Five More Days Until Departure
Travel Plans! I leave the MTC Monday Nov 18 at 8:30. Flight is at 1:55pm to Santiago Chile via Delta Airlines. We arrive at 9:25 the next day (19th.) We fly from Chile to Montevideo on Lan Chile airlines from 2:05-5:20 on the 19th. I can't wait! We have 16 people in our traveling group and I know 14 of them. All of which are going to Uruguay Montevideo West Mission!
Wed Nov 6- Today it hit me we get our travel plans on Friday! That is an insane thought! Every P-day is so nice and relaxing. We wrote letters, did laundry, and went to the temple. Today Elder Brown and Baggett stole a golf cart from on of the maintenance workers. It was hilarious. I took a bunch of pics. We went to Burger supreme after the temple and we all felt sick but it was worth it. We also met the two new districts. We gave them a tour and got to know them. I taught the new district with Hermana Williams, who is from SLC. Elder Baggett taught the other new district with Hermana Smith from Gilbert Arizona. They are the sister training leaders. They are awesome.
Thur Nov 7- Today was super long but really good. We started cleaning toilets and lights for service. Gym was and is always the best hour of the day. Elder Sanderson decided to shave his legs because he was 'bored'. The funniest thing is he didn't have time to do both so he ended up just shaving one leg. It is hilarious. We had a class with Hermano Mead. He told us a couple stories. First, he told us about his mission and the earthquake in Chile. He literally was a miracle in Chile. Crazy story and really touching. The other was funny. He approached a door while tracting. The man that answered said, "Hi I have prostate cancer. How can I help you" (In Spanish of course.) That was probably a crazy lesson to endure when he had that attitude. Another story he told us, it was his companions first door. The man that opened the door, was about 400 lbs. He said he was super nice but his companion didn't understand anything the man was saying. Elder Mead told his companion that the man wanted to kill them, when in reality, he said he would love to have them in. Our class with Hermana Steward was awesome too. We talked about the hymn, Brightly Beams our Fathers Mercy. It is about missionaries and it has an amazing message. Our lesson with Marysol went very well. We taught lesson three and committed her to attending another baptism from another investigator. We had a crazy experience at dinner too. Elder Findlay, from another district, started chocking. Elder Richardson, also from another district, jumped up, took off his jacket and watch and them proceeded to help him out. It was a scary experience but it was amazing how everyone reacted and tried to help.
Fri Nov 8- Today we got our travel plans..... Ten more days in the CCM! I can't wait to go to the field! We also had TRC today. We taught a couple from Monterrey Mexico. They have a son who is serving right now in my mission. They gave me a letter to give to him by hand when I arrive in Uruguay. IT was an awesome lesson. Funny story: Elder Sanderson and I were whistling and trying to whistle louder than each other. A teacher leaned out a window and told us to stop because he was teaching a class. Without realizing it was a teacher, Elder Sanderson yelled, "How about you just close your window!" The man gave us a dirty look and we were all cracking up. It may seem like Elder Sanderson is a trouble maker from what I say about him but I love him to death. He is hilarious and I told him I feel like we would be great friends if we lived by each other.
Sat Nov 9- Today is one month in the mission! The day started out awesome with biscuits and gravy. After that, Elder Baggett and I were able to give Elder Jess, from one of the new districts, a blessing. He hurt his ankle running and it was really swollen. It was a cool experience for me because I got to give the blessing. I studied a lot just off of revelation from the Holy Ghost. It seemed like the trend was the Second coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I learned a lot and it was really interesting. One question I asked all the Elders after our personal study time was, "If Jesus Christ was on the earth, what would you ask Him?" We had a great discussion for a long time and I think it is a great question to think about. We taught a lesson to Marysol with Elder Brown pretending to be a member. It was a great lesson and we asked Marysol bear her testimony. Cool experience.
Sun Nov 10- Today started off really weird. We ate breakfast, and then as soon as we got back, President Claybaugh informed us that a couple Elders were missing from the new district. he sent us off to find them. They were walking out of their room, two hours late, still getting dressed. They had an odd story but I won't tell about that. However, they sure did get the hammer from Brother Cannon. Brother Williams took Elder Baggett and I to the side after we returned. He asked us if we would be able to provide a sacrament meeting for the cafeteria workers and both prepare talks. They weren't too long but I was able to just talk about Joseph Smith and his life for about 10 minutes. After that sacrament, which we prepared, blessed, and passed the sacrament, we interviewed each district leader. It was cool to hear all their views from so many different points in the MTC experience. We also have the opportunity to help a bunch of the Elders and Sisters. Elder Baggett and I were able to sit on the stand for sacrament meeting, because we are the Zone Leaders. It was funny because we could watch all the missionaries. We counted five that were out cold and a bunch others that were on the verge of falling asleep. Elder Sanderson was assigned the talk and he did very well. We had a fireside at the main campus too. I made my MTC television debut and a lot of people let me know.
