1st Letter from the MTC

Hey everyone!

I finally get to write!!! Everthing is going well, Im just doing laundry right now. Yes Tyler and Rachel i am capable. The first day was really weird, it was hard to get in the swing of things and I went to bed sick that night. But i prayed before i went to sleep and woke up to the Spirit and I felt so much peace- it was so amazing. The Spirit is so strong here, it's like being in the temple every day. Durning a random time I'll have the Spirit just tell me, "It's ok elder, you are supposed to be here". My comp is Elder Hale from Boise he's awesome. Elder Nicols and Richins are amazing- i room with them. I had a great talk with the zl- elder thompson, he comforted us and made us feel so welcome, its a brotherhood here. I also met and Elder Jones from Park Valley, his family has a ranch there, we talked and he knows shane oliver and happy hunting so hes my connection to horses and what i love here. My estimated departure date will be the 14th so I gotta learn as much as i can here to help me in the field. One other cool expirience for dad. We went through some classes like mock trials with investigators and at the end we didn't have much sucess with a guy named Daniel, actor or not- im not sure, i felt bad i couldn't do anything. Our instructor then told us that we dont need to go in and preach preach preach, we need to befriend and love the people and that way we can gain their trust. Then we can preach the gospel to them. It just reminded me of what dad taught me with hometeaching and how he was just everyones friend, like how he never taught some people one lesson but just visited, thats what this work is all about, to love and serve. So thanks dad. Gosh I miss everyone so much but I am having a blast, it has its ups and downs but nothing i cant handle with the help of the lord. Also tell chelsea the notes she left with scriptures are awesome they have been so helpful the past few days. Im so excited to get into chile and start working, in my district there are three other elders and two sisters going to the same mission, two others will be in orsorno which is down by the peguins. and just for everyone's info ive only had two phantom vibrations so far, im not crying over losing my phone, its just convenient to have one, im always telling Hale how we can call nicols and richins and tell them where we are going. Yo amo mi famila- i love my family which includes chels and all my friends i wouldn't be here without such great examples. Tell Jaydan good luck tomorrw and let me know how his talk goes. Thank you so much for everything!

Elder Roy Hansen