Macanudo!!!

The first week at the MTC is done!!! This has pretty much been one of the hardest weeks of my life (harder than finals week at BYU) but i've also learned so much!!! I'm able to carry on basic conversations in Spanish now (slowly), and my grammar is slowly improving.  The gift of tongues is so real! Looking back on it, i can't believe that it's only been a week! I've been playing volleyball in the morning during gym time, so that's been pretty sweet!!! I'm going to be so good at it by the end of these 6 weeks hahaha! anyhoo, I've been having many many classes instructing me on the Spanish AND the gospel! It's exhausting, but rewarding.  The MTC has provided us with some "investigators" to work with and teach gospel lessons to.  One of these was Jorge.  So far, Elder Steele and I have taught him four times and our last time will be today.  It's all been in Spanish, so that's been fun/crazy. It's so cool, because i'm able to understand most of what he's saying (given, he's speaking at a medium pace) and communicate my message to him. I've seen so many people from my ward at BYU here, and it's fantastic!!!

It took me a few days to realize it, but the spirit is so strong here! On Sunday, we were at a devotional, and i got an overwhelming feeling of confirmation that this is where I'm supposed to be!  I'm sad that I missed fathers day, but i'm glad that i've been able to follow in my fathers footsteps and consecrate 2 years of my life to the Lord. Well, (i appologize for misspellings, i'm rushed right now, but... Yo se que Jesucristo es mi Salvador, y que Jose Smith es un profeta, y que Thomas S. Monson es un profeta de Dios. Estoy agradecido por mi familia, la iglesia de Jesucristo, mi padre celestial, y todas cosas. En el nombre de Jesucristo, el salvador del mundo, Amen. 

Elder Holtry