Week 2 at the MTC

4/13/16

This has been crazy, the weeks feel like days, and the days feel like weeks. We had a devotional from Bishop W. Christopher Waddell in the presiding bishopric yesterday. The food is decent but fattening. They have decent choices and its great for cafeteria food. We have been teaching some investigators recently and it is really weird. I won't be able to email until the 25th of April because I leave Tuesday morning next week. If you wish to send something I can read before i am gone, i believe there is a site call DEAR ELDER or something like that. They print out those letters and I can read them I think within a day of them being submitted. I will be uploading pictures shortly. Sacrament and Priesthood Meeting were different here, but I kinda of enjoyed it. This is our last P-day before i will be in Jamaica.

  

---Elder Wood---

My MTC companion Elder Snyder (from Los Angeles, CA)
and I on our First Day at the MTC.

A support beam for the new MTC building.
Signed by missionaries at the MTC.

Look carefully and you will see Elder Wood,
Jamaica, Kingston (upside down).

Here is a picture for Elder Snyder (Melbourne, Australia)

The building the beam will be installed into.

Here we are at the Provo Temple.
This is my MTC district companions.
I am in the back row on the left.
The only one with just a white shirt.

P-day laundry.
The one day we are able to get online for 30 minutes.
We do laundry and use the internet.
Clever place to put the computers from online access.

Week 1 at the MTC

Thomas was finally able to get a Personal Day on Wednesday (4/6/16) and this is the short message he sent and some pictures of the Missionary Training Center.

Views from the MTC

Views from the MTC

Views from the MTC

Views from the MTC

One of the buildings at the MTC

Elder Snyder, my MTC companion

Well, I have survived week 1. We had general conference this weekend and i really enjoyed it. My head is still spinning from getting here, and I cant believe I have less than 2 weeks left at the MTC. I have been made zone leader (inside the MTC). The host (Elder Thomas) that you saw take me away was only to get me stuff and to my room, I haven't seen him since. We are currently trying to teach two investigators in whats called TRC. We are role playing quite a lot, which is different. I hope that all is going well on your side. We had a Devotional last night from Ian S Ardern. It was so good that a bat decided to join in on the fun. It was kinda funny watching fly around for a while. So much has happened in this past week that it has felt like at least a month has passed. It has been a fun and spiritual experience, but I think that the cafeteria food is fattening me up, i weigh 200lb with all my clothes on. I send you guys my best.

---Elder Thomas Wood---

He made it!

Taking Thomas to the MTC was an adventure.  We were surprised to get a quick message from him the same night.  As usual he is not much of a talker in email.

Subject: I am fine and alive

They are allowing a few min for us to send a email to you guys. I hope you guys are doing well. I have hardly had a second to breath. I am doing fine and i hope you guys have a great time (even though i am not there). I wish you the best.

---Elder Wood---

On my way to the MTC!

Last night I was set-apart as a Full-Time Missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
I AM FINALLY PACKED and my room is cleaned!
My dad is so happy about this. 

I enter the Missionary Training Center at 1:00 pm today.  
If anyone would like to send a letter or package my address at the MTC is:
Elder Thomas Daniel Wood
APR19  JAM-KIN
2005 N 900 E Unit  64
Provo UT 84602

I will be at the MTC for approximately 3 weeks before flying to Jamaica.
Just 3 more weeks of winter :-)

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