Elder Kyle Winters: April 15th 2013

Hello from Aberystwyth Wales! If you look on a map, Aber is right on the West coast of Great Britan. The ocean is about a 5 minute walk from our flat!

Because I was unable to do any blog posts during the MTC due to time constraints, let me briefly describe my experience. The MTC was the hardest, most frustrating (at times) and the most incredible experience of my life! It was unbelievable to see how much my fellow missionaries and I changed and grew in a few short weeks! We felt the Spirit, and learned how to love and teach our investigators. The food was a bit unhealthy, but there was lots of it! I was able to see a number of my friends who were in the Provo MTC at the same time as myself, which was pretty cool. There is the MTC experience in brief.

After a long plan ride over to Birmingham, I was introduced to my trainer! He is from Utah, and he has been out on a misson for almost a full year now. We are getting on very well together, and we are very much alike in many respects! For example, we both sing which is good because he told me 5 minutes after I met him that we had been asked to sing in church next week . . . ;) I am beginning to get used to things here in Wales, and it is seeming less and less strange to see cars drive on the left side of the road. On that subject, I had my first driving experience last Saturday! (April 13th) I didn't crash which is great, but I still need to get used to all the roundabouts here! The Aberystwyth area in which I am serving right now is one of the most remote in the mission, so it took a good 2 1/2 hours to drive from the mission home in Birmingham to our flat in Aber.

We are working hard, and we are begining to see results!

In case you were wondering, here in the UK a garbage truck is known as a bin lorry.

Cheers!

Elder Winters