10-26-10 - Still at the MTC

Hello everyone,

 

Things are good here.  It snowed yesterday about a half an inch.  Its melting right now but its supposed to keep snowing this week.  We have to wear our suits everyday now but that's good cuz its really cold outside.  It was weird seeing it snow this early in the season but i guess that's just how it is down here.  Ya grandma told me about little Levi growing.  He is going to be so big when i get back.  Wow i cant even imagine Jenner being a priest.  He does not seem like he should be 16 yet.  I wish i could be there to hear him give the sacrament prayer for the first time cuz i know he will mess up haha jk jk.  I'm sure he will do fine.  We had a devo last night and Elder Richard G. Scott spoke.  I don't think anyone expected two apostles in two weeks.  Elder Scott spoke about recognizing and letting the spirit guide us in our lives.  It was a very good talk.  Oh other news is that i am now the district leader for 38F.  I was caught by surprise about this cuz i was pretty sure it would be Elder Ames, another elder in the district.  But i guess i am.  I'm not excited about the more meetings i have to go to but its cool being able to get the mail, unless i didn't get any.  ME and my comp are doing well.  We are working on Lesson 1 in espanol because we are teaching it on Monday for a teaching evaluation.  Hopefully we will get some good feedback so we can fix what is wrong by next Friday for our first Spanish TRC.  Me and Elder Whiting, another elder in my district going to Panama, are both starting to get sick.  It just started out as itchy throats and i was starting to feel better but now it is runny and stuffy noses and random fits of coughing.  I think ill visit the store and get some medicine because I'm starting to get sick of being sick haha.  Dad, i can just buy one of those bubble envelopes and send the SD card in that. All the other elders said that's how they did it.  Oh and you never mailed my ballot to me so i cant vote for the good guys.  Its funny because an elder in my district loves Obama and no one else does so sometimes we get in little debates but its all good.  Well that's about it.  Make sure this gets on my blog dad please.  O and i met some kid from kennewick the other day.  He left the MTC two months ago and went to new Mexico cuz his visa to Mexico hadn't come yet.  Their visas finally arrived so him and his district came back to the MTC so the could get them.  His name was Elder MAtheson. The name wasn't familiar to me but maybe it is to you or mom.  K i gotta go.  Till next week....

 

Elder Scrimsher

Week 3 at the MTC - from the Laundry Room

Hi everyone,

 

The MTC is going pretty good.  I've been here for three weeks, but it doesn't seem that long.  We just lost a ton of people from our zone but we just got a district last week.  My and my companion are doing pretty good.  We did good on out second TRC task so hopefully we do well this week.  We have to teach the second lesson, so it will be interesting to see how that turns out.  I can only write people whose address I have, so I can't write them if they don't write me first.  (Hint, Hint) That stinks about the fball team.  I really thought that we would do well this year.  I glad to hear that Andrew is back and doing well.  I bet Zach is very happy to see him. I wish I could have seen him before I left but that's life.  We had a devotional last night and Elder Russell M. Nelson spoke.  He didn't speak for that long but what he said was really inspiring.  I still haven't gained any weight so I guess MTC food doesn't affect me.  Well I gotta go, my time is running out.  I love all of you guys!!  

 

Yours truly from the laundry room at the MTC,

 

Elder Scrimsher

From the MTC 10-13-10

Hola dad!! and everyone else that will be reading this email on my blog!

 

Things here are doing good.  Things are starting to settle down for the most part.  Last night at devotional we had Bishop Richard Edgely of the Presiding Bishopric speak.  He did very well and gave us some tips on how to be successful missionaries.  Me and my comp, Elder Polera are doing well.  We taught the first lesson last night to Elder Lake and mills from our district and I thought we did well and so did they.  We are starting to get comfortable with each other so we teach very well.  The food here is nothing to be excited about but at least they are feeding us.  I had Cream of Wheat this morning and it reminded me of home.  I haven't gotten a ton of letters from anyone... please let everyone know that i love letters.  Could you guys please send some pics of home and the fam, my p-blessing, my pedigree chart?  I'm going to try to email some pics later today, but this computer is being gay so i gotta go.  I love you guys!!

 

Elder Jett Scrimsher   

Inagural Letter from the MTC Oct 6th, 2010 - address change also

Dear all:

So today was my p-day and I am an idiot because I didn't realize that we couldn't email out after 6 pm.  So the USPS version will have to do.  My district is cool.  There were 8 of us, 4 going to Panama and 2 going to Mesa AZ Spanish speaking and 2 more to Honduras.  My Comp/ is Elder Polera from North Carolina.  He's the senior Comp.  He is a good guy.  We room with the other 2 Panama elders, Elder Whiting from Sacramento CA and Elder Biesinger from Riverton UT.  Everyone is easy to get along with and fun.  The first 2 days here at the TC were very hectic, crazy, overwhelming, confusing and all other sorts of emotion.  Now that I've gotten into the flow of the MTC so the days are starting to go by faster.  The Spanish is coming ok, I can do a door approach, contact someone, pray and do a basic testimony in Spanish.  I didn't realize how big the MTC was.  I've only seen Chad D. around about 3 times.  How about that MTC choir at the Priesthood session?!?!  If I would have been here 9 weeks ago I would have done it.  It was cool to see elders that we knew in it.  My Branch Pres. thinks I need a haircut soon, but the MTC barbershop is booked for the next 3 weeks solid, so I will get one then.  So far I haven't gained any weight, contrary to popular opinion.  As a joke we have a district goal to gain 200 pounds total together by the time we leave..  So someone is going to have to pull my weight, no pun intended.  It's hard to believe its only been a week since I got here.  Close to lights out so will close for now.  Email and pics coming next week. 

Regards, Elder Scrimsher