Letter Dated January 28th

Dear Mom and Dad;


The MTC has been great, I gotta say that the food is getting old.  Ha Ha, it all kinda tastes the same after a week, but only 8 more weeks till I get some fresh Argentina steak! (Hopefully).


My Normal MTC schedule is something like this:
      6:30   wake up, go to the gym

Elder Gleason & Elder Geary

      7:30   come back and shower
      8:15    Breakfast
      9:00-1:00     Class
      1:00              Lunch
      1:45-6:00      Class
      6:00              Dinner
      6:45    Personal & 
                 companion study
      9:00    Plan
      9:30    Get ready for bed
     10:30    Sleep

Elder Stewart

So we pretty much sit in class all day.  Usually by the end of the day I am so sleepy that I fall asleep during the 10:15-10:30 gap.  But the work is good and worthwhile.  Learning how to teach the discussions isn't very difficult, in fact, sometimes I get into it too much and don't let my companion say much.  Which he doesn't mind because he dislikes talking to new people.  but he still needs a chance to say something.  but my companion is way good with the language.  And since I'm not exactly strong in that category he really helps me to understand things better.  Which I am thankful for.

Mike's Zone

At the MTC they organize us into Zones which consists of about 50 or so missionaries (the zone is also our Sunday Branch)  and then into districts, which is our classroom guys and our roommates.  My District is super awesome.  Most of the guys have really strong testimonies and are nice to everyone.  They all are examples to me of what a good missionary should be.


Well I am writing this on Friday, Since that will be my P-Day until I leave for Argentina.  We go to the Provo Temple at the 9:00 a.m. session.  the Provo Temple is a pretty sweet temple, except you don't move from room to room which is, well, not as nice, ha, ha.

Mike's District from Left to right:  Elder Kirchner (Ohio), Mike, Elder Genry (Burley), Elder Flamm (Virginia), Elder Stewart (Rigby), Elder Vaterlars (Boise), Elder Hair (Alpine, UT), Elder Gleason (Utah somewhere like 15 min. from the MTC)

The firesides and devos (devotional) they have on Sunday and Tuesday nights are really good.  The speakers are always fantastic, and its cool to see 2,000 missionaries in one spot.

Elder Vauterlaus

There is a rumor floating around the MTC that they are changing how they train missionaries in April-May time period.  So when Fatido gets here it will probably be way different.


Coming to the MTC is for sure the best thing for a young mad to do.  The spirit is so strong that you can't doubt what you are doing here or you will probably leave.  I have seen a few kids who doubted, and they either go home or decide its right.  No middle ground.


I think it would be nice to have some kind of sheet to go inside my sleeping bag.


I can't say I have really thought much about the fact that I will be gone for two years.  1.  because I am to busy and 2.  because its just like I'm at college.  We will see if I notice or I guess realize in a month whats really going on.


Thank you for your letters.  I do enjoy hearing a bit about the home life.


Love


Elder Obray