Week Four in the MTC

As Elder Harrison embarks on Week Four at the Provo MTC there is clear evidence that he has really hit his stride. For example, he asked how Trish was doing "emotionally" (the difficulty of being separated from her oldest son, no doubt). He is also asking for news of each family member, "literal news" as he describes it. He understands the testimony bering and the spiritual sustenance that his parents try to provide, but doggone it, he wants NEWS! So, accommodating as we are, we filled the "DearElder" e-mails with news from home, news about the world, news about politics, and news about the Church.
Lest we forget where he is, he also reminded us that he wants the Book of Mormon edition of the Ensign as well as the General Conference edition when it comes out.
As far as his daily routine goes, he says that the "days have been pretty much the same." They have a "lot of personal study time in a small classroom. We have classes with either teacher where we learn grammar, teaching, and the Gospel." He still has challenges with the cuisine, calling his eating experiences "semi decent meals in a cafeteria." He is also committed to physical fitness. He is running, "doing pushups, crunches, curls" and playing basketball with his district, calling it all a "break from the monotony."
On Sundays they we meet as a branch of about 50, and then have a fireside with the whole MTC each Sunday evening. On P-Day, which is Thursday, his district goes to the temple in the morning and then does laundry and write letters in the afternoon.
He is also supposed to work with a program called "Technology Assisted Language Learning" an hour each day. He refers to this effort as "really boring and kind of waste of time."  :) 
He got his first haircut this week and claims it is "the shortest it's been in 6 years!" His roommates, Elders Smith and Warren, left for the Guatemala MTC this week, making it rather lonesome in their room.
After all is said and done, Elder Harrison bears his testimony at the end of each letter and e-mail : "I know the Church is true, and and I can't deny my testimony. Thanks for your support. :)

Con Amor"
We love and miss him very much!