General Conference was like a well needed vacation, that included much spiritual uplifting.

October 6, 2011 Hola Familia, Yet another great week has passed here at the MTC, and I find myself writing to you all once again. It was great hearing from you all this week, and yes, I mean ALL of you :) Well, this week was pretty-good. We've had some good teaching experiences with our "investigators", and things have been looking up. I'm still a little behind on my Spanish, so it's a difficult process, but it's going well. Entonces...(So...) I actually got a lot of questions from you all this week, and I think that I can answer them all. Okay, where to start?....um....okay! Mik, the hullarious devotional was one with this old guy who kept telling jokes and great stories. Including this one time where he kept spraying a 5-year old boy in the face, by holding down the button on his drinking fountain so that the kid's fountain would go lower. Well, the kid would then put his head lower to get a drink, and this guy would let go of the button, so that the water in the kid's fountain would spray him in the face, and the guy did this repeatedly, and the kid never knew what was going on. So yeah, that was a great devotional. Hmmm... on the subject of cute girls, yes, there are cute Sister Missionaries here, but, as much as I like the Sisters, I am on the Lord's time. So flirting and dating will have to come in about 23 months :) I'm sorry that this message is going to be so jumpy, but I really want to answer your questions. So, now that I know your address (Dad & Mikj), I can likely send you some photos too! The only problem is that my Companion is not a very patient person, and while photos are extremely cheap to develop, the machine is very slow, so it takes a long time out of our P-Day, so I'll see what I can do! Let's see...Chris! Cookies and Cream Milk is the BOMB!!! I know you didn't ask about it, but I thought I'd tell you anyway :) Well, yeah, I only have 2-3 weeks left in the MTC, and then I am off to Panama! It makes me both very nervous and excited at the same time. Unfortunately, I don't have much for questions about the MTC for you, but I do have one question. How do you do it? On days where I teach maybe 2 or 3 people, I feel exhausted! It's not easy being a missionary, and knowing such, I'm very thankful that you are serving so diligently! I'm sure the People of Iowa love you very much, and will continue to do so. Now for Dad. As I mentioned previously, the language is coming okay, but I have no idea how you learned Spanish.... I actually think that with the exception of a new alphabet, that Japanese was easier than Spanish! But fortunately, I have the Spirit to help me understand and speak the language, so it makes up for my shortcomings. Let's see....yes, I got Grandma's letter, and the money! It's was very nice hearing from her, and I need to try and write her a letter today, but I don't know how much time I will have to write today. Now for Mom. Yes, I'm staying happy here at the MTC :) Some days can be a little discouraging, but everything works out in the end! I find that it is just as you said in your e-mail, that the Spirit is my constant companion. He is the real teacher in our lessons. We missionaries are simply messengers in the conversion of souls. We bring a message, and the rest is by the power of the Godhead. When people are able to hear of the love of Jesus Christ, and our Heavenly Father, The Holy Ghost will touch their hearts, and testify to them the truthfulness of our message. Well, I have to cut it short, but I will answer one last question that all of you had. Conference was very good! I felt like it was exactly what I needed to hear. I found that here at the MTC, I hate that I do not have my notes with me at the time, but I will say that I loved every talk that was given! Well, I'm out of time, and I'm sorry that I couldn't share more about my Conference experience. Just know one thing! That the messages given at conference are important! They are the words of God given through his servants, and all of the messages are for you! I love you all and I can't wait to hear from you! Love, Trevor