WOW!! The MTC is sooooooo AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! It's so crazy to look back and see how much I've learned my whole life compared to what I've learned in just the last couple days here! Thanks everyone for all the emails those are so fun to read and I love every one of you.
I've never felt the spirit so strong. And you know how Joseph Smith, after he saw Heavenly Father and Jesus how he went back home and slept for a long long time because the spirit was so strong? I feel the same way. Except I don't have the opportunity to sleep until 10:30 every night. The days feel so long like I've been here for 3 months. I don't know how the missionaries that are here for 6 weeks can stand it! I just want to get out in the field and start teaching people. But I really am grateful to be here.
Our teachers do a lot of role playing as investigators with different needs and that really helps you learn to come to love the individual that you are teaching and find what they need to hear from you to better improve their lives and bring them closer to Christ and Heavenly Father. And I've really learned so much from that.
I've been called to be a zone leader and to preside over 69 missionaries this next week! And that is insanely stressful. For those of you that don’t know what that is, it's basically the equivalent to being the Presidents Assistant in the mission field. We had to wake up way early yesterday to go to meetings which really started Sunday off for me. Sacrament is way awesome and we also sang in the Choir practice for our devotional Tuesday. It's like singing in the Tabernacle Choir and the spirit is so strong. Especially when its double forte and the Elders and Sisters join together and sing our hearts out. Listen to that Tabernacle Choir sing "Praise to the Man" because that's what we are singing and it’s such a powerful song.
Anyways that’s about it for me. The computers don’t take memory cards so i probably won’t be able to send pics for a little while. But that doesn't mean you guys can’t! Send lots!
I'm so grateful all you guys and want to let you know how grateful for the example of Christ and the atonement so that we can have families forever and return to live with our father in heaven again. That’s such a comfort for me and can’t wait to help share that comfort and that message to others on the mission field so that I too can bring peace to their lives.
I love you all so much and for your examples. I will talk to you all next Monday. (that’s when p-day is)
Love always,
Elder Miles
Oh I forgot to talk about my companion. He is from beaver and he actually played football. He played on the line and he is way funny. I laugh all day because of him haha. He is great and helps everybody stay on task during class or study time. He's just a great example and I'm thankful he is my companion.
Our teachers do a lot of role playing as investigators with different needs and that really helps you learn to come to love the individual that you are teaching and find what they need to hear from you to better improve their lives and bring them closer to Christ and Heavenly Father. And I've really learned so much from that.
I've been called to be a zone leader and to preside over 69 missionaries this next week! And that is insanely stressful. For those of you that don’t know what that is, it's basically the equivalent to being the Presidents Assistant in the mission field. We had to wake up way early yesterday to go to meetings which really started Sunday off for me. Sacrament is way awesome and we also sang in the Choir practice for our devotional Tuesday. It's like singing in the Tabernacle Choir and the spirit is so strong. Especially when its double forte and the Elders and Sisters join together and sing our hearts out. Listen to that Tabernacle Choir sing "Praise to the Man" because that's what we are singing and it’s such a powerful song.
Anyways that’s about it for me. The computers don’t take memory cards so i probably won’t be able to send pics for a little while. But that doesn't mean you guys can’t! Send lots!
I'm so grateful all you guys and want to let you know how grateful for the example of Christ and the atonement so that we can have families forever and return to live with our father in heaven again. That’s such a comfort for me and can’t wait to help share that comfort and that message to others on the mission field so that I too can bring peace to their lives.
I love you all so much and for your examples. I will talk to you all next Monday. (that’s when p-day is)
Love always,
Elder Miles
Oh I forgot to talk about my companion. He is from beaver and he actually played football. He played on the line and he is way funny. I laugh all day because of him haha. He is great and helps everybody stay on task during class or study time. He's just a great example and I'm thankful he is my companion.