So It Begins

July 26, 2022

Hello everyone! This is Elder Biesinger with my first letter! I am so excited to begin my mission and even though I've only had one day in the MTC, I know it's going to be amazing. 

Monday was kinda crazy cause I didn't really know what to expect of home MTC. But the day went pretty fast and I had a great time. 

So Monday was basically just an introduction into the MTC and meeting your companion, district, and teachers. My teachers are Sister Van Hoff and Brother Seaman, who are both awesome and amazing people. Brother Seaman actually served in the Vancouver Canada mission which is awesome. They really made the first day interesting and fun. 

My companion is Elder Salmon. He is from Strathmore Alberta, which is right outside Calgary. He is incredible and surprisingly, he didn't seem to have an accent. He is big into football and is playing it in college as an offensive lineman. He has lived in Canada his whole life and absolutely loves it there. I was also surprised to find out that in British Columbia and Alberta, American Football and Soccer are just as popular as hockey. So I guess I don't really have to know much about hockey haha. 

Elder Salmon also told me that Strathmore is a town completely full of cowboys and hicks. Which I thought was funny because that's kinda how it is here in southern Utah. 

My district is very diverse. Me and Elder Salmon are the only ones in our district going to Canada, everyone else is either going to LA, New York City, Washington, Kansas, or Australia. But everyone is amazing and so nice. Below will be a picture of my district with a little info about everyone.

Day one was also full of lots of laughs and competition. During our second meeting we were talking about which doritos were the best, and Elder Salmon said he liked the spicy cool ranch doritos, and was temporarily kicked out of our zoom call. Good thing I didn't say that I liked them too haha. 

Well anyways, I know this isn't much, but I have only had one day in the MTC before my first P day so this is all I have haha. Staring at a screen all day is hard, but It just makes me that much more excited for Provo and Vancouver. And I did feel the spirit strongly yesterday even though we did have some fun. 

- Elder Biesinger

Alright so here's my district:

Top row:

Sister Van Hoff,:she's one of the teachers and she served in the Bismarck North Dakota mission. 

Then there's me haha.

Elder Knight: You actually couldn't see his face, the lighting was bad in his room, and he's from Bear River City, Utah and going to LA.

Sister Turpin: She's from Clearfield, Utah and is going to Wichita, Kansas. 

Sister Hurst: She's from Blackfoot, Idaho and is going to New York City. 

Elder Thompson: He's from Hawaii, and is going to Melbourne, Australia. 

Elder Salmon: He's my companion, and is from Strathmore, Alberta. 

Sister Bowen: She's from Tooele, Utah and is going to Wichita, Kansas. 

Elder Roberts: He's from Loving, Texas and is going to LA.

Elder Moon: He's from St. George, Utah and is going to Vancouver, Washington.

Elder Tanner: He's from Vernal, Utah and is also going to Vancouver, Washington. 

Elder Wall: He's from Washington, Utah. We actually went to the same high school and both ran cross country. He is also going to the Vancouver, Washington mission.

Elder Brown: He's from Lehi, Utah and is also going to Vancouver, Washington. 

Sister Boyer: She's from Central, Arizona and is going to New York City. 

Elder Bullock: He's from Pleasant View, Utah and is going to Melbourne, Australia.