I am still alive. Yup. Things are going well. Last night we introduced a new district to the MTC - gave them the lowdown. They're advanced, so they'll be leaving a week before me. Drats. But I'll survive. Every day or so we teach either our teachers roleplaying as investigators or "professional" investigators, more or less, that we teach. Finally, my companion and I have achieved baptismal dates from both of our teachers as investigators. Don't be thinking that's a pathetic achievement. We're the first in our class since the others in our district moved to advanced in the first and second week. Now we just have to follow up with really good lessons. What really helps is that we're rocking some awesome planning before we teach. Guided, of course, by the Holy Ghost. It's nice when things just work. It snowed a good amount here earlier this week. It was pretty consistent. It's mostly gone now.
One thing about the MTC that's both cool and a bummer is that some of the talks given here are MTC-only. The first week we were here we listened to a re-broadcast of an older one from 4 or so years ago that was way cool. He stuck it to the elders and challenged them for perfect obedience. And Elder Bednar just gave one at Christmas here that rocked. About the character of Christ. If you can watch it you really should. It was good. And on a separate note, we had that Argentina meeting I talked about last week earlier today. It was good. The consulate, a nice lady, answered random questions we asked her insofar as she could, because she's not a member and doesn't really know much about missions. Then we signed the magical paper we fingerprinted last week and went on our way. I'm quite hopeful we'll get our visas on time, but she did say they were very understaffed at the consul place. 4 people left and no one has replaced them so far. Too bad. It'll work out.
Alexander - I wish I could see the musical. One of the things I enjoyed most at high school was watching the musicals. The plays were occasionally funny, one acts didn't float my boat, but the musicals were always good. I think it's super weird you could sing 9 different songs and get completely different ratings on them. Either you sing well or no, yes? Do your homework, also. I feel kind of dumb because so many of the elders in my district graduated from high school with a bunch of college credit. Like one graduated high school with an associate's degree. I still have the best ACT score though. So what now.
Dad - Profound. Thanks for the prayers. And you know, there isn't a better time than the present to become better at something you're not big on. While you have the chance to be a letter-writer. It only comes every once in a while.
Mom - Reed's Dairy is good. We get ice cream from the BYU Creamery here, sometimes, like Sundays or other days. I don't often get it, so I don't know exactly when. When I do get it, it's good though. If you were wondering also, I think the best food here is the gyro. It doesn't seem weirdly greasy or unhealthy, and tastes good. I don't know why in the world you would ever wonder that, but there it is. It's nice things are going well for you. You're lucky you can visit your mom but I can't visit mine. I can't wait for my nice long flight, also. 2 weeks or so and I'll have my itinerary. And also, nice job on the lesson. Pre-pre-planning. Next time you'll have to send me what lesson you'll be teaching so I can add my input, or at least send you things you can choose at your digression. Disgression. Who knows.
Ty - Middle child disease. Interesting. And working with a lack of information is annoying. Bother bother. One of our "investigators" would not tell us what was bothering so he could focus. He would tinker with his phone and just give half-hearted meh. We even asked good questions, nothing offensive, but also that would help us help him. But it went well enough. We got a baptismal date from him, after all. It was a good learning experience. I'm learning to make much better questions here. What to ask investigators, what to ask in personal study. Occasionally, those are even the same thing. Who woulda thunk it. It's nice to get answers. I have yet to actually perform baptisms, also. It makes me sad, especially because I can't do them here. I repeat, it saddens me. Separately, I will miss tennis to a certain degree. They'll have basketball and soccer in Argentina, and probably even some tennis. But I have doubts that I'll get to play it. But who knows. On another separate note, it'll be good when I get home and I can go on good dates. I know everyone in the family will read that line and guffaw, because that's what you'll do. But it's true. Way to be industrious. I originally wrote that for you re-learning or learning for the first time how to solder and doing it, but it applies to the date too. It'll be hard to learn the piano on your own, but I give you chops, or cheers, or whatever in the world that phrase is. Blast, I can't remember it. Nyeh. Duets are fun. They make good piano sound great. Or perhaps more applicable, a mediocre pianist sound good. Sorry if that seemed somewhat rude. It seems so now. But I'll leave it because sometimes the truth is hard. Yup, I still feel bad. Hope your talk goes well. It sure should, because you put effort into preparing it. Preparing lessons and talks and things is one thing I could have done far better at before my mission. I've got it down better now. And about Aelx, I agree with your whatever it's called. Conjecture, guess, theory, foretelling. Minus the last one. I doubt I would see it as Alex rearranged if I hadn't seen it or done it myself. And no, I'm not the tallest elder in our zone. There's another elder who's 6'10". One of my goals is to never let him dunk on me while I'm guarding him. So far, so good. And thus it will continue.
I love reading letters from family. I was doing so, reviewing the letters from Sunday and Monday, when I realized how great it is you're all good people. Your letters aren't negative, you're doing things, you're actually sending me an email. It's nice. It must be tough for people who don't have support from good people to join the Church and remain active. And I would be able to tell if your letters were getting negative. I've got my discernment abilities. And also, I don't mean to sound like those who didn't send me an email this week aren't good people. But it is nice to get one from everyone. Also, can you resend me Bryce's address? I'm not sure if he got my letter because he hasn't replied. Just so ya know.
Love you all,
Elder Hansen
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