March 28, 2013

Dear Momma,

Hey!  I made it!  The MTC is rad.  Elder Hagge was way cool and showed me around and got my tag for me and stuff and my first companion's name is Elder Eldredge.  He's originally from Washington, but about five years ago, he moved to West Jordan, and now he's off to Birmingham like me.  He's pretty cool, kinda quiet though.  I'm in an apartment (room?) with two other elders headed to Birmingham as well.  Their names are Elder Higham (who went to U State, go Aggies) and Elder Allred.  They're pretty cool, too.  I've been doing a lot of studying and we did some role-playing with actors and real investigators.  It was way cool.  I like it here, but I'm glad I'll only be here for a little while.  The food's decent.  Not bad, not great.  I've seen a bunch of friends though.  That's way fun.  I even saw Breea, who leaves on Monday for France.  Crazy.  I'm getting super pumped about the work.  I'm going to love being a missionary.  I'm only allowed to write a letter to you before P-Day.  Well, I only had a few minutes to write this.  I've got to go.  I love you, Mom!  I miss you!  Don't kill my dog.

Love,
Elder Smart