Wednesday, June 16 John and I dropped Nathan off at the Mtc. We arrived at the MTC at 1:28 and left at 1:31. Wow, that was it. We just hugged Nathan and drove off. It can best be described as "the best of times, the worst of times". I keep asking why does the one thing I want the most hurt so bad?
When we got home it was just John and I. We were lonely and sad.
Nathan's first letter...
Sorry for not responding sooner. My comp and I need to do something really quickly so we had to run out of the building and I'm just now getting the opportunity to use the computer again.
Hello Everyone!
The MTC has been quite the ride and I'm really enjoying it. There have been some great moments and some bad moments but such was to be expected so oh well! I arrived last Wednesday night and I met my companion and we had our first Dutch lesson. Dutch is hard to learn and it is going to take quite some time to get used to! Saying this thought I would like all the prayers I can get on that, I'll need the help.. The guttural sounds and the rolling of the R's are nearly impossible for me it seams and Natalie I wonder if that has to do with how I learned to speak, maybe you'd have to input on that?
On Thursday we had our "official" first day of classes and we spend about 1 hour on the gospel for every hour we spend on the language but I guess that works because we'll be here for nine weeks instead of the usual three. That night we met with the Branch President, President Lafferty, and he assigned the Senior Companions and the District Leader. I was called to be the District Leader but I must admit that I feel pretty inadequate for the role. I'll try my best and we will see what happens. Like Dad addressed in the previous email, we have six elders in our district. Five who entered the MTC the same day we did and the other we absorb because he was all by himself. They are mainly 19 year olds who have a year of college under their belt and a lot of growing up to do, just like myself. They all have testimonies and want to be out in the field immediately which is good. Friday and Saturday were classes mainly and not much to report but Sunday was awesome. We had sacrament meeting and priesthood, no Sunday school, and a few other meetings.. The coolest had to be the fireside that night. The speaker was the first councilor in the mission presidency and his wife and they spoke on remembering. We had another similar meeting this last Tuesday with President Lowell Snow of the Second Quorum of the Seventy it was quite good as well. He spoke on the Holy Ghost's role in conversion. We have these devotionals every Tuesday and Sunday nights and I'm excited for them. As a side note they are doing mission president training in the MTC this week so the Quorum of the 12 and the First Presidency are supposed to be around. They are also doing a special devotion on Friday for missionaries and the mission presidents and their wives so maybe it'll be President Monsen speaking to us? The spirit is strong here and I love being here even with all the difficulties. I sent out letters today and the rest of the postcards so I hope you'll here from me if not send me a note and I'd be happy to write you.. My address is Elder Nielson MTC Mailbox 181 WST IND 0816 2005N 900E Provo Utah 84064. I've gotta go I only have 15 more seconds of computer time.. I love you all! Elder Nielson
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