1st Email

Missionary 
December 27, 2018

What an amazing opportunity I have been given to be able to serve the Lord. Though it has only been a week I love it. The MTC is awesome, i'm enjoying every minute of it. From meals, to class, to workout, to sleep. There is no place i would rather be at this moment of time. 

The food is good, and it ends to pass through well, but every now and again it doesn't. But i do enjoy it, every meal has been awesome, especially when you realize that it tastes the way it does and has to feed so many elders. 

I have been waking up every morning at 5:35, I get a workout in then shower before getting ready for the day. The rest of the day has consisted of class learning and practice teaching. Which is wonderful, but can become a drag. At meal times my district eats together with another from our zone, but fun fact my district has only elders. Though the input from only males in class can begin to feel like the same thing over and over, but i do love it. 

The first Sunday here I felt that i needed to pray, and when i did i was directed to Mosiah 3. After reading that chapter the spirit testified to me that I needed to be here and after reading verse 19 I knew what i needed to do. I know my purpose as a missionary, and I know that i am with my companion for a reason. This is the next step in my life and after last night I know that i need to be here. 

Last night we had an elder who has been having night terrors, for the past 3 nights, but last night was really bad. Our district leaders, another elder and myself went in to help him. They had already given him a blessing the night before, and our zone leader is a new convert so it was difficult for us to get him out of a "strict to the rules" behavior, because he wanted to wait, but we knew that he needed someone with higher priesthood keys than us to help, but after we woke him, and our zone leader left, we were able to talk to him and get him to medical help. But it wasn't necessarily medical help he needed. We could feel the the evil that filled that room, and we prayed, and new that once we commanded such in the name of christ, there was peace. This last night was a testimony builder for me. I know that this church is true and that is simply my testimony. I love the little work we are doing and know that these short two years are in no comparison to Christ's sacrifice for us, and because of such I am happy to serve. 

But on a Happier note I would like to say that Christmas was great, we watched "A Broken Horse Miracle" which was a great movie with such a powerful message. After we had David A. Bednar speak to us, which was amazing. and I sang in the choir during the MTC Christmas Devotional before he spoke, that was great. But later on we also watched "What a Wonderful Life" and that was good. Our final devotional that night was a performance by David Archuletta, who however you spell his last name, and that was pretty sweet. He sang hymns and Christmas Carols to us. After each missionary had the opportunity to shake his hand, and we were told not to hug him but once my opportunity came about i asked if her would break the rule for me and he did. It was cool to get a hug from him after all that.

But All-in-All I am loving this. 

I love all of you and hope that you will send an email back.