Reynolds, Tysen

Good afternoon people of the email list. It is the second week of the MTC and the scheduling is very different. I am not used to having much or any of a schedule to go off of and it definitely is different. Plus im still getting used to waking up at 630 in the mornings. The first day was definitely easier for me because I was very excited about my new start.  I had to leave my amazing family behind this week to start my mission. This was pretty emotional for me. I am pretty bummed I cant make as many dumb comments with them as much for the next 2 years. I can over phone call though. You guys better watch out! My amazing companion Elder Graf has been a joy to me since I started the MTC with him. He makes everyone laugh and he loves to cause a bit of mischief which I am totally down for. We found a couple of random stuff in the vents of our residance room. A butter knife, some Hi-chews, and we put a couple things in there like a spoon and a ring pop.  I am roomed with Elder Shor...

I am just going to keep this a little bit brief because at home MTC can be super exciting. I was introduced to my absolutely amazing district of 16 different kids from all over. Mostly from salt lake. They have been very good at bringing me closer to heavenly father and Jesus Christ through their amazing examples and testimonies that they have been sharing over the past week.  My companion's name is Elder Graf and he is one of the funniest, most outgoing people I have ever met. I am very much bummed that he and I might not be companions in the mission field. Even though he and I have not always been the most on task people ever, I feel like just having him as a buddy I can go and talk to about everything that also has a common purpose has just been very impactful to me. Him and I one of the days were supposed to be working on a powerpoint for class the next day and ended up just talking and messing around with the various filters and backgrounds on facebook messenger. Having h...