Well I’ve officially done it. Elder Nelson has finally finished my first and thankfully only week of the home MTC and now we are moving onto bigger and holier things.
In all honesty the home MTC was amazing, I was able to meet my comp, Elder LeBaron who is so amazing, I am so glad to have been blessed with him starting out the mission. Then there is my district, who I already love, even though I haven’t actually seen them yet, I know that we will get along just fine. They all have a desire to serve and are striving to further their knowledge with whatever our teachers have to offer them.
Anyway I guess it’s time to start talking about what actually happened throughout the week. For those who don’t know what occurs in the Online MTC or missionary training center, we wake up at 6:30 Mexico City time and start the grind, after taking a minute to workout, shower and get ready we get the chance to have an hour of personal study. This is honestly one of the highlights of my day, I don’t think that I’ve ever had the chance to just sit down and not have to worry about anything except finding the Spirit in the scriptures. I have learned a lot about what it means to sacrifice for the Lord and give him your time and talents.
Immediately after my personal study comes my first class which is straight Spanish, we got half a day where he explained what would be happening throughout the week then he flipped a switch and all the sudden it's like he never knew English in the first place. This was actually very helpful because it showed me that if I wanted to even understand this language I was going to need a lot of work and practice, DuoLingo no longer is cutting it.
We then have an hour workshop where the PROVO MTC talks to us and tells us what to expect as we head out to our missions and into out in person mtc experience. Overall this lesson was my time to rest my eyes for a minute, while of course still paying attention to every word.
After this experience they give us an hour and a half to eat lunch and relax a little. But I wasn’t feeling super prepared for the mission so I decided to use this time to go knocking doors with the missionaries in my area. They showed me the ropes and prepare me for exactly what I was about to get into, and let me tell you, I had to learn the virtue of patience real fast. I didn’t realize how often rejection was going to happen. I was prepared for a few doors to the face but one after the other everyone replied to us, “don’t worry already Christian,” and turned away. I guess thankfully when I am in Viña Del Mar, Chile for the first few months I won’t be able to understand the rejection.
Anyway after all this occurred we got down to the gospel discussions, and this place I thrived. I don’t know if it was because I could actually understand the teacher but it went so much smoother than my 3 hours of straight Spanish.
To close this momentous email I just want to tell y’all how much God has played a role in my life, from my family that helped bring me here to all the friends that were able to support me. I love you all and am so glad to be able to share this experience with all of you. Feel free to email me whenever you feel the need.
Love you lots,
Elder Nelson (Hunter)
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