Happy Thanksgiving!

Hey yall Happy Thanksgiving.  So this last week has been great I've been learning a ton about everything and it's been pretty good times.  So i saw whit I probably already told you that but she is doing great.  I'm sorry to hear about aunt Glenna and the Bushnells, both are in my prayers as are all of you guys.  So i'm trying to think of what has happened in the last week but I don't even remember what happened yesterday haha.  You learn so much everyday that by the end of it your brain is like mush but it is a good thing.  Thanks for all the letters and packages, although maybe could you hold off on the food I'm kind of full and don't know how I'm going to be able to finish it all haha.  Plus I've been putting on some poundage I've gained like 4 pounds.  It's not good, so we'll see how that goes, hopefully I can lose it.

Dad if only you got up a little later I would have been up as well. As i said in my letter in my zone we get up at the crack of 5 for laundry because that way we don't have to be jammed packed with everyone later on in the day.  Then we go to the temple at 9 and we're out and done by 11.  Then we have like 7 hours of study and personal time which is way nice.  So we play like pig with our zone in our residence hall it's always great times.  But ya today is thanksgiving and it sounds like a pretty good day, except we don't get a p day this week, but it's all good.  So we got up early to do our laundry and then the rest of the day is all planed out with like a service project turkey dinner and devotionals.  I'm hoping we get another general authority today that would be sweet.  Earlier in the week we had Elder D Todd Christoferson come to speak to us and man was it awesome.  When he first walked in I did not recognize him but we all stood and were singing I know that my reedeemer lives.  And man it was awesome I thought the Prophet was about to walk in it was so cool.  You could feel the spirit so strong testifying that he is called of God.  He gave a sweet talk.  So apparently he was In Salta Argentina two weeks ago where vic is and he spoke to them.  Vic told me about it in his letter that he wrote.  Little did he know that he would come and speak to us two weeks later ha it was awesome. He gave a great talk about how we are companions with the apostles in serving the lord.  And how it is a privilidge not a sacrifice to be on a mission.  That we get to witness all the things we witness walk with the lord and be so close to him and to see all the miracles.  That after our mission we think we should receive all the blessings but really we are more in debt to him after our missions then we were before it was way awesome.  I know that this is the lords work and I'm so excited I get to be an instruments in his hands.  But ya so we're hoping for two in one week how sick would that be.

 

So it sounds like things at home are great.  I love you all so much.  Once again thanks for everything.  The support is great you're all in my prayers.  Today is thanksgiving aw good times.  Let me know how it all goes.  Also did you get all my letters and give them to everybody that I said to give them to.  Also tell Grandma and Grandpa Varney thanks for the treats they were much appreciated.  Today I'll write you a letter with some other letters to vic and ty.  Maybe you could type them up and send them to there emails that would be good.  If it's not to much trouble that is.  Well everything here is great.  I love it.  It's tough work but you learn a bunch and we still have a bunch of good times.  Our district is so chill and same with our zone but we all work way hard which is good.  I can't think of anything else that I need at the moment but if I do I'll let you know.  Oh actually mom for my other suit that I have had since high school.  Where are the actual pants to that suit.  Did you switch out the pants of that suit with the new pants from missionary mall.  If so let me know.   But ya if there is anything else you want to know let me know.  I love you all so much.  Oh and by the way no one in my zone district is going to my mission.  We're all going to different missions.  And all the teachers most of them have never heard of it.  But vic said to by quality waterproof boots in the states.  And also you know the camel back that I lost he said to bring that and that it would be nice to have.  So i don't know what you want to do with that info we'll have to communicate through letters.  Oh also the spanish is coming I don't notice it really but apparently it's improved a lot, i know that i could not do it with out the lord. But it is coming it is just a matter of time.  But ya things are great.  Gym is awesome basketball is always fun and the games get pretty intense which is fun, not to intense but just intense enough haha.  Oh by the way who is receiving my letters and do you need my email adress and passwords for anything if so let me know.  That would be great.  Well tell all the fam hi for me at thanksgiving dinner, you're all in my prayers and I love you all so much.  Tell linds and Mckenna Thanks for the letters I'll try and personally write them back today if I have time.  Also tell the woolley's and the Bodines thanks.  I'll try and write them back as well when I get time.  Also dad can you tell me what's going on in college football with your sports updates haha, that would be great.  Seriously thanks for everything and all the support I love you all so much.  I love this gospel and the work, it's only going to get better from here.  I got a bunch of notes on the Christofferson talk so if you want to know more about that I'll tell you as well.  Well anyway have a great Thanksgving tell everyone Hi and that I love them.  And I love you guys as well.  Until next time peace.  Oh and dad "A platypus?  Perry the platypus haha oh good times never gets old I love it." Love you all

