Howdy
I love being a missionary!
I've been in the online MTC for a week, and it has been a great experience so far.
Living with my grandma has been great, and the classes have gone well. It took a couple of days to adjust to waking up early and sitting through the long classes, but I think that I am getting used to it now. I was worried that I would be bored, but I have been extremely busy.
My companion is Elder Sahagun (pronounced Saw-goon). He lives in California and will be going to the Columbus Ohio mission, so he'll be right next door when I get out to Cincinnati.
So far all of the Spanish they have taught in class is basic and I understand, but it is tricky to remember all of the vocab because they want us to learn 80-100 new words a day. I use a lot of notecards. It's been a really good experience.
One cool thing about being a missionary is that people always stop you to talk to you in the store. It's been really fun to get to talk to people, especially since I have to spend 8 hours a day on zoom meetings, plus two additional hours of study by myself, so any in-person human interaction is greatly appreciated.
I have been blessed, and get to continue running each morning with my grandma's neighbor. His name is John and he ran for Weber State. We meet at six in the morning, and we go seven miles. We usually average 7 minute pace. I am very grateful that I get to run with John. One morning he wasn't able to come and so I had to work out on my own. I did thirty-five minutes of jump rope, then a ten-minute wall sit, and then I ran a mile around grandma's house. It took twenty-five laps. Needless to say life is better when I get to go with John. It's been nice to have somebody to talk to and run with.
Sorry, this letter isn't very cohesive - it's been a busy day and I'm tired.
Anyway, I am so grateful for the opportunity that I have to serve as a missionary!! I'm excited to continue my learning process so that I can better serve the people in Cincinnati!!
Keep Grinding
Elder Rogers
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| My teacher Hermano Nieves |
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| My note cards for studying Spanish |
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| Elder Kanzler's treehouse MTC |
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