6:30 am, the alarm went off and Elder Cluff woke up and asked Mitchell to go running with him. They both came home looking hot, sweaty and exhausted . . . as if they may have been racing each other. Lol
After getting ready, it was time for personal study, and then companion study with his companion, Elder Wright, from Thatcher, AZ. After class, when I asked about his companion and what he knew about him, Jacob replied, “I don’t know, we didn’t talk about ourselves. We studied the scriptures.” I was worried they might not actually have an opportunity to get to know each other at this online MTC. But after about 4 days, I asked Jacob again how companion study went and he sheepishly said, “Well, we actually didn’t study. We just talked the whole time. I guess we better set up another time to do the studying part.” (Mom thought that was great!)
About a week into the MTC, he started having lap top issues, so he had to come down and do the MTC on the computer in the dining room for a day – which was a little tricky, as he needed it quiet, and Ethan needed the computer for his on-line high school classes. But, crisis only lasted a day, new lap top was purchased and set up and then he was able to go back into he and Ethan’s room to do the MTC.
Most days, Jacob had TRC (training resource center – roll play practice with investigators) or devotionals, videos to watch and study time in the mornings. Then, afternoon class (12:30 – 4pm) with Brother Clay, who served in NY, and evening class (4:30 – 7:30pm) with Sister Christensen, who served foreign and in the states. His district had 4 Sisters and 4 Elders. Elder Wright and Jacob are both going to the Orem, UT mission, where as the Sisters were going to Yakama, WA, and Tennessee.
