Hey everybody, I survived my first week at the MTC and Boy has it been crazy one... My companion is Elder Cherrington From Utah, He is an awesome guy with a strong heart but we dont have much in common so it makes it hard.. especially when youre with them 24/7, But its something that has been a work in progress. I'm also in a room with two other Elders. First Elder Blake from utah( going to washington) Amazing dude, Pretty much same personality as me so it makes it fun. Next Elder James from Utah ( going to California) we call him the serial killer because he looks like one.. lol from the get go as soon as i got dropped offed we started working and havent stopped since.. we get up in the morning at 630 returning to bed at 11. inbetween that we have 7-9 hours of studying a day plus breakfast, lunch and dinner. every morning we iron are clothes.. something i got better at while being here my grandma would be proud lol Its amazing how much i have learned in one week. My spanish has gotten way better and boy am i proud of it, something that i shouldve worked on along time ago... one of my favorite moments so far has been singing called to serve with 2500+ other missionaries such a powerful feeling.. besides all the classwork we also have gym time.. And let me tell you .. im the king of four square! To be honest nothing crazy has been going on except for when its supposed to be lights out.. haha but it has been the most challenging thing ive done so far yet ive only been here a week.. but it sure is great.. besides my companion being super uptight and no fun me and elder blake have been finding are own fun.. , I feel very blessed to be here honestly i dont have much to say cause it has been a super busy week of studying and leaning but i should have more next week as i get used to being here and will be more prepared as to what to say . i appreciate all the emails and letters. like i mentioned feel free to send pictures of us back home or anything of oregon so i can show my companions ! one thing i love about being here is the love everyone has for eachother you can go up to anyone and be instant friends. ive met alot of amazing guys and girls going all over the world i am looking forward to hearing from you all! So my day of the week off is wednesday so ill be able to email up to an hour every wednesday and i can write letters all week so feel free to write me ! here are some pictures of my time being sorry for such a short letter i dont have much time today. Take care!
Utah is so beuatiful i already want to move here.. but oregon will always be home Love you all!
Elder Gabriel Alexander De La Cruz
I Made it! Hows everyone doing ?! whats new ill be sending my big email out later Cant Email, much right now. Just saying i made it!!!!!!!!!!! Tell Everyone Hi and that i miss them,.... ( even Carmen) , So i can check emails anytime but i can only respond on my days off which is Wednesday! Please send hangers asap (or can you put a few bucks in my account to purchase them ) and a pair of sweats (36 waist)!!!!!!! We have been super busy right off the bat, No time for messing around. we are up at 6 and go to bed around 11 as soon as i got here we started lessons and such its awesome to be surrounded by so many different people all here for the same cause. Spanish is going really well, we are about to teach our investigator in Spanish plus class is completely in Spanish no English, its awesome. Gotta go tell everyone hi talk to you Wednesday. My P day Is Wednesday, Days are very long, But at the end of the day they go by fast!
