P Day is Friday

I received another letter from Austin today. He is very homesick and learning that this is much harder than he expected. Please continue to pray for him to find the peace and comfort that he needs to be strong. He can't read  emails or email us back until Friday since that is his P day. His departure date from the MTC is set for March 4th but he doesn't know more than that and it could actually be a little earlier, depending on his Spanish since he is starting in the Intermediate class.
He is loving letters and if you type them on www.dearelder.com then he receives them the next day if you do it after 12:00 noon and the same day if it is done before noon...so if you have time, he would love to receive letters from all of us!
Thanks again for your love and support!

Letter today

We received a short letter from Austin today. He is doing well and says that the MTC is hard but that he knows it is where he is suppose to be. He has seen many people from school and soccer that he knows as well. He says that he doesn't love the MTC yet but feels that he will after he gets past Sunday ( it seems to get better for all missionaries once they get through the first weekend). He says that you don't realize what you have until it is gone and he misses us all so much. His companion is Elder Fryer and he really likes him and he is 'way chill'. He said even the first day is hard as they drop you right into classes when you get there. He ends with 'I can't say I love you enough'!

He didn't say when his P day is so I am not sure when we will get an actual email. Here is the picture from 'the last supper' (inside joke for some of us).

Off to the MTC

We got Austin to the MTC safe and sound. Thanks so much for your prayers and support. He had a rough night last night but he was feeling much better today so I know that the power of your prayers were a great help. Please continue to pray for him through this initial adjustment. This week has been much harder than we expected but we are so proud of him and his desire to serve. We have watched him grow so much the past few months and his testimony strengthen. Thanks again to all of you for all that you do for him and for us. We are truly blessed!