7/10/13
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So family here we are!
Today is our first P day and everything is going great. im going to do my best to recount the whole week and if i repeat anything from letters well lucky you:)
So as most of you know my best friend of all time escorted me into the MTC and that honestly made all the difference in the world. because i knew i wasnt in here alone and that someone that i knew was in here going through the exact same things. so i got checked in and everything. the guys in my room are all super cool. we literally just hung out in our room two nights ago and just laughed for like twenty minutes. there are so many funny jokes and stuff to tell its crazy. like this one kid. Elder Morrin. he will be telling a story and finish it in the funniest way. like he was telling us about his AP psychology teacher and how it was really hard and how his buddy would just say dumb things and mess with her head. like she would say. ok now on this test do not use a pen. pencils only. and this kid would raise his hand and be like hey so can i use my pen? like thats ok right?? and she would get all confused and say no i just said that!!! it was just dumb stuff like that that elder morrin kept saying. but at the end he did a big sigh and was like yeah.... then she got pneumonia and died... hahahahahaha i honestly laugh everytime i hear that. even just barely when i wrote that i just laughed and everyone in my district did when i told them why. its our big joke now. even though its sad that lady died and stuff... but still funny.
So everyone has been askin how my companion is. And so far i am getting along with him pretty well. he is from missouri and just lost his dad and grandpa in a plane crash this november. so he has gone through a lot. he is a really cool guy and we can talk and laugh so thats been nice. he is really good at spanish and teaching so its nice when we do our lessons cause if my topic gets shot down he can talk about stuff for a while. but he also cuts me off and cuts our teacher off. which bugs me sometimes. but overall i like him. i like it when we are in the residence halls cause i can just get away and go talk with my other friends in the building. it is so weird having someone be with you ALL THE TIME. like there is a drinking fountain just down the hall from our prison cell(classroom) we seriously spend ten hours a day in there. anyway. the drinking fountain is right there and every time you wanna go get a drink you have to take someone with you!! and like its not a big deal but i seriously miss just sitting in our basement by myself. but all the guys in my district are really cool. haha ok nevermind. so i loved everyone right until we got these three new kids. they came in the same day i did but they just moved into my class room cause we are the intermediate class. and this one kid. i seriously have absolutely nothing in common with him. he loves band and grammar and stuff like that. hahah so as Scott knows we say "like" a lot. and this kid had been in our class for honestly five minutes and was like "seriously if you say "like" one more time im going to go crazy" hahaha oh my gosh and then he corrected dude!!! so yeah me and that kid are gonna have some problems. but i will manage to find somethin to talk about. i always do.
ok so did you guys know that when you put salt in Sprite. it fizzes back up again like no other!!!! i found that out on accident when i was playing with my food after lunch one day. and it blew my mind hole. so if anyone knows why that happened let me know. cause elder clarke (my companion) has a theory and i dont buy it. he also has a theory on gravity that is about the dumbest thing ever. that everything is expanding constantly. but yeah. that bugged me all last night. hahaha but he reminds me a lot of uncle terry. he knows something about everything and its really funny.
so our first sunday here was fast sunday and that was about the hardest thing i have ever done. we fastest basically a full 24 hours. and the dinner line that night was ginormous. so while in line i ate a salad a bowl of cereal and an ice cream bar. then! we abandoned that line to go get the same meal at another one. and right when i was about there. they closed it down!!! so i went to the one next to it and right when i was about there. there were no rolls!! so yeah ive had some pretty rough trials. the worst was the roll. hands down;) but i havent had that big break down that every one talks about. im doing just dandy. everytime i get a little home sick or think there is no way i can do this i just say shut up dude. you got this. and i get back to work.
i miss all of you and mom. that sticky note with the dogs hair. that was hilarious. oh and that yogurt got here pretty cold. and holy cow with the packages:) im good for a while :) but keep the letters coming. getting a letter is the highlight of every day. its like christmas when you get one and when you dont its kinda poopy. haha but yeah thanks for sending everything. i will tell you everything i need in the email i will write when i come back this afternoon.
