It''s hard for me to send my email to two emails, because I only have 30 minutes in the MTC, plus I have a lot to say, so I might not answer alll of your questions in the alloted time for me. First of all, I have some excellent news!!!!!!!!!!! I got my visa!!!! I''m so excited, I have my travel plans, I will be leaving form salt lake to mexico city on a direct flight September thir at like 8 in the morning, I''m so excited, but that's noteven the best part. The best part was how I got my visa, here it comes, get excited. so, it''s Tuesday and me and Elder BAker are doing service, when Elder BAker sees one of his friends who is going to the same mission as us, and his friend tells him that he has to go all the way to Boise just to get his visa. So, me and Elder Baker ran to the travel office and sure enough, we also were on that same trip. I have so much to say about this little trip, especially because we actually got to spend the night in Boise, with the Boise missionaries! It was just so cool, it got me ready to go ou tin the field, but I stilll have 9 days more, so tell everyone to use dearelder.com while they still can, before I get into Mexico. But yeah, want to know the crazy part, we got to take an airplane there, but wait it gets better, we actually flew from Salt ""Lake City, to Oakland California! And we had an hour layover there, and then we flew from Oakland to Boise! It was so awesome, I got to try placing a book of mormon at the airport, but I got rejected like 7 times.... but it was still an awesome learning experience, it was just so crazy when I found out that I was actuallly goin to the consulate in Boise to sign for my visa, but I have it, I''m beyond excitement. Once we got to Boise, two senior missionaries picked us up at the Boise airport, it was so awesome! They were so nice, they took us out to lunch at a pizza buffet, it was so weird being in the ""real world'' again haha, it felt weird because there were televisions and music in the airport and stuff, but it was so fun, this pizza restaurant was so delicious!! I loved it, it was such an awesome trip, it was especially coo,l because I have never been to Boise and it''s been so long since I flew in a plane, but we flew over lake taho, it was just so cool. Another awesome thingswas, that after wer got our visas, the senior couple took us out to dinner as well!! They took us to this place, westside Drive in, it was so delicious! The fries were heavenly and the burger was amazing, it was so cool, best experience in the mtc by far was this week, with this boise trip and the fact that an apostle came and spoke to us on Tuesday, the night before me and Elder BAker had to leave for the airport at like 4 in th emorning, but Elder Andersen came and talked, and he said some really cool things, which inspired me to becopme abetter missionary. But seriously, the trip to Boise was so fun, I actually went with 6 other elders, 5 of which(including my companion) are going to the same smission in Mexico as me, and I get along awesome with all of them, so oit would be cool to be their companions I think. It was so cool though talking to people on the airplane, I got to go on 4 different flights, in two days, I''m kind of plane sick haha, because my ears pop funny and stuff, but it was still so cool and so surprising to go all the way to Boise just to get my visa. Oh yeah, one of the coolest things was that we were in the airport at Oakland and we decided to buy jamba juices, so we were waiting in line and someone comes up to us(he was a member) and says here, this one is on me and he gave us 24$ to spend on jamba juice, which was awesome, the mtc actually gave us 30$ money for food, but we didn''t even need all of it, because of this nice awesome memberin Oakland, and also because of those wonderful senior missionaries. Missionaries really do receive blessings, and lots of people know who you are. Tons of members in the airport came up to us and asked us where we were going for our missions or if we were going home, it was kind of funny when we had to tell them the whole story, that we actuallly were going back to the mtc, that we just needed to get our visas... but it was cool with all the members that talked to us on the planeand at the airport. I really wish I could tell you everything, but I don''t have sufficient time, so I'll just keep on babbling on and on about the Boise trip. But to answer one of your questions real fast, yes I do sing in the mtc choir and I love it, music is a great way to invite the spirit and to feel great. My spanish is improving, and it was