Elder Westley LeGrande at the MTC

"I miss you guys all very much... Since then though, I have felt a lot better and have learned so much here at the MTC already, it feels as if I have been here for quite some time. Anyways you will probably get this email before my letter gets to you so ill tell you about my first couple of days. My companions name is Elder Van der ver he is from park city and is a total stud and we get along really well. I am also bunking with two other Elders from Utah and they are really cool as well. The first two days were chalked full of classes and I felt as if they were going to work my brain and knowledge to death. I was exhausted the first couple of days. I have felt the spirit here extremely strong, and already have had some of the best spiritual experiences I have ever had. My testimony of the gospel has already grown so much stronger than what it was before I left. Anyways about the apartment I am staying in, the apartment is a four story building with dorms and community bathrooms, the showers are ice cold and never heat up so that really stinks but it wakes you up really fast haha. The beds we sleep on are all singles so they are really small, but I am always really tired at the end of the day so falling asleep is no problem. I have got to play a little basketball but the gym is extremely packed always so its tough to play full court. Anyways how are you all holding up? How is everything going at home and around west Jordan? I got your dear elders letters and reading those raised my spirits soooo much. I can receive those my elders everyday while at the MTC so continue to send me those pleasssse. I can only check my email on my P-day which is on Saturday here. I was wondering if you guys would send me a physical copy of a picture of our family, I would really like to have that and be able to look at that everyday. Again I miss you all so very much and I love you guys so much and I wish I would have told you that a lot more before I left. I hope to here from you very soon, I never could have realized how happy a letter from my family could mean to me. Please pray for me that I will be an effective and confident missionary, I know your prayers will really help me here. I know the gospel is true! And I know I need to share that with others. Anyway I have to go and I don't have much time to email so write me as soon as possible like you have been through dearelder.com, I hope you all stay safe and happy.

Love your son and brother,  Elder Westley LeGrande."