Hello from the CCM (MTC)

Thanks mom my P-day is Monday at least in the CCM (MTC).  It is awesome here so far.   I have started learning Spanish and it is really really hard but I like it a lot.  I have a bottom bunk there are six bunks in our room but we only have 4 elders in my room. My companions name is Elder Johnston he is from Pocatello Idaho.  He is really awesome. My district is really cool too, the elders are really really close we are all like brothers, although us and the hermanas are not that close... yet I believe it won’t be too long till we are getting along really well... My favorite food here is probably the drinks, I get grape juice with raspberry lemonade. It is really good, the best actual food I have had so far, is not much the food at all.  It just starts to blend together it is really good but it is just ok as far as long term goes... Exercise wise I have been doing a lot of basketball and volleyball with a little cardio. I went to the Provo temple today for the first time. It was really cool, we met a man who talked with President McKay one on one when the 150th stake building was being built back in 58.  Now we have over 6000 stake buildings, it is really cool. We have had some really fun nights, there is a thing we do in our zone called Buenos Noches hugs, it was a little weird at first but now it is just way fun. The friends I have seen are Drew and Kevin that is about it oh and a kid from college named Alex Gomez. Overall it is going great so far, and we have taught 2 entire 35-45 min lessons in Spanish to an investigator, it was freaky but really cool... Tell everyone I love them and I want some hand written letters.  Lots of them. Oh and also a photo album and some cookies, throw in some pictures with me doing cool things and with girls (we have a bet going on). I really really need a address book  with anyone who wants hand written letters from me…  But if people want to write me put my address on facebook and tell them to put there return addresses and put mine on there as well.  Packages are more than welcome. Well I love you guys so much and I can’t wait to hear from everyone back home. 

My district includes Elders Maughn from Maryland going to Anaheim, Thorne from Georgia also going to Anaheim, Stuart from Japan (military brat) going to Long beach, Nite from Idaho going to Long Beach, my companion from Idaho to Boston Hermanas: Ballard from Utah to Anaheim, Nahh, from Boston, to Anaheim, Miller from Idaho to Boston, Romans from Utah to Boston oh and her father is a fireman so dad should see if he knows a Romans. Noel from Utah to Anaheim, Schaffer from Utah to Anaheim.

Your loving son Elder Paxman, (Ben)