weird trying to explain the book of mormon in english for me, because I have gotten so used to using it in spanish and teaching in spanish, some of the english gospel words are starting to disappear from my mind and get replaced by spanish ones hahaha, but yes this trip was so fun,m it was weird coming back to the mtc, I feel like I should be going to the field right now, I''m ready(except for my spanish) but it was so exciting, staying with the Boise missionaries was cool because I got to watch them plan and talk about their day, and then they gave me advice and talked to me about their mission and it was just great. Oh and by the way, the plan that we flew in was Southwest Airlines, it was cool, it was funny when I first got the airport thrugh, because of all the music and news around me and stuff, but we met some aweome people, like a guy named roy who is 19 who came up to us because he had been ta king the discussions in texas, he is actuallly getting baptized soon, but he came up to us and talked to us about how he appreciated us and stuff, and it was so fun and so spiritually uplifting, I love being a missionary! I can''t wait to get in the field. This is the last week of the mtc for me, but I am going to make the most out of it, and I''m going to learn a lot, one thing that will be hard for me is to say goodbye to one of our ""investigators'' here at the mtc because it feels so real, and we have actually became good friends, and we only have one more lesson with him today, which I am excited for , because he already had his ""baptisim'', at least there would have been one if we were in the field... it still feels so real though, but I was so happy to teach him yesterday, and I am loving everything right now about being a missionary, i still miss yo u guys and would love to hear from you soon, but I am 100 percent focused and am going to do my best to deliver the message of the atonement of jesus Christ to all the world. It was crazy having the layover all the way in Oakland, but it was awesome, I got to get some real infield experience, one guy I thought would accept the book of mormon, but he said he wasn''t interested, I was sad inside because I know what happpiness the book of mormon can bring into someone''s life and I want to share it with everyone! But we had a great conversation and maybe I planted a seed, who knows. Man, time flies by though, that trip was so fast, we left wednesday morning for oakland-boise, and then thursday morning, we left for boise-oakland-salt lake. It was so weird driving along I-15 back to the mtc though, seeing all the billboards and all the changes and stuff, but I know that I shouldn''t worry about all that, because my purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ, and not to have any other worries about anything. It was a nice trip though, I learned a lot, and I learned alot from Elder Andersen, who spoke abou tthe importance of following the prophet, and that if we do follow the prophet, we will receive blessings and be protected as missionaries. I hope things are going well at home and I'm sorry I was''nt able to anser all of your questions, but I just wanted to talk about my trip to Oakland/Boise. WE got to drive by the boise temple. it''s almost done and also go into the mission home in Boise. I had so much fun there, I get a little airplane sick, but esta bien. I also can now pretty much start to think in spanish, sometimes I''ll speak spanish when I should have spoken english, like at the airport, I spoke in spanish when I ordered my food at the jamba juice(we went twice) and it was cool. Still, my favorite part was all the members who came up and said how much they appreciated my choice to serve a mission, it was such an uplifting experience for me to know, that even though I faced rejection from some people in the airport, that I am not alone. That I always have the spirit to be with me, that''s one thing that Elder Andersen talked about, we have to do our duty and we will find all happiness and blessings that we need. I have been keeping my journal updated, I actually am almost done with one! I bought another one in the mtc, and will probably get another one before I leave, it is so cool out here in the mtc, and just going to boise was so awesome, I''m sorry I can''t tell you everything, and if my thoughts are really scattered and stuff, but there is so much I wish to say, but yes, i will be goign to Mexico on time and will be calling from the airport that monday morning at like 7:30 or something like that, so enjoy your day and remember me in your thoughts and prayers

