AUNT STEPHY,
Que tal?! How is it going? Everything is going awesome with me! The MTC is way cool. It's super difficult sometimes and the days are ridiculously long, but really I am learning so much and it just so awesome. I got made district leader on my second day here and I'm so happy to serve the elders in my district. They are all so awesome and are characters, totally. It seriously is such a cool calling. My district is the largest in my zone with 12 Elder's, but half of them are leaving to the Peru MTC in three weeks. All of the rest are going to my mission on the same day as me (except one who is going to Monterrey Mexico East) so we throw up West side gang signs all the time and stuff like that. You know. But really, I am learning so much and it is so cool to be able to have fun and be in this spiritually rich enviornment 24/7. Sometimes it gets bad, like we saw a car and a house over one of the fences and freaked because you just don't see cars at all, but it's all good. I'm telling you, this whole basically no being around girls thing is killing me. Definitely the most difficult part of the MTC. So whenever I see and girls I always yell "Hola hermanas!" I actually say hi to people more often now than I did before except it's all in Spanish.
One of the things we are supposed to do here at the MTC is try not to say "guys" or "dude" and for me, that is the most difficult task anyone has ever asked me to accomplish. So, I tried my best but even when I speak in English for two sentences, one of those words get in there, so I just don't speak in English. Probably really good for me and my Spanish learning anyway, which is coming along so well too, by the way.
My companion is pretty cool. He's a really nice guy and we get along just fine.
I've been getting your letters like basically everyday and they've been totally awesome. Thank you so much, and thank you for everything you and Uncle Dan, Granny, and everyone have done for me to get to where I am now. There is no way I could have done it without you guys. No way.
I've been able to write in my journal pretty often, so that's good. I get more sleep here than I did back at college or really anywhere else, which is funny because we only get a maximum of eight hours. I play a lot of Volleyball at gym time and just have been having fun and working so hard. Literally, I am busy every single second. There is never any free time. Also, having a conmpanion with you every second of the day is werid. I like being alone at least sometimes, but I'm adjusting okay.
I'm telling you, if I were a missionary going to an English speaking place, I could do pretty well! I am good at speaking English especially when it comes to something I'm totally passionate about like, Christ for example, but in Spanish? I sound like a dope. I'm getting better, but it still is difficult! We've been teaching an "investigator" (aka someone who works here pretending to be investigating the church) all in Spanish and it gets so difficult! They talk so fast! I am doing well, though. I'm proud of my progress as well as the progress of my district.
How is everything with the family? School still going well and all of that? I saw Deana last Thursday as well as today at the temple, which was super cool!
Really, being here just these few days has made my testimony increase so, so much. I know more than anything that Jesus Chrsit came to this Earth and suffered for all of us. I know that He loves each of us and knows us personally. I know that. I have recieved a witness of that in my life and it is a witness that I cannot deny. That's why I'm here. I can't have this knowlege of Christ, who stands at the head of this church, and not share it. I need everyone to know. I have such a strong love for Him and I know that this is what He would have me do at this time of my life. I know that this church is His completely. I am just an instrument in His hands, submitting my enitre will to His, because well, His will is a lot better than mine.
I do miss home, though. I miss all of you. Aunt Stehpy, Uncle Dan, Austen, Savy, Dylan, and Reese, too. It's a bummer not being with you. It's a bummer missing my friends, too, but I know what I am doing is so right and my family and my true friends will be around in two years when I come home :D
Well, I hope everything is going well. I love you all so, so much. I miss you all like crazy, too.
Oh, no music allowed in the MTC either, so Enya will have to wait until Mexico. Also, the food here? Ehhhh...
I wrote you about getting some addresses but I actually aquired some of those. So it's totally cool. I am, however, still looking for address for Elizabeth, Kelsi, Maddy, and Jakey, so hopefully they'll write me, but I'll cut them some slack. It's been what, 5 or 6 days? For me, they have been SO LONG. It feels like months already.
But really, everything is so awesome here. I am completely good and am just doing my best here and really working hard. The people in Monterrey deserve it. I'm here for them, not me. I really like what Taylor said in one of his older letters about how he is going to find those people he promised he would before this life. He told them he'd bring them the gospel here on this Earth, and that's where he is. Well, guess what? That's what I'm preparing to do. I'm here to learn a language so I can speak to those people I promised beofre this life. I promised them I would change their lives here, make their families last forever with this knowledge of the resotred gospel, and I intend to.
I love you all so much. Keep being the best family ever. Tell everyone in the world to write me letters because I love them, too.
Your support is the best thing for me and it is very helpful. Whenever I get down, I just look around and see all of the thousands of missionaries here and honestly a huge smile goes on my face. They all know what I know and they all are here to share it, too. Whether that be in Hong Kong or Mesa, Arizona Spanish speaking. It makes me so happy to see them all. It is a sight to behold.
Love it.
Love you.
Write me.
I'll keep you posted.
Love,
Elder Wheeler
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