Long Days, Short Weeks

Hola! Just before I forget, I did indeed see Matt here Wednesday night, and Carlos Hidalgo. It was fun to catch up!

So, our first lesson was on Feb. 2nd and it was completely in Spanish!! Thankfully the Spirit was there and we were able to stutter out a few phrases that hopefully made sense, haha.

It is true what they say about the MTC: if you can make it through your first Sunday, the days start taking FOR-EV-ER, but the weeks go by mas rapido! It's already Friday!!

We are required to spend our "spare" time in our classroom, not our dorms, so I definitely love P-day where we can stay in our rooms up until lunch! Esta muy bueno!

In response to mom's letter:

We do about 8 hours of language/lesson training each day. We have an hour of exercise, 2 hours of personal study, and only 30 minutes per meal. I always get chocolate milk with breakfast and orange Fanta for the other meals because Orange Fanta is a big drink in Chile.

I have one companion, Elder P (who is not from Nephi), but there are four of us in a room and we like to stay together. The other companionship is Elder B and Elder M, who I had a class senior year with. It's been fun getting to know them!

For Sundays, we have our own "Branches" that consist of our Zone. Our Zone is made up of 3-4 "Districts" and each District has 5-6 companionships. All of our classes throughout the day (we stay in the same room for all 6 weeks) are with our District. I'm 21-C.

Thank you all for your letters!

Allie, I'm not in CHile yet, but I will make sure to call you before I leave the MTC. And everyone was so jealous of all the star stickers that were on your note! Thank you!

Anna: You had two questions and I hope what I said above answered them :) They were about if I knew anyone and what activities I do.

Alyza: You'd better give DayDay a big snuggle when I get home! And you gotta share your binkies, ok? ;)

Trevin: The food here is all-you-can-eat for all 3 meals! I hope you finished your season strong and I want you to know that I'm proud of you.

Thank you all for your love and support! The mail gets checked after lunch and after dinner and I'm always so excited when I get something so please keep sending them! If you want me to relpy on P-day you need to send your letter before or on Tuesday so I can get it in time. And DearElder while I'm at the MTC is same-day, but when I get to Chile it'll take 2-3 days.

Testifico que Jesucristo es el Salvador y nuestro Padre Celestial es un Padre de mucho amor por todos. Ests conocimiendo me ayuda a tener amore con otros más y me ayuda a perseverar estas días que deficil. Yo sabé Jesucristo meurte para me y el Expiación de Jesucristo es muy bueno por todos. Y tambien, yo sabé que el don del Espíritu Santo es necesita que predicad el Evangelio de Jesucristo a otros. En el nombre de Jesucristo, Amén.

(Yes, Expiación = Atonement)

- Elder Crider