I am now in the Provo MTC. It is.... the MTC. It is everything that I expected and yet nothing like what I expected. We have classes and study time from dawn to dusk.... Plus a few hours before and after that..... The language is definitely not English. I have learned a lot considering that it is the first couple of days, for example: I know where my classroom and residence room is.... And yeah.... Also, one thing that I didn't expect, but I guess I should have, is that the people here are human. Weird, right? Like, they breath, make mistakes, and have no idea what the teachers are saying either. So, yep. Go team.
If I were to compare the MTC to anything, it would be boot camp. Which makes sense, because we are the Lord's army. That's all I'm gonna say... LDS boot camp.
My companion is Elder Sagapolu. He is from Taylorsville, Utah. He is very pleasant and nice. We've been getting along great! Our roommates are Elder Anderson and Elder Bolton. It is great because they are all willing to follow the schedule with exactness. It is awesome. We all wake up 30 minutes early (6:00) so that we can beat the rush to the showers. Yep. I have pretty great roommates.
My district: We have seven elders and two sisters. It is great. Our classroom (as well as my residence room) is on the fourth floor. That's right, the top. So, we kind of get a view from our window, but we also have to climb several flights of stairs on a very regular basis. We are in the islander zone. So, there are 6 or 7 languages in our zone. It is pretty cool to have such a diverse spread of languages. Yep.
I hope that you are all having a great week - remember that life is what we make of it. Now, my time draws to a close, so I will end.
Thank you for all of the support and prayers - they are definitely felt.
Love you all!
Hurrah for Israel!
Elder Weenig
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| With Elder Sagapolu (Taylorsville, UT) |
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| With Elders Anderson, Bolton, and Sagapolu |
