What up Fam! How is everyone doing on this fine day? Great day to be a missionary! Anyways, Vince is the man! I am so happy that you guys are forwarding me his e mails.. I always knew he would be an amazing missionary! He sounds like he is truly changing peoples lives and inviting them to come unto Christ.. :)
Anyways what's first on this weeks news... ok here is a good little story. So.. Earlier this week (MTC weeks start on Wednesdays) the three missionaries in the MTC who are going to Moscow West got called down to the Head Haunchos office.. needless to say we were a bit worried like maybe our misson didn't exist. Ya well after thinking that worst, actually the exact oppositte happened! We are being sent out two weeks early! So instead of leaving the 28th of December we are now leaving the 14th of December! I am so pumped! I guess my mission Pres called the MTC and said that he wants us over there early.. Missions in Russia are just starting to get back to normal after the whole not sending missionaries there. So I assume that is why he wants us there early.. so I am now more than halfway throught my MTC experience and it has felt like I have been here one week!I am kinda bummed about not being here for Christmas but at the same time a Christmas in Russia should be bomb! And that means that I will be able to call home on the 14th as well as on Christmas.. I am pumped!
So Elder Brown and I are loving our responsibilities most days with our new calling. It adds a lot more stress to our already stressed out and busy lives. But, oh well :) I really feel the Lord making up for our lost time! This week all of the "older" elders going to Russia left and we had to get up three days in a row at 3:30 Am to get them out of the rooms and make sure everything is ok.. aka I might be a bit tired! But, haha fortunately the Lord works in mysterious ways because last night Elder Browns alarm clock got messed up and the alarm didn't go off :) so today on our PDay we accidently slep in an extra hour haha I feel pretty bad but at the same time I really needed the rest!!
I think that tonight we might be having another Aposotle talking to us at the Devotional because we were supposed to come up with a question we would ask an Aposotle if we met him face to face.. but who knows I guess you'll find out next week. But, on Sunday nights we get to watch a movie and this last Sunday Elder Brown and I went to a movie talk thing by Elder Holland... GREASTEST SPEAKER EVER CREATED! He has such passion.. it was called Missions are Forever.. I wanted to get a copy of it for KJ and JJ but I haven't found any time to look for it.
The MTC is great :) I love every second of every day. Each week brings new adventures and new struggles but I wouldn't be on a mission if I wasn't going to struggle... HE had struggles and tough times so why shouldn't I?! Russian is a bit tough and at times I feel like I am so busy doing other things that I don't have as much time to study the language as other people in our distric so.. if anyone has any advice on how to best study or practice a language it would be much appreciated! Elder Brown and I have our very first lesson with a pretend "investigator" in Russian tomorrow night.. it should be very interesting! So pray for us because we really need it!! I love you all so much and will never be able to explain in words what you mean and have ment to me aka I'll just say that I love you all!! Jesus loves you! Remember who you are!
Love,
Kenneth
PS-I am the only one in the whole branch who can remotely play the piano so.. I might have to test out my skills haha not too excited about that one! Pray for me there too!! Anyways I love you all and can't wait to hear back from you! You're letters and words of advice mean so much to me I keep all of the letters! And I pin up all the quotes the Grandma sends me! Have a great week!! :)
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