Love, Elder Limb

p.s. thanks for the letters and everything don''t forget to write

Things are going great in the MTC, I still have two more weeks left, but I want to go out into the field and share what I have learned and put myself to the test. Don't worry mom, I've been taking vitamins, and drinking plenty of water to prepare my immune system for Mexico. We got a new teacher in my class this week because my old one had to quit so he could go to school, but our new teacher is from Mexico City, so she was able to tell me a lot about the culture, I'm beyond excited for the oppurtunity to teach and work with the people down there. I already feel a connection to them and just can't wait to serve them. This week, our mission district got smaller... 3 of the elders who were in our district had to transfer to the MTC in Bogota, colombia. It was sad to see them go, but happy because I know that they will be great in their missions down in Colombia. It's so different only haveing 6 missionaries in my district now, but it's still good, I have learned so much from them. This week, my district made a new goal that on Martes(Tuesday) and Jueves(Thursday) that we would speak only in spanish the whole day. It actually went pretty good, I was able to make it through, I can understand a lot more spanish than I can speak though, but I'm getting there, slowly but surely. My speaking abilities are slow, but is progressing and starting to get faster and more confident. Thanks so much for sending that package, It was perfect, I should be good on everything now, these next two weeks are going to go by fast, but I'll try to enjoy every second that I can while I'm still here in the MTC. It's been sad yet happy to see other missionaries in my zone leave for their missions, it's weird too now because now my district is one of teh more senior districts in the zone, I actually feel like I understand pretty much everything about the MTC and stuff. It's been so much fun teaching progressing investigators here, it's different here than it will be in the field, but it's still the same in a way. Me and Elder Baker have two baptisimal dates for two investigators who we havebeen teaching, it just feel sso aweome to see these investigators progress and change their lives because of what you have taught them. How are things going back at home? You can still use www.dearelder.com to write me while I'm here in the MTC for two more weeks, but after that it will be more difficult to get letters to me in Mexico. I haven't heard about the status of my Visa, I wont worry yet though, but if it doesn't go through they'll let me call home to tell you guys. This week has been so awesome though, because we got to teach each other. I had the oppurtunity to play the role of an investigator, it's different but good practice because you get to think of every possible problem that the investigator might have and it makes it easier to solve when/if you run into that problem in the mission field or with your investigator. The devotionals have been awesome, as usual, but one of the most aweome things that happened this Sunday was that we got to watch an old talk given by Elder Bednar at the MTC last Christmas, called the Character of Christ. This talk was literally life changing for me, it made me realize that I need to turn outward and help others all the time and stop worrying about my own concerns so much, I need to put the investigators needs first, because that is my responsibility as a missionary. This is exaclty what the SAvior did, he always looked to help others, Elder Bednar told some pretty cool stories about this too, it made me really commit to always think of others first, the words he used were so powerful, and the spirit I felt was so strong. Another really totally mind blowing quote that he said went something like this: "Who you are is far more important than whatever it is you will say" If you think about it, it is so true though, especially in the mission field. Investigators can only know of the truth of your message by the witness they receive through the holy spirit, you have to live all of the commandments that you are teaching so that they can feel the power of your testimony. Words without spirit behind them are not very powerful, and the investigators will be able to feel the spirit of your words, if you don't have teh spirit or live all the mission rules, the investigator will be able to feel that, and they will be less likely to want to hear more about the church, so i commmiteed myself to never have that happen, I committed myself to always live every rule, because I truly want the people of Mexico City to be able to feel of my love of the gospel and the savior and of my love of the people of Mexico City, I'm so excited to share what I know to be true, I can't wait! I have learned so much this week, it;'s difficult to try and explain it all in one email, but I just have one more totally lifechanging quote that I want to share: "Don't worry about how inexperienced you are or think you are, but think about what , with the Lord's help you can become"-President Eyring. I really love this qutoe, I found it and realized taht it was an answer to my prayers, the Lord has already helped me more than I even realize in becoming a good missionary, and although I am far from perfect, as long as i do my best and obey every rule, I know that the Lord will be able to help me to be an instrument in his hands in bringing others to the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It's so awesome when I find other missionaries from Mexico, I've found like 7 this week alone, and they have told me about the culture and stuff, its going to be different, but very fun. I'm also starting to like talking in spanish more than english jajaja, cuando I get back from mi mission, it will be difficult for me to talk in english, already I've noticed that my grammer in english has gotten worse, but that's not important, just a little side note. What is more important is that I am trying my best, and although there have been times when I have been frustrated with teh language or with others, I've learned that the Lord cares about me and has provided all the resources that I need to overcome any obstacle in my path, I know it will be difficult and hard work, but I honestly can say that I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I've never felt this much joy before, to be able to share the happiness of the gospel with others so that they can have the same blessings that I enjoy, that of an eternal family and the blessing of the atonement. It's been different because one of our teachers is on vacation right now, so we always have a different teacher everyday, but it's been good because I've been able to learn different teaching methods and ways to learn spanish and stuff and I love it so much, i've also got to teach different investigators, which has been awesome, well my time's just about up, I hope to hear from you guys before I leave for Mexico at least one more time, I love letters, they truly make a day go by so much better, hasta luego

