It's about time!

I finally got an email this morning! Wahoo! I'm on top of the world! Will asked me to share:

Hey eveyone, its going great in the mtc. Mom your gonna have to send this around because we have a time limit on these computers and reading took up most of that haha. So far the MTC is awesome and ive learned a ton. the biggest thing we are learning is Preach My Gospel and there is a ton of stuff within that. Ive been doing some practice teachings and its helped me a lot, the main goal is becoming an investigators' friend and building a bond with them. Its just teachers pretending to be people they taught while they were on their missions and for the most part me and my companion have been doing pretty good. there are times when we dont know ansewers to the questions they have; during that lesson we basically just pushed it to the side and started talking about something else... Not the best method. The spirit is super strong here, Ive been guided to tell them things that i dont think i would normally say, and i have been praying over ten times a day. Which helps with the spiritual aspect.

Elder Clayburn

There are a bunch of things i have to get used to still, being with a companion is the biggest one. Im not allowed to go anywhere without him. Hes a roudy guy from Wyoming, Elder Clayburn. We get along for the most part, they like to laugh/mock me and Canada. He's a good guy, and he thinks baptism is the main purpose, and if he dosent get any... I wouldnt want to be there!

Waking up at 6:30is terrible. I've beeen tired for soooo long. I miss my napping couch. I want to get out of the MTC though, it gets kinda boring... at least for me. I dont feel ready to go out on my own, but I wanna get started. I've grown so much spiritually.P.S. the spelling is bad because there is no auto correct and i didnt have time to go back.

Then it seems Will had more time than he thought and sent this:

Sorry i really didnt trust that time limit. Part two.I feel like this is the place to be and where im needed. People say that there are alot of baptisms that happen here, and i think back to being set apart, and i remember how he said i would see baptisms happening. So im starting to think that it means im gonna be baptising a lot of people... or im just going to be witnessing them. haha Im trying to focus myslf on the spirit and the lords work as much as i can, but talking with people you cant always be 100% focused on it.

  

I really miss you guys and am sad to think about gibby and sam not knowing me that well when i get back. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GABE!! HOPE YOU HAD FUN!Its fun to hear all your stories, I dont have too many yet. The food here is pretty good, and the beds arent bad, but the clock that i have doesnt even faze me. I dont hear it at all. luckily my companion does and he nudges me at 6:30. Well im being pushed off my computer becase everyone wants to play "futball". Weve only got to play a couple times because of the rain, it goes for 5 min then stops, then another 5 and stop and they dont let us play on a slippery field. Tell everyone i love them and sorry for not being able to send personal messages. Love you Mom and Dad. Miss you guys.

So, I got my letter, which inspired me to get some stuff done! I collected Will"s stuff from around the house and relieved our family of these stinky, lovely pre-mission shoes. It was an executive decision!