Hola!
So I have another week in the MTC... I
guess 5 days now. That's better than being here another 6 weeks, which was a
possibility if my mission president didn't want me til next transfer. So I'm
glad he wants me haha. It was really hard to say goodbye to my old district.
They are great missionaries and we got to be really close friends the last 6
weeks. Elder Hyde and Elder Merling are in my same mission so I will see them
every once in a while, but Elder White, Allred, and Garnett, I won't. I'm sure we
will keep in touch though and see each other after the mission. My new
companion is Elder Dixon from Spanish Fork. He graduated high school like last
month haha. He's a great kid and a great missionary and I love working with
him. He got to the MTC 2 weeks after we did and is in our zone but was in a
trio, so when my district left I just joined his. We teach really well
together. He knows the scriptures really well and we have had lots of success
teaching here at the MTC. We have 2 investigators "on date" for
"baptism" haha so that's fun.
I've been a slacker and I haven't
written in my journal in forever so I can't remember a whole lot that has
happened. I'm recovering really well from surgery and doing great. Super listo to
go to Mexico though. Our Devotional Sunday night was way cool actually. It was
Josh Wright, he is a professional piano player and a member of the church so he
came and shared some stories from his mission and played some songs. He was
really good. My favorite was a mix of Clair De Lune and How Great Thou Art that
he wrote which was really cool. You should look him up. Tuesday was Niel L.
Andersen. He spoke about the spirit and it was just an incredible talk. He
talked a bit about Elder Langi, the kid who is getting flak for transferring
from Utah to BYU after his mission after playing on the Utah football team.
Cool story, you should look that up too. He said that before his mission he
wasn't willing or able to follow the standards BYU has, but now since he
changed so much on his mission he is ready to embrace the standards and wants
to be in a place where the people he is around have the same standards as he
does. Utah fans aren't happy.
I was called as a zone leader which is
cool.I 'm excited, even though it's only a week. We are pretty involved in
helping the new missionaries out and so I'm excited to do that. We have 10 new
elders coming in this afternoon which is crazy. that will be fun. I feel bad I
honestly can't think of anything to tell you. The MTC is the MTC... You will
get a call on Monday and then probably an excitement packed email the next
Monday. I'm doing great and I love hearing from you all. I got a Dear Elder
from Maddy Korth which was awesome (Thanks Maddy!). I want to hear from all of
you so feel free to write me! Just let me know whats going on in your life... I
have gotten letters from a few of my DECA friends and those are always really
fun to read. It gives me some energy to get through the rest of the day/week so
keep em coming! Oh ya, on the 4th we had a devotional with some musical stuff
and then a speaker about how the Lord prepared America to be the place of the
restoration and then we watched 17 Miracles and it was really loud because they
didn't want us to hear Carrie Underwood singing next door :( But then afterward
we got to watch the fireworks and that was cool. Weird 4th of July, but really
fun.
I got a package from Jenn and Adalynn and some of the cousins which made
my day. They all drew me pictures and wrote notes and it was awesome. Thanks
for the Liahona magazine stuff and the Temple magazine and the CTR rings! I'm
excited to give those to the little kids! Sounds like you all had an awesome
4th! I'm jealous you hiked pikes peak. I have been wanting to hike really bad
lately. We are literally right at the bottom of the mountains and i want to be
on them! I think they should let us hike the Y on P-Day... Did you tell Andie I
saw her? Alright well I'm almost out of time and I have nothing left to say...
Love you all! Keep writing and sending pictures! I love pictures too so email
me pictures!
Love you all!
-Elder Skalla
Elder Dixon and Elder Skalla
from surgery week...Elder Garnett had his appendix out. Then Elder Skalla had his hernia!
Surgery buddies
In order: Hermana Olson, Hermana Larsen, Elder Allred, Elder White, Elder Wilkey, Elder Dixon, Elder Hartvigsen, Elder Hyde, Elder Skalla, Hermana Jensen, Hermana. Wathen
Olson, Larsen, Jensen, Wathen, Wilkey, Dixon, and Hartvigsen are in my new district
Elder Garnett
New District Elders
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