Thursday, October 15, 2009

Dear Family,
First off, here is a list of things I would be very grateful for if you would send them to me:
-Hangers (I forgot about these)
-My Russia Missionary Tales Book (I can read this)
-More regular T-Shirts I can wear at night, to gym or on P-Days
-Addresses: Bishop, Pres. Roth, KJ, anyone else who you would think I want to write
--I need Jordan to get Brother Lotuleile's address for me. My seminary teacher from last year.

Well, I am having a great time here which is surprising to me. The people here are amazing!
I have a gym period everyday, so I get to ball it up and work out, I get to sit around and discuss the gospel with teachers(that is what class is)and I get to eat pretty dang good food!
I love my companion Elder Brown and he is teaching me a lot about the scriptures. Sometimes it is difficult though because we can NEVER leave each others side.
I went to the temple today and as always it is an amazing experience. I love the Spirit that continually resides in the house of the Lord.
How are things? How is Nathanial? How does Jordan like Calculus? How many girlfriends does he have? Are any of my siblings pregnant yet? Get on that!! I need more nieces and nephews when I get back!!
My all time favorite thing here is firesides, at least so far. All of the missionaries are together and when we all sing there is an amazing Spirit present. The last speaker we had truly said words that were close to my heart.
Surprisingly the only day I have felt homesick was today. This is mostly because I am too busy to think about how much I miss real life. I was a lot more worried and scared before I left than I am now
Does anyone know what happened to my letters that I sent to my fiends? I don't know if they received them because as of yesterday Scott wrote and told me he hasn't gotten his.
Set up a DEAR ELDER account. It is much easier for me because I can read letters any day of the week, but not e-mails. (Only Tuesdays)
I hope life is amazing at home! I know it is at the MTC. The kids can be weird, but most are very helpful. Elder Brown and I are the only partnership who has roommates who are experienced and have been here for six weeks. They are alot of help.
I have run into a few friends from Riverton. So that is pretty cool. WRITE ME BACK SOON PLEASE! Elder Brown and I are the only ones who never get letters. I love you all!
-Elder Kenneth R. Weihing

PS- something funny is that all the Russian Elders at the MTC sit in one specific area of the lunch room. And everyone calls it the IRON CURTAIN