1st Letter from the MTC!

Querida Famalia!!!  (Dear Family)

Well, I am here!!!  Crazy Huh!!!  First day was absolutely awesome!  I actually have two companions!  Elder Tobias who is from Idaho Falls.  He plays violin and does Karate.  He is way chill.  Also Elder Menoza who is from Riverside California.  He was  lead cuitarist in a heavy metal band.  So as you see our trio has a lot diversity, but both of them are awesome missionaries and carry the spirit with them very strongly.  Already I am tired!  But I better get used to it.  I only have 728 mas dias left! Sorry, if that is depressing.  Well today I learned how to pray in Spanish.  Met my branch president.  Found out I am the senior companion for us three.  But that doesn't mean anything.  They just picked me because my name came first....but I'm still excited about it. 

Here is my address: 

Elder Austin Lee Elder

MTC Mailbox #209

Chi-Cons 0118

2005 N 900 E

Provo, UT   84604-1793

You can write me through http://www.dearelder.com/ and it will get to me faster and it will not cost you anything while I am in the MTC.  You can even send me treats!!!  Click on "Write a Letter", then Click on "Write a missionary". 

Choose the Provo MTC drop down box while I am in Provo.  Then write a letter!!!

Oh, and my scheduled departure date is January 18th!

I met Elzabeth Smart here.  She is very nice and has a strong testimony of the church.  I sat next to her the first day.  She is going to Paris which I think would be way awesome!  I admire the crap out of her for coming.  Especially since all the news about everthing she went through. 

Farewell till later!!!

Love Elder2