Hey Mom,
Just wanted to tell you that everything here in the MTC is going great.
It's already been past a week now, which is pretty weird, since I realized I
only have twelve days studying here in the MTC. Sometimes when I think about it,
I think that's just wayyyyyyy too short and how could I ever be a decent
missionary with such little preparation? Other times, however, I think how long
it is and how much I just want to actually stop teaching actors and go on
teaching real life people. I guess I'm just hard to please.
I'll try to answer all the questions you had for me, but unfortunately, I
left your letter in my residence and don't have the motivation to go back and
get it. So yeah, according to my ability to remember, I'll answer them:
Elder Bateman and I are the only two elders heading out to Illinois,
Chicago in the entire MTC. I kind of feel like Jarom a bit, so I understand how
he feels as he and Elder Bradley were the only ones heading to
New Delhi, India. Our whole branch (Branch 1) is completely segregated; in my
district, District A, we have two elders (Elder Taylor and Elder Whittier)
serving in Louisiana, Baten Rouge, and the two sisters (Sister Hoofman and
Sister Udall) serving in Philadelphia. In District B, two elders (Elder Murphy
and Elder Decoursey) are serving in Provo, Utah! How fun, right? They step
outside the MTC and they're in their boundaries. No worries on airplane tickets!
We now have four districts in our zone, because sixteen more missionaries came
this previous Wednesday. Couldn't really tell you anything about them.
We'll be heading out Monday morning at 4:30 AM, so midday July 7th we
should be in Chicago! And of course, since we're the only two serving in
Chicago, we'll be the only two on the plane.
Elder Bateman is from Washington State, and is a very independent yet
intelligent individual. He knows a good deal about history, the bible, and the
Book of Mormon, which really makes it easy for me during investigator meetings.
He is a bit reserved, though, so I find it my responsibility to carry on the
conversation. Sometimes, of course. I'm not perfect, and Elder Bateman is always
full of surprises. Those investigator meetings, though, are just loads of fun.
The TRC (Teaching Resource Center) is just a program for actors to pretend like
investigators, and in some cases, ARE actually investigators. We were assigned
xxxxx, who's this lovely elderly woman who's Jewish yet has some
questions about the church. During this past week, we've taught her about the
Restoration, Joseph Smith, and the Book of Mormon. She didn't even know God and
Jesus were two separate people of flesh and bone, but now she believes! Woohoo!
Today we plan on inviting her to be baptized as we talk about the Plan of
Salvation. It'll be loads of fun, I'm excited.
Love you so much,
Elder Montgomery
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