Elder Jensen's MTC Adventure Episode I: "Como se dice (insert some obvious Spanish word that all the other native speakers in my class know but I don't)?"

For all you non-Spanish speakers like me, the title above translates to: "How do you say (Spanish word)?" and poll says that is the most commonly used sentence this week. 

For those who don't know what the MTC is, it stands for Missionary Training Center and it's a sweet hybrid between a Shaolin Monastery, Camp Rock, and the hardest school day of all time. Each day starts with breakfast, then 3 hours of Spanish class, followed by lunch, then 3 more hours of class, then dinner, then 4 MORE hours of Spanish class. So you could say I'm getting pretty decent at Spanish. It's so great here though! It was intimidating at first, because we were escorted to our room, then immediately to our first class where a teacher only spoke Spanish and we had to help each other understand. My class (or district as we call ourselves) is so great. It's composed of Elder Babble and I, two more sets of Elders, and a set of Hermanas (sister missionaries). They're all so awesome and so much fun, but they all speak fluent Spanish and as many of you know, Elder Jensen does NOT :) But, it's coming back! After speaking 10 hours a day, you have no choice but to learn some Spanish here and there.

 Other than class-time, we use the rest of our 5 hours for personal study, practicing Spanish, and having nerf wars in our dormitories. After classes we have 45 minutes in our dorms before quiet-time and the activities range from spike-ball to yes, enormous Spanish-speaking Spaniards versus Russian-speaking Russian nerf wars that take the full 45 minutes before bedtime. You could say that the MTC is the greatest place on the entire planet!

Attached I've included a picture of my companero, Elder Babble!!

Also, thank you to everybody who's sent letters and gifts you guys are the best :) 

My current address is: 

(Please email Amy Jensen at amyjaneway@cox.net if you would like his address!)

Last but not least, my branch president has a motto that I really love that I though I'd share

Querer es Poder (To want to do be able to)

Buenas dias!

Elder Jensen