MTC Week 3: March 17

OVER HALF WAY DONE. hey guys!!!! how is it possible I've been here for over 3 weeks??? It's been a crazy but dang good week.  Sundays are officially my favorite days.  You basically get hit with spiritual bricks all day and its the best thing.  We said goodbye to ANOTHER district from our zone as they headed out into the field and we all cried.  

Monday I got to go out into the real world so that was pretty crazy.  I was having super bad stomach pains and I went to the MTC health center pero the Doc was out and so the nurse made me go to ER even though I said I could probably wait.  I got a CT scan and they hooked me up to an IV.  They gave me some meds and said I had a stomach virus or somethin pero I'm all good now!! and we got to ride in a CAR and see real people!! Haha We missed dinner so we ate ice cream out of the vending machine.  Which we get BYU creamery ice cream and I highly recommend the "Graham Canyon" its so dang good.  

On Tuesday night one of our Elders left for the Dominican MTC because he finally got his visa pero it was so super sad because our district is so close.  We had a little testimony meeting and all said goodbye.  

Mi Madre sent me a huge package with soooo much food and now I'm set for life.  & my awesome Grandma sent me a box of treats it made my whole day.  So grateful for those two!!

Okay so the MTC choir is the greatest thing, almost all of the MTC is in it and the choir director is the coolest guy he always tells cool stories and its like a mini devotional+ choir practice.  

Being a missionary is the best thing ever and being surrounded by so many is even better.  I know that this work would not be possible without the Lord's help.  I can't believe how much Spanish I already know.  I know way more Spanish then I learned in two years of high school Spanish class.  I've learned that when we are obedient and strive to have the spirit with us the power of God is within us.  I love teaching our investigator Ana shes so awesome and the spirit is always so strong in the room.  She always asks us to sing hymns to her and we're pretty terrible but she loves it.  Next week we get to teach a member or family over skype probably from out of the country so thats pretty cool.  

We finally got new Elders and Hermanas in our zone!! It's been two weeks since we've gotten new people so we were so excited!! One of the Hermanas is going to Salt Lake City Spanish speaking and her names Aubrey!! The others are going to Argentina. On Sunday and Tuesday my district got to usher at the devotional and tell all the missionaries where to go and then we had reserved front row seats, so that was awesome.  Been eating salad and fruit every day because I'm not diggin the food pero esta bien.  Laundry is a struggle because you have to put your clothes through the dryer like 3 cycles if you want them to actually dry, but I usually look forward to doing laundry all week as odd as that is.

I've learned so much here at the MTC.   Become more like Christ and turn to others.  Turn outward before you turn in and let Christ change you from the inside out.  So grateful for this opportunity to be here and I know with out a doubt Christ is walking with each of us every step.  I would not be here without his help, love, and support.  Pray always and let your relationship with your Heavenly Father grow.  He has prepared a way for each of us personally to return to Him.  The righteous path WILL be hard pero the reward is great.  I've come to understand that Satan works extra hard on the righteous.  The last thing he wants is for us to succeed in gathering scattered Israel.  I know this work will not be easy but it's not about me it's about the people and through Christ anything possible.  Keep up the good work and you're a rock star if you read my whole email. Love you all and thanks for the emails!! see ya next week!!!​​​​