Elder Gillett 3.20.14

My official date for leaving the MTC is March 24th for sure! Guess they must have my Visa or have me on a temporary but i am still outta the loop on the whole thing so i have  no idea for sure what is going on! My Flight leaves from SLC at 11:35am or so i believe and it goes to Atlanta. I get to Atlanta at about 4:30 then at 7:30 i head from atlanta to Argentina on a 13 or so hour flight! I'm super excited to be going already. Maybe a little nervous because i feel like i've learned a ton of spanish but still could learn a lot more. Honestly it has been so much fun here! I love my District! I feel like i have been friends with all of them before we came here for sure. So my companion is Elder Sanders, from kentucky, he is a really nice kid but weird sometimes. He sometimes feels kinda left out because the rest of us played sports and were more athletes rather than being in band and plays. Then there is Elder Caleb trotter from Gilbert,Arizona, he played soccer down in Arizona so i always have a good time talking to him about soccer. Then there's Elder Wyatt Reynolds who lived in a small town called Pima, Arizona. He played pretty much every sport they had because it was a small school so its cool. He is really funny to and is good at lightening the mood. Then there is Elder Jake Cragun from Syracuse, Utah. He is a stud! More of a quiet guy but we have become super close friends i feel like! He snowboards, rides dirt bikes, and pretty much does most of the stuff i like to do as well. Elder Cragun, Elder Reynolds, And Elder Trotter are in a tri-panionship because there was a 6th elder that never showed up. They say it happens pretty often where elders just don't show up for whatever reason and they never know why. 

Thanks for both the packages! and all the letters! Thats a ton of candy! haha as a district we put all of our candy together pretty much and just have it all sitting on the counter. but we dont have any time to eat it other than from like 9:30 to 10:30 at night and so we don't usually eat it before bed! 

Its weird to be district leader but really nice! I like my district a lot as well so they make my job a lot easier. The Branch President is a really cool guy. His name is President Swenson and he is from Orem. Then Brother Jamison is the 1st counselor and i talked to him about Doug Schneider that he must have worked with or something. And Then Brother Sharon who lives in AF. They are all super nice guys and down to earth.

Kinda sucks that i won't be able to see Brad before i leave but i'm sure he will do amazing on his talk! I love that kid! He's gonna be an awesome missionary and as tough as the MTC can get sometimes, don't forget to have some fun and get to know your people in your districts and zone! Let loose sometimes or you will go absolutely insane sometimes. But at the end of the day it is the best feeling to just lay in bed and say "I did it. One less day until i can be out in the field applying all this to others lives" The coolest thing about the MTC is teaching your first investigator. Sometimes they are real and sometimes they are fake so you never know for sure but it is seriously the best feeling to get out of teaching them just knowing that you delivered the message you were supposed too. Thats the most rewarding thing. But Anyways i'm hoping i'll be able to see Bree while i'm here in the MTC. I think i should be able to on sunday night when we go up to the main campus for the devotionals!

Love you all thanks for the support and everything you have done for me! Being on a mission is one of the most challenging but rewarding things you will ever do!

Love, Elder Gillett <3