this time warp thing works here at the MTC.
My Spanish is coming along....we are now teaching two investigators and one of them commited to baptism! Yayuh....except she's just role playing....and shes my teacher but still...its excited. Its funny the things we (missionaries in the MTC) get excited about here...for example tonight we get to go to sleep at 9:30 because our building is having a planned power outage...everyone was SO happy...seriously..it makes me happy everyone is as lame as me and wants to go to bed early. I get up at 6 every morning and I'm totally fine through out the entire day....I know Heavenly Father is blessing me with good health because I honestly thought I'd be DRAGGING by now but I'm not. The church is true!!
Anyways so on Sundays, they pick two missionaries to speak in Spanish at sacrament meeting ....but they pick your name on the spot. Jeff told me that they don't pick the newbies because our Spanish isn't proficient so they pick the ones who are about to enter the field so I wasnt worried about it (I'm not gonna lie...the thought of being randomly called terrifies me). So I'm just chillin there at sacrament meeting and one of the counselors in the presidency says "we will now be hearing from Elder Lopez........and then after we will be hearing from Sister Ruiz" WHAT?!?!?! I'm pretty sure my heart stopped and I looked around with a crazy face. I'm pretty sure I was sweating bullets. So I got up there and gave my talk about how understanding the atonement can strengthen your faith in Christ. I don't even remember what I said but apparently I did well because people kept coming up to me and telling me.....or they felt bad for the white mexican...whatevs.
Then a couple days later, we have a solo Elder in our zone (which means he doesn't have a companion because his companion left to the field so he has to be with either a set of elders or a set of sister missionaries) so he asked us to take him to the TRC which is where us missionaries teach members of the church (more role playing). The other set of sister missionaries were suppose to meet him there so that they could teach. Welp they never showed up!! So we got pushed into teaching a lesson that we didnt prepare for AND with advance spanish speakers. Heavenly Father really likes throwing me under the bus. He's hilarious. But in all seriousness...I am glad I was given those opportunities because it has helped me become more confident, not only as a Spanish speaker but as a missionary. Being a missionary really does take your out of your comfort zone 90% of the time. But I love it.
So Julie B. Beck who is the General Relief Society President of the Church came and spoke to us for Tuesday night devotional. It was awesome. She talked a lot about temples and how the work is moving forward and how we are evidence of that.
The MTC is really an experience like no other. We basically do the same thing everyday and literally you're studying your brains out for 12 hours and you're so exhausted but then you go to devotionals or sacrament meeting and it's SUCH a relief and good reminder why you're out here serving. The mission is NOT about me....this is the only 18 months I have that I will ever get an opportunity to solely serve others. Satan does try to make me feel selfish but the Spirit ALWAYS wins. I love being part of the work. I thought I'd feel different wearing a nametag but I don't...it's feels normal and I feel missionary work runs within me. We had a devotional on Sunday and it was about tithing. It's so important to pay tithing...think of all the blessings not only you will get but the church! Just do it!! Or like a member of the audience said: "pay yo tithing or else the Holy Ghost will slap you upside the back of yo head" - 1 of 4 blacks guy in the MTC. It's true. Anywho I miss you all and love you so much! I pray for you and know that I think of you. Thank you for your letters!! Please send more via dear elder because its free AND i only get 30 mins. Amo!
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