This is an email about me. Hi.

November 10, 2021

 Hello Everybody!!! This is Eric (Elder) Macfarlane, and I am finally at the MTC (missionary training center) in Provo Utah.  Summary and pictures at the end ;).

I got in the physical about a week ago now. I finally got to meet my teachers and my district (the 11 people I'm with most of the day). We have a lot of fun joking around, messing with each other, playing games, and just hanging out. I was surprised how comfortable everyone was right when we met in person. That might be because we were in online classes for about a week and a half, but it's not like we were going to unmute to crack jokes on zoom, so we weren't really that close before. Same with the teachers.

I think the hardest thing to be limited with is music. I love music and I have always played music/ listened to music whenever I'm bored. To summarize, me with no music = sad. 

I can literally never sleep well here. My bed squeaks so loud whenever I move an inch, I get up at least 5 times every night, and I hit my head every day I get up soooooo. Not that fun. I'm not too tired during the day so I'm not complaining. 

The food here is pretty OK. Not fantastic but not bad at all. I am hoping to gain 5-10 pounds while I am here, so I'll let you know how that goes. 

I am grateful to serve a mission and help others grow closer to Christ. I also know this will be really hard to do, which will help me grow into a better person. 

Summary: I am at the MTC now. My district is fantastic. My teachers and classes are great and going well. It is hard without music. I can't sleep here. The food is pretty OK/good. I am grateful to serve God.

Pictures:

1. My district 

2. Some banana I took a picture of

3. Sitting on my bed