November 8, 2011

Hola Familia!

Well, here we are, week 4 since i have been in the MTC just a couple days short of a month and about half way done with my time in the MTC. I thought that with this email, i would kind of give you and idea of what each day is like at the CCM (MTC) or at least what is like for me.

Sundays we wake up at 6:30 like any other day and get ready for the day, then we have planning at 7:00 and then breakfast at 7:35. (which is cold cereal, fruit and maybe chocolate milk) then we go to sacrament meeting from 8-9. then at 9:30 i go and watch music and the spoken word then at 10 we have relief society and we always have a guest speaker. Then the rest of the day we have district meeting/interviews and a Temple walk (which i love) then at we go to choir and then there is a fireside. this last Sunday President Atkins who is a lawyer for the church came and spoke to us. it was really cool! he talked a lot about the church and the growth, but he also talked about how we get into the countries that we do... and the main thing that i learned is that there is power in prayer and having good 'relationships' with other countries.

 

Then Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are basically the same. We will wake up at 6:30. We plan at 7. Breakfast at 7:40 and class usually starts at 8.... class, gym, class again, language study time, personal study time, TALL (which is Technology Assitant Language something, haha! it basically is another tutor for spanish)

 

ok, sorry, so as im telling you about this, i am getting bored. haha! so, i am going to switch gears. I have learned something very valuable this week.... and it is something that i have never thought about before. Hermana Baird and i have kinda been having a hard time at teaching our investigators (Juan and Patricia) We have been having a hard time balancing teaching by the Spirit, applying the lessons to them, gaining our own testimony about the things that we teach and also teaching to their needs. For me, it has been really hard because so many people have told me "oh, i love the MTC, you are on such a spiritual high and you learn so much about yourself and you gain such a testimony" well, the MTC is not that way anymore. And i am not trying to sound negative because it is not a negative thing and the MTC i have learned a lot about myself and i have been on a spiritual high as well. But this is what i really learned this week. This mission is not about me. It is not about me, it is ALL about the investigators. When i wake up in the morning, i should be more concerned about how i am going to help Juan and Patricia, not on what i want to wear in the morning. What i study in class should not been focused on me and what i want to learn, but how i can help the investigators come unto Christ. I would like to challenge everyone that reads this email to study their scriptures not only for them, but for someone they truly care about and who they want to help. You will learn more about yourself then you could ever imagine. "when ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God".

 

The MTC is a great place! I cannot wait for the day when Will gets to come here! He will just eat it up. And i will tell you what, i look forward to everything that we do here everyday. oh and, i just wanna say again, i am getting really good at shooting 3-pointers... haha! and the Elders dont like it. hah! :) I love it!

 

Oh, and today Hermana Baird and I met a lady, her name is Sister Madsen (she works at the MTC) and her daughter went to Des Moines, Iowa, spanish as well! She went on to tell Hermana Baird and I that there are about 6 Hermanas assigned to that mission (or at least that is how it was for her daughter that has only been home for 2 years)

 

Anyways, I love you all so much! Thank you for the prays and for the support and all the letters! I LOVE all the drawing that I have received, they are my pride and joy. :) Oh, and guess what... on Monday afternoon we sat by President Brown who is the MTC president and he said that we are going to have a special speaker tonight.... and it is one of the Twelve Apostles! WOOT! I will let you know who.... :)

 

I love you, always, forever,

Hermana Wadsworth