Last week in MTC

Hello again! This is the last time I will be writing from the MTC. I got my travel papers last Thursday, and I take off EARLY Tuesday morning. I'm supposed to be at the travel office at 4:00. Everybody kept telling me that after the first Sunday the time flies by. They were right, I can't believe I have less than a week here. The best way to describe it is the days feel like weeks and the weeks feel like days. My time has been great though, I've really enjoyed my classes and especially teaching the "investigators." Each time I meet with one I can't wait to get out in the field and really get to know the people of Cleveland. Even in these role plays I can see the difference, and feel the excitement as the investigator starts to understand and feel the Spirit. Purely amazing. The Spirit is constantly present, and there have been so many things to strengthen my testimony, yet not one single, great event. Just from simple things like the talks in mission conference or testimony in sacrament.

So yeah, I've been learning lots. My teachers are really emphasizing teaching by the Spirit and getting to know the investigator. One of my teachers is a Brother Scott Ellsworth from Carey, Idaho. Small world huh? The progress here is amazing, not just in myself, but in my whole district. It's crazy what a few goals can do. The schedule keeps me pretty busy, usually I head to the classroom around 7:00 and don't return to the residence hall until 21:30 or so. The whole 5:30 running thing didn't last long, someone had to stay in the room, so I decided I could sleep in a little. We've been doing a lot of pull ups though at night before bed. Usually I spend gym playing soccer, which is a little harder in converse, especially when the grass is wet. It is so much fun though.

Thanks for the package, all the extra food has helped a lot! Oh, and my district thinks you need to send more cookies next time, haha. It was a great surprise, along with all the other letters. It's nice to have something at the end of the night to read. Elder Allen has the same schedule as me, so I see him everywhere, we even went through the same session at the temple this morning. I was glad to see him around.

Glad to hear you guys are getting settled. I guess the Lakewood house hasn't sold yet then? Man, barbeque sounds good. How is school so far for everyone? Are classes starting to go OK?

Well, I have to go, I love you guys!

Elder Newey