First Week-MTC

Dear Friends and Family,

The first week here has been jammed packed full of stuff, but I will start with the first week...

When you dropped me off, the elder you saw- took all my bags and I went into the main building where they gave me a package full of stuff...with my name tag and a few other things. From there- they gave me another bag weighing at least 10 pounds. In that was a bunch off books and things in Tagalog.

After I got all my books they took me to my room, and I put  my stuff in there. Then the elder took me to my classroom where we started with a orientation thing. After that, we immediately started learning the language, things like: kumusta po kayo (how are you) or ako po si elder (my name is Elder)- now I can bare my testimony and say a prayer (its pretty difficult), but I know that I'll be able to learn the language eventually.

In the class I met my first companion, Elder I. He is 21 and from Samoa. We have gotten along pretty well, but sometimes its hard to communicate with him. I'm really trying to think of things to talk about. I am doing laundry right now. and we are only suppose to be on the computers for 30 minutes, and I was trying to get on this other computer for a few minutes.

Elder I. and I are the only ones in our room, so we each get a the lower bunk and we each get our own desk, so its a blessing. Elder I and  Elder P. haven't ever seen snow before a few days ago, so they were pretty excited about that!

I am not really sure what to write about, my mind is blank. We have been teaching this guy named Kevin  who doesn't speak English. We are going to see him for the fourth time tomorrow, and its hard to connect, when you don't know what to say, and your worrying about pronouncing what's in the book right, so we are going to just try to memorize smaller sentences so we don't have to be always reading to him.

Anyway I am going to upload some pictures... Oh and post that DEAR ELDER on Facebook or something so everyone can write me, getting letters here is the best thing.  Oh and if you could send me one of those white cords for splitting an outlet to plug things in, that would be highly appreciated. Also- its not letting me see the pictures that I am sending, but feel free to post those. Tell friends thanks for sending me letters and Christmas cards, anyway I have gotta go.

I love you all, and be sure to write me a lot of letters and stuff!!

Love Elder Roy