Familia!

It has been a great week, as always.  The MTC does has its ups and downs but its mostly ups :)  I went to the TRC last saturday (Jack you should volunteer...I think I go every Saturday at 10 or 11) and I loved it!  At first me and Hermana Varley were super nervous just because we were teaching someone other than our teachers.  They've changed the TRC since that last time I volunteered which was like a year ago.  When I went, I would pretend to be either an investigator or a less active and I would have a whole story set up for me.  Then the missionaries would teach me based on my needs.  So thats what I was expecting, but its actually members of the church and they aren't role playing.  We basically leave a spiritual thought and it's more focused on trying to know what the Spirit is telling you.  So we had two appointments.  One was with a girl named Bertha, she's from Mexico and is studying at UVU.  She had the Ensign magazine next to her and I felt prompted to ask her about it and we ended up talking about General Conference and what a blessing it is to hear it twice a year.  Then we taught the Kitchen family.  They are actually serving a mission but their mission is serving as volunteers at the MTC, cute huh? They are both returned missionaries so we talked about the blessings of serving a mission.  The lessons were definitely inspired by the Lord because together as a companionship we only prepared on teaching some of the Restoration.  But we ended up not talking about that at all.  I love how the Spirit works! So we LOVE the TRC. It's so less intimidating, for sure. 

I went to the temple this morning and I remembered Jeff telling me that their breakfast was good so my district and I ate there.....yup Jeff was right...bomb breakfast...we ate actual eggs today! I forgot what those taste like.  So I'm glad atleast one thing Jeff told me was right :)

So every Sunday and Tuesday night we have MTC devotionals.  Tuesdays is usually when General authorities come so my companion and I always join the choir hoping we could get good seats....that's basically the only reason because we both have horrible singing voices.  We just mouth the words...especially on the really high parts.  Theres a camera that films the choir and we always try to avoid it because its SO distracting seeing your face on two huge screens and then I forget the words and just look dumb.  So we've sang every week and never had the camera on us....until last Tuesday.  Yup zoom close up of mine and my compa's face....BUT it's okay....because Elder Richard G. Scott from the Quorom of the 12 was here! An apostle saw my face! Yup, I'm famous.  I guess its the only time thats acceptable to have my face that big. 

Enough about my face, Elder Scott's talk was AMAZING!    He really stressed on listening to the promptings of the spirit and writing them down so you won't forget.  What I really liked is when he said "The Lord will help you grow slowly on your mission".  It gave me so much peace because I've been kind of struggling with my own expectations.  I know I have to grow into the "mantle" but I'm just so dang impatient! I want to know everything! I know...ridiculous. I also loved when he was silent and I'm observing the room full of missionaries and he says "there is great power in this room.....I can feel it".  Goose bumps! He also somehow tied in marriage....I've actually received alot of counsel on marriage....never thought I would on my mission but that's the church for ya :)  Elder Scott always counseled us to find a quiet place to pour our your heart to the Lord.  We should all be doing that! As insignificant as we are, He wants us to converse with him.  Take time out of your day to talk to Heavenly Father.  He is always willing to help.  I know that He lives.  I can feel His hand in my life, more than ever and it is a privilege to be one of His servants.  I love you all! Keep writing me...I might take a while but just know I appreciate it so much. 

Love,