Letter sent Sept. 14

Hola padres!
So I tried sending an email, but I'm not sure that it worked. You'll either get zero or like twenty copies. My computer kind of froze when I went to send it. Anyway, the first day was too busy to comprehend what was going on. The second day I got a taste of reality. FRUSTRATION! I found myself starting to formulate plans for my escape. Don't worry, though, I'm sticking through to the end! Everyone told me how hard a mission would be, but no one warned me about this first week.
My companion's name is Hermana Gwynn. She's fromLogan and she was going to BYU Hawaii. She's really nice and softspoken. It's still hard for me to have to be with someone ALL THE TIME though. I guess I better get used to it and quick because I still have 18 months of it.
It's weird to hear the BYU clock tower and think that I'm not going there. The classes there are cake compared to here. They actually give you assignments. Here, you have to teach yourself.
The food here is okay, but I miss mom's cooking. I also miss my pillows. They only give us one here and you have to fold it in half to make it thick enough. But then it's hard as a rock. Good times! I love sleeping! I had a really hard time staying awake at the temple. We had to be there in time for the 7:00 session so we had to get up earlier than normal.
There are 56 branches here and we only do sacrament meeting with our branch. Relief society is combined with all the sisters and it's not all in a three-hour block for church. Everything is separate.
Here's a sample schedule for a weekday:

6:30 wake up and get ready
7:00 breakfast
7:30 - 10:05 Class (we call it the brick cell)
10:15 -11:05 Gym time
11:05 - 11:30 Prepare for next activity
11:30 Lunch
12:15 - 4:30 MDT (missionary directed time) this is when we do personal, companion, and language study.
4:30 Dinner
5:15 - 9:00 Class
9:00 - 9:30 Daily planning with companion
9:30 Get ready for bed
10:15 Quiet time
10:30 Lights out.

As you can see, there isn't much time to get ready, EVER. It's a really good thing I have the haircut that I do. We usually have to shower at night so we can be ready in time in the mornings. A lot of times I go to bed wondering if I'm going to be able to get up and do it all over again, but the Lord blesses me. I'm doing okay.
So in answer to mom's letter, I don't think adjustment is any easier than yours, but I'm hoping in the next day or two I"ll get into the swing of things and start to enjoy the work more. We have a wonderful branch president and he and his wife take extremely good care of us! (They told us they favor the sisters because they have five daughters of their own. No boys.) They are very encouraging and Sister Watkins says it's her job is to hug and spoil all of us. So no need to worry about me having all that I need.
I love you all and appreciate your prayers. I also pray for you everyday. Until next week, adios. (Literally means "to God.")

Love Herman Larsen