"So today is p-day once again :) WOOT WOOT ! That's so exciting that she
made the news, make sure you guys laminate that ! LAMINATED ! hahaha and
sweet I am excited to get a package those are the most prestigious
things here, and Sally gave me one so WOOT ! Thanks Sally ! It WAS as
good as it sounded and I made sure to share with elder Jensen. So what
else is going on? How was hanging with everyone at the beach? How was
the 4th of July with everyone? By the way that letter all you amazing
people sent me was the most meaningful thing ever and I am gonna hold on
and cherish it forever. I love you guys !
I can't say that I am really
homesick right now cuz I haven't felt homesick yet, but I can say that I
miss your guys's voices. I picture them every time I read- I love
you guys !
So on our 4th of July some crazy stuff went down. It was a
normal day like any other until the devotional that night we had a judge
talk about freedom and religion and stuff and it was way sick but
before we even started They told us we could take off our jackets (thank
goodness cuz it gets so hot !) and we started singing stuff like
popcorn popping and the snowman one and the MTC president asked
anyone with a birthday on the 4th and on Christmas and int this month to
come up and we kept singing happy birthday, and then we sang happy birthday to America. And the best part was the president asked all those
that had gotten a dear john or a dear Jane to come up and when we did
we all sang love one another to them hahah. It was such a stinking rowdy
devotional and there was a bagpipes player in the end and a bunch of
flags from all over and they showed pictures of every mission and it was
sweet and after we left the gym to eat magnum ice cream
bars and watch the fireworks. We couldn't go to our rooms until after
they were all over and it wasn't even a good show. Even if the beach
boys were there.
So we went to bed at like 11:30 and it was me Elder Jensen Elder Bever and Elder Willis that were hanging out. It was crazy
fun even though we got a lack of sleep. Oh and I got a haircut today .
The reason I was bearded upon arrival to the MTC was because I left my
razor with you guys and I got the razor the morning of me entering, oh and no music in the MTC so lame! On the mission I can so that's
good. OH sally please send me that cd ! I would love it !
HOLY CRAP PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!! So I was
reading my scriptures and you guys . . . the church is true. All you
endowed people reading this look at the Abraham facsimile #2 and just
read it and look at all the pictures VERY carefully !
ESPECIALLY fig.7 SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZYYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !
I was on a freaking cloud yesterday when I saw that, cuz yeah I was
just praying to figure out some new stuff and learn something new .
Ended up having my MIND BLOWN !! so yeah read it look at it freak out a
little bit at the awesomeness of it ! yeah.
Anywho so in other news I'm
getting amazing at volleyball, all we do is play that or soccer. Days
when we have late gym is volleyball in the AC gym and morning gym is
soccer or futbol. Oh sally can you do me a favor and look up the history
of how the church got a hold of the facsimiles of Abraham and can you
look up the Joseph Smith papers info on LDS.org
and send that to me or something? that would be great!
12 minutes
left. So we had this really cool devotional the other day about Joseph
smith that was amazing and I have such a greater respect and
understanding of him and what he went
through, and after we sang praise to the man and the spirit was
tangible it was like his spirit was there just listening to us sing.
And the other really cool spiritual thing this week was this workshop we had. We had to teach someone on the opposite side of the room with a random person- luckily I got Elder Willis and the instructor said k 6 minutes to teach the first lesson. So normally you get to know the people you teach but we had no time so we taught as best we could and super quick but when we got to the first vision I slowed down and really tried to speak from the heart. After he said you guys need to focus more on teaching people not lessons but he had felt a difference when I said the first vision. Then I found this awesome quote on missionary work that says basically are we just giving people information or are we giving them salvation. Totally changed my life. So after I tried my best to teach from the heart the whole lesson and we taught an investigator named Luis (my teacher) and before we left the room he was like hold on a second. That was the best first lesson I've ever been given by anyone, in all the time I've been at the MTC. Totally made me feel like all my hardwork trying to learn and trying to really teach from my heart paid off . ! And we had the same experience that night teaching our sub "jonathan" and he said that he felt a tangible difference in the spirit. It makes me feel so good, like I'm actually progressing because at times I feel I', not. Then when we taught Macario my other teacher I said the first vision again and now every time I teach and every time I say those words and every time I bear witness to truth, I can feel the spirit. It's tangible. And it feels amaznig. I have been so blessed with all you wonderful people. So thank you guys so much for being the amazing people you are. Just know that I love you guys and I want to hear everything that is going on. I love you guys !
And the other really cool spiritual thing this week was this workshop we had. We had to teach someone on the opposite side of the room with a random person- luckily I got Elder Willis and the instructor said k 6 minutes to teach the first lesson. So normally you get to know the people you teach but we had no time so we taught as best we could and super quick but when we got to the first vision I slowed down and really tried to speak from the heart. After he said you guys need to focus more on teaching people not lessons but he had felt a difference when I said the first vision. Then I found this awesome quote on missionary work that says basically are we just giving people information or are we giving them salvation. Totally changed my life. So after I tried my best to teach from the heart the whole lesson and we taught an investigator named Luis (my teacher) and before we left the room he was like hold on a second. That was the best first lesson I've ever been given by anyone, in all the time I've been at the MTC. Totally made me feel like all my hardwork trying to learn and trying to really teach from my heart paid off . ! And we had the same experience that night teaching our sub "jonathan" and he said that he felt a tangible difference in the spirit. It makes me feel so good, like I'm actually progressing because at times I feel I', not. Then when we taught Macario my other teacher I said the first vision again and now every time I teach and every time I say those words and every time I bear witness to truth, I can feel the spirit. It's tangible. And it feels amaznig. I have been so blessed with all you wonderful people. So thank you guys so much for being the amazing people you are. Just know that I love you guys and I want to hear everything that is going on. I love you guys !
Thanks for sharing that you shared your testimony at
girls camp with me, that whole letter I was tearing up in my room hoping
no one was watching me. Did Liz go to singles ward?
CONGRRATS JACKAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY on being able to do your paperwotrk !!!!You are gonna be such an awesome missionary! Cody your inhaler makes
you twice as cool as a gazeboo and your celestial potential is officially
like a 12. Sorry you haven't gotten anything back from me letter wise I
have been super busy I will try to be better. k no time I love you
guys.
Thanks for the letter I love you guys! Buena suerte con todo.
Nuestro padre celestial siempre esta contigo. LOVE YOU GUYS.
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