MTC Week 2

I am posting Chase's letter from his second week in the MTC.   Note at the bottom of this post I left his address should anyone want to drop him a line.  He certainly is enjoying the letters.  Once again Mom gets the preferential treatment with his letter addressed to her.

Mom,

I know this week has gone by quick and I am busy everyday. Thanks for the packages from grandpa and grandma Reid and I have tons of treats now lol. I knew you would break down for the dog! Hopefully its still there when I get back.

 

This week has been really good some up and downs,but I am pressing forwad with faith and giving my all to the Lord. I need to keeep trying to forget myself and do the Lords work. I have taught the first lesson about 6 times to all different investigators! Very spiritual and challenging but I know it will help me in the end. We had our first TRC, which is basically teaching live investigators, and also practicing our spanish with live investigators. So we got assigned to a room and had to go meet someone and talk to them about the Gospel by giving them a short testimony of what we know and its hard. Anyways my companion and I went in and I was totally blank!! I felt so lame, but eventually I started to talk in spanish and they understood what I was saying!!! So that Is a bonus. Spanish is so hard to come and practice, but I need to keep at it. Aftter we spoke spanish we taught the first lessson in English thankfully!!! I have found that teaching is not easy it really involves the Spirit and really trying to meet the needs of the investigators. So My companion and I were teaching the first lesson to the "investigators", all of the investigators we teach are other missionaries basically, anyways we taught and the spirit just guided us to meet every investigators needs and it really turned into an amazing lesson. I can testify that the Spirit testifies of truth not the missionaries!!!

 

That was my spiritual experience, now for my funny experience all of my district is super funny they are Elder Tavita, Elder Braegger, Elder Brixey, Elder Eyre, and Elder Tays. two are from St. George, Utah. One is from Taylorsville, Utah. One is from Safford, Arizona, and My companion is from Spanish Fork, Utah. My companion is awesome and loves to work, but sometimes is a little lazy but I like to push him and pick him up. The funny story is we all have a problem with the food giving us gas, especially from Elder Tavita he is so bad but super funny guy. He is originally from Somoa! He is going to Honduras too! But not my companion and my mission. He is going to Stevens mission!!! Love the experience here still losing myself in the Lords work and there are so many spiritual experiences!! Also Chelsey I need some addresses lol I need Sidney Merryweathers, Katie Brigg's, Ashley Lindblom, and whoever else you think I should write. Well thats all for now hopefully I answered everyones questions. If you have anymore write me on DearElder.com and I can write a letter back to you as soon as possible.

 

My address is

Elder Cory Chase Hall

MTC Mailbox #222

Hon-Teg 0404

2005 N. 900 E.

Provo, Utah 84604-1793