Love,

Elder Limb

Things are going great in the MTC, I still have two more weeks left, but I want to go out into the field and share what I have learned and put myself to the test. Don't worry mom, I've been taking vitamins, and drinking plenty of water to prepare my immune system for Mexico. We got a new teacher in my class this week because my old one had to quit so he could go to school, but our new teacher is from Mexico City, so she was able to tell me a lot about the culture, I'm beyond excited for the oppurtunity to teach and work with the people down there. I already feel a connection to them and just can't wait to serve them. This week, our mission district got smaller... 3 of the elders who were in our district had to transfer to the MTC in Bogota, colombia. It was sad to see them go, but happy because I know that they will be great in their missions down in Colombia. It's so different only haveing 6 missionaries in my district now, but it's still good, I have learned so much from them. This week, my district made a new goal that on Martes(Tuesday) and Jueves(Thursday) that we would speak only in spanish the whole day. It actually went pretty good, I was able to make it through, I can understand a lot more spanish than I can speak though, but I'm getting there, slowly but surely. My speaking abilities are slow, but is progressing and starting to get faster and more confident. Thanks so much for sending that package, It was perfect, I should be good on everything now, these next two weeks are going to go by fast, but I'll try to enjoy every second that I can while I'm still here in the MTC. It's been sad yet happy to see other missionaries in my zone leave for their missions, it's weird too now because now my district is one of teh more senior districts in the zone, I actually feel like I understand pretty much everything about the MTC and stuff. It's been so much fun teaching progressing investigators here, it's different here than it will be in the field, but it's still the same in a way. Me and Elder Baker have two baptisimal dates for two investigators who we havebeen teaching, it just feel sso aweome to see these investigators progress and change their lives because of what you have taught them. How are things going back at home? You can still use www.dearelder.com to write me while I'm here in the MTC for two more weeks, but after that it will be more difficult to get letters to me in Mexico. I haven't heard about the status of my Visa, I wont worry yet though, but if it doesn't go through they'll let me call home to tell you guys. This week has been so awesome though, because we got to teach each other. I had the oppurtunity to play the role of an investigator, it's different but good practice because you get to think of every possible problem that the investigator might have and it makes it easier to solve when/if you run into that problem in the mission field or with your investigator. The devotionals have been awesome, as usual, but one of the most aweome things that happened this Sunday was that we got to watch an old talk given by Elder Bednar at the MTC last Christmas, called the Character of Christ. This talk was literally life changing for me, it made me realize that I need to turn outward and help others all the time and stop worrying about my own concerns so much, I need to put the investigators needs first, because that is my responsibility as a missionary. This is exaclty what the SAvior did, he always looked to help others, Elder Bednar told some pretty cool stories about this too, it made me really commit to always think of others first, the words he used were so powerful, and the spirit I felt was so strong. Another really totally mind blowing quote that he said went something like this: "Who you are is far more important than whatever it is you will say" If you think about it, it is so true though, especially in the mission field. Investigators can only know of the truth of your message by the witness they receive through the holy spirit, you have to live all of the commandments that you are teaching so that they can feel the power of your testimony. Words without spirit behind them are not very powerful, and the investigators will be able to feel the spirit of your words, if you don't have teh spirit or live all the mission rules, the investigator will be able to feel that, and they will be less likely to want to hear more about the church, so i commmiteed myself to never have that happen, I committed myself to always live every rule, because I truly want the people of Mexico City to be able to feel of my love of the gospel and the savior and of my love of the people of Mexico City, I'm so excited to share what I know to be true, I can't wait! I have learned so much this week, it;'s difficult to try and explain it all in one email, but I just have one more totally lifechanging quote that I want to share: "Don't worry about how inexperienced you are or think you are, but think about what , with the Lord's help you can become"-President Eyring. I really love this qutoe, I found it and realized taht it was an answer to my prayers, the Lord has already helped me more than I even realize in becoming a good missionary, and although I am far from perfect, as long as i do my best and obey every rule, I know that the Lord will be able to help me to be an instrument in his hands in bringing others to the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It's so awesome when I find other missionaries from Mexico, I've found like 7 this week alone, and they have told me about the culture and stuff, its going to be different, but very fun. I'm also starting to like talking in spanish more than english jajaja, cuando I get back from mi mission, it will be difficult for me to talk in english, already I've noticed that my grammer in english has gotten worse, but that's not important, just a little side note. What is more important is that I am trying my best, and although there have been times when I have been frustrated with teh language or with others, I've learned that the Lord cares about me and has provided all the resources that I need to overcome any obstacle in my path, I know it will be difficult and hard work, but I honestly can say that I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I've never felt this much joy before, to be able to share the happiness of the gospel with others so that they can have the same blessings that I enjoy, that of an eternal family and the blessing of the atonement. It's been different because one of our teachers is on vacation right now, so we always have a different teacher everyday, but it's been good because I've been able to learn different teaching methods and ways to learn spanish and stuff and I love it so much, i've also got to teach different investigators, which has been awesome, well my time's just about up, I hope to hear from you guys before I leave for Mexico at least one more time, I love letters, they truly make a day go by so much better, hasta luego

