First few days in the MTC!

 Hello everyone! It is day 3 in the MTC (missionary training center)! 

I've loved it so much! My district is so amazing and my companion is the best! We've been able to have so much time together to talk to each other! 

Elder Fairbanks says lots of weird Japanese phrases! Elder Rios-Gonzales is super smart and kind!

Highlights!

The airplane flight was fun and sad. I got to meet two Sisters who were also headed to the MTC and were on my same flight. It hit me that I wasn't gonna see my family for two years, but I'm so excited to serve the lord!

I got to spend the night with my amazing cousin Emily and her husband Mark! Mark picked me up from the airport, we watched a devotional about the Atonement by Elder Gong, and then went to Texas Roadhouse with Cole! The next morning me and Emily got to go to Salt Lake city to see a bunch of church history places and we got to see the progress on the Salt Lake City Temple! I had Chick-fil-A for my last time for 2 years with Emily on the way to the MTC :'( We went to the Provo temple and I got to meet some people from my district saying goodbye to their families!

Today we went to the temple! We missed the 12:00 endowment session (the Elders were all ready but we were waiting for the sisters lol) so we went to the 12:30 session and then we got to do baptisms afterward! Our amazing teachers Horita kyodai (brother) and Jones kyodai went with us!

I love you guys! Email ya next week!

Rasmussen Choro

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