Tuesday, January 24, 2012

First Letter from the MTC - January 23, 2011

Hallo Meine Familie!
  Ich bin lieben die MTC!  Meine Zeit hier is schwar, aber Ich bin zehr dankbar für die Gelegenhiet bedienen!  For those of you who wish to know what that meant: I love am loving the MTC! My time here is hard, but I am grateful for the opportunity to serve. My German is getting better day after day. They slam it in to you literally the moment you arrive. I've written this down in a letter to Mom and Dad but within 20 min. of entering the MTC I was already getting a full dosage of German (non-stop and nothing but) but the consistency his helping me.  I can say my prayers in German and it is often then when I realize how much my German has improved during the day. 
The third day into the MTC I was already giving (fake) discussions.  My companion is Elder Kent Reger Niedens, I don't know if he has Facebook but it's worth a shot to look him up, and we have been struggling to get our message across to a guy named Joell, but we are not giving up! Those discussions terrify me though.  We want to be able to get the message across that we want to so badly but we don't know all the words yet! I thought, BYU Philosophy, Bio, and girls were frustrating but this beats all of that.
My zone is super tight.  I forgot to bring my camera so the pictures will have to wait until next Monday, but I really want to show you who I am around, where I am at all day, and the wonderful life of a missionary!  I love to hear from you guys! I knew getting mail and emails was a big thing but actually being on the receiving end of them gives it all a whole different meaning. Wirklich!
I am down to 7 minutes on this computer (they give you 30 and then it's done) so I would like to bear my testimony auf Deutsche: Ich bin zehr dankbar für die Evangelium! Ich weiß wahr ist. Ich haben ist fühlen. Ich weiß dass, das Buch Mormon können Manchen hilfen, und I weiß dass Thomas S. Monson is unser Propheten heute. Ich bin dankbar für die Gelegenheit Alpenlandische gegehen! Ich liebe alles dich and Ich sagt diese dinge Im Namen Jesu Christi. Amen.
Mom please send this to the rest of the fam. I love you all and I am so happy to be a missionary! Until next week, Aufwiedersehen!