Love,

Elder Limb

Hello everybody back home, how are things going? I hope that you are all having a good time and enjoying life. I'm just going to start off with the best thing that happened this week, this week in the MTC I had one of the most awesome and just muy chevre(very cool) experiences. This week, me and Elder Baker were teaching one of our investigators, basically he was a golden investigator, he was definately prepared to hear the message of the restored gospel, anyways, the second lesson me and Elder Baker decided that we needed to teach him about the gospel of Jesus Christ(faith, repentence, baptism, recieving the gift of the holy ghost, and enduring to the end) so we did, and it was just the best lesson ever, we got to talking about the holy ghost and he said that he had felt that comfort before in his life, so we explained that that feelingof comfort and joy was the holy ghost, he loved it, we asked him if he would like to have that feeling forever and he said yes, then we asked him if he would be bapitzed on the 18th of this month, and he accepted! It was the best feeling I have ever felt, this feeling will make up for any hardtimes, even if it took 1000 doors to find an investigator like this guy in the field, it would be worth it and I would be willing to do it, to help to bring to pass our Heavenly Father's great and eternal plan. Even though I'm not in the field yet, it amazes me how the MTC is able to work and prepare missionaries for missionary work, the atmosphere is just so awesome, and the feelings that I have felt here can't be described with words, the spirit is stronger than any words, I found that out this week as well. When I was teaching and I couldn't remember some of the spanish words I needed to, I just bore my testimony as strong as I could, and I knew that I made mistakes, but the spirit was there in the message I was testifying of, after the lesson, the investigator even complimented me on my spanish. The Lord gave us weakness that we might be humble and be strong, I have learned that I am going to neeed all the help I can get from the Lord, I can't do this alone, but I have found that as I continue to study for my investigators and keep obeying all of the mission rules, that I have felt the spirit and Heavenly Father's guiding hand over the work that I am performing. That was the highlight of my week, that experience, I can't wait to experience it with the people of Mexico City, I already feel a connection to them, because I know that I have been called by a prophet of God to go serve in Mexico City because that is where I willl be able to have the most success as a missionary, because there is something about me that the people will connect with and accept the gospel. It is such a great blessing to see the light in people's eyes when they start to understand the gospel. I'm over the half way mark of my stay here in the MTC, its so crazy to think that soon I will be in anothe rcountry teaching the gospel, but I am so excited and ready to serve. This week, our district shrunk a little, one of the elders Elder white, got his visa so he got to go to the Peru mtc, it was sad to see him leave because as a district we have grown pretty united, plus our teacher left this week as well, he was awesome and I learned so much from him, it was just so awesome to be able to hear his advice about preparing for the mission field. There