After what seemed like forever, but was only eight days, we received Josh’s first, and only, letter from the MTC.
Howdy all (mom, please share this with everyone).
I’m doing great in the MTC so far. I have a really great companion, Elder Cunningham, and have actually somewhat enjoyed my stay so far. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to write you all personal letters, I just haven’t had the time. They’ve kept us so busy, that the short letter I did write, I haven’t had time to mail, so I’ll just cover everything here.
Like I said, they have kept us really busy, so busy it’s hard to even find the time to be homesick (but I still miss you guys.) My district is great, our branch president is really impressed with us, and says we get along better than any other district he’s been over. The work is hard, but has been really enjoyable. I’ve already had some of the most spiritual moments of my life here, and find myself actually exited to be teaching investigators. So far, we’ve had a couple of mock investigators, and we’ve done really well. My companion and I have committed all of them to baptism already, and even though I know that these people are not really going to be baptized, it gets me really exited.
The food here is so so, although it makes you feel terrible after eating. I think I may have already packed on a couple of pounds too, so I try to keep my eating to a minimum (mom, I am eating all my vegetables).
I can’t wait to get out to Australia, at first, I didn’t have my visa when I got here, but it came during the week, and I fly out Monday. Actually, our entire district except one got our visa’s so a lot of us will be flying out together. I feel really bad for the guy who doesn’t have his visa. The first day we got to go to gym, he rolled his ankle in the first five minutes, and hasn’t been able to play in gym since. He also had a really bad case of hives, and had to go to the doctor, so he missed an entire day of classes. Then, all of our visas came on the same day except for him. He’s a really nice guy though, and has stayed positive throughout.
I’m still getting used to getting up early, the mornings are tough. I feel like I’m waking up in a prison cell. We have six people in a room designed for four people, so it’s really crowded, and the first thing I see when I wake is is a cold white-washed brick wall. Our teachers are great, and have been teaching us a lot, but I think I am ready to get out of here and into Australia.
With love,
Elder Shelton
