After his first two weeks in the MTC, Spud is doing great! The first week, his companion, Elder Teaupa, was sick. Spud got the opportunity to give him a blessing. The language is hard, but he is picking it up little by little. His favorite part is personal study time and singing. He said that when all of the missionaries sing together, it sounds amazing. "We sound like the Tabernacle Choir". There are only 4 missionaries going to Samoa. They all get along great and he said they have become his second family. They play volleyball during gym time and his team rocks! He said the spirit in the MTC is awesome, but sometimes he gets homesick. He gets a lot of mail and his mom sends him fun packages!