Callin's email 8/18/09

Ajoy (Ahoy),

It has been a great week here at the MTC from the time that you droped me off at the MTC to now it has just been go go go, and I only have a half an hour to write so don't email me right now, email me when I get out to the Mission Field approx. Oct. 12.

Let me hurry and get through a lot of the things that I want to get through in this letter because I have a lot to get through so it might not be perfect in wording but I will get through as much as I Possibly can.

Let me start off with the language, man what a tough language this is I don't know if i can learn this language in 9 weeks, the russians are here for 11 and my teachers have said that our language is harder, that is how much harder we are working than they are working.  I am starting to get the sound of the language but trying to pronounce the words has been giving me troubles but I hope by the time I get out of here I will be a pro with the pronounciation of the words.

Next I will tell you a little bit about my companions and district.  I have 2 companions and 8 people in my district we are all the people going out to the Czech Republic.  My companions are Elder Andersen from Houston, Texas he is sooo coool he is very athletic and made it to state in like 9 different sports, and in Texas that isn't easy at all. and Elder Vivona from Indianapolis, he loves to laugh and we joke around with each other all the time, and all three of us are having a blast together.  Then in my district we have Elder Bown for Switzerland, Elder McGowan from New Jersey (It is a bit of a dump, haha, King Julian), Elder Darrington from a small town in southern Idaho by Burley, Elder Rigby from Riverton, and Sister Newbold from Layton (Layon).  We go everywhere together we probably have the tightest group here in the MTC it is great, we are all different and great for eachother.  They have started writing a book with all the quirky quotes that I have said here in the MTC.

The MTC is great here it has a sweet spirit yet it is always go go go, until 10:30 at night when everything all of the sudden stops everywhere.  But meeting up with some old friends of mine that I haven't seen in a while, and then meeting up with people I really missed namely Elder Bodily.  But it takes a lot of time to get used to this place we as a district were so confused with what we were supposed to be doing on Sunday, and we got in sooo much trouble by the Branch President.  But I love it here, I wish I could have this spirit with me all the time after my mission.

You guys have been asking about the snacks that i have.  They are doing alright right now, the Gummy Bears are almost out and everything else is doing alright with the levels.  If I need anything i will need shampoo coming up here but it is doing fine right now. 

I just want to say if you want to write me don't write me emails, keep writing me off of Dearelder.com  That has been getting to me and I can only answer these and write letters on P-Day which is Tuesdays for me here in the MTC. So I hope that MiKae has put that address on the blog and emailed the people so they know where to get a hold of me.  If not, this is a great reminder to you my brother (elderosborn.blogspot.com)

Now to the Funny Story of the Week (FSOTW)  We were practicing door approaches yesterday for class, it was our first time ever doing them and we were just supposed to get to know a little about the person on the other side of the door after we knock, and the person behind the door was one of our teachers so we knew but we had to introduce ourselves and everything.  So my companionship goes and knocks on the door that my teacher is behind, he comes and opens the door.  He says A saying that I have never heard before, so I thought I would look smart so I decide to answer him back with the same thing that he said at the door.  So I said that and he just starts laughing at me. I come to find out that he said as he was opening the door "Who is it" so I just answered him back as "Who is it"  we haven't stoped laughing over that one yet.

I gave away all my ties that were not conservative and got some others that were conservative in the tie trade.  That includes the Orange flower chineese looking one (My baby) It has been the hardest thing for me to let go of right now, but I know that the lord will bless me for doing that.  I even got rid of the pink ones mother.

I am sorry to hear that the sickness it going around there at home it doesn't sound good.  I hope that as school starts you guys are going to have fun.

I love it out here keep sending the letters whenever you want I can't respond to them until P-day but I will respond, that I something I promise you.  Keep up all your hard work and talk to y'all next week.

Much Love,

Starsi Osborn

P.S. Golf score for the Week:-4
                      For the Mission: -4