Week 7: Last week at the MTC

This week was good.

We moved all of the hundreds or thousands of sister missionaries into
a brand new building that construction was just finished on. The next
day we moved them back out because there are apparently bats living in
the building.

The quorum of the 12 and the first presidency were both here this
week, but we didn't get to see any of them. We did get to have 2 brief
lessons in Spanish by a couple from Venezuela that will be serving as
mission presidents somewhere. We had a member of one of the quorums of
the 70 sit in during one of our lessons.

They were using our cafeteria for their training, so we are eating in
the gym. Unfortunately, there is no way to cook food in the gym.
Therefore, we had catering by Taco Bell, chicfila, subway, and costa
vida. You read that right...

I'm the zone leader for one more week until I leave for Idaho on
Tuesday. I go directly from SLC to Boise then somehow I get to Nampa
from there... I haven't received that instruction yet.

A lot of people have told me that the mission gets much better when
you get to the field. I'm unsure of how to feel about this. In the
MTC, I get to work with a zone of 11 fantastic elders that each have
burning testimonies. I have come to love each of them dearly and am
not at all excited about leaving the wonderful missionary family I
have found here in the MTC. The unity we have is amazing. My district
leaders are awesome, loving and filled with the spirit. They do an
amazing job of pushing their districts, and me, to be better and more
Christlike. I cannot even begin to fathom how the field could be any
better than what I have here.

But, I am grateful for the privilege I had to be here in the MTC. I am
grateful for the spirit I have felt and that I have come to carry
because of the amazing people around me. It has truly been a blessing
and a joy.

This is your last opportunity to send me a letter or dearelder in the MTC.

Te Amo

Elder Hendrix

Week 6: Passed halfway in the MTC

All,

This week a sister in my zone, Sister Jones, gave me an awesome bag that holds socks in the washer because the washer keeps eating one sock from each of my pairs of socks.

I passed half way in the MTC.

Attached is a photo of the leaders. Me (zone leader) and Hermana Walborn our zone sister training leader. In the back is Elder Baxter (right), our district leader and my companion, and Elders Wallin (middle) and Taylor (left). 

Elder Hendrix

Week 5: Friends at the MTC

Hey All

Not much happened this week. I got released as district leader and called as zone leader. 

We got a new district! It was supposed to be 6 elders, but one didn't show up and one went home the second day. Our zone is great and we do everything together.

I found Sister Tilley and Sister Campbell from our ward and My best friend Elder Curry. We happened to have matching socks. 

The MTC is great. As always, feel free to send me letter or dear elders at 

Elder Hunter Hendrix

Jul07 ID-NMPA 

2005 N 900E UNIT 54

Provo UT 84602

Te Amo

Hunter Hendrix

Week 4: The MTC is great!

Elder Baxter and Elder Hendrix outside the Provo temple near the MTC.

This week was good. 

We got a new district and they are awesome! It has 6 elders and 2 sisters. It is nice to have more elders around since my district only has me and Elder Baxter. Elder Baxter is great. He is from North carolina and originally from the Marshall Islands. Here's a picture of him and I.

I got 2 packages this week which was awesome! It is neat to receive those!

We got to watch Elder Perry's funeral, which was neat. I spend a lot of time with the new district. They are pretty neat and a ton of fun. One of them is from the north pole in alaska.

Thank you for the letters I have received. I enjoy reading them and hearing about how everyone is doing back home. As always, you can send me letters via dearelder.com

Elder Hunter Hendrix

Jul07 ID-NMPA 

2005 N 900E UNIT 54

Provo UT 84602

Te Amo

Elder Hendrix

I made it to the MTC!

Elder Hendrix on the right meets Janice Kapp Perry, LDS composer.

I made it to the Provo MTC. The weather is great and the mountains are beautiful.

I definitely miss the food from the Mexico MTC or anywhere else for that matter.

My new zone is very small. We have only one other district and they leave next week. 

I miss having more freedom in the Mexico MTC. We are not even allowed to give priesthood blessings here.  

I got here on Wednesday. My companion got here way late for some reason, So I was told I would be a solo missionary. After that, I was assigned two sisters as a companion because I was the only Elder in our district of 7.

Then We had a devotional on Sunday for the entire MTC. afterwards, I got to go up and meet the speaker... it was Janice Kapp Perry... THE JANICE KAPP PERRY! As in the one that writes all the popular LDS music! I got my picture with her... It's attached. She was awesome!

I got called to be a district leader last week. We didn't have a zone leader until this week because our last one went home last week. So, I have to go and welcome the new district this week. It will be fun, I am sure.

Those of you that would like to send me letters, my address is:

Elder Hunter Hendrix

Jul07 ID-NMPA 

2005 N 900E UNIT 54

Provo UT 84602

You can also dearelder me through dearelder.com. That Way I get it the same day that you send it.

Thank you for your love and support.

Elder Hendrix

We have a joke going around our zone about the "zone family" because my district had myself and Hermana Nicholls and the new new district brought Elder Nicols and Elder Hendrickson. So naturally we took a family picture with the Hendrix(son)es and the Nichol(l)s.