Letter # 3

Hey, my beloved family :)

This week was pretty good. I never know what to say once I get on these emails. I just love reading the dear elders. That's my favorite.

When am I going to get the family pictures? I can't wait to have something to remind me of home. It gets fairly lonely here, anyone who served a mission could tell you that. When are you going to start sending me talks? We dont get any mail Saturday night or Sunday. And usually I dont get dear elders 'till monday night.

Ashley. The mtc is pretty fun. We get gym 5 times a week! I usually play volley ball but if i'm not doing that then I go play soccer outside. On Sundays we have or temple walk where we get to go to the temple and just relax outside and take pictures. Every Sunday night we have a devotional and it's so spiritually uplifting, but the best day is Tuesday! On tuesday we get to talk to members in spanish and invite them to recommit and come unto Christ. After that we have a little more study time and maybe some lesson our teacher teaches us, but after lunch there is no more class for the rest of the day. After lunch we have a little study time, then GYM. After gym we go to choir and dinner then the tuesday night devotional. The Tuesday night devotionals are the absolute best! Last week we had Marvin K Jensen come, and this week we had Per G Malm of the seventy. Wednesdays are my p day. It's where i get to email everyone and do laundry. We also get to go to the temple and do what ever we want. The rest of the week we have tons of classes and we teach about 5 lessons in spanish a week.

Matthew. They have root beer here every single day and for every single meal!!! And for breakfast they have donuts! My favorite is for lunch and dinner the MTC has the best pineapple. I try to get it with every meal. I get about 45 minutes of gym everyday besides Sunday and Wednesday. It's awesome. Keep sending me letters I love them!!!

How is everything mom? I miss you a ton. You wouldn't believe it but my room is always clean, my bed is made and my clothes are hung up. i write in my journal every night! Its funny to look back and read past entries especially of the trip here with Hayden and Lara.

I love your letters sooo much :)

Elder Clark

Letter # 2

Yesterday was the best day ever!!! We did this thing call TRC where we go teach members in spanish and try to strengthen their testimonies. I know the gift of tongues is real! There is no way I could have said the things I said with out it. It cant give you new info you havent learned yet but it can bring up words and frases from your memory. Keep sending dear elders every day! I love them. My box number is 203. Yesterday Marvin K Jensen gave one of his lasts addresses as a seventy and he gave it to the missionaries it was so awesome!!!

My room is always clean and I hang my clothes up everyday. Oh yeah, I dont have anyones address. Anyone's!!! So i cant send any emails. If people started dear eldering me and sending there address that would be awesome. The spirit is so strong here and I absolutely love it here. Especially when you have confidence building days like yesterday.

For Ashley, sorry I can't send any pictures. The MTC is so fun. Attitudes are everything! If you have a good attitude everything runs so much smoother and if you have a bad attitude then you cannot have the spirit and you cannot be productive. I love playing volley ball here and soccer is fun as well. I miss you all and can't wait to hear from you.

Elder Clark

Letter #1

So it was my first whole week in the mtc!!! It feels like forever and like I just got here. It's weird to think that new elders are coming in today just as I did one week ago. The mtc is pretty fun but there is a majority of the day where we sit and study language and stuff so it becomes hard to focus the entire day. I love gym we get it 5 days a week and it's so much fun. So far I have played soccer, volleyball, basketball and four square. The food is pretty good. They have three different meals for each meal so you have a variety. Usually at least one thing is pretty good. i love the fact that you get rootbeer with every meal!!! my district there are 10 of us. 3 are going to lima peru central, 1 is going to north. Then there are 5 of us going to Mexico City West and 1 going east.

Elder Clark