Olã! I'm Elder Ammon. Like the title says, I'm going to try to keep this blog updated with the happenings on my Mission, with help from my sister (who might refer to me as Elder Hot Dog, for obvious reasons). There should also be pictures. I feel like i should introduce myself or something, but I'm guessing if you're reading my blog you know me, and if not you can probably get a good idea of who i am from reading my blog, either way, you'll just have to figure out who i am as time goes along.
At this moment I'm about a week away from entering the Missionary Training Center. I'm sort of nervous but extremely excited (or vice versa), and I'm still just a little skeptical that I'm actually old enough to be going on a mission, I still feel like I should be in high school, although I'm glad I'm not. I'll be at the MTC for a couple months, learning Portuguese and how to be an effective teacher, and then head off to Portugal.
Oh yeah, the title, "Não posso expressar nem a mínima parte do que sinto" is Portuguese for "I cannot say the smallest part which I feel". This is fitting (if somewhat awkwardly worded) in a variety of ways. First, as I'm sure you'll notice, I am far from eloquent in the expression of my feelings. Also, I'll be struggling with trying to teach in a language I just barely know. On top of that, I'm going to be trying to convey the awesomeness of a mission and the gospel.
Most of all, it is a quote by Ammon in the Book of Mormon (who is pretty much the coolest) as he's trying to express the oft overwhelming joy he feels having brought many people into the gospel. I can't think of a more fitting quote than a missionary named Ammon commenting on his inability to express the awesomeness of a mission.
So yeah, this is my mission blog, enjoy.
