The MTC and Elder Lange

Well everyone  I've been loving it here. Everyone was so sad when they first got here but I just had a feeling of peace and comfort. The days are so long though but the week is short if that makes sense. I hate not have naps or any free time. Everything is just on a schedule. But I heard it gets better than it already is! I was worried about my companion but he is so sick I love him! His name is Elder Bean. He is from Oklahoma and is 6'6" and plays basketball. He says hes playing here in Utah when he gets back off his mission. And my room mates are cool too. One is a diabetic so we get a mini fridge in our room. Its pretty nice because I have a lot of mountain dew haha. Everyone in my district is great too. I'm gonna miss them more than I missed some of you ;). Just kidding I love you all and love all the support you guys gave me! I miss all of you! But it is crazy how much I love these guys and its only been a week. Elder Bean is just really chill and is the best person for me to be with because he keeps me focused and working hard. Our teachers say we make one of the most powerful companionship and that we will be way great missionaries. They were sad when they figured out we weren't going to the same mission. He is going to Reno, Nevada. so are the other to Elders Ive learned to love. Elder Day and Elder Freeman. We all just get along so good and I think I was blessed with the best district. Elder Freeman is probably the funniest kid i have ever met and keeps me laughing all day. I leave a day earlier than all of them so its going to be hard saying goodbye and not being able to fly out with them. Then there are Elder Casey and Elder Rich. Elder Casey is a super good guy. He has already came to the mtc once and left and decided it was the stupidest decision of his life so he came back. He has a great testimony and is just a solid guy all around. I'm not that close with him though because his companion is weird. He reminds me of Dwight from the office. He looks and acts exactly like him so we kinda just stay away. Its hard as a companion to have someone like that because they don't really understand the meaning behind things and they take everything literally, so they don't think about the investigator or anyone for that matter and tends to say thing bluntly. He an awesome guy just hard as a companion. And he always does Ti Chi, you know like yoga martial arts mix. Anyways thanks mom for the suits because i get complements everyday from everyone about how nice i look. I even got voted the best dressed elder out of our entire zone. So the third day there we already had to start teaching people. They give you fake investigators so you can practice and they are way good at acting you would never guess they were fake unless you knew. They are called TRCs. This one was our teacher. There isn't really enough time to mess around so they get right down too it. It was a really bad experience because it went so badly. We taught with out whole district so it was 3 companion ships and the 2 sister companions. It made it a lot harder and i was afraid to start teaching again. On the fourth day i started to really get to know the sisters in my district and the are all pretty cool too so you could say i was definitely blessed. Then the next day was Sunday but it didn't feel like it because every day in here feels like Sundy but that's ok because you know the awesome feeling you have every Sunday just because its Sunday. Well that's what it feels like all the time. And on Sunday one of the sisters wasn't feeling good so i got to give my first blessing. One of the best experiences yet. We also watch a video that they only show in the mtc and i can say i honestly changed my life! So the next time we taught we got our own real TRCs and we are doing great with them the first one already committed to being baptized and the other one is on the way right behind him! The feeling i got after teaching him was incredible. If it feels like this every time some one wants to get baptized then i might never come home from my mission. Anyways I'm dint have any more time or else i would tell you more but they have class all day and its a lot of hard work. Its just a long grind but I LOVE IT! i miss you all, take care!

Love Elder Lange