Elder Spangler - PERU PIURA Mission

Hey guys! My second email is here, and I will probably name all my emails by number in case you're wondering. On Wednesday I finally got finished the home MTC and I'm now at the in-person training center. It was definitely really hard to say good-bye to my family but I'm very glad to be here. It's super exciting! Meeting my district in person was so awesome. They are all so cool and fun to be around. Today was my fifth day here and it's been really fun so far. Friday was my p-day and it was a great day. We played a lot of basketball which was a great time. We also got to go to the temple as a district and do baptisms for the dead. It was such a great experience and the spirit was so strong. It was my first time doing baptisms since receiving the Melchizedek priesthood, so I got to do some of the confirmations. It was so cool to be a part of that. I'm so grateful for the temple and I know that we receive blessings when we spend more time there. I've been prac...

What’s up everyone, it’s finally here. My first email! It’s still crazy to me that I’m a missionary. Home MTC has been so awesome. Super great classes, and great teachers. My back kinda hurts from sitting all day long but that will soon change. These days are long for sure, but they are also so good. I’m super excited to start the in-person training next week.  My district is so awesome, and super big. We have 17 elders and no sisters, which is pretty rare but also super fun. My companion is Elder Evans and he’s great! He lives is Farmington and likes to ski and mountain bike. He and 4 others including me are all going to the same mission. It’s going to be so fun to see all these guys in a few days. My teachers are Hermana Murdock, Hermano Morrill, and Hermano Motegue. They are all so awesome! It would definitely be challenging to teach online classes everyday for hours at a time to a bunch of teenage boys. So I’m super thankful for them. On Tuesday my Spanish teacher Hermano Monte...