We have received several letters from Sean now. We get letters once a week. He says he is doing well. He tells us he has one hour of personal, companion, and language study for 3 hours total. Then he has an hour and 15 minutes of MDT (missionary directed time). The rest is just classroom instruction. They have firesides on Sunday and Tuesday nights. The BYU men's chorus, Elder Lance B. Wickman, Elder David B. Dickson, and some others have spoken to them.

For Christmas Elder L. Tom Perry and his family gave a devotional. Sean says it was really great. The MTC gave them a bag with a Mormon Tabernacle Choir CD and some candy in it.

They go to the temple every week and Sean loves it.

He says that he has gained 15 pounds of muscle, but with the amount of candy that we keep sending him, we're not so sure it is muscle. He is not a big fan of the food at the MTC, so anything non-perishable that can be sent would be great.

Sean told us a joke that the MTC president told them on their first Sunday there: "You know what the difference between the MTC and prison is? In prison you get a phone call and a TV." Sean says being in the MTC is the hardest thing he has ever done, so letters would really be appreciated. He would love to know that people still remember him and are praying for him.

If you live in Provo, the UPS store on University Avenue up by the Riverwoods (it is about 1/2 a mile south of the Riverwoods in a strip mall on the East side of the road) does free same day MTC delivery. If you live along the Wasatch front, there are also several UPS stores that do same day delivery as well if you deliver the package by noon. I think this costs a little money, but I'm not sure. Go to www.mtcdelivery.com for more information.