Called to Serve: Week 4: 1 Month

Hello Everybody,

It has now been 4 weeks here in the MTC, only 2 more to go, it feels like the month has gone by very fast, but it also feels like I've been here forever. Last week right after writing we went and started cleaning/making the beds for the new incoming missionaries. Then as the day went on they slowly starting straggling in. We played full field gringo soccer and got haircuts as well last pday. The new guys here are super fun but all the Americans are so tall. It was weird to see them all lost and not sure what to do the first few days.

We were finally able to set up a game of touch American football and it was tons of fun. The only thing is the turf is so old and bad that every time any skin touches it you get turf burns, so my knees, elbows and some of my calf is burned, but it was totally worth it.

We also have service every week and this week one of the workers took us to the underground boiler room where they also have under tunnels that cover the entire ground of the CCM, we weren't able to walk them but we were able to see them and it was fun.

General conference was Saturday and Sunday which was actually so much fun, each day went by so fast and I wish there would have been more speakers. I loved every minute of it. The best part were the congregational hymns, because there were no words on the screen and nobody knew the words except for the first verse, then it would drop silent, then we`d all pick up at the chorus.

Something I found out this week is that my companion loves to sleep all the time, I've noticed before but this week was bad, he can sleep through anything, at anytime, but he's super awesome. During this week I wrote a parody to the song "you´re welcome" but made it about missionary work and its called "be baptized," I only have one more verse to write and I need to rewrite it in a professional manner so you¨ll see it next week.

One thing I've really noticed this week, regardless of how much or how little I eat, I am never hungry, its normally only 5 minutes before meals that I'm hungry but I think its more excitement to eat because its fun. Also some days here don't really feel like a mission, they are just fun with a bunch of other guys my age, I guess its a good thing because it makes the time go by faster and also helps me enjoy my time here more. The new Latinos here are super awesome, I don't know how but one of them started calling me Elder Trump because I'm probably the first white guy with blonde hair they´ve ever seen, so I did my impersonation of him and they all freaked out and loved it so I am now known as Mr. Trump or Elder Trump to about half of the Latinos. There was a line yesterday of Latinos that wanted photos with the "president," its funny.

Yesterday I got to find out how bad I am at sewing, there was a little seam that popped so I just had to sew it closed, I did a fairly good job but nothing spectacular. Today was my last trip to the temple, they are closing the temple for 4 weeks so we wont be able to go for our last pday next week, and this week we did a Spanish session, we got headsets so nothing was really different. I love you all, having the best day ever!!!

Elder Gruber