Thursday, August 28, 2014

WAIT THERE'S MORE

(2nd E-mail--August 28, 2014)
Yesterday I went to the doctor and I have PINK EYE! I got to leave campus and walk down to the BYU Student Health Center to get my prescription. Off campus smells different believe it or not. It was fun to get in to the real world. I also got to go to the temple this morning it is a beautiful temple. It was amazing.

The Scoop

Week 1 (August 28, 2014)
Misssionary Training Center
Provo, UT

Everyone!

So here's the scoop. My MTC experience has bee going very well. Elder Schroder and I are the Zone Leaders! The 2 new districts (20 missionaries) got here yesterday. There are 16 Elders and 4 Sisters, they are headed to North Carolina, Iowa, and Jamaica.  We have on Elder from Pittsburgh, England and one from Jamaica. My district is awesome we all get along very well. There is Elder; Schroder (Lindon Utah), Marsaw (LA), Thompson (Twin Falls), Campbell (Bluffdale Utah), and Lindsey (West Valley City Utah) as well as Sisters: Taylor (Tokyo Japan) Barlow (Fruitland Idaho) and Navaro (San Francisco). Elders Marsaw and Thompson as well as Sister Navaro are going to Farmington with me and the others are headed to Gilbert Arizona.

My investigators are going very well in our lessons. We teach our teacher as an investigator that they taught on their missions, We committed Anita to Baptism. Our other investigator is real. His name is Lance Beasley, he is a retired cop and has lived in Utah most of his life. We have taught him 3 times and had dinner with him yesterday. He is very interested in baptism and wants to do but he just wants to have some questions answered first. It is so awesome!!! He is going to church with his friend on Sunday too.

I am loving it in the MTC and no longer have diarrhea! The food here messed with your insides for the first few days.

So far I have seen Elder Austin Warnick, Elder Feist, Elder Paul Durrant, Sister Wagstaff and Sister Dawson. The first 4 days were dragging and there was too much study time but now time is flying by and we can't study enough. I  have spiritually grown soo much in this past week. I love the gospel more than I thought I ever could. There are pictures on the way next week. I love you all!!!

Love, 

Elder Warnick

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

August 20 and August 22, 2014

August 20, 2014
via e-mail
Missionary Training Center
Provo, Utah

People, 

well I'm safe here at the MTC. Today has been amazing! we only have a short amount of time so I'll keep this short. My Companion is Elder Schroder and he is great. I am feeling great not nervous at all I am feeling very comforted and super excited. My P-day is next thursday so I'll talk to you then.



August 22, 2014  
Missionary Training Center
Provo, Utah
 
Family,
Well it's me Elder Warnick! I am having a wonderful time. Elder Schroder, my companion, is awesome. We are even both left handed!

We have been studying and preparing to teach our investigator Anita. We meet with her later today. We already love her. she believes in God but doesn't know anything about religion, so we are excited to start from the beginning with her!

Elder Schroder and I were also assigned to serve as Zone Leaders. We are in charge of 30 missionaries. It is quite a responsibility but we love it!

We can write letters everyday, just so you know. I love you all. See you in 2 years!

-Elder Warnick