It's been a short week! And a long week. A sort of long-short week combo.
Most of my days this week have consisted of breakfast, class, lunch, study time (and more importantly, spikeball), dinner, class, and sleep. Wellllll, maybe not RIGHT to sleep. My nights have been a lot like the one I described in the previous email, lots of fun, lots of excitement, and lots and lots and lots of talking.
My favorite story from this week happened yesterday while I was practicing piano during my free time!
So I discovered that during free time, I could go into one of the many rooms with a piano and jam. out. Yesterday, I was practicing exceptionally loudly in an exceptionally un-soundproofed room. My line-up that day consisted of a few of my originals, a few cool pop songs, and a very long rendition of my favorite hymn, "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief." After launching into a dramatic key change (which may or may not have made my voice shoot up about an octave. For those of you that have experienced my piano and singing sessions, you know that I get wayyyy into it. And by that, I mean swaying, pounding the keys, and singing at the top of my lungs. After a dramatic and very loud verse five, I turned around to make sure that my companion was still there, and to my shock (and horror tbh) I saw two sister missionaries standing behind me, watching me play the piano and sing like no one's watching. To be fair, I thought that no one was watching. Anyway, the sisters started to compliment my music, and, completely caught off guard, I spent way longer than I care to admit just blushing and muttering like -well- like the fool I am! After talking for a few minutes, they told me that they were in the room next door listening!!! Ahhhh I was embarrassed hahaha. I thanked them for saying that, and after the left, the whole mood of my day was improved.
In short, if you feel like there is something you can say to brighten someone's day, say it! That experience made my week!
Alright, I need to finish washing my laundry, but enjoy these pictures! They include (in random order because I'm not tech-savvy enough for these MTC computers): A pic of me and my comp, me with my district, my mom's beloved tag pic in front of the temple, and me wearing Elder Baumann's glasses in the cafeteria.
I miss you all so much!
With love,
Elder Jones
p.s. keep the emails coming... they're my fav
Oh, and for those who want it, here's my MTC address! ;)
Elder Isaac Royal Jones
NOV11 ECU-GUAS
2005 N 900 E Unit 150
Provo UT 84602
