We got our first letter from Elder Eli today...okay, so he refers to himself now as "Elder Elijah DeBroux" but I really like "Elder Eli"...it has a good ring to it and makes me smile every time I say it, and since I am the mommy...that is what I will refer to him as for the next 2 years. :)
So, without further ado...here is our first update:
"Dear Parents,
Hopefully this will get to you before next Wednesday when I can e-mail you, other wise you would already know I'm safe and well.
But if not, you would probably like to know that I am not dead, which because I am writing this I am not. Zombie is still a possibility though.
The MTC has been interesting...I got here late so I was kinda lost but, my companion, Elder Gwynn, has been a great help.
It's really cool to have a name tag that says Elder DeBroux, just very surreal, but it's all in Spanish, so everyone keeps talking to me in Spanish and it's really disorienting, but I'm sure it'll help.
The classes have been great too. Very enlightening and educational on how to listen and teach people.
The first night they had actors who were being investigators and the Elders and/or Sisters would come in and start talking to them and then we as a group had to teach them. It was very frustrating and helpful, oddly enough.
How is everyone holding up at home? I miss you guys, and would request that you send me pictures as soon as possible, because I don't have any and the other Elders are wondering if you exist. Haha.
Anyway, I love you,
Elder Elijah DeBroux"
Okay, so looking back on this first letter I'm thinking that maybe it wasn't his first night there but maybe his second day...can't quite tell.
He seems well...overwhelmed, but well. His p-day will be on Wednesdays while he is at the MTC. Happy day for the mommy! Wednesday has just now become my favorite day of the week! I wonder if I will get an email from him any faster if I just sit at the computer all day Wednesday with my Gmail account open waiting for his email? Something tells me that doing that will be like watching a pot of water, waiting for it to boil.
Yeah! Thanks for posting that, Jen! There are quite a few people in my ward back home in Provo who volunteer at the MTC each week to 'play' investigator. Each day they get there the MTC gives them some role to play. Sometimes they are 'golden' and readily accept what is being taught, and others have different hang ups or dilemas to deal with. It gives the missionaries something to practice with and gets them used to handling all sorts of situations.
ReplyDeleteSo glad we heard from our boy. Glad he's doing well. But you know he'll succeed in ANYTHING that he does, he's just that kind of fella.
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