The Time Is Almost Here!

Dear Family,

So right now I’m doing my laundry for the last time at the MTC! I leave at 2 in the morning on Thursday and fly out at six. It's been really fun and I'm not gonna lie, I'm really sad to leave. I love my District here, they're all such good guys. Oh! I kind of broke up a fight this week! Elder _____ and Elder _____ don't get along very well. I was over by the mail, and the Spirit prompted me to turn around so I did, and Elder ____and ______ started pushing each other. They were just about to start throwing punches when I jumped in the middle and talked some sense into them. They're such good guys, and I would never want either of them to get sent home - they just have their differences. I'm glad I was able to help stop them before they wouldn't be able to serve.

So, for all who read this who I haven't talked to - here's the story about the cyst on my wrist - (but don't call me a cyst wrist). Haha no one probably got that... Anyway, so I was at the health center because my companion had an ingrown toenail and a few days earlier I had noticed a bump on my hand. SO, I was just sitting there and figured that I should ask one of the professionals about it. I did, and they told me it was a ganglion cyst. Today, they sent me to a specialist to decide what to do with me, and the doctor agreed that it was a ganglion cyst caused by extra joint lubricating fluid in my wrist that kind of bubbled up. He gave me two options. He said he could surgically remove it and be done with it - AND leave for the DR two weeks later. OR, do the other unreliable, sometimes impossible, procedure of drawing out the fluid with a needle. I don’t want to leave late, so I said a little prayer, and chose the latter. First, they numbed it, then got this giant of a needle out and plunged it right in! Nothing happened for the first little while then, (sucking noise) it all just came right out. It was pretty gross, not gonna lie! Have you ever had power gel before? If you have, it looked exactly like that - same consistency and everything. Kind of like a light shaded honey for those of you who don't know. So . . . I’m cured and ready to head out!

This week has been really good with the language! I met an Elder from the DR, who knew just about as much English as I do Spanish, and we were able to talk for about half an hour no problem! It was pretty cool.

In class, we watched a movie of Elder Holland’s talk "The Miracle of a Mission". It was so good and inspiring - holy cow that man knows how to write a talk! Oh, and the MTC watched The Testaments on Sunday night. Never have I ever seen so many guys cry at the same time in the same room. The Spirit was so strong. OH, it's really cool when we all sing too - it's so powerful! Sorry this is all random stuff...

I'm so excited to get over there and learn the language so I wont be wasting any time when I get there! This is definitely the Lord's work and my testimony has become so much stronger in my time here. I’m so excited to teach the people who don't have the same truth I have. They need to feel the love of the Savior in their lives just as much as we do.

Wish me safe travels! Love you – bye!

Love, Elder McBride

p.s. Dad, I’m working on that letter for the priests. I’ll make it a good one. They ALL need to get out here! Fonzie - haha I think you're funny!