Hello Again!

I am one of the luckiest missionaries in my district because I probably get more mail than anyone else. I loved the Valentine's packages and all of the letters of encouragement I get. I'm trying to write back, but it's amazing how little time I have to do so many things!

 

Today is P-day and that means that I get to do laundry (clean clothes! Yay!) and go to the temple (we just got back from doing a session and it was wonderful) and write letters. P-days go by so fast, though.

 

I've been learning a lot at the MTC. One of the biggest things I learned this week is that the Book of Mormon is so amazing! There is always an answer in it for whatever question you have. Sister DeBoer and I were teaching a lesson and our "investigator" asked why the correct preisthood authority is important for baptism. It was a question I hadn't really thought much about before, and it pretty much had me stumped. I gave a half-satisfactory answer. After the lesson I turned to the Topical Guide to search for scriptures about priesthood authority (we've been getting a lot of questions about the priesthood so it was good for me to look it up anyways). I found a scripture in Helaman 10:7 that had an answer to our "investigator's" question. It says that with the priesthood authority from God you have the power to seal on Earth as well as to seal in heaven. THAT is why the correct priesthood authority is important, because our baptism will stand valid throughout all eternity. And that's just one example of how the Book of Mormon teaches the fulness of the gospel. SO amazing.

 

Every Tuesday at the MTC they have a devotional where a General Authority comes and speaks to everyone. Everyone gets really excited because it could be an Apostle, but it there hasn't been one hear since I've been in the MTC. This past Tuesday Elder Kevin Pearson came and spoke. He gave a really powerful talk about how obediance and faith go hand-in-hand. If we want more faith we should be obediant. He quoted 3 Nephi 5:13 which says "Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ". That was a really great thought for me. It made me realize that I can be a disciple of Jesus Christ by being obediant and giving my will to the Lord.

 

We've also been talking about the doctrine of Christ at the MTC a lot (as you might imagine because that is what we're going to go teach about). I love 2 Nephi 31 more and more every time that I read it. Faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end promises us happiness in both this life and in the life to come. That is the way that we can be an eternal family. I love that I get to share such a wonderful message and bring hope to so many people.

 

I can't believe I'm half way through my MTC experiance. It has really been wonderful, but I'm also excited to get out into the "field" and share my testimony.