9 weeks down!

Hey everybody!!! It's my last day in the MTC, and i'm freaking out!!! I'm cutting it really close with the weight of my bags!!! and i'm going on an airplane for the first time ever tomorrow!

I'll be in California for maybe 2 weeks -> 6 weeks... Maybe. I don't know. Whenever my visa comes. Spanish is cool. It is just starting to hit me that I am leaving the mtc. Crud. I don't know spanish!!! haha. Oh well. Mucha Fe (Much Faith) Last wednesday our zone got a new district, (we done got new missionarys in our group) and two moved into elder Nieves's and my room. Last night one woke up screaming. So that's exciting, freaked me out though. It is cool to see people coming in, but i'm leaving so that's even cooler!

Oh! My mission president in CA is the famous Larry Gelwix! You know like on the movie Forever Strong? He's the coach. But not the actor... the actual coach in the true story. So that's cool!

Thank you for the packages and letters, I'm sorry if i forgot to respond to any of them!!! love the apron!!!

Advice for all you not preparing for a mission:

-Go on a mission!!!

Advice for all you preparing for a mission:

-Study the scriptures and ask "Who am I in this story?" A lot of times I think i'm more like Laman and Lemuel than like Nephi... They always still do what they are told. But they complain about it... The scriptures were written to us!!! Specifically!!! Also, Moroni chapter 10 is straight to us in the latter days. It's cool.

-Read preach my gospel. especially chapter 3. Know chapter 3.

-Obey the strengh of youth pamphlet and other commandments.

-Stay worthy of the Temple and the Holy Ghost.

-Pray on your knees every morning and every night.

I'm scared to leave the MTC. I love it here. It is safe and the real world is scary! but I came across a scripture in Joshua chapter 1 verse 9 it reads:

"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."

I'm still freaking out about all of this... but this helps!!!

"God brings us to our low point so he can launch us to our highest point yet." - Elder Nick Ferney

Les quiero muchisimo!
-Elder Ferney

Pictures-

-3060- Last packages in the MTC

-3070- Map of Fresno, CA mission
-3081- Our district with our teacher, Hermano Frey

-3117- This morning when we dropped Elder Nielsen off at the travel office at 6am! (The rest of us go tomorrow at 4am)