August 1st email

Hello!

So, I've been here at the MTC (or Missionary Training Center) for just about a week now. I flew here from the Phoenix airport to the Salt Lake airport and it was quite the experience! I've flown twice before and I don't remember it. But everything went off without any problems and now here I am, letting you know that I'm still alive! 

I appreciate each and every one of you and am thankful for your support while I'm away.

Please do let me know if any of you have questions, I'm happy to answer them!

Love you all!

-Elder Jacob Degiuli

 

In an email just sent to me, he says this:

  I'm with the BEST district ever! They're absolutely awesome. I've also sewed a button back onto someone's suit jacket, we've done laundry, and my companion here in the MTC is our district leader. He's from Gilbert! Then one of the sisters in the district is from Phoenix (she went to GCC!) and another Elder is from Queen Creek! This has been one of the most spiritual experiences I've had and it's been fantastic. I'm loving it!

This is my companion. His name is Elder Thompson, and he's
from Gilbert! He was a part of the blue shirts during the Gilbert
Temple Cultural Celebration. He's our district leader and is
absolutely awesome. He and I work pretty well together during our
studies, and while teaching. I'm glad to call him my companion!

A few days later, my sister-in-law was touring the new MTC and her daughter saw Jacob sitting in the courtyard with a group of other missionaries, so she snapped a picture from afar and sent it to me. I loved getting that text! He is on the right side and if you look, you can see that he saw them and gave them a nice big grin.