 

Love Elder Kyle Chandler

Ps. Tell Christina that I go to the 9 am session on thursdays and that our trc is on monday except I forgot what time.  I think it's 1.  Well love you all you are Toates the best hahahaha.  Toates the best hun cal fro yo classic. Have a great day.

Made it through the first week!

Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 6:06 AM
Subject: Re: What's up?

Hey yall how is it going?  So i made it through the first week in the mtc. phew haha.  Those first few days were kind of a struggle but now things are getting a lot better, I'm really starting to love it here.  I just had to get into the swing of things.  Thanks for the package and the letters they were all very much appreciated.  I love the peanut butter cup cookies.  Mom those were the things I was talking about for my farewell, so we can have them at my homecoming in two years K haha? So my district is awesome we're all way chill, and everybody works hard.  We just barelyl met our teacher yesterday, because he has been sick, so we have had like 6 different teachers up until yesterday.  But now we got one so that should be good.  But it was kind of fun getting a bunch of different perspectives when they were helping us.  The language is coming a long sort of haha, I've already imprvoed light years, but it's not even close where it needs to be, but all is well it'll get there.  I got the cookies from the bodines, those were very good, I love those bill cookies ha, and Jasons decorating was good I guess haha.  So tell them thanks, I'll write them a letter. 

Mom thanks for sending the thank you cards haha.  I'll try and get those done today when I have time.  But the package was great I loved the letters from you all.  It sounds like you are all doing good, which is good news.  I'm trying to remember what I was going to say, but it's hard, because all day everyday, it's like being hit by a tsunami of information, so i forget some things.  Gym here is way fun I usually play ball, but there is volleyball, you can run or work out up stairs, you can play four square, and if the field is open you can play soccer softball, and volleyball out there.  But it's freezing so we don't go out there.  Sunday's here are great you learn a lot, but it's very relaxing, you get to go on the temple walk which is always a nice cool down after all the studying, and you get a lot of personal study time that day which is always nice.  It's honestly amazing how much you learn here, it's hard to explain.

So the food is pretty good I wouldn't say it's great, but it is pretty good.  It doesn't have as big as selection as the cannon center but it is kind of the same idea.  I usually don't eat a ton, I just get one meal and that is it.  But i haven't got the runs yet which is good haha.  Although this week I have come down with a cold which stinks, so mom if you could send some more of those nite time and day time cold pills that would be great.  And yes I got shots i think i got the typhoid and the penasilin shot.  And it cost about a 100. I don't know if insurance will cover it or not, and I asked about the pill but they did not give it to me.  But it is to late now because the shot is already in me.  The doorm rooms or the residence halls are like a normal dorm room, there are four bunks, two desks and then like a mini individual closet to put all the clothes.  There pretty nice but we don't spend much time there.  Where we spend all our time is cooped up in a classroom, I'd say on average we're there about 8 hours a day, studying having class, teaching learning the language, whatever it might be we're there.  Linds to answer your question though about all the guys in my doorms.  There all way tight we all get a long great, but when i get that usb from spenc I'll send some pictures of everything and everyone, then you can decide for yourself how good looking they are haha (they're not that good looking haha).  

A couple of things mom you know that missionary journal on my desk with the brown spine. Could you look in it and maybe fill out the first few pieces of information that I don't know and then send it to me.  Also dad a key chain for the oil would be way nice so if that could be sent that would be great.  I hope i answered all the questions I can't really remember at the moment.  Oo we had two devtionals, one on sunday and on tuesday these happen weekly.  The first was Ian R Heaston he is like the coordinator for the missionaries, and the mtc.  He figures out all the flying situations, how much food we need at the mtc and all that stuff.  He talked about tithing, and wow how little did I know, it plays such a role in our faithfulness and keeping investigators active after baptism.  The next was Tad R. Mcallister from the corumn of the 70.  He talked about apostacy, and wow how little did I know, but i loved learning about that is what i'm focusing my study on the next couple of days.  Well I hope I answered all your questions if not let me know.  If you write please write through dear elder.  Also mom can you send me everyones adress thanks.  I love you all so much you guys are the best seriously thanks for all the support.  I'll write you another letter today as well.  The gospel is the best it brings so much joy into my life and others.  I love the work, and I love being a missionary.  Love you all.

