First letter from MTC

Hey guys, I only get to write on Pdays, and it's only for a thirty minute period. They have this little timer counting down at the top right corner. It't kind of intimadating. So anyway i have to hurry and write everything, because a lot has happened.

It's great here. I love it! It's pretty tough though. The very first day, after they let me drop off my stuff in my room, i had my very first class. Our teacher came in and she starting teaching us, but everything she said was in Espanol. It was nuts! I'm already starting to understand a lot of what she says, although finding the words to say, and speaking spanish is a lot harder. They had me and my campanion teach an investagator on friday, and as always we had to teach it in Spanish. We couldn't say much at all, but it was cool to see that we could communicate with these people just after three days here. It was kind of frustrating because i knew what i wanted to say, but i couldn't say because of the language barrier. It will come to me though... Eventually!

My companion, Elder Harris, is great. It already feels like we have been friends for years. He is from St. George, and he is going to Riverside with me! We are expected to leave on the 27th of November. That means we get to spend Thanksgiving in here! It's kind of funny my friend Brook Gledhill texted me earlier this summer and said she had met a kid that is going to Riverside and is reporting the same day as you. She was talking about Elder Harris. My district consists of 6 elders and 4 sisters, It's like our little family unit here. The days go by fast here. It's mainly because they don't even give you time to catch your breath, which is a good thing. We are constantely studying or in a class.

Sundays are really different here. They are held in a small room, and only our zone, which is made up of 4 districts, attends. It was kind of neat. however, i miss the feel of the 6th ward. It was fast and testimony meeting this week. It was cool because all of the district D elders that left this week, or are about to leave, shared their testimonies. As always it was in spanish. They seemed like they knew so much! It got me excited.

Well, my time is running low and i don't know what happens when the clock runs out so i better wrap things up. I really do love it here. My campanion is great! And the spirit here is tremendous. it's like a constant buzzing! it's amazing!

Love,    Elder Higgins