Wow I've only been out a week and it feels like an eternity. Days feel like weeks and weeks feel like months. It is brutal. Normal days we have 7 hours of class and in those seven hours I hear about 8 english words. The language is absolutely insane and makes no sense. I swear the teacher is just making it up on the spot. However I am able to pray and bear my testimony pretty comfortably now which is nice.
We've been teaching an "investigator" named Noel. He's one of our teachers that we just havent met yet. Its so hard because we will ask him a question and he will just go off rambling and I have no Idea what he is saying. Our most recent lesson with him was last night though and that is the first time I have felt the spirit while teaching a lesson. The first two I felt like we were just speaking monkey language and it was no good but things are slowly but surely coming along.
Sunday hands down was the best day. I'm district leader so I had several meetings early morning which sucked but it turned out to be a good day. That night we had a devotional and M. Russel Ballard came and spoke to us. It was pretty cool. He talked a lot about faith. Monday I got to help host the open house and I really wanted to see someone I know and the Lord provides!!! I asked to be the greeters so my companion and I were the ones that opened the door for everyone. Within five minutes this family runs off the bus screaming Elder Sackley and I had no idea who they were but I felt quite loved. Its lonely here. It was the webers and they explained who they were and Madison had told me about them. Then about a hour later the Whatcotts came off the bus and they were super excited to see me. It was nice to see them and I got to see Hannahs boyfriend, it was fun. and then prolly another little while longer I saw Grandma Kidman which who was super sweet and just so excited to see me which was really touching and she was so excited!
Tuesday night we had another devotional. Neil L. Anderson came so Ive been to two devtionals and seen two apostles!! At the end of his talk he walked around shaking hands and if you know me you best believe I shook that mans hand. It was actually quite funny. I am the only person in my district that shook his hand and only one other boy in our zone shook his hand.
My companions name is Elder (Landon) Labrum. He grew up in Pleasant Grove Utah and then moved down to St. George for high school. I definitely lucked out. The rest of my district is cool but quite weird too. We share common interest and get along well so I am happy. He has A LOT of friends here though between people from school, ward and cousins. I always tease him that no matter where we look he knows someone but it is nice because then I have friends too. We became close with Elder Rigby and Elder Slyvester. They are in the older part of my zone. Rigby was in Labrums ward back home so they are really good friends but us four just hang out lots its a grand ol time.
I have to respond to each of you seperatly now though. Ill answer all of your questions in seperate emails. The days are long but bearable and you can feel the spirit so strong here. I love it!
Please write and send me as many dear elders and packages as possible. Its probably easiest for Madison to send stuff because shes so close but it is so lonely here. Ill try to write a hand letter home at least once a week.
Elder Garrett Brockbank Sackley
SEP27 PHI-CAV
2005 N 900 E Unit 15
Provo UT 84602
SEP27 PHI-CAV
2005 N 900 E Unit 15
Provo UT 84602
Ill be on a couple more times throughout the day. Just up doing laundry right now and then off to the Temple later.
Hope you are all doing well.
Love,
Elder GSACK (Picture me dabbing)
It's real!
My district
Views from new MTC building. Im not in it at all but we go and study there alot
In class
what I do in class
pictures in the new MTC
however that last one looks a lot like Oregon to me 
Lol we aint in 'merica anymore
theres elder bialrucki (By-al-rookie) for you... Like whats up Kaprees!
after service... sorry logan
Everyone fighting and im cheesing
The district from left to right
Elder Labrum (my companion), me, Elder Bialrucki, Elder hawkins, Elder Jarman, Elder Nelson, Elder Skidmore, Elder Ngalu
Selfie! the boy on the far right is Elder Rigby, the boy closest to me and in the middle is in my zone but idk his name and the blonde kid in the far back looking at the camera is Elder Shelley and hes one of the zone leaders
Elder Sylvestor, Me, Elder Labrum, Elder Rigby
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