Much Loves
Elder Whitaker
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7/10/13
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Hey Bryce are you still there??
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Hi Bryce,
It was so good to hear from you! You sound like you're really doing great!
I loved that you said you were "dandy". YAY! Just what I wanted to hear.
I've been praying so hard for you for that very thing. And didn't I tell you
that you would have companions that would be less than Landon-ish?"
They are sent to help with your refinement process, never forget that!
And vice versa. They will learn patience because of you as well, dear son.
:)
Dad wanted to know your daily schedule, what you do and what it's like? He got your
cross bars up on your shed :) Also he wanted to know how the Spanish is coming?
How are the investigators teaching sessions coming along? We hope you are
feeling the spirit over there. It sounds like you are.
#1 thing...we got your missionary plaque form and didn't know exactly which
verse of scripture you wanted? So please reply with that OK.
#2 Are you getting enough to eat? I am worried that you are going to bed
hungry! So let me know and I'm sure you'll tell me what food you want in
your next package. I'm thinking of a surprise that I can send over but
am worried that it might not be able to say hot enough long enough.
What time did you get your package Monday? Did you get it Monday?
We dropped it off in Springville at the Same Day Missionary delivery place at 2:15
so if you let me know what time you actually get your package I might
try to send something hot right at the last minute. The last time you can
drop things off is at 3:00 so if you get the package within a couple of hours
I think I can wrap it up a ton so it's well insulated and send it and it will
still be OK. So let me know. (you will love it!)
Dixie misses you, see attached picture. She and I went for a 5 mile run again
this morning. Scott says she is looking ripped. Scott has been running and
working out.
We are all going over to an OLWZ game tonight to celebrate Cade's birthday
in June! Just catching up. Will use your Target gift cards to let him pick out
a gift. My bet is a Lego set. He's developing fine motor skills for sure with all
those tiny pieces.
Oh and I LOVE MY NEW IPHONE! Oh my goodness, Bryce! Why didn't you
hide my android from me? I don't know if I can ever forgive you! :) Texting!!!
LOVE!! I am free at last!! Notice how fun the pictures are attached to this email!
So much easier! But do I need a password to your voice mail? Just in case the
one I set up doesn't work??
OK so #1 scripture for plaque
#2 What time do you get your packages?
#3 Did you like your bread? Too much butter? Too much strawberry jam? Did
I send enough so you could share?
#4 voicemail password??
We miss you but it's getting better. We know you are exactly where you need to
be. We could never do this for you, no one could ever replicate the experiences
you are having and will have over the next two years. We are so proud of you
and thank you again for being the kind of son who had the integrity, fortitude
and faith to qualify yourself to get over to the MTC and get this figured out
for yourself. No amount of anything we could do would have gotten you to
where you are today if you had decided otherwise. We love you for who you
are and, my goodness, who the Lord knows you are! I read through your
patriarchal blessing last night and was struck with the future you have ahead
of you. Remember you are filling your mission honorably for your darling
wife and your children to come. They will honor you as a great husband and
father because of your priorities and faithfulness.
Thought for today. "In your journal, record each night the ways the Lord has blessed
your life and the things that you are thankful for. You will learn more faster if you
will write things down. You will feel the Spirit more if you will write things down.
Love you so much!!
Momma ;)
It was so good to hear from you! You sound like you're really doing great!
I loved that you said you were "dandy". YAY! Just what I wanted to hear.
I've been praying so hard for you for that very thing. And didn't I tell you
that you would have companions that would be less than Landon-ish?"
They are sent to help with your refinement process, never forget that!
And vice versa. They will learn patience because of you as well, dear son.
:)
Dad wanted to know your daily schedule, what you do and what it's like? He got your
cross bars up on your shed :) Also he wanted to know how the Spanish is coming?
