These are excerpts from his letters home on 6/2
I cannot explain the PASSION, the FIRE, and the ZEAL that is in my heart right now! I am crying over the wonderful feelings I even have while I write this. I love God. HE IS HERE. HE IS REAL. Please be diligent in looking for him he is there, I feel like Joseph Smith: I know it. and I know that God knows it. I love the gospel of Jesus Christ. Please focus on him! There is nothing else that really matters in this world. Nothing. I pray for you always, and my heart still aches... a lot, BUT I AM DOING THE LORDS WORK and I cannot come down. This time is extremely difficult, but it is good because it inspires me to work my very hardest every. single. moment. that I am away from you all. I will work with my whole soul. I am Christ's, and he is with me. Tell Caleb, Logan says Happy Birthday and please kiss him for me, but do not cry like I am when you tell hum that. BE HAPPY and SMILE ALWAYS. I am doing my best not to write in Spanish, but I have forced my mind to only think in Spanish. Our teachers say we are already to go on the mission, because our heavenly father has already blessed us with the gift of tongues. They say we can already speak as well as others can when they leave the MTC.

Well if you want to know about me... I guess I will tell you a little! So we got here Wednesday and were thrown into the middle of everything. The next day I was made zone leader over an entire mission. Which, is kinda crazy because I had no idea what to do and people usually become zone leaders after being here at least three weeks, but oh well! IT IS AWESOME. Our zone is amazingly powerful. My President, told me when we were talking the other day that he had never in his entire life a zone that was so powerful in the spirit! It is B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. Our zone is so tight, loving, friendly, and optimistic. The other day some girls in our zone were overwhelmed so they asked me to give them blessings. WOW. My first blessings ever given... They were so Powerful. God was in our midst. I thought that they were powerful because I was just really cool. However, as I thought about it later I realized that it was not me AT ALL. The sisters were really nervous to ask for a blessing and were all crying a lot. But they did. And because they exercised Powerful faith. The Lord Blessed them with a Powerful blessing. I am nothing, and for the first time, I am OKAY with being nothing, because Christ is EVERYTHING and I have found him!

6/9/15

WOW. What a week. If you really want to get a good workout mom, you need to try missionary work. It works body and soul, and works muscles that you never knew you had. I didn't think I would ever be able to love this Gospel more than I already did, but I do. I would gladly die for these Beautiful restored truths, luckily that is not so common these days! I hope you are having the times of your lives. A little more room in the house, not so much loud music, and a slightly less crazy life. I have a question: Have you felt any blessings because of this mission yet? I know the Lord has promised that He would personally take care of you ( and trust me, He can do much more for you now than I could ever hope of doing for you), but I would like you to ponder on it and see if you can recognize his hand more abundantly. I am being blessed. I have no idea why He is so good to me, a little white boy from Idaho, but He is. He sees you and is deeply concerned in the details of your life. Even now in this very moment I can feel the Spirit like never before. It is real! Why else would I have such majestic feelings while typing on a computer? 

So I gotta be in the same room as a "special" witness of Jesus Christ the other day. Elder Christofferson came a few days after the death of Elder Perry, his countenance was very down, but because of that his message was sincere and full of love. What an EXPERIENCE! I missed Elder Holland by one day when I got here. Oye! I have really been inspired to be focusing on Love during my time here at the MTC, do you have any suggestions dearest mother?

 I cannot wait to get out of here and go out to war against the adversary in the battles for souls! There is no greater work, and invite you all to think of ways that you could be missionaries. I decided that I don't want any leadership positions when I get out in the field. I just want to do the work, not deal with all the problematic missionaries. I did not come hear to manage people, but to proclaim EL ENVANGELIO DE DIOS!

I know blessings are real, they work. I have been a tool in many of them. Use them often and ask for them in faith, and your needs will be satisfied. One night this week the Tongan Elder woke up at like three in the morning after having a horrific dream about his family. For some reason I woke up as well, which is strange because I NEVER WAKE up during the night here in the MTC, but I did. He was really struggling and praying for help. He said that as soon as he said amen that he heard my voice telling him that it will be alright. I shared a few thoughts with him and when he was done sobbing he eventually got back to bed. It was so COOL! Heavenly Father is ALWAYS THERE FOR US. No really, LISTEN. This is not just a nice story. HE IS THERE. HE IS REAL. AND HE LOVES YOU ALL. Use that knowledge and believe it. 

I had a really amazing experience on Sunday as well, I was talking about sacrament and explaining it's importance, but I asked a kind of sarcastic comment during it. After the lesson the President got up and explained the importance of loving people and NOT EVER USING SARCASM or a HINT OF RUDENESS. Wow, chastised. IT WAS GREAT. I do need to be better, afterwards I thanked him and apologized, but after he had rebuked me e called me a Lion of the Lord! He emulated perfectly what is prescribed in Doctrine and Covenants 121. He first rebuked me, and then showed afterwards and INCREASE in love, by giving me one of the best compliments I have ever received. I am so GRATEFUL for his goodness.