Last pday in MTC

August 17th "... The temple was good I did sealings today it was the children it was really cool. It was my first time so it was cool. Other then the temple we ate at the temple today cause its one that has a cafeteria and it was the best food i have ate since i have left. Ha it was great then we went to class and studied and practiced teaching with our companions it was good I actually like to study now i enjoy it. Weird huh. Then we came to our rooms and now i am writing. So i cant remember if i told you my comment about the email from the lady whose in son went to Perth but i am excited to experience this and see how it'll be. I am excited either way. I hope i get to play Rugby that would make me love it even more. -Elder Dalton"

August 18th "...So guess what, there is this tree at the MTC that smells just like Creme Soda it's the strangest thing ever. But it is awesome. So today is in Field orientation day its were we get ready to go in the field its been going really good. We just got done with it and our back to our room. So our training for when we got to our missions is for three months we go through this book and for most the time we are the ones in charge of teaching and stuff. So this should be interesting but i am excited. Not gonna lie i am a little nervous. But Excited! -Elder Dalton

Letter :)

So the last week is almost the same every day we study, go to class, and teach investigators all our investigators have committed to baptism so thats cool i hope its like this in the field. We had a devotional on Sunday about success as missionaries and how our success comes on how hard we work and if we invited and helped others come unto Christ the rest is up to our Heavenly Father. It was a really good talk I enjoyed it alot! And then on Tuesday we had a devotion on Heavenly Fathers plan for all of us and how we need to thank and recognize what our Heavenly Father does for us. It was really good. I know this church it true Belle. NO doubt. I am so excited for the next two years and then what will come next. I read the email about what Perth is like and I'm kind of excited for it. I know it'll be hard and i am glad cause the harder it is the more i will love it. As far as the language is i am use to that cause i have a teacher from South Africa and down there H*ll and D*mn aren't cuss words and he uses h*ll quite often. He's the best teacher though. As for my companion he is really smart and we have nothing in common at all and i mean Nothing except the choice to serve a mission but thats all we need he is a great guy and a great friend. Ive enjoyed the last week. The spirit is strong. I know the church is true Annie. God speed the right. I am going to the temple now. So have fun.
Elder Jared Dalton

Email. Week two

hey my address is
Australia Perth Mission
PO Box 185
Tuart Hill
W.A. 6939
Australia


thanks for the doughnuts the district loved them i only ate one. I fly out on monday at 9 pm out of salt lake. you probably shouldn't send letters later then thursday or else i probably won't get them but you can dear elder me until saturday.
Elder Dalton

We love letters!!

"..So as for what I've been doing is lots of learning. The first day in here was pretty rough lots of going all over learning stuff, getting to know the place. Didnt really do much besides that the first day. The 2nd and 3rd day had about half the day was learning, other half was more getting settling stuff like immunizations, and meeting our branch president and our zone leaders. Thank goodness for our hour gym time though i really enjoy getting to work out i think i actually might have gained some muscle (Fingers crossed) If not, i've at least gotten toned again. So day 4 and 5 and 6 were about the same ya study alone then have class time for 3 hours then lunch, then zone teaching ( I'll explain what that is in a minute) then more class, then planning session and then night time we get to our rooms around 9:30, and get in bed around 10:15, and sleep at 10:30. The last hour of the day we just chill and read. Not sure why i can't write letters but thats the rule so i suppose ill follow it. I hope it changes in the field though. So zone teaching is when our zone gets together and practices teaching eachother the stuff we have learned. The last hour of every class period we teach an investigator but the investigator is just our teachers but the play the role of a nonmember that is either their friend or family. so it is extremely real and the spirit is so strong in the meetings we have with them. And the they have nonmembers and members that come to the mtc so we can teach them. We are teaching a man named Josh who has had a very tough life but he is the nicest guy ever. Himself and his wife are very friendly and very easy to spend time with. I really enjoy it in fact I might even love it. So today is Pday and we just chill most the day and do laundry till 2:30 then we go to the temple then to dinner then to class so i have about an hour left of hanging out before i go to the temple. Oh. and tell your mom i have only had one soda since i have been here and it was caffeine free and i eat salad and a fruit every meal and take my pills twice a day. Im following her rules....

P.s. I forgot to tell you about our tie exchange. So in class on Tuesdays our district decided to do a tie exchange so when we came to our room we got our ties then we decided to invite the whole floor so we had like thirty missionaries in our room with ties but they didnt really have any good ones but it was fun still. And i forgot to tell you my companion's name is Elder Robinson but i might of told you on that in my first letter but he has a twin brother in our district i get them confused sometimes but their cool.
Elder Dalton

Jared's First Letter Home

Except from Elder Dalton's First Letter; August 3, 2011

It's the first evening here. It's been a crazy day, kinda long and alot to take in, but the spirit is real good...It's going to take some getting used to this studying all day and being indoors, but I got a good companion going to Perth. Also he has a twin brother that is going to Sydney. And we are all in the same district which is kinda cool. I'll write soon. Love you guys lots. The church is true.