Love Elder chandler

Kyle's 1st email from the MTC

Hey Family,

Things are going good here it's kind of crazy and a lot to soak in.  But it's amazing how much i've already learned in the first few days that I have been here.  I was really kind of struggling those first few days but now i'm doing great things are going a lot better.  I'm picking up on the language sort of haha.  We are already teaching which is great times, I'm not sure how well we are getting our point across but I'm sure it will get better.  My companions name is elder Hillyard, he is a baller, he is pretty chill just like me.  He also did a lot of the same sports in high school, which is cool.  We both dominate at basketball in gym, but we need some better competition haha.  Me and my roomates we wake up at 6 rather then 6 30.  We do a little work out and it's just better to start off the day, i'm not sure how long that will last.  I've seen some people here that i know which is nice.  And i've seen the kellems a couple of times and it seems like they're doing really well, they head out next week.  I still got 8 weeks left ha.  I leave here on Jan 9th.  So it turns out that my mission does not go all the way down to where chile cuts in.  Buenos Airest North is down there, and it includes Tierra Del Fuego.  So maybe I wont be as cold as I thought. 

I miss you guys a ton.  I love you all so much, and I don't think I realized how much I loved each one of you guys until I left.  I was pretty sad saying goodbye To You Mom, Mckenna, and Lindsey.  But i know i'm doing what is right, and even though it's tough it will all be worth it.  So today isn't actually my p day.  It is kinda like a half p day.  My real P day is on thursday.  But ya so far everything is pretty good, my teachers are great my comp is great, I'm learning a ton.  It's still kinda hard not to think about home and seeing you guys, but when I'm busy I forget all that stuff. 

That was nice of rayleeeeen, ya i now understand how the Woolley's felt.  Going on a mission is honestly the hardest thing I've ever had to do.  Not physically but mentally and emotionally.  I didn't realize it until those last couple days before I left and the first couple of days I was in here.  But it is honestly getting better and better each and every day I'm in here.  We watched a talk by Elder Holland that he gave to the missionaries, that really helped change my perspective about my mission.  After watching it I realized the sacrifice that you guys made and that I made is nothing compared to the sacrifice of our savior.  Sister kellems is sitting by me right now as I type by the way.  She says hello to all haha!.  But ya anyway everything is going good.  I sleep really good at night the beds are pretty nice.  The food is pretty good, it hasn't given me the runs yet haha, but it's not bad.  I honestly do not know what all to tell you there is so much.  But it's a cool place here.  The spirit is very strong, you just feel peace here.

So anyway did you put my adress on facebook? If so that is great.  Can you ask for everyones emails and then send them to me.  And if you can think of anything else that i forgot can you send it as well.  Also I left a letter from Katie on my desk can you get it and send it to me that would be much appreciated. I'm glad that mckenna won that I pod and that it helped boost her spirits.  The girls were way more sad then I thought they would be.  As was I.  I love them so much they are the best.  I wish I could give all of you one more big hug, you guys really are the best and I love you so much.  This work is great, but it is also tough, but i'm beginning to love it.  Tell Rayleeeen and Katelyn thanks for the letters and David as well.  I'll be sure to write them back when I have time.  I don't really know what else to say.  Other then how is everything going?  How is everyone holding up?  Are things ok back at the house?  Do you have any questions about anything that goes on here at the MTC?  Or any questions about anything if so let me know.  Oh also dad is possible for you to send me some consecrated oil, I'm not sure on the rules of that but if so that would be very much appreciated.  Well my time is just about up I wish I could talk to you guys instantly but I can't, so this will do ha.  I hope to hear from you all soon, and I hope that you checked your Email today.  Well I love you all so much and miss you, but i know where I'm supposed to be.  I'm glad I have your support in everything i do and have ever done.  I really love you guys so much and I can't say it enough.  Well until next thursday Hasta Luego.

Love Elder Chandler/Kyle