First Letter, May 31

Hello family!

So today is friday, my p-day. It has been a real adventure so far! On wednesday we we with our hosts and they took us around the mtc. we got our nametags and all the other things we needed. I was dropped off in a room with two sister instructors. They began speaking Korean and I thought they would eventually translate what they were saying into english but they never did! They still haven't yet! Only a few words will come up in english so we aren't totally lost but overally about 99% of our classroom time has been in Korean. We started to learn the Korean alphabet and how to pronounce them. I met my companion Elder Hansen. He is from Southern California, plays baseball and football and is a really funny guy. We get along very well! then we met the rest of our district in our classroom and they are all very cool elders! Their names are Elder Han, Clark, Wilson, Jackson, Blake, Sorenson! We are all cramped into a small room with desks enough for 4 but we have 6 people in our room. There are 4 closets and very limited space for all 6 of us but we make it work.

The first day we did some orientation and began to get to work immediately. We had language class and study times throughout the day. I don't even really know what to write about I feel like there has been so much going on! but it has been a really great experience so far! I love the mtc and time seems to go quickly when you are trying your best to learn the language and study. I think it was our 2nd day here, we had a large group of elders and sisters that met with 3 different investigators and asked them questions and taught them as a class. It was a really spiritual experience and I can't wait to teach my own investigator. Me and elder Hansen have been hard at work learning the language and getting used to the missionary schedule. We are actually teaching a Korean "investigator" later today. (I think the investigator works here or something, so I've heard. He isn't really an investigator) But we are only supposed to speak Korean to him! His name is Kim Young Jun. yesterday in class we learned how to say God loves us all, the church is true, and our message is short. haha so we are teaching him later today, taking turns as companionships. Elder Han is our district leader and is a white-washed Korean. He is full Korean but can't speak it very well. He can understand most but can't speak as well. He could probably hold a simple  conversation but still needs to be in the beginning Korean class with all of us. He will be helping us with our Korean later today before we get to teach our investigator. Korean is hard! I thought you and mom said that if you hear Korean off in the distance you get it confused with Japanese sometimes before you realize you don't understand it. I don't think it sounds anything like Japanese! haha It's fun to learn though.

So far the mtc has been good to us elders! Hopefully the next week will be even better! This church is true and I love learning more about our Savior Jesus Christ. This sacred work will change the lives of people that accept it, I know that to be true! I have to go now, I love you and miss you all!

-Carter Chag-no

Elders flying from AZ to Utah