Deric's latest letter lets us know that he had a little bit of a cold. (Probably thanks to Felycia because she was sick for a whole week before we dropped him off.) The bed is not so great so he isn't sleeping well. He says it feels like there are 40 hours in a day and only 4 hours in a night.
He is enjoying his studies. He can bear his testimony in Spanish and he prays in Spanish. Deric says that his prayers feel more powerful in Spanish. That's always what Great Grandma and Grandpa Brooks said, too.
There were two Devotionals in Deric's first week at the MTC. The first one was Elder Holland. More than half of the Quorum of the Twelve were there. On Sunday, June 28, there was a special Sacrament Meeting for the New Mission Presidents who are being trained right now. Fourteen of the fifteen member of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve attended.
Deric has let us know that the food at the MTC is okay going in but then strange things happen. He told us to read Jeremiah 4:19 for a glimpse at what he means. When we read it, Aunt Cristi and Conrad both remembered this as the cafeteria scripture during their time at the MTC.
Deric has had a chance to see some of his high school friends who are also at the MTC. Elder Greg Bayles is going to Ukraine. Elder Jeremy Anderson is going to Italy. Greg and Deric had honors and AP classes together. Jeremy and Deric were in orchestra and volleyball together.
Deric says he is doing fine and learning lots. He loves us and misses us. We miss him, too, but know he is doing the Lord's work.
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