I can't believe I'm basically done here in the MTC! It flew
by so fast! I had my last class today with my teachers and it was really sad. They were honestly the best teachers I could have had and I was so blessed to
have them. I got a few pictures with them so I'll make sure to send some photos
before I leave for Uruguay.
Life has been really crazy this last week! It is really busy because of General Conference and other meetings we will attend since we're leaving this Monday. I'm super nervous to leave for Uruguay but
am also really excited. I've learned a ton of Spanish but I still feel like I
don't know anything. The Lord is gonna have to help me quite a bit with the
language down in Uruguay!
Monday, March 26, 2012
A couple of pictures we recently received:
Zach with a couple of missionaries from his district.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Today we should be getting our flight plans. My whole district is super excited but the five missionaries that are supposed to go to Argentina don't have their visas yet and we heard they might be reassigned ... they are kinda bummed. I'll let you know what my flight plans are. I will try and send another email tonight and let you know what's going on.
Elder Oaks and his wife came and spoke to us on Tuesday. He is an amazing man, but I was really impressed by his wife. She just had surgery on her foot but she still wanted to come speak to the missionaries. She told us how much she loves the missionaries and said she wouldn't miss coming and speaking to us for the world. She was really kind and spoke to us like a mother. I felt like I was sitting in her living room and she was just giving me motherly advice. She was awesome! Elder Oaks
Elder Oaks and his wife came and spoke to us on Tuesday. He is an amazing man, but I was really impressed by his wife. She just had surgery on her foot but she still wanted to come speak to the missionaries. She told us how much she loves the missionaries and said she wouldn't miss coming and speaking to us for the world. She was really kind and spoke to us like a mother. I felt like I was sitting in her living room and she was just giving me motherly advice. She was awesome! Elder Oaks
Friday, March 16, 2012
It was another great week! There were some frustrating moments with Spanish,
but I learned a lot from my teachers and my fellow missionaries, so it is all
good! I'm learning!
I sent my picks for March Madness. I totally guessed on everything (and received some divine revelation). You'll have to keep me posted on how my picks are doing. I heard BYU lost to Marquette but had an amazing play-in game. We try to get as much information out of the teachers here as possible or ask new missionaries what the latest news is. It's pretty funny to see all the missionaries that have been in the MTC for awhile crowd around the missionaries that have only been here for a day or less and try to get as much information out of them as possible.
I sent my picks for March Madness. I totally guessed on everything (and received some divine revelation). You'll have to keep me posted on how my picks are doing. I heard BYU lost to Marquette but had an amazing play-in game. We try to get as much information out of the teachers here as possible or ask new missionaries what the latest news is. It's pretty funny to see all the missionaries that have been in the MTC for awhile crowd around the missionaries that have only been here for a day or less and try to get as much information out of them as possible.
Friday, March 9, 2012
I had another awesome week! It was my first week of being a zone
leader and it went awesome. Me and Elder Hicks have to set up our Sunday sacrament meetings and
assign who is doing what. We
attend many meetings every night. They are basically about our district and
making sure everyone is doing alright. It's been a good experience.
The Spanish is coming along. My teachers have told me they are impressed with how much better
I've been sleeping great! Each night I crash at 10:30. I honestly can't wait to
go to bed each night. It's the best thing ever! My roomates, however, are not
as good. They complain about my snoring. They even wear earplugs. However, I guess I'm still pretty loud. But they'll live.
The Spanish is coming along. My teachers have told me they are impressed with how much better
Friday, March 2, 2012
Today I had one of the most amazing P-days! We went to the temple. After we were changing we discovered the temple cafeteria. The food was
absolutely amazing! (Just because I think we were all used to the MTC
food. Not even comparable to your cooking, momma!). Anyway, we all were in
heaven and left with full stomachs. Our district is gonna do it every week now!
My companion Elder Hicks is a great example to me and I look up to
him. He's really active and loves the outdoors. He rock climbs, hikes, skydives, and does ice climbing. He basically does it all. I can't remember if I took a
picture of one of the pictures he has here in our room, but anyway he had the
longest hair in high school! Its hilarious! He looks like a chick and I remind
him of that every day. Anyway, he's a stud.