Mon Nov 11- One of the best days here. We started off by giving Hermana Anderson a blessing. Elder Baggett was able to be the mouthpiece and wow I don't think I have felt like I did at that moment in time. One of the most powerful blessings ever. Elder Baggett is an absolute stud. He is ripped, super nice, and has a ridiculously strong testimony. One of my favorite parts of today was when Elder Naea and I were able to go play piano and sing for about an hour and a half during additional study time. Elder Naea can sing SSSOOOO WELL. We had a killer lesson with Mario about the word of wisdom. He kept stopping us and saying, "no you don't understand, I LOVE tea." Apparently that is the same for all the South Americans. I thought it was an awesome lesson. His feedback for us was that we are doing amazing and we need to keep studying. I also observed our trios lesson, from our district and I learned a lot from it. Four square was super fun at gym but everyone hates our district because we are all really good. We also played a game called destiny with the new district. I bet that if I made the shot, they would all (6 elders) have to give me a tie. I made the shot but luckily they were able to redeem themselves and we all left the same as we entered.
Tues Nov 12- Today was nice. We had the opportunity to listen to an apostle of the Lord. Elder L Tom Perry spoke to us. He spoke mainly about companionships. It was good to think about how much we learn and build off one another. I told my district how grateful I was for each one of them and how I hope I will be able to get to the celestial kingdom with the rest of them. They are all just amazing. It really hit me today that we are leaving next week. I am scared out of my mind but I hope I can focus on serving the Lord. We only have one more grammar principle to learn before it is all recap and preparation. We have one more gym time, one more P-day, one more endowment session in English, one more American burger, one more time to attend church and only one more mission to serve the Lord full time. (At least for a while). Insanity. I am so proud to wear "Jesucristo" on my name tag every single day. I am striving to become like him. How blessed I am. He loves us so much that he died for us, bled from every pore, performed miracle, and restored his Gospel to the earth today. I am doing exactly what he would be doing if he were on the earth. I have only two short years to serve Him full time. That's what He is asking of me, so that is what I will give to Him. It is really a heck of a deal. During these two years where I serve Him, he blessed me immensely. He blesses me for serving Him when He gave his life for me. Wow.
Travel Plans! I leave the MTC Monday Nov 18 at 8:30. Flight is at 1:55pm to Santiago Chile via Delta Airlines. We arrive at 9:25 the next day (19th.) We fly from Chile to Montevideo on Lan Chile airlines from 2:05-5:20 on the 19th. I can't wait! We have 16 people in our traveling group and I know 14 of them. All of which are going to Uruguay Montevideo West Mission!
Wed Nov 6- Today it hit me we get our travel plans on Friday! That is an insane thought! Every P-day is so nice and relaxing. We wrote letters, did laundry, and went to the temple. Today Elder Brown and Baggett stole a golf cart from on of the maintenance workers. It was hilarious. I took a bunch of pics. We went to Burger supreme after the temple and we all felt sick but it was worth it. We also met the two new districts. We gave them a tour and got to know them. I taught the new district with Hermana Williams, who is from SLC. Elder Baggett taught the other new district with Hermana Smith from Gilbert Arizona. They are the sister training leaders. They are awesome.
Thur Nov 7- Today was super long but really good. We started cleaning toilets and lights for service. Gym was and is always the best hour of the day. Elder Sanderson decided to shave his legs because he was 'bored'. The funniest thing is he didn't have time to do both so he ended up just shaving one leg. It is hilarious. We had a class with Hermano Mead. He told us a couple stories. First, he told us about his mission and the earthquake in Chile. He literally was a miracle in Chile. Crazy story and really touching. The other was funny. He approached a door while tracting. The man that answered said, "Hi I have prostate cancer. How can I help you" (In Spanish of course.) That was probably a crazy lesson to endure when he had that attitude. Another story he told us, it was his companions first door. The man that opened the door, was about 400 lbs. He said he was super nice but his companion didn't understand anything the man was saying. Elder Mead told his companion that the man wanted to kill them, when in reality, he said he would love to have them in. Our class with Hermana Steward was awesome too. We talked about the hymn, Brightly Beams our Fathers Mercy. It is about missionaries and it has an amazing message. Our lesson with Marysol went very well. We taught lesson three and committed her to attending another baptism from another investigator. We had a crazy experience at dinner too. Elder Findlay, from another district, started chocking. Elder Richardson, also from another district, jumped up, took off his jacket and watch and them proceeded to help him out. It was a scary experience but it was amazing how everyone reacted and tried to help.
