Week 2

Hey Family!  My week's been weird... Time is weird here. It feels like months since I left y'all, yet days are starting to pick up. El Don de Lenguas es real for sure. I'm understanding so much, but speaking is still slow to me. We are learning new words everyday as a District and I am excited. Monday we are teaching a native-speaker.  My companion and I are so stoked. We've been teaching "investigators" but they were pretending to not know Ingleis; this "investigator" will actually be native, so our "skills" will be truly tested.

There are a total of six Elders in my room and one of the Elders (Elder Howe) is from Alabama. He is also number three of six,  and we have a lot else in common. We joke that we are basically the same person. All the Elders going to Nicaragua got reassigned! The ones in my District are going to Peru now and have to completely change their wardrobe. We play volleyball pretty much every day and Soccer on Saturday. It is hard with these shoes and I will be thankful for the others.

I have not got the package yet, but thank you so much! I had meant to ask you to put the "Singles Ward" soundtrack on that player, but then I thought that music may not be appropriate, haha.

One of my Roommates (his name is Elder Giles) said something earlier this week that really rang true with me. He said "One interesting thought is, you know how Laman and Lemuel saw angels and still were wicked?  And Nephi was like 'Brothers, you've seen angel and know it to be true!' but they still did bad stuff. well aren't we like them? How many times have we been in a situation where we were like 'This church is 100% true' yet one week later still have doubts?" That thought blew my mind. I then Wrote down "Look for 'you've seen an angel' moments and always try to remember them. Now every time I feel the spirit I think "you've just seen an angel, Elder."

I love my time here at the MTC, but I know eventually I  will be REALLY wanting to be in Ecuador. 

Please keep me updated on everything! I love you!

Elder Sharp