Week #4: MTC August 4, 2016 - August 10, 2016
This past week has been awesome! My companion and I have been having much more success in our lessons to our investigators (teachers). We find that even though it may seem that our Mandarin isn't enough, with trust and faith in the Lord's help, He helps us remember the words to express; the words and love of the gospel that is in our hearts.
This past week has been awesome! My companion and I have been having much more success in our lessons to our investigators (teachers). We find that even though it may seem that our Mandarin isn't enough, with trust and faith in the Lord's help, He helps us remember the words to express; the words and love of the gospel that is in our hearts.
Sister Vranes, Sister Nelson, and their roommates |
I've been told to send
some information about the MTC so here is a bit of the weekly schedule:
Wake up at 6:30 and have
breakfast (7:10-7:40)
Exercise (7:45-8:45)
Prepare and
PCL--Personal, companion, and language study (9:15-11:55)
Lunch (11:55-12:35)
PCL (12:35-1:30)
Class (1:30-4:30)--Each
hour, we teach the investigator, learn grammar, study doctorine
Dinner (4:30-5:15)
PCL (5:15-6:00)
Class (6:00-9:00)
Planning (9:00-9:30)
Quiet time--a time to
reflect and journal (10:15), and lights out (10:30)
As you can see, we have
a lot of time to study. On Tuesday nights we have choir and devotional. On
Wednesdays, we have our p-days and visit the temple. On p-days, after 6 pm,
everyone is back in class and at it again.
Her is a typical Sunday schedule:
Wake up at 6:30 and have
breakfast (7:40-8:10)
Relief Society/
Preisthood (11:00-12:00)
Lunch (12:00-12:40)
Sacrament Meeting
(1:00-2:00)
District
Meeting--usually someone teaches a lesson like Sunday School (2:10-3:00)
Temple Walk--we sing at
the Temple and take pictures (3:00-3:35)
Dinner (3:40-4:20)
Choir (5:15-6:30)
Devotional (7:00-9:20)
Quiet time (10:15) and
lights out (10:30)
On Sunday, we had
Mission Conference, where the MTC presidency gave their testimonies. I can
really tell that these people are called of God. Their testimonies were very
strong. It always gives me chills when I think of the work of the Lord that is
strong and going forth. In the MTC, there are over 3,000 missionaries.
Currently, there are over 100 million copies of the Book of Mormon in 110
languages, and 70,000 missionaries in the field. Expanding on the quote I noted a while back,
President Bertasso said, "The missionaries going to Taiwan, are
baptizing the missionaries of the Church. The missionaries going to places other
than Taiwan, are baptizing the leaders of the Church for China. China will
be the only place where the infrastructure of the Church will be already built."
The Lord is truly preparing His work and I am so grateful and glad to be a part
of it.
Provo, Utah Temple |
On Tuesday, we had devotional with Elder Neil L. Andersen and his wife, Sister Kathy Andersen (plus it was his birthday). His message was, "learning to be a missionary is not complex, but it is not easy". This past week I've been learning more and more about my calling and about each of our callings on this earth, to become Disciples of Christ. Let me put it this way: Learning to be a Disciple of Christ is not complex, but it is not easy. If we're continually trying to be better, to become more Christ-like, and to follow God's commandments, then it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. It is, however, harder to remember to do these things continually. Life is challenging, but through God's grace and atonement, we can be made whole for what we lack. All that He asks for us is to have faith and trust in Him to accomplish our part. I invite you to look at the lyrics of "More Holiness Give Me", then pray to God for help in overcoming the things you need and lack, and have faith that He WILL bless you with more.
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