Kaleb's first week at the MTC

I´m sorry this email has taken so long to come, but today i sour first P-day, when we first got here, they gave us a chance to send a quick Email to our parents and that was it. So, once again sorry it took so long! There is so much to talk about! So much! My companion is Elder Schwenke. He is from Orem and he went to Timpanogos. I actually knew that he was going to be in the MTC through a mutual friend, but I had no idea that we would be companions! He is litterallty the coolest guy. His dad is from Samoa, and his mom is from the states. He is an all-state football player, and best of all, he has the strongest testimony. The MTC is so great! It is way different than Provo, as we only have about 40 missionaries here right now. So many different languages!! We have Spanish, Portugese, French, and Russian. And we are all in one zone! We have class pretty much all day, but one of the highlights is getting to play soccer. We play daily on a little ghetto public soccer court, that is covered in graffiti. I stink at it, but the environment is so great. Sometimes the little Spanish kids come and play with us, and they always dominate. We also eat authentic Spanish food in the MTC. It is almost a mixture of French and Italian food. I like it, but a lot of the missionaries here don´t. On Saturday, we had the chance to go to the park downtown and proselyte for a couple of hours. It was literally the scariest thing I have ever done, but I know the spirit was with us. I was nervous to only be speaking Spanish, but luckily about half of the people we met spoke English! We placed 3 Book of Mormon´s, but my favorite part was at the end. We got together at the end and sung next to this gorgeous fountain, and I was actually asked to conduct. While we were singing, I got the distinct impression that I knew the church is true, but best of all, I didn´t care who knew it!! I love music!!! I love the gospel!!!! Let´s see, what else is there? I was made a district leader! That´s pretty fun! It´s a little stressful, but I already love my district so much! Madrid is a gorgeous city! The park was literally one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen, and we get to go downtown today and see Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor. You could say I´m pretty excited. The weather is definitely a lot better than Utah right now! It usually gets up to about 75 degrees during the day. I already feel at home! I love you family! Keep in touch! I was worried when I didn´t see an email from you! Elder Rawlinson