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December 26, 2018 From Gray

Hi momma!! yesterday was awesome. thank you guys for giving me so much happiness and motivation! Its hard to explain but it truly just gave me so much happiness to see you guys. Its passed tho and im kinda glad because i can just forget about everything for a while and give everything i have here in brazil. Im ready for that period to start where the time is the absolute fastest on the mission. Missionaries have told me it starts between 5-7 months. And i know the only way i will start to have that period is by working so absolutely hard, being obedient, forgetting my self, and relying and trusting in my Heavenly Father more than anything. Im doing my best to do all those things right now and im excited where they will take me. 

They are seriously such a great family that we were able to hang out with. Lima da Silva said it might be the family i remember most about my mission just cause something like them is super rare. We will write letters to them to thank them soon. 

Im excited for interviews tomorrow too. im hoping we'll be able to converse a little more and get to know each other a little better. ill let you know how it goes. 

Ok well i really hope sam doesnt think im out here being disobedient!! If you guys didnt realize I was probably the happiest i had ever been in my life the last couple weeks before my mission. to leave all that behind was really hard for me. but more than anything it is a great motivation to work hard and be obedient while im out here. I was very lucky to have such happiness in my life, so if i left it to come here, what else would i do besides give it my all? the way i see it is if im not working my hardest and being obedient this is a waste of time! So i hope he realizes that. I know hes proud of me and stuff, but i just dont want him to have the wrong perspective. 

Also, I was a little sad that abby hardly talked. Im not gonna say anything obviously but it seemed like she was so excited so i was a little sad when she didnt talk much. is she doing ok? I hope everything with this boy and her senior year is going good!

I hope you guys had an awesome christmas together. only one more until we are all together!!! haha i know its not much but i realized im just about 1/6 done. I really dont feel like ive been here too long so to do that 5 more times doesnt seem too bad. I know the time will only get faster! I truly had a happy christmas. After i was a little sad, but we stayed at that house and ate dinner and just laughed a lot. Im honestly fine today, ready to get back to work!

I love you mom so much! You are my greatest supporter and i cant thank you enough for what you do.  I dont have too much time so idk if ill be able to read that talk this week, but thank you for looking for that mtc talk!
Elder G

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