It's only been three days here in the MTC and I've loved every moment of it! I came in with the second largest group to come in this year at 718 new missionaries! It's awesome to be surrounded by so many other missionaries who are just as excited to serve the Lord! I got my tag and everything else and it finally felt official that I am now an instrument in God's hands. The Spirit here is so overwhelmingly strong and it's crazy how in tune you become with it while you're here. One of my favorite things about this place is how often we pray. We pray for literally everything all the time and it gives me so much comfort. My district is amazing! It's all Elders so it's a party and we just bonded so easily! Most of them are going to Tahiti and then one is going to Madagascar and the other is going to the Congo. Our Zone is such a fun group of people as well! We all got to know each other a little bit and everyone is just so nice and everyone wants to be here! We started on the language yesterday which meant getting like five different French books and just jumping right into it. It was a little rough at first but I eventually got the hang of it. I could tell that everyone else in my district has a little more experience than me but we're all learning and my teacher Brother Brenchley is awesome and he makes sure we know what's going on. My companion is Elder Young who is also waiting on his Visa for Cote d'Ivoire and he's an awesome guy! We're getting along just swimmingly and we both help each other out in everything we do! I know that my Heavenly Father loves each and every one of us and he wants us to be happy. I'm so grateful for this opportunity to serve him and I am learning so much already! That's basically it for me! I'm feeling great and I'll see y'all next week!
Elder Perkins
2. District 11-G
1. All 4 Cote d'Ivoire missionaries in the Provo MTC
3. The basic Map photo
4. Me and Elder Young in front of a Parting of the Red Sea mural!
5. My HOST... Andrew Driggs!!! (Neighbor, soccer and school buddy!)
