November 21, 2013
Hey everyone, how's it going!! My first week here at the MTC has been absolutely amazing!! The spirit here is so strong and the feeling is just so amazing. There is no other place in the world I'd rather be. Classes have been good, and learning to let the spirit teach through you has been the most amazing experience, there is nothing like it. There's so much you learn, the fire-hose analogy they use describes it perfectly. We went through the temple this morning at 6:30, and it was by far the best time I've gone through, amazing spiritual experiences. Having the Spirit in your life to guide you, to teach you is probably the greatest blessing ever.
My companion is Elder Kason McFarland, and he was from West Haven, Utah, just west of Ogden, as well as another Elder in our district. I got called as District Leader and its been a good leadership experience. I have an absolutely fantastic district, they're all super spiritual people and I love them all. My zone is way cool too, we are having so much fun together. Elder Thorton is one of our zone leaders, and he's this huge football player, and a really humble guy too, and we get along so great, just partying and having the best of times. He's from Mesa, Arizona, and is hoping to play professional football when he gets back. Our other Zone leader is Elder JT Ekberg, and we're good friends from middle school, and he went to Hillcrest, as did the other district leader.
SO here's my first real life investigator story: Yesterday afternoon, there was an investigator just walking around our building, and she asked me and my companion a simple question and we just started talking to her out of the blue. She's been having a pretty rough time in life, and her doctor told her to find someplace peaceful, so the MTC lets her walk around here. At the beginning she said that she didn't believe in God, but by the end of our discussion, she was asking a bunch of questions about him, and you could see the spirit working in her. We went to class, then i just had the feeling that we had to go find a Book of Mormon and give it to her, cause he couldn't find one before for her. So we left class and found one and miraculously found her again and gave it to her. She'd never heard of the book before, but we promised it would bring her peace and joy in her life if she read it. Right as we left she just started reading it, and i have the best hopes for her. We haven't heard anything from her since, but she knows where our class is so i hope we'll get to talk to her again. If not, hopefully some other missionaries. But we placed our first Book of Mormon one week into the MTC!! woot!!! I hope she finds the peace she needs in life.
Well I'm only here till Monday morning, and we meet at the buses at 5:30 in the morning to get to the airport, so that'll be fun. And then I'll be in Cincinnati!!!! So excited to get out there and do some teaching!!! There's still a lot i need to learn, but I have the strength of Lord behind me, so I'll be alright. I would LOVE to hear from all of you, e-mails and letters can really make a difference, even after just one week. One week in the MTC is like a month in real time, so it feels like we've been here for quite a while. The Lord really does love all of us, and he knows exactly what we need and when you need it, as was proven to me this week. Best of luck to all of you in your personal endeavors, and don't forget to ask Him for help! cause he'll give it to you. I appreciate every single one of you, and all the friendship you've given me, and you all ROCK!!!! If you want pictures, Let me know!!
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