Hey Family,
Well another week has gone by in the MTC. I am doing really great here. This place is the best! To answer some of your questions, the food's ok. I don't think I'm gaining any weight. My suit still fits at least. I get 50 minutes of gym time every day so i usually run a half mile and lift weights and then play about 20 minutes of 4 square. Pretty fun. :) I feel like I've already learned a lot here. We taught our first lesson on Saturday. It went pretty well but the mock up investigator went really hard on us. We did get some good suggestions. We get to do our first full 40 minute Spanish lesson this Saturday. Hopefully we'll do ok. My companion is great. He has a really strong testimony and is able to bring the Spirit into the lesson in a very simple and powerful way. I'm learning so much about effective teaching from him.
The language seems to be going fairly well. The other day we had a solo Espanol day. It was pretty hard by the end of the day to only speak in Spanish, but it was really good for our district. I'm really enjoying being the district president. I have the greatest district in the world and we really seem to be growing a lot. With the language, I think it will help me a lot to have the Guatemala MTC and have to speak all Spanish all the time. I'm so excited!
I've got everything set for my travel to Guatemala. Background checks, visas and everything are all good to go. I'm lucky. Not a lot of other missionaries in our zone are actually getting to go out into the field. I'm taking off Tuesday the 26th. Our flight leaves Salt lake at 6:00 pm and gets to LAX at about 8:00. Then we have a layover until 12:00 midnight. Then we fly to Guatemala City and land around 6:30 am. Just in time to start a full day of study. ;) No sleep, it's the beeeeeest! Really though, I'm so excited. Trying not to get trunky though. One of my teachers will be leaving tomorrow because he's graduating. We'll see how the new one is. He's been really great to us.
The devotionals are really good. We haven't had an apostle yet but we did have Elder Rasband of the Seventy last week. He's the one that gave the talk on how missionaries are called each week. It's been 14 weeks since an apostle came and that's an MTC record. I'm hoping for one tonight. We shall see. Maybe it will even be the Prophet. I'm singing in the choir so I should have pretty good seats.
My mission president when i get out into the field will actually be leaving in 2 months. The other day my companion and i were studying in front of the MTC and this lady came and started talking to us. She was practicing her very limited Spanish by asking us some simple questions. Apparently this lady, Sister Watts, is the wife of my soon to be mission president. :) She was so excited to meet me and has since been stopping me every day in the cafeteria and giving me little candies and things. haha. My companion said I better watch out or I'd already be setting myself up as AP. :) she's super nice though and it was really comforting knowing she'll be learning the language as well. She told us that about half of the missionaries learn quiche or quetchical while they're there and that there are a lot of primitive areas. Needless to say, I'm really excited.
One of the missionaries in my zone is originally from Guatemala City, Elder Ovando. He left for his mission in Mexico today and before he left he gave me the contact information of about 30 of his family members who live in Guatemala City he'd like me to baptize. That was way exciting for both of us! He had some crazy stories to tell about everything that goes on in the city. Especially about the dogs.... YIKES. Oh well, way excited!
As far as my mail in Guatemala, I don't know my address yet. I think I'll be able to email throughout my whole mission but I think the best way to mail me is through email or dear Elder. And email is for family only. Dear Elder is pouch mail so it will take quite a while. I'll make sure and let you know as soon as I found out the best way for everyone to get a hold of me.
It's weird to think that I'll already be going to Guatemala in 7 days! As for now, I'll continue working my hardest, praying everyday, and serving the Lord. I really can feel His blessings in my life. I love it! Well, times about up. I'll try to send some pictures home soon. They've made it so you can't attach them in an email. I'm glad the email started working though. It hasn't been all day. I love you guys! Talk to you in a week. Maybe even call at the airport. See ya!
Love,
Elder Adam Lloyd
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