9/17/13 | MTC

Well, the first week has been crazy!  It's like drinking from a fire hydrant!  They teach us so much everyday that we have to really be on the ball to get as much as we can.  It is exhausting!  We are always tired no matter what we are doing.  But it's a good exhaustion.  haha, I have a funny story from last week.   So Brother Blatter acts like an investigator names Marcus.  So as companionship's we teach him a lesson everyday and role-play.  Elder Smith and Elder  Brown were teaching Marcus in the other room and Elder Smith told us this story later, while Elder Smith was teaching Elder Brown fell asleep!  He couldn't believe it!  So Marcus told Elder Brown that he could lie on the floor and take a nap, Elder Brown got up, laid on the floor and fell asleep!  Now Brother Blatter is playing Marcus so he has to stay in character, but Elder Smith says they were both trying so hard not to bust up laughing because of how ridiculous it was!  Our district couldn't believe what had happened.  That's unheard of!  Elder Brown has had a really rough week, he falls asleep during every lesson multiple times and doesn't go to bed until 11:30 or so and in doing so keeps us awake because he moans that he can't sleep and he gets up and walks around alot during the night.  But he has gotten a lot better since Sunday, so he's making progress!

On Sunday Elder Taylor and I were in meetings for most of the day, then we had a devotional that night by Ron Tanner who produced 17 Miracles, and Ephraims Rescue, so we watched some clips of the movie which was really good!  Then we had a video devotional by Elder Bednar called "Character of Christ", It is a life changer!  If you can get a hold of it online and read it I would highly recommend it, but I don't know if it will because it was a devotional held at the MTC on Christmas some years back.  It kind of got everyone pumped up to serve!  That is what helped Elder Brown I believe.  Everything gets better after Sunday, you kind of get over yourself and suck it up!  

Oh yeah, I just started laughing when I heard about Carly's mission call, she hates cold weather!!  And I love it, so she was super jealous that i get to be in the "Sunshine state" for 2 years while she freezes while speaking Russian.  But she is super excited!  Also thanks for the letters and the cookies, and the pics!  And Austin, I expect you to pay up when i get back because I will keep that trinket you sent me:)

Keep the letters coming!  I like getting mail:)  Also i have seen Alyssa multiple times a day since we are so close and have similar schedules!  That was cool while it lasted.  Well have a great week!  Oh yeah I almost forgot!  We just moved to West Campus and are the first missionaries living in Raintree instead of Wyview! And it is so much better so far, we feel so free instead confined to the brick and concrete of the MTC, we actually see Mountains and sunshine here, and we get Jamba Juice, In n' out and a BYU creamery, so it's pretty awesome, and I'll have the same address, they just send the mail to us later.  So don't worry:)

Love, 

Elder Bailey