Fri Nov 8- Today we got our travel plans..... Ten more days in the CCM! I can't wait to go to the field! We also had TRC today. We taught a couple from Monterrey Mexico. They have a son who is serving right now in my mission. They gave me a letter to give to him by hand when I arrive in Uruguay. IT was an awesome lesson. Funny story: Elder Sanderson and I were whistling and trying to whistle louder than each other. A teacher leaned out a window and told us to stop because he was teaching a class. Without realizing it was a teacher, Elder Sanderson yelled, "How about you just close your window!" The man gave us a dirty look and we were all cracking up. It may seem like Elder Sanderson is a trouble maker from what I say about him but I love him to death. He is hilarious and I told him I feel like we would be great friends if we lived by each other.
Sat Nov 9- Today is one month in the mission! The day started out awesome with biscuits and gravy. After that, Elder Baggett and I were able to give Elder Jess, from one of the new districts, a blessing. He hurt his ankle running and it was really swollen. It was a cool experience for me because I got to give the blessing. I studied a lot just off of revelation from the Holy Ghost. It seemed like the trend was the Second coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I learned a lot and it was really interesting. One question I asked all the Elders after our personal study time was, "If Jesus Christ was on the earth, what would you ask Him?" We had a great discussion for a long time and I think it is a great question to think about. We taught a lesson to Marysol with Elder Brown pretending to be a member. It was a great lesson and we asked Marysol bear her testimony. Cool experience.
Sun Nov 10- Today started off really weird. We ate breakfast, and then as soon as we got back, President Claybaugh informed us that a couple Elders were missing from the new district. he sent us off to find them. They were walking out of their room, two hours late, still getting dressed. They had an odd story but I won't tell about that. However, they sure did get the hammer from Brother Cannon. Brother Williams took Elder Baggett and I to the side after we returned. He asked us if we would be able to provide a sacrament meeting for the cafeteria workers and both prepare talks. They weren't too long but I was able to just talk about Joseph Smith and his life for about 10 minutes. After that sacrament, which we prepared, blessed, and passed the sacrament, we interviewed each district leader. It was cool to hear all their views from so many different points in the MTC experience. We also have the opportunity to help a bunch of the Elders and Sisters. Elder Baggett and I were able to sit on the stand for sacrament meeting, because we are the Zone Leaders. It was funny because we could watch all the missionaries. We counted five that were out cold and a bunch others that were on the verge of falling asleep. Elder Sanderson was assigned the talk and he did very well. We had a fireside at the main campus too. I made my MTC television debut and a lot of people let me know.
Mon Nov 11- One of the best days here. We started off by giving Hermana Anderson a blessing. Elder Baggett was able to be the mouthpiece and wow I don't think I have felt like I did at that moment in time. One of the most powerful blessings ever. Elder Baggett is an absolute stud. He is ripped, super nice, and has a ridiculously strong testimony. One of my favorite parts of today was when Elder Naea and I were able to go play piano and sing for about an hour and a half during additional study time. Elder Naea can sing SSSOOOO WELL. We had a killer lesson with Mario about the word of wisdom. He kept stopping us and saying, "no you don't understand, I LOVE tea." Apparently that is the same for all the South Americans. I thought it was an awesome lesson. His feedback for us was that we are doing amazing and we need to keep studying. I also observed our trios lesson, from our district and I learned a lot from it. Four square was super fun at gym but everyone hates our district because we are all really good. We also played a game called destiny with the new district. I bet that if I made the shot, they would all (6 elders) have to give me a tie. I made the shot but luckily they were able to redeem themselves and we all left the same as we entered.
Tues Nov 12- Today was nice. We had the opportunity to listen to an apostle of the Lord. Elder L Tom Perry spoke to us. He spoke mainly about companionships. It was good to think about how much we learn and build off one another. I told my district how grateful I was for each one of them and how I hope I will be able to get to the celestial kingdom with the rest of them. They are all just amazing. It really hit me today that we are leaving next week. I am scared out of my mind but I hope I can focus on serving the Lord. We only have one more grammar principle to learn before it is all recap and preparation. We have one more gym time, one more P-day, one more endowment session in English, one more American burger, one more time to attend church and only one more mission to serve the Lord full time. (At least for a while). Insanity. I am so proud to wear "Jesucristo" on my name tag every single day. I am striving to become like him. How blessed I am. He loves us so much that he died for us, bled from every pore, performed miracle, and restored his Gospel to the earth today. I am doing exactly what he would be doing if he were on the earth. I have only two short years to serve Him full time. That's what He is asking of me, so that is what I will give to Him. It is really a heck of a deal. During these two years where I serve Him, he blessed me immensely. He blesses me for serving Him when He gave his life for me. Wow.
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