is so much to learn here in the MTC, and I am doing my best to learn everything tha tI can while I am still here, I love being a missionary so much and I have felt the support of all of the prayers for the missionaries, I have had some hard times, but I have been able to get through them through the comfort I have found in prayer and in scripture study. This week, on tuesday we will also be losing three more elders from my district, it will be sad to see them go, they are going to the colombia mtc, it will only be 6 elders in our district next week, that is so crazy to think about, but I know that they will all be good missionaries. I love the devotionals here in the MTC, they are just so awesome, especially this fast sunday because we basically had all day to study the gospel and listen to talks. WE had a mission conference which was totally awesome, two hours jam packed full of awesome talks from the members of the mtc presidency, I learned so much there. One of the things that they focused on was the BOok of Mormon, this is such a great book, it is literally the word of God. The Book of Mormon is true and it has helped me so much to grow closer to God by reading it, I have learned so much and I would challenge you to always remember the worth and the value of the book of mormon, don't take it for granted. Every verse was meant specifically for us, and there is so much to learn from it, I have spent so much more time studying it and have finally realized the importance of the book of mormon, it ht has helped to anser my prayers many times. The Book of Mormon really is the keystone of our religion, Joseph Smith did translate it by and through the power of God, I have a testimony of the book of mormon, it has grown so much stronger since being here in the MTC, I promise that if you read and pray about the book of mormon, you will receive an answer and find the guidance that you need. I will do my best to be an effective missionary, and I love it here in the MTC, letters are awesome to receive, I love letters. This church is such a miracle to day, I wish that I had time to tell everything about my experience here in the MTC, but I do not. One thing that I have noticed is that my spanish is getting better, I can understand almost all the words of our investigators, and I have also learned the importance of patience and studying. You have to be patient while learning a new language and take the time to effectively study, this is true with anything, not just learning a language, this week me and Elder Baker made a study plan that seems to be working pretty spectacular, it is truly miraculous, 3 and a half more weeks till I willl be in MEXico City, I just love being a missionary, remember the missionaries in your thoughts and prayers. I love teaching the gospel, it is something that makes me so happy, I have definately noticed an improvement in how me and Elder Baker are able to plan lessons, we can do it faster and more effective, this week we taught so many more lessons than we ever had before, it was amazing. Don't forget to write, I promise that I'll get back to you as soon as I can, thanks so much for your love and support,

Hasta Luego,

Elder Limb

Sorry for the delay  in posting, I've been on trek this past week.  It was an awesome experience to build myself spiritually, because I realize as Elder LImb is growing in the gospel, I need to also

