First week!

So this was my first week at the MTC in Provo. We started out on Wednesday witthh meeting our companions in our district, and they're all cool guys. We have 9 in our district, 3 of us are going to Everett, WA and the rest are all going to Charleston with me. I apologize striaght off for not emailing sooner, our preperation day is on Thursday, not including the thursday after we got here. My companion is Elder Jesse Johnson from Bluffdale, UT. He's an awesome guy and he can really teach, but he's kinda shy otherwise unless we're all together in the group. My room mates are Elder Whitehead from Vegas and Elder Rhea(Ray) from Magna. They're both really fun to be around and I love hanging out with them before bed. In the district, my district leader is Elder Taylor McBride. He looks a lot like the guy in ''Remember the Titans" who was paralyzed. He's also the youngest of all of us. His companions are Elder Barry and Elder Seymour. Elder Barry is from Electriicc City, WA and is a great guy with a big heart, even though he says some pretty questionable stuff sometimes. We love him anyway. Elder Seymour is from New Zealand and is quite a guy. He's really funny, especially when he makes fun of his understanding of American Culture. today, he went off on why we can flip-flops just that. He can also turn anything in a discussion around into something positive. He's going to Everett and we're all going to miss him dearly. The other two going there are Elder Chase Amos and Elder Taylor Kordsiemon(cords-men). Elder Amos is going to be a comedian someday whether he likes it or not, and Elder Kordsiemon wants to go into the Army. We're all so different that when we met everthing just clicked and we're all the best of friends.

I personally can't wait to go to West virginia and start teaching. Elder Johnson and I both work together well in our roleplaying and teaching appointments. General Conference last sunday was one of the most spiritual times that I've ever experianced, I actually felt my eyes water for once, which has never happened. And it happened twice! During a talk by Holland and a talk by President Monson. Other then that we are either eating, showering, in or studying, all day long.

Til next week!

~Shain

Elder Shain Wiederholt

MTC mailbox #157

VW CHAR 1019

2005 N 900 E

Provo UT 84604