Hey All!
Week 2 at the MTC has been great! First off, it was kind of cool to not be the newest missionaries anymore haha! That, and I am have been finally starting to get the hang of everything! It's sometimes awesome here, and sometimes it's really difficult. I don't know what to say, other than I have been doing a lot of studying, learning, classes, eating, and sleeping. Same as the previous week. This keyboard here is terrible and it's really annoying rriigghhtt nnow. See? It just typed a ton of stuff that I didn't type. Oh well. I don't have mmuucch time.
So, Sunday I was feeling good. I thought I was finally getting the hang of this and getting less sick. The branch president called me in to talk to me, and I was excited to be able to tell him that I am doing well. As soon as I get in, he is really serious about everything and I am kind of awakened. Sure enough, he explains to me that he wants me and my companion, Elder Barnes, to be zone leaders! I thought I just barely got the hang of being an MTC missionary. Now I am a zone leader! It was a lot of responsibility all at once! I have to do some readjusting again. The lord knows how to make you grow to your fullest potential. I guess I'm not supposed to be comfortable as a missionary =P.
I have cool pictures, but we cannot upload them via the computers here at the MTC. It is a little bit upsetting. That's alright though. I am going to post another post with pictures that my dad sent me of my setting apart. Hopefully that will work. I hope I can find a way to upload them soon. I don't want to run out of memory on my camera! haha!
Anyway, Monday is crazy, learning some of the responsibilities of a zone leader. I still have lots to learn about it though.
Tuesday was fantastic! The day was normal, like any other day for a while. Then we had devotional that evening. Guess who was there to talk at devotional! Elder Bednar! This is apparently the fourth week in a row that an apostle has come to speak here at the MTC! His counsel was so incredible! He taught us about Doctrines vs. Principles vs. Applications. He told us the answer is ALWAYS the doctrine. I am so thankful to have been able to hear his words! It brought so much clarity to me, and how I can be a more effective teacher throughout my entire life.
Later that night, I kneeled down to say my prayers. I always pray in German, it's part of the procedure here at the MTC when learning a language to always pray in your language. Normally I have my phrases I know how to say, and the vocab I normally use. That night, however, I was so full of the Spirit that I had so much I wanted to say. I started to talk in german, and everything that I wanted to say was brought to my mind. I said everything in German. It was an awesome experience. One that I have no idea how to describe. Since then, my German has improved fairly significantly.
I was just getting over being sick these last few days, and I was so happy about it too. I was able to wake up easier, I didn't feel bad. Then, I woke up this morning and I feel sick again. It makes me kind of Sad. I hope it doesn't progress much more than it is now. It's difficult to be in the MTC and be sick.
Cheers to everyone! I hope all is going well! And, like always, don't forget to write me with dearelder.com =D
And for those who I sent this to via e-mail, it should also be posted on a blog: germanfrog.blogspot.com