Things are still going well in the MTC, this week has just been so awesome, an don't even worry, I'm 100 percent focused on the work, it's just nice to know what's going on at home and how everyone is doing and stuff. One of my favorite things about the MTC has been personanl study time, I love having the time to just study and remember that I'm not studying for myself, but that I am actually studying to help find answers to my "investigator's" questions. This week, me and Elder BAker got a new investigator, we taught him yesterday and he is an awesome investigator, I think that things will go well with him. Spanish is starting to come along more naturally and I feel like I will be ready for the field in 4 more weeks as long as I work as hard as I can and go to work. One awesome thing that I learned this week that will help me throughout my mission is that the message of the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ is truly the most spectacular event in the history of the world, besides the atonement of course, but in a workshop this week we learned how we can share this message with investigators and help them to feel the happiness and awesomeness that the book of mormon brings into our lives. Words aren't able to express the feelings that I now understand and feel for this wonderous event, that 14 year old boy decided to listen to the scripture in James 1:5 and act on it, we have so many blessings today because of it, and our Heavenly Father truly does answer prayers in our day, I've felt that in my own life here at the MTC when I have prayed for help with the language or for patience with others or for help to teach the investigator and help them to understand the wonderfullness of the gospel. This week, me and Elder Baker made some new goals which we have been keeping up with pretty good, we made the goal to try and talk in only spanish for at least 25 minutes every day, so far it has been going great, I'm actually starting to find that I like talking in spanish more than in english, spanish definitely will come, I know it will, one thing that they have always taught us is to take advantage of everything that we have here in the MTC, spiritually speaking like the following: plenty of study time(more than in the field) teachers to help explain stuff to us, awesome devotionals every sunday and tuesday, a branch presidency, being surrounded by so many other missionaries with the same desire and goal in mind, and the oppurtunity to go to the temple every week. These are just some of the things that I get to have here that I wont have in the field, basically they teach us to not get so stressed over the language because it will come as we study the language and live in another culture. You have to understand the doctrine and principles first in english and in the spiritual context, before you can understand it in spanish, otherwise it is just saying a bunch of memorized phrases and information, which is not nearly as effective as having the spirit be the teacher. We are called to teach people, not lessons. One other quote that I really like is this: "We are not simply giving information, rather we should be offering salvation" As I have thought about this quote, I have developed a greater love for the people that I will be serving, I need to be able to adjust my teaching methods to fir their needs, to be able to help them understand that this church is the way to receive salvation and be saved in the last day. I've learned to forget my own problems because there is no room for me to feel sorry for myself, I have to focus all my efforts on others, especially my investigators needs. It definitely is nice to have Preparation day though, to write letters and stuff, and to have more time to relax, because you learn so much more when you are relaxed. Still though, there is a time and place for everything and I am trying to get better at using my time more wisely, we have tons of time to study the language and study the gospel, sometimes I get distracted, but I have gotten a lot better at focusing and learning how to recognize the spirit more. Soccer has become increasingly more fun for me and I love gym time, gym time is so nice because it helps me to stay awake and be more alert afterwards for my next class or lesson. I have learned so much in the one month that I have been a missionary and I can't wait to get into the field and share what I have been practicing and what I know to be true, even if I struggle with spanish, the spirit will help to express my message and help others come back to the gospel. One of the highlights of my week though was me and Elder Baker's object lesson that we did with one of our investigators, we got a combination lock and compared each number in the combination to a certain thing that you had to do to receive answers to questions and to know the truth of the gospel for yourself, the three things were: faith, read scriptures especially the book of mormon, pray with real intent/come to church. It was so cool, even though I'm not perfect at teaching or at spanish, I know that our investigator was able to feel the spirit of our message and understand the importance of reading and praying together. It was such an awesome turnaround for our investigator though because in our last lesson with him, he didn't want to pray in front of us at all, he just kind of sat there, but during this object lesson he was much more alert and he listened, and he prayed at the end of the lesson, it was so awesome! I love seeing the change in investigators as they start to realize the truth and plant the seed of faith and let it grow, I know that the investigators that I'm teaching right now are just roleplaying, but the spirit is still there and you still feel awesome when you see that they are starting to understand what you were trying to teach them, I'm so excited to go out into the field and teach others. Another thing that I'm excited to do in the field is to be able to plan more, here att he mtc everything is scheduled out, but in the field you have to listen to the spirit and plan, I'm excited for that. Plus, I'll have more things to talk about haha, like experiences and stuff, there isn't that much more I can really share about the MTC, other than that it is exceedingly awesome, but I really do love the chance that I have to committ myself to serve the Lord with all my heart, might, mind and strength, and I will always give my best effort to help others because I have to, they need this message. Being a missionary is the best thing ever, I love it so much. I now appreciate all the things of the gospel so much more, it's the greatest feeling. My time is out, I hope to hear from you soon, thanks so much for taking the time to write to me and for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers.

Adios, Love Elder Daniel Limb