra sul which is in the south where it gets cold, so they all have jackets. Today hasn't been to bad, so maybe I'll make it. One of the elders in my district is from Henifer Utah and knows Aunt Tena. His name is Elder Caleb Adams. Ask Tena if she knows him. Its pretty funny listening to him speek portugese cuz he talks (like an old farmboy) The end of last week was really, really frustrating again. It seemed like I was making no progress. but this week has been good. Its to the point that I can some what under stand what people are saying, as long as they are talking about church related stuff. we have also been doing the first lesson which is going good. Elder Cutler and I have a milestone tomorrow to pass it off, then we will work on the street contact in portuges. Luckly enough we dont go street contacting till day 37. The food here is different. The stuff that looks really good is really bad and the stuff the looks really sick is really good. at least that is what it seems like haha. The beans and rice are ok. Monday at gym they made us run a mile to warm up. I have ran a mile before but I have never done it without stopping to walk for a little bit. Monday I made it. I was so happy. but i have been paying for it the last two days if you know what I mean. I am going to try and do it again tonight. I have also been jumping alot. I will do 1 minute of speed then one minute of rest and go for at least 10 minutes. Well thats about all I can think of so, love you all Elder M Cook