First P-Day (Officially)

Hey Family!! Sorry about last week when I didn't send a message!! I hope you all can read this! It's been a great week for me in the MTC. I have learned a lot of Spanish and my goal is to be fluent by the time I leave!! I hope I can do it, one of the teachers told me that I just need to continually speak in Spanish and no English as much as possible. so we will see how that will go! Hopefully when I call you it will be all Spanish... ha ha
   I was able to receive some cool inspiration this week while in class I finally was able to understand what it means to have hope and faith. I never thought you needed them both for it to make sense. So you can understand what I mean I will try to explain. First, I looked up what it means to have faith. Then I looked up to find out what it means to hope for things. And a quote that is in Preach My Gospel made it all connect. I learned that you first need hope in things and desire things. We then pray and s faith and act on our hope. To show out Heavenly Father that we truly desire something, and only after we act in faith will we see the blessing be poured out on us. Then today I was talking with my teacher and he said why many don't receive revelation is because we don't apply the teachings in out life. So I decided that is something I want to do while in the MTC! I want to be able to take the lessons and apply it to my life.
    Another thing I received this week was today at the temple I looked around the room in the Celestial room and a feeling of love consumed me. I had no idea who these people were in the room, however I wanted to go and give them all hugs. It was possibly the weirdest thing, and as I was sitting there it made me smile because the thought of all of us children of God suddenly makes sense. As I looked around the room at all those in there I noticed how the chairs were to big and everyone's feet were dangling off the ends. I looked and it suddenly clicked! We may not look like children nor may we act like them but we have the love and innocence of a child. It was very helpful for me because I have been struggling with trying to love all those in my room because they do things that bug me beyond belief. So I am going to apply what I learned in the temple in my normal life and just love them as if we were all little children.
    As far as doctrine is going it's coming. I feel like it's so much and all at once but I'm trying my hardest to figure it out. I know the Spanish will come because it is only part of missionary work. I know that I have a long way to go before I even get close to knowing what I need to but I'm trying my best! I hope that I can master the language before I can go! Because if I do then when I'm in the field the people I first meet will be able to better understand what I am trying to teach them.
   PLEASE NO MORE FOOD!!! hahaha I have 4 boxes full of food and I am too full to eat any more by the end of the day!! I love it all and so does everone else but I really don't need it!!! Idk if you got my letter but I;ve gained 10 pounds!!!! I don't want to weigh a million pounds when I get back!!:)
Answers:

1. the discussions are going great!!! I have 2 invesgtigators and we teach all the time! the "investigators" are our teachers so it is sometimes hard! But it is the best way to learn how to teach with the spirit and to follow what he says. Even though I mess up I gain so much out of the lessons. It's how I was able to receive revelation about faith and hope.
2. The food is great....sometimes! It's sometimes not as good as I would like! One thing I love a lot is a wrap!! It has beans, rice, spinach, almonds, cranberries and lots of good stuff!! I have it at least once a day!! But the food is so good I have to hold back because if I don't I will be so fat when I leave!!! Plus I have already gained 10 pounds and it's only been about a month so that's not good!!!
3. Everyone is obssessed with Caitlin it drives me nuts! they steal my letter from her and smell them because they smell like a girl!! One of the guys in my room stole a picture from my picture book and put it up on his side!! I was freaking out!

Thank you all for everything you do! You are all an inspiration to me and I can truly feel your love and support each and every day!! I will do my best to write each and everyone of you!! I love you all so much and I'm glad to now you are doing so well. I will keep you in my prayers always!!

    With Lots of Love,
     Elder Trujillo