Conquest of Melbourne

Buenos dias mi Familia! La MTC esta bien! I've been picking up Spanish cuz we've been hanging out with a lot with a neighbor district who all are speaking Spanish. So that's been awesome, I'm basically fluent now. But on the real, the MTC has been incredible for the 2.5 short days I've been here. And I'm so excited for the next two weeks. I am also extremely grateful that I'm not here for 11 weeks like the Mongolian missions. Don't get me wrong, I love it here, but that would be gnarly.  This week has been a good one for sure. I officially left Hawaii and came to the good ol land of Provo Utah. It's cold. My recently developed Hawaiian-ness has made me weak to these harsh conditions. I feel like I'm fighting for my life in the Yukon tundra out here. 55° is coooooold lemme tell you🥶 however the mountains are so beautiful and it's been amazing. Reminds me how much I truly love theRrocky Mountains. What a beautiful creation our lord has given u...

     Good morning everyone!! Welcome aboard, or ashore, or wherever you are. Oooooh man, what a week this has been, and I have loved every minute of it. Before I get on yapping about all kinds of stories and thoughts, let me just give you a quick rundown of my day so you can understand the process. Because I am one of the lucky few to be 4 hours earlier than those in the mountain time zone, my days start a little earlier. I wake up around 4 usually and get ready and do some small personal study, then I have a zoom for an hour, then another zoom for an hour after that. I get a nice little break to eat some breakfast and do more personal study. This is also a time I usually call my companion and we do some together, it's amazing and probably one of the highlights of my day. After that I have a 3 hour class, an hour lunch, and my final 3 hour class. The good thing about starting so early is that I also get to end a little earlier than most, so I have time to hang out wi...

  Aloha all my friends and family!  Today I have officially completed my mission, IM DONE, HOORAY I DID IT! Just kidding, it's only the first of many many amazing days to come. I am having an absolute blast and the real deal hasn't even begun. Today I got to meet with my MTC district and companion for the first time, and let me just say they are incredible. I can tell through their tiny little squares on the zoom that they have such strong testimonies and are just itching to get out and serve the Lord. My companion is Elder Turner. He's from Southern California, and is already such an inspiration to me. He has such a passion for the gospel and I know he'll do great things. He is actually going to the same mission as me which is neat! Hopefully I'll get to spend some time with him out there as me.   The first day of waking up at the butt quack of dawn was a little rough but not bad at all, however the 8 hours of zoom was a little bit devious. However I ...