Hi!! So I made it through my first couple days here at the MTC, and it's amazing. I love it here. And I'm not just saying that because it's what I'm supposed to say... it really is great. The only thing I have to focus on is learning more about the gospel. I get firehosed every day, and I feel the spirit and I get to be taught by the spirit. My companion's name is Sister Moosman. She is nice :). She still doesn't know my name. She calls me Sister Skonskie. It's...great. Our second day here we met with our branch president, and he picks a district leader over the elders, and a coordinating sister over the sisters. Welp, you'll never guess who got the job. Or maybe now you just did - yep, it's me. He said that it is my responsibility to watch over the physical and spiritual well being of the sisters in my district. No pressure.... it's cool cause I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. But I feel really good. I am the only sister so far not to have a complete breakdown, but I'm sure my time will come. I feel the desire to be perfectly obedient, and it's really cool because you can feel the spirit so strong when you are doing exactly as you should. I've been studying that topic a lot in my personal studies lately.
We taught our first two investigators! It went really well. Another cool thing that I have noticed-- like REALLY noticed -- is that my mind is so clear, so focused, and I think quickly. I've been able to have things come to me that I had no idea I even knew. We were teaching this one investigator in a group and I was just kind of sitting back and listening to what some of the others were trying to say, and this lady was turning everyone around in circles. It was really funny actually, because in every sense - she IS what we will be teaching in VA. Anyways, she twisted this elder until he didn't have anything else to say, and then from across the way pointed at me and walked towards me and said "I wanna know wach-yooou think!" And something happened to me. I stood up, and I just opened my mouth. Literally, that's all I did. I listened to the spirit and I opened my mouth and somehow words came out that I didn't know existed. She looked at me when I was done talking and said. "That's it. 'Aint nobody ever told me they loved me...." And I felt so good about what I had said because it was exactly what was needed. It was a good experience.
I hope you guys have fun talking to Joshie! I miss him so much, and I am so glad we are out serving the Lord at the same time. As I was sitting in our meeting with the branch president, I just remembered how Josh was called as the DL on his second day there... and I thought it was cool that we both had similar experiences. Tell him that I love him more than MTC food, and that I pray for him every day.
My next P-Day will be Friday! I leave the MTC May 30th with my district. I had some pics for you but I forgot my camera... so I'll try to figure out how to send some next week or something. Thanks to Mom and Lindsey for writing me!!!!!!! Getting the dearelder.com letter was the best, because it comes in the middle of the day. Tell people that they should write me there, cause it's FREE to the MTC and I get them quicker cause I don't have any time on email to really read what anybody writes me. PLUS I NEED ADDRESSES!!!!
I love you all so much, and I want you to know how grateful I am for you and your support and examples back home.
Love,
Sister Skousen
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