MTC Week 3

This week has been pretty interesting. At the mtc they have us teach lessons in all italian and it's really hard to do with our limited vocabulary and usually I end up talking for most of the lesson because my companion isn't very comfortable with the language. These past couple lessons though, he's been adding really cool pieces of insight and information and I really like seeing how dedication and the gift of tongues works in missionaries lives. I think one of the keys is not being afraid of being wrong and messing up. I mess up so much when i try to speak italian haha. The teachers are the 'investigators" that we practice teaching and their names are Fritello Gessel and Serela Bucco. Serela Bucco texts her friends
​our mistakes from the lessons, so at least she gets comical relief from what we say. We like to tease them about how their going to get married even though Fritello Gessel is already engaged. Anyway, my italian is improving, the church is true, and I can't wait for Italy.

Ciao

Anziano Whiting

MTC Week Two

This week has been pretty interesting. At the mtc they have us teach lessons in all italian and it's really hard to do with our limited vocabulary and usually I end up talking for most of the lesson because my companion isn't very comfortable with the language. These past couple lessons though, he's been adding really cool pieces of insight and information and I really like seeing how dedication and the gift of tongues works in missionaries lives. I think one of the keys is not being afraid of being wrong and messing up. I mess up so much when i try to speak italian haha. The teachers are the 'investigators" that we practice teaching and their names are Fritello Gessel and Serela Bucco. Serela Bucco texts her friends
​our mistakes from the lessons, so at least she gets comical relief from what we say. We like to tease them about how their going to get married even though Fritello Gessel is already engaged. Anyway, my italian is improving, the church is true, and I can't wait for Italy.

Ciao

Anziano Whiting

MTC Week One

MTC
The first week is over and I'm loving it here at the MTC! My P Days are on Wednesdays which is kinda weird but oh well. My companion is named Anziano Bertoldo and he is from Colorado. (Anziano is how you say elder in Italian) We actually have a lot of things in common like number of siblings and both graduating with associates. They start you right into learning and teaching people in italian which was pretty crazy. I can pray and say my testimony already which took some practice. I sometimes say stuff in spanish and everyone laughs but oh well. I really like reading the book of mormon in Italian. It is slow but I have gotten better at it everyday and I can't wait to share it with the people of Italy. I hope everyone is doing great.
Sincerely,
Anziano Whiting
PS one of my leaders down here is actually related to me, his name is Scott Whiting and they made me a district leader 

My District at the Provo Temple

President Whiting

My first companion, Elder Bertoldo, from Colorado