Week 2

Hey everyone! 

I am doing great here in the MTC, there has been a little bug going through our residence hall and I caught it so I have a little bit of a sore throat but other than that all is well! I love hearing from all of you and love getting your letters so keep them coming. I have been having a lot of fun here. The other day there was a rap battle right outside our room and it was one of the funnest things that has happened since I got here. A kid from upstairs named himself white cheddar and he thinks he is Eminem! I took like an hour out of class time to explain the A-team principle to our whole zone and everyone thought it was soo funny. The A-team principle is that any group of four has to have a brain, a brawn, a good lookin' and a wild card. Everyone was trying to apply the A-team principle to their own district and they thought it was hilarious. My zone leaders even did it and we called them the ultimate A-team. I was sad because they all got their visas to Brazil and I really like hanging out with them but before they left they decided who the next ultimate A-team was and we had a ceremony and everything. They chose a kid in my district as brains which is not surprising and then they chose the biggest kid in the zone as brawn. Then they chose Oglesbee as a wild card which you wouldn't guess but he is wild then they chose me as the looks which I did not see coming! I was honored but confused but everyone respects the new hierarchy so I am the looks! My zone is awesome and I couldn't have asked for better friends, it just goes to show how much Heavenly Father blesses me everyday. I have been teaching a fake investigator for some time and we got him to stop drinking coffee and he wants to get baptized and we did it all in Portuguese! We also got a new teacher who teaches for the other 3 hour block we have and he is way cool, all of my teachers know Collin Toyn because he went to Portugal on his mission with some of them and they said they are going to ask him to come in as an investigator or do TRC with him which is like family home evening! I really hope it works out so that I can see him again. Anyway that's all I have time for today. Thank you for your letters and support! Keep them coming!

Love,

Elder Ruggles

My room

The guy to the left of me is my favorite zone leader and I was way sad when he left. The one 2 down from him is the brawn and his name is Bleazard and then 2 down was Lowder and he is the one who gave me the looks. 

Me and my zone in front of the temple