Happy Conference Weekend, everybody!

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First week in the MTC! It's...weird. Hah, yep, it is weird being here after having already been out for twelve weeks. It's not the kind of place [large campuses] that I normally love being in, but it's been fun nonetheless. Our classes have been very good, my district is really great, and I'm never hungry.

Speaking of that, don't bother sending me food. It's always a nice gesture, but I definitely do not need it. They feed us well. I haven't touched any of the snacks I already have since I got here, and my new companion, Elder Neddo, shared some Easter candy with me yesterday that I also haven't touched yet. I don't know what I'd do with more yet MORE food!

So, conference starts today! I hope everyone is excited to hear the new prophet speak. I am looking forward to it. Remember to take some personal, spiritual questions you have to conference and prepare to have them answered. God is trying to speak to all of us, through his servants. Are we prepared to listen?

Like I said, it's strange being amongst a bunch of greenies. Even the people who've been here the longest haven't been missionaries for as long as I have. I've felt somewhat worried that I'll backslide and forget what I learned over the last three months. But I have learned new things here, since in our mock-investigator lessons I have to be the senior companion 24/7, which I haven't ever done before and is not so easy. I am not great at asking good questions, which is a serious weakness I hope to overcome.

It's funny to see people going through the same thing I went through, only in a much different setting. I must look really confident to everybody when in fact I've just been doing this for a long time. Even though the MTC reminds me of school--I mean, you even see the "Y" in multiple places--it's very different. It's a place where pretty much everyone you meet is striving to be Christlike, and that's awesome. It really is a foretaste of eternal life in some ways.

Wish I had more time, but conference starts soon and I have to get my laundry done or disaster will strike.

Enjoy Conference!

Love,
Elder Gallagher

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