MTC

The MTC is a wonderful place.  Busy.  Bustling.  Beautiful.  Elders and sisters fill the walkways, happy and laughing.  Scrubbed faces and rosy cheeks.  They are exhuberant.  Some look no older that middle-schoolers,  every size and shape and nationality.  They rush to open doors for us and shout hello in a dozen languages.  There are 35 new couples and 4 single sisters in our group.  They are headed throughout the world from Turkey (new mission) to North Dakota,  from the Phillipines to Italy.
On the first day we had our picture taken in front of the famous MTC map.  Our neighbors are here with us.  Syd and Val are heading to Roseville, California.

Our Neighbors, Syd and Valerie Larsen, going to Roseville, California

We are in classes all day learning Preach My Gospel and teaching techniques.  The teachers are young, vivacious brothers and sisters.  The spirit is really strong here and we feel blessed to partake of it.  Tuesday night's fireside was Elder Echo Hawk, along with an 800-voice choir of missionaries.  Awesome.

Our District
L to R:  the Andersons (from Alberta, Canada, going to Latvia, Office Support, teachers:  Sister Tutt, Sister Frandsen, the Whiteheads (from Orem and going to Orem, MLS)