Well… here we are, folks! The final email of the fifth Elder Bishop. Pretty weird feeling! This week has been pretty casual. It’s rained almost every day, and the trees are coming back in full force. The mountains are looking lush! Birds are relentlessly singing, frogs are roaring incessantly, and the deer are diligently trying…
Category: MTC
Week 4: Arriving in the Field
25th April (P-day) We started the day off by going to the temple (which was nice!!) Now I know I talk about food a lot… but it is one of the only things that changes at the MTC, and some people have asked for more details so deal with it! Lunch today was awesome! Fried…
Week 3: One Week To Go
Slightly misleading title, but it is technically true. Only one week of MTC left! This weeks been okay but I think I am ready to move on to the next stage, though!! 18th April (P-day) We headed over to the temple at 7am! Good way to start the day! We then had to go to…
Week 2: Time Moves Weirdly
I’ve officially spent over a week here! This week has been simultaneously the longest and fastest week. An hour feels like days, and a day feels like an hour. 12th April My first full day as a trio with Elders De León and Kitimbo! Our lesson in the morning was so good! Sister Trautman is…
Week 1: First Email!!!!
Well, well, well, here we are. My first mission email! It’s a weird feeling to be writing this. 19 years of my life I’ve been waiting to be a missionary, and here I am… finally! These first couple days have been a blur honestly but I’ll try my best to recount them. I arrived at…
First Things First – The MTC
Missionary Training Centers (MTCs) provide intensive ‘basic training’ to missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The best-known MTC is located in Provo, Utah. However, there are 10 other MTCs scattered throughout the world in Brazil, Colombia, England, Ghana, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, and South Africa. New missionaries…