Oi!!

Hello Everyone,

I am so excited when I get to read my email on pday and read those words that lift up so much. I can't tell you how much I love you all. It's amazing how you get so humbled in just a short amount of time when you are away from the people you love and look up to. This week was alot better and I feel that I have new life. Maybe not 100 % because the MTC is sooo long and dreadful. But, I seem to be hanging in there. Thank you soo much, to all of you for your words and prayers. They mean soo much to me.  I love you all soo much. I still have 4 weeks left at the CTM but hopefully it will go fast. Sorry there is not much to write to you. I do the same thing everyday here, soo not much to inform you on.

Love you guys,  I love my family so very much.

Week 4 and hanging in there

Hello everyone,

I can't tell you how much i love hearing from you guys. As you know it has been a rough week for me. I guess I will start off by saying that I am going to stay here for the remainder of my ctm time. But I have to say that if I feel the same way when I get out on the Field that I need you to understand whatever my descion is that it will be ok.

Well on a different note I need to know who sends me all these sweet packages through mission ties. Wow its so humbling to know how loved you are. Thank you sooo very much it means soo much to me. I leave on May 24th for the Field. It is soo warm here but i like it. It's soo hard to write alot because there is not alot that goes on in the ctm. It's pretty much the same every day. The food is getting pretty bland and not any different then the last meal and at the ctm you are timed while doing email. So if I dont write you yet, I probably won't until I get out on to the Field. I love you all so very much. My family is soo very important to me. Mom if you could tell everyone that I love them and tell the Rennie's and the Young's that I will send a email to Elder Young and Elder Rennie soon. But tell them that I love them. Miss you guys soo much. Nate, Jess, I love you. I always think, Nate that your right there, and I can talk to you. Love you. Love you mom and dad.

Week Three

This is Sandy.....Elder Potts mom,

Week three has been alot more challenging for David. Please keep him in your prayers. You can email him at
david.potts@myldsmail.net

Thank you,
Sandy and family

Second Week

heyyy everyone,
How is every body? I'm really sorry that i can't make individual emails. I just don't have the time. This week has been a little tougher. I have been sick a little bit. I think its my body getting use to the food. I am sure I will adjust. But I will say that I loved getting those letters on Monday. They really lifted me up. I loved conference it was amazing. The talks hit me harder then ever before. It is probably because I actually really listened.  It just seemed that some of them said things that I needed to hear at that time. I could really feel the spirit. about the lingaul that's how they say it here in brasil anyway. It has been tough this week it just doesn't seem like I'm getting it. But I know that I will. On a better note we went to the Sao Paulo temple today, it was amazing. It was sooo beautiful. The celestial room was, I can't even put into words. But what really caught my eye was the people you would see living in these homes that they made themselves and it looked so dirty and had no way of cleaning and had no clean water as i drove by heading to the temple i just felt so sad and wanted to do anything i could to help them and it really humbled me and made me realize how blessed i truly am. So I just want you to keep the people of brasil in your prays and for you guys to make sure sure to give thanks for the simple things that we enjoy. I LOVE YOU ALL SOOO VERY MUCH NATE THANKS FOR KEEPING ME POSTED. I'M THE SPORTS GUY DOWN HERE NOW CUZ I KNOW EVERY THING. ITS AWESOME  LOVE YOU GUYS HOPE YOU GUYS ARE DOING WELL KNOW THAT I PRAY FOR YOU DAILY.
LOVE ELDER POTTS