How are the investigators teaching sessions coming along? We hope you are
feeling the spirit over there. It sounds like you are.
#1 thing...we got your missionary plaque form and didn't know exactly which
verse of scripture you wanted? So please reply with that OK.
#2 Are you getting enough to eat? I am worried that you are going to bed
hungry! So let me know and I'm sure you'll tell me what food you want in
your next package. I'm thinking of a surprise that I can send over but
am worried that it might not be able to say hot enough long enough.
What time did you get your package Monday? Did you get it Monday?
We dropped it off in Springville at the Same Day Missionary delivery place at 2:15
so if you let me know what time you actually get your package I might
try to send something hot right at the last minute. The last time you can
drop things off is at 3:00 so if you get the package within a couple of hours
I think I can wrap it up a ton so it's well insulated and send it and it will
still be OK. So let me know. (you will love it!)
Dixie misses you, see attached picture. She and I went for a 5 mile run again
this morning. Scott says she is looking ripped. Scott has been running and
working out.
We are all going over to an OLWZ game tonight to celebrate Cade's birthday
in June! Just catching up. Will use your Target gift cards to let him pick out
a gift. My bet is a Lego set. He's developing fine motor skills for sure with all
those tiny pieces.
Oh and I LOVE MY NEW IPHONE! Oh my goodness, Bryce! Why didn't you
hide my android from me? I don't know if I can ever forgive you! :) Texting!!!
LOVE!! I am free at last!! Notice how fun the pictures are attached to this email!
So much easier! But do I need a password to your voice mail? Just in case the
one I set up doesn't work??
OK so #1 scripture for plaque
#2 What time do you get your packages?
#3 Did you like your bread? Too much butter? Too much strawberry jam? Did
I send enough so you could share?
#4 voicemail password??
We miss you but it's getting better. We know you are exactly where you need to
be. We could never do this for you, no one could ever replicate the experiences
you are having and will have over the next two years. We are so proud of you
and thank you again for being the kind of son who had the integrity, fortitude
and faith to qualify yourself to get over to the MTC and get this figured out
for yourself. No amount of anything we could do would have gotten you to
where you are today if you had decided otherwise. We love you for who you
are and, my goodness, who the Lord knows you are! I read through your
patriarchal blessing last night and was struck with the future you have ahead
of you. Remember you are filling your mission honorably for your darling
wife and your children to come. They will honor you as a great husband and
father because of your priorities and faithfulness.
Thought for today. "In your journal, record each night the ways the Lord has blessed
your life and the things that you are thankful for. You will learn more faster if you
will write things down. You will feel the Spirit more if you will write things down.
Love you so much!!
Momma ;)
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7/10/13
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i cant really remember right now what my scripture is. just ask grandpa what his is. and thats what i want.
im getting enough to eat. i have put on like five pounds already. and those packages were huge!!!! so yeah
they are way fun to get but i am good for a while;) letters and stuff are great. it is just nice to get something
when the mail comes.
the bread was awesome. we ate the whole thing that night. we have half a stick of butter left. and most of that
jam is still in there. and my voicemail shouldnt have a password. so i dont really know. but what bout
3589 or 3895 that might work. other wise i dont know.
Can you please figure out how to look up my AP scores!!!!!! and i found those shorts.
also deer hunting pictures and pictures of dixie would be dope.
uh my face is way oily over here and thats been weird. i just wash my face now and go.
i hate shaving with a passion.
uh sleeping is weird. im trying to think of what i need!! i forgot my list.
oh if you could get my a good tooth brush. not those soft kind that just lightly massage your teeth.
i want the kind that literally will take the flesh off my gums. you know what i mean?
uh. oh if you could send me like three or two more pairs of those shorter ADIDAS socks that would be
amazing. im gonna run out and we have gym time every day now.
my shoes. the mack ones are alright. im going to have to really break that one in. so thats gonna be fun.
uh. what else. but please get those AP scores. here are some pictures. if i can figure that out.
:)
