Elder Andrew Basile: Week 2 in the MTC

WOW this week has flown by a lot faster than the first week! Aunt Andra and the Ingalls, NANA, The Salisburys, The Martins and the Iversons THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PACKAGES AND TREATS!!! You can ask anyone here that receiving mail is like the highlights of the week! Fortunately I had all you guys to help me along this journey through the MTC!

So man... you think you already have a strong testimony, and then you go to the MTC and it's like it grows exponentially everyday you are here.

The Book of Mormon is soooooooo true! A RECORD of people in ANCIENT AMERICA prophesying about JESUS CHRIST who is yet to come on a DIFFERENT CONTINENT and a perfectly similar gospel. And when the MESSIAH comes they BEAR RECORD OF HIM!

How can that not be true? Answer, It just is mk.

I really love all the people here. I saw Ladd King today! I'm really gonna miss running into Jordan everyday and I will really miss my companions. They are some really solid dudes.

I am missing everyone, but you are way to busy to think about everyone.

My spanish is leaps and bounds better than the first day here and even monday when I sent my last email!

Our last basically ("Real life investigator" where you actually go find people in a building and knock on their door and you have no idea who they are) Said that I have a "very beautiful accent" so at least I kindof sound like I know what Im doing. Whether I'm saying the right things or not.

The Gift of Tongues is the most amazing blessing, there are times when I don't even have to think about the words I just open my mouth to bear my testimony and it will come out perfectly. It has totally thrown me and my companions off, on multiple occasions!

So tomorrow I take a plan at 10:05 for Mexico City, and so the next time I email I will be right in the heart of it.

I'm kindof freaking out because I have never been on a plane or gone through an airport so pray for me that I get on the right plane! HAHAHA ...but seriously...

Although I have decided I kindof disliked being zone leader, due to having to deal with everyones problems and bickering, I think it has taught me a whole lot. I'm a lot more patient than I was two weeks ago.

I did have to get after one of the districts for being very disrespectful to the Sisters who were trying to study. I didn't yell I just spoke very sternly and they have been one of the best districts since then. We talked with the branch president after that and he said that it was a good thing I did that ...(so don't be mad at me mom!) haha ... because they needed to understand that they are on the LORDs time!

We have had some pretty good teachers, except the other district in our zone has a hermana that I really dislike. She blames all of the problems and lack of respect from HER CLASS on me and Elder Sosa! When the only real time I ever know about any of this is when we have personal interviews with the other missionaries. SHE NEEDS TO TAKE CONTROL OF HER OWN CLASS AND STOP BLAMING HER JOB OF ENCOURAGING HER STUDENTS TO BE MORE LIKE MISSIONARIES THAN ME AND MY COMPANION!

Enough of all the bad stuff that just makes me mad. Holy Cow all the packages you guys sent were amazing! I've had so much candy in the past week and a half I'm surprised I'm not like 200 pounds!

You guys are all the best and hey... you guys that emailed me are super awesome too! Don't ever be afraid just to send me like a little hello or whatever! Anyway I hope I didn't make too many grammatical mistakes I really don't have a lot of time to edit and re-read all of this.

I am really looking forward to being in Mexico. You guys are all the best.

I love you all.

Here is me roping the Cowboy toy with Elder Soto, its a hit here everybody gets WAYYYYY into it haha.