well i don't know what to say cause there isn't much time at all. but i still haven't sent out thank you cards. theres always something to be doing, theres class, personal and companionship study, teaching appointments, large group meetings, or calling people to see if they recieved stuff they've ordered from the church. oh and there is firesides on sundays with church movies to watch after, and then there are devotionals on tuesdays. Well only like 5 more days left here in the mtc and it seems like i haven't been here that long at all. i've learned a ton but it still seems like not enough and that 3 weeks isn't enough preparation for the next 2 years. well i'm gonna go now but i'll probably check my email again in a few hours cause you can split your half an hour of email time so if theres any questions and you're fast enough i could get them but whatever.oh and we fly out to L.A. then to Sydney and then to Perth

FIRST WEEK - Well i got the package so thank you for sending that. One of the Zone leaders let me borrow one of their towels until it came. also thank you for the snacks! so i only got to send that first email when i did cause that was when we set up or accounts and we weren't really supposed to send any emails but i did anyways cause i needed a towel. other than that we can only use computers on pdays and are also only supposed to write letters on pdays. we went to the temple this morning and am gonna go to lunch after this and then do laundry. classes are crazy long and sometimes really boring. my companion is elder brock nichols from lindon and he's pretty cool. we've taught 3 lessons to fake investigators (other elders) and i guess they were alright although at times it was a little brutal. theres 12 elders in our district half going to riverside california the other 6 going to australia. something pretty cool is that Bruce R. McConkies grandson (elder McConkie) is in our district and our campanionships are rooming together. He's pretty cool. another pretty cool thing here is the referral center where we get to call people and talk to them about some of the stuff they ordered like a bible or book of mormon. the food is exactly the same like at byu and the cafeteria there. One day at lunch some guy saw me walking and called me over and asked me if i remembered him and that he knew jenn and mele and that he used to live by us in hawaii or something i don't know, but his name was elder ulu'ave i think and his first name was something like liah? i dunno. so you can just tell them that cause i don't think i'm gonna have time to write another letter (still have to do those thank you cards). there really isn't time for much except for everything already have planned for the missionaries. like the day goes by way slow but at night its like k where did all this time go...even on p days there's hardly any time to just relax, but i guess thats not what i'm here for. So those jeans you sent weren't the ones i was thinking of and they fit but are just way small and dorky looking, but i guess some of my other ones have holes and junk. also there were some other things i forgot or could use so if you could have the girls send them if you're still gonna be in hawaii for a while. oh and i forget to tell you that we leave for australia nov. 30. so i'll only have one more pday and then let the international stampage begin. so i could use a sweater/jacket so just that white dc one will do, meliss should know which one that is. oil that should be on meliss' black dresser in my room and my mini book of mormon should also be around there somewhere too. So i guess thats it for now but love you and miss you and send my love to all the family.Elder Salakielu

First day at the MTC - I forgot to tell you my scripture for the plaque... it is 2 nephi 31:20. Also i forgot to bring a towel!!! oh well. I saw winston at dinner and that was pretty funny. also could you send me the best in shape jeans along with my cargo shorts with those shirts you're picking up tomorrow...that'd be swell. but Love you and all the family. talk to you later.