Letter #7

Well Hello!!! I don't know why the return button isn't working on this computer, but I guess I won't be pressing enter during this letter. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Also it keeps doing double periods, so....) Okay, the big news first: Today is my 7 week mark!!!! Only 2 weeks left. That means that we will be getting our travel plans this week.. That is a really big deal here.. Once you have your travel plans, then you are set to go! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPENCER!!! I can't believe how old Spencer keeps sounding in the letters I get.. "Hey guys, I have something to tell you!" Have a happy birthday buddy.. Also, Happy Fathers day Dad! I'm glad to hear that you got my card! I'm sorry to hear that Mom being made RS president has and will affect Dad's and Stephanie's eating patterns. Okay, down to business: when I get my travel plans this week I will know exactly when I am leaving, but I still want to know where the family will be on July 6th or July 7th as I will be able to call you from the airport! I'll send more info next week, but I am just wondering.. Okay, now for my life here: I've been studying a lot from the Ensign recently.. the May 2010 issue with all the conference talks.. There are really some great talks in there.. I encourage all of you, if you haven't started rereading them, to do so.. They really are modern scripture for our day.. We have continued to sign up for TEs (teachers that act like investigators) and everything is going really well.. We do them all in Spanish now, and it isn't hard.. Its amazing how blessed I have been here.. I thought about it a lot this week.. I took Spanish for 2 years in school, but in the 7 weeks I've been here I have learned far more that i did in school, and I can actually use it.. We just learned one of the hardest subjects in the Spanish language this week, Subjunctive. It is weird because we don't have it in English. Well we do, we just don't know it. For example, if I wanted to say "Mom wants Nate to write a longer letter," Then last week I would have written Mama quiere nate excribir una carta mas largo. But now that I've learned subjunctive i know to write "Mama quiere que nate escriba una carta mas largo." It is weird, but I will learn it with time and prayer. It’s amazing how much you can learn when you really rely on the Lord. The mission president seminar begins today. That means that at some time or another during the week every apostle will be here.. In fact, we are having a special devotional on Friday with an apostle, we don't know who yet.. Last night we had the weekly devotional; it was given by Lowell M. Snow, of the quorum of the 70. It was an amazing talk about the Spirit's role in conversion and how we have to decide to let the Spirit teach us. Agency is key in all things, including being receptive to the spirit. Today we are cleaing the temple, so we have a pretty busy schedule. I don't think I will be able to write very many letters by hand today.. Sorry.. What else what else what else.......... I really don't know what more I have to say, the MTC is going well.. Jen, Nick, Spencer and Landon - Happy Birthday! It sounds like today is going to be really fun! Jen, the dinosaur theme sounds really fun.. I still remember my aladin, lion king and peter Pan? birthdays mom put on for me. Kristi and Derek, thanks for the advice on learning the language.. I really appreciate all the words of wisdom.. Yeach, I can't wait until I get my travel plans.. This week the two Sisters from the district above us that stayed an extra week to do visitor center training (DC temple) left and we helped them carry their luggage to the curb.. It was crazy to think that we would be carrying our own luggage to the curb in no time at all. Steph - Thanks for the letters.. It sounds like summer is going well.. Funny that you did the bike ride all the way to Shelly.. That’s the one Cassie, Jessica, and I did last summer.. It was fun, and funny that you wanted a ride back.. Take care! I love you! Mom and Dad, Hi, I love you, time is almost up.. I can't wait till I get to the field and my letters have something substantial to say.. Oh well.. Take care everyone! I love you! The Church is true! Love, Elder Roberts