Week One in MTC
Here are some excerpts from Andrew's emails to his family.
I'm having so much fun here. they really got us going into things from day one! It was a lot to take in at once. We had a lot of responsibilities. everyone complains about the food here, but i think it is delicious! It is safe to say, that after a week, I am completely lost in the work. It's all i think about, talk about, dream about. We've been teaching lessons to investigatos (actors), and it has been really fun to learn how to do that. yesterday we actually taught a real non member investigator! He is from kenya! We didn't teach him any lessons, because we only had 15 minutes, but we made really good friends with him. We really got him to open up. we let him know that we love him. I have great companions and roommates.
My teacher is the single best teacher i have ever had. He challenges us soooo much. the other day he bore his testimony, and said that he wishes HE had a teacher that didn't settle for mediocrity, that really pushed him. Maybe it would have made him a better missionary. He really pushes us to search for the answers ourselves. Then finally, when we have become exhausted from searching and praying, he enlightens us. He is from south africa and has an english accent. right now, I'm trying to focus on loving others. I was made district president, and that comes with some major responsibilities.
I miss home a little bit, but not too much. It would be nice if you guys wrote often. please use www.dearelder.com to send your letters to me. what happens is, you type me a letter, email it to the website, (or something like that) and then they print it off and put it in my mailbox the same day. Its really cool.
During Andrew's being set apart as a missionary his grandmother felt the presence of others in the room. Andrew wrote this about that experience; "I felt the exact same way about when I was set apart. I knew that there were a lot of people in there that weren't from our side. In fact, i wrote that in my journal the other day. I said "when i looked at grandma crying, i knew that grampa, and many other relatives were in the room, and that they will be with me regularly throughout my mission." I felt amazing when i wrote that, like a reassurance that even though there is a lot expected of me, I will be helped. I felt like the reason the lord gave me all these responsibilities right away, was because he wants me to learn to work hard, and to work with others. I feel that there is a great work out there for me, and that He expects a lot from me."
I have a great connection with our teacher, brother roberts. I feel like whenever we look at each other or talk, we connect. He helps me out so much. He and I really have great communication between us. I have a lot of questions for him, and he loves to answer them.
Tell everyone to write me, not email me! I don't have time! but i have more time to write letters!
Andrew will be in the MTC until 20 Aug 2012. Write him letters or use the www.dearelder.com site.
His mailbox is #116, mission code is NM-Farm, and departure date is 0820.
It's totally free and he gets a physical letter in his mailbox everyday someone writes.
He would really like to hear from family and friends. Thanks :)
His address for the New Mexico-Farmington mission is:
Elder Andrew Baker
New Mexico Famington Mission
500 West Apache St.
Farmington, NM 87401-5819
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