Thursday, May 14, 2015

Mother's Day Week

It's been such an exciting week, because we got to Skype with Elder Harris on Sunday for Mother's Day -- which really set the week off to a great start! His brother, Chris and family joined Skype from NC, and his sister, Randi, and her boys joined by phone. It was really great to be 'virtually' all together on Mother's Day! 



He is feeling good about things at the MTC with the learning opportunities, the 1-hr daily activity playing sports with the other missionaries, going to the temple...everything except the food - bleah - but between that and the daily exercise, he's lost 10-15 pounds! 

The language is coming along well. He said a prayer with us in Spanish, and he sounded great! I'm sure he'll look back at these early days and feel like his Spanish was so 'green,' but it sounded good to us, and it's getting better and better. I'm sure he'll be just fine. He feels like his brain is very full with being in class all day every day! 


And we got to 'meet' his MTC companion, Elder Acevado for the first time. 
Elder Acevado

They will receive their area assignments on May 26th and head out to their first areas. He doesn't have any idea where it will be, he will just pack up and be ready to go wherever they send him that day. He is (and we are) very excited to see where his first area will be!


Elder Harris with MTC President & Sister Lovell
With his District - and President & Sister Lovell
Some more photos from last week when they went to visit the Real' Madrid / Santiago Bernabao Soccer Stadium:



With the Sisters and Elders in his District at the Stadium

The jerseys were beckoning to him...

From the Broadcast Booth

"This photo is actually on the sideline like on the same bench that the
actual players sit on! I was so amazed that we were able to do this!"
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From his letter:
"Spain is going great! I love the constant opportunity to be thinking of others. One important quality that the MTC President is always stressing to leaders is that first to be a good leader you must be a good follower...This has already been the best experience of my life."


1 comment:

  1. Elder Harris, We are so excited to see you in this experience of your life serving the Lord full time. These photos are awesome and we hope you love your new area out of the MTC. Our love comes your way all the time and are constantly remembering you in our prayers. We Love you .

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