Here we are in beautiful Provo.  We arrived on Saturday the 4th and spent 2 nights at an RV park near Utah Lake.  We really like it there.  It's a very nice park.  On Monday the 6th we moved our RV onto the MTC grounds and got changed clothes to check in and get our name badges.  The day was spent with orientations and tours so we could find our way around.  The busiest hub is the cafeteria.  (Doyle says that you take your life in your hands when you enter the cafeteria).  The MTC houses about 2400 young elders every week, plus about 200 senior missionaries and teachers and staff.  Today we talked to two new elders who had just arrived.  They use red dots on the name tags to identify the new arrivals.  Interestingly, they both arrived from Colorado and they were going to India (English speaking).  It is a sight to behold!  Such energy and enthusiasm!
Tuesday was a very long day.  We started classes at 8am and got out of our very first devotional here at 8pm. Today was not as long with classes starting at 8am and running through 4:15.  The instructors are wonderful and the senior missionaries all have inspiring and interesting stories to tell.  There are 42 couples in our group. We are then sub-divided into smaller groups.  Our group has a couple going to France.  The rest of us are serving in the states. We will continue to have classes together through Friday and for those of us staying for another week, we will be going into additional types of classes.
It's been beautiful and hot, but we have been inside alot so we haven't been able to enjoy the sun.  On Saturday we will have our first opportunity to relax and enjoy the area. Oh and did I mention, that I will sleep in on Saturday?  No 5:30 wake-up on that day!