Another day… I mean WEEK down!
HOW AM I HALFWAY DONE WITH MTC?? I seriously don’t know how its been another FULL WEEK, but I guess it has been haha. Time is FLYING by and its kinda freaking me out!! Some exciting news, I got my visa last week and flight plans for Mexico today so leaving is feeling wayyy more real! I still have SO much to learn which kind of freaks me out, but I’ve come to terms with the fact I’m probably not going to understand like anything when I first get to Mexico, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out from there haha
This week, like I said, flew by so I can’t think of too many specific moments that stood out to me, but it was a good one! I love getting to feel the spirit so strong every day and learn more and more about the gospel! I’m also learning a lot of spanish, but its tough because every time I think that I am progressing and learning more, I try to talk and really struggle to say what I’m trying to say, (so it can be discouraging) but I’m noticing small improvements.
This week something that stood out to me in my personal study was a talk called “Waiting on the Lord” by Elder Holland. If you haven’t read this talk I would read it… and if you have read it, you should read it again! This talk hit me so hard this week because I was thinking about trials and hard things in life (more specifically a mission and learning a language) and Holland said something that really stuck with me. He said-
“With apologies to Elder Neal A. Maxwell for daring to modify and enlarge something he once said, I too suggest that “one’s life … cannot be both faith-filled and stress-free.” It simply will not work “to glide naively through life,” saying as we sip another glass of lemonade, “Lord, give me all thy choicest virtues, but be certain not to give me grief, nor sorrow, nor pain, nor opposition. Please do not let anyone dislike me or betray me, and above all, do not ever let me feel forsaken by Thee or those I love. In fact, Lord, be careful to keep me from all the experiences that made Thee divine. And then, when the rough sledding by everyone else is over, please let me come and dwell with Thee, where I can boast about how similar our strengths and our characters are as I float along on my cloud of comfortable Christianity.”12 My beloved brothers and sisters, Christianity is comforting, but it is often not comfortable. The path to holiness and happiness here and hereafter is a long and sometimes rocky one. It takes time and tenacity to walk it. But, of course, the reward for doing so is monumental.”
Ah man I love Holland (and Maxwell). This made me think about how yes, I might struggle with things (we all WILL and probably ARE struggling with things) but not because god has forgