Wow, well week 3 has been much MUCH crazier than ANYTHING in
the past...
First of all, a week ago I was sitting in devotional, and no
big deal... in walks Elder RICHARD G. SCOTT! The MTC is the most
star-studded place I have ever been! I have seen like half of the missionaries
from 'the district', a kid from one of the Mormon Messages, quite a few general
authorities including the new YW general president and now Richard G. Scott!
It's so wonderful. He spoke to us and I was only 20 feet away from him! I was
right behind the teleprompter so the entire time it looked like he was speaking
directly to me! Then, he gave us all an apostolic blessing specifically for
language learners! He told us that he knew Jesus Christ... like personally! It
was so crazy!
Also this week, we lost one of the elders in our district...
The really cute one who looked like superman. He left because he didn't have a
testimony. This resulted in my first tearful breakdown in the MTC. It
was one of the saddest moments of my life. It's funny how close you can get to
a person after 3 weeks. I never really knew why a testimony was so important
until that day. The MTC isn't for whimps, folks. This is a huge test of
character. Looking from the inside out, I have total sympathy, but I know how
hard it is going to be for Elder Strong to go back home and have everyone judge
him... especially since he lives in the same home ward as our prophget
and Elder Holland. Poor guy. We really miss him a lot. He would have been
such a good missionary, but I do at least admire his integrity for not
wanting to preach words that mean nothing to him. It would only make him
bitter...
Japanese is getting easier and easier! I can teach the
firast and second lessons now! I can also sing hymns and pray and bear my
testimony! It's so wonderful. When Richard G. Scott blessed us, I
seriously learned Japanese in my sleep or something because I can understand
almost everything that's going on now! Those apostles weild the power of God
like crazy. I feel so blessed to have been there when he blessed us.
Also this week I learned the Australian national anthem!...
and their 5 states and 2 territories... and all their capitol cities. Also...
all the major landmarks! These Australians all really like me for some reason.
They have decided to adopt me and teach me everything they know! Kind of random
but really cool...
I also pulled an awesome stunt where I switched all of the
sisters' name tags in my district without anyone noticing... That was
pretty much the highlight of my week- the ninja name-tag switch.
Things are as busy as ever. I miss you all and I pray for
your well being every day. The MTC is great!
Nothing else to report!
Roberts-shimai!
#Met Elder Richard G. Scott!!!!!
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