Act 1-Scene 1

Hey everyone! A lot has happened in these past few days right  when I got to the MTC they rushed me straight to class where I meet my companion Elder Christensen. He's super cool and is really smart when it comes to scriptures. It's definitely different from what i imagined. I kind of assumed there would be like an orientation or something but they basically just handed me a crumpled piece of yellow paper and told me to follow it "or else"

I have one teacher, Brother Rex, who talks super slow and quiet and yesterday two missionaries including our district leader, Elder Page, fell asleep in class and Elder Christensen woke him up in the kindest way possible: throwing a stale Hi-chew at his head as hard as he could. 

Of the Elders in our district 3 of them are going to Baton Rouge and 3 of them are going to Fort Worth. And all of the Sisters are going to Tampa. 

If any of you read Elder Hansen's emails he warned about the dangers of drinking the MTC Orange Juice which I kind of thought was a joke but on the first night our Zone Leaders held a meeting with all of us just to tell us that and so, instead of it being funny I am now deathly afraid that I'll accidentally drink the OJ. At night I toss and turn with nightmares of the cafeteria only having OJ to drink. And then I awake in a cold sweat.

Also I would like to bring to someone else's attention (because my companion won't get it) that at the end of everyday when I take off my church shoes and put on my Vans I feel a lot like Mister Rogers. So if someone wants to send me a pair of red converse and a sweater that would make it much more real for me.

I love you all!

-- Elder Murdoch