Season Finale of the MTC

Another week here at ye old MTC has come and gone and time FLEW. There were a lot of super cool things that happened this week at least in my eyes and so Ill try to write them all here but I don't have a ton of time.

First off I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that has been sending me things and helping me with the adjustment to this life. I love it to death but that doesn't mean it hasn't been hard. I'm pretty sure I converted all of the guys in my district to Tim Tams so Thanks for that Mandy and Tyler;)

Anyways to start I had the opportunity to hear from a super educated and spiritual speaker the other day. It was so special that we actually stayed out past 1030 for it to actually finish but anyways his name is ELDER BEDNAR AND HE CAME AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS and it was soooo amazing really. I could feel the spirit stronger than I ever have during my whole MTC experience. He said a lot of things that had a huge impact on me and the way I think about the mission.

Just a little homework assignment for all you guys from an apostle of God. REad Ether 3 and think about why The Lord touches each rock individually and what this might symbolize. HE also talked a lot about receiving gifts which was super eye opening. He said that we can not want the gifts and yet we need to desire them but ultimately we will only be given spiritual gifts when we are in a position where that gift can directly bless the life of someone else.

HE blew my mind in so many aspects and it was really awesome all around because it being the first fast Sunday of my mission I had been fasting that this Sunday I would be able to have an experience that really strengthened my testimony in certain aspects because I have been struggling feeling like I am not good enough to be here but the things he said spoke strait to my heart and not only strengthened my testimony of those things but also of the power of Fasting.

Anyways ALso this week we got our travel plans. Man that was honestly so weird. I have always known that I would be leaving here and going to Africa but for a while I was starting to feel like this MTC experience was what my mission was going to be. The second I looked at those flight plans it hit me that I am going to be in Africa in about a week...... insain... but I am so excited at the same time. I cant wait to share the unique message of this gospel with people who really need it.
Also I decided it was time to cut my hair I thought so this week I cut my hair and my thought process was ... well I don;t want to have to cut it anytime soon in Africa so I told the Barber to cut it as short as they could.... HAHAHA i mean it wasn't bad or anything but when i got done almost everyone in my zone told me they could barely recognize me and that when I don;t smile it looks like I am super angry at everything and that I am about to kill someone. That was definitely entertaining. My friend named Elder Baker when he sees me he always salutes because he says it looks like I am in the Army. fun stuff.

Every day is starting to just mush into one day and things are just going so fast. I know I say that a lot but I really feel like I came into the MTC like last week and now I am already leaving. I really have loved it here. The language is hard and teaching is hard but so far everything has been how I thought it would be, nothing good comes without significant effort and sacrifice on our part and that is exactly how the MTC has been. As I work more with a purpose instead of just working hard I have learned so much more and I feel ready to get wrecked by Africa!

And so The Adventure Continues.....