Hello,
The MTC is so much fun. I am enjoying every second of it in here. The first day was really hard, I didn't know what to do or what to say to anyone. That changed quickly. The love and kindness each Elder and Sister and everyone at the MTC shared was incredible. My companion names is Elder Conidaris. He is from South Jordan. We get along really well so it's good. We jumped right into work right when I got here. On the second day I learned how to say my prayers in spanish. It all is coming pretty easily to me so far. The next day we learned how to bear our testimony is spanish. That was a little harder. I'm still working on it. I am learning so much about myself that I never knew. I am forgetting about what I want/need and caring for others. Thats a huge change for me. I want to lose myself in the work and I know I already am. Studying the gospel each and everyday for hours has been such a blessing. I never have done this so it's a bit challenging for me to stay concentrating. Doing this though brightens my day so much and I can always go throughout a day happy. Yesterday we had our first real TRC. Which is a teaching lesson that you give to an investigator. It was really scary at first and me and my companion were quite nervous. We had to contact them in spanish and ask if we could come to their house and share a message to them. It was hard asking in spanish but the investigators were really nice and understood what we were trying to stay. We gave a lesson on the Restoration. Oh how God loves each and everyone of us, the blesses of family and how family is essential, the early dispensation, prophets, preisthood, Jesus Christ and the atonement, the apostasy, and restoration of the church through Joseph Smith. It went really well. I memorized the first vison and stated it word by word and bore my testimony on it. Probably the most spiritual experience I have had so far. The food is pretty good. I can't sleep at all at night the AC doesn't work in my dorm room so it stays hot til about 1. So Im usually tired throughout the day. Somehow I stay awake. Today is my first P-day. Every tuesday. It's going well, we met with the Argentian consel and got finger printed for our visas. The MTC is truly a unique and amazing place to be. 2,000 missionaries going all over the world here to do one thing. Invite others to come unto Christ. Such a powerful statement that is. I am loving it here and am so grateful for the support everyone is giving me. It's been tough. So close to home but I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I miss you all very much and hope everyone is striving daily to be better. Almost a week in and it went slow but time is going to fly by. It already has. You lose track of everything in here. How is the Champions League going? I miss soccer. Oh I do. Im going to try and break the MTC juggling record sometime this week. It's 1676. I think I can do it. I know you all were worried and freaking out because I hadn't written. Im doing amazing. No more worrying. Please. Read this scripture it has a powerful meaning. Mark 8:35.
Love you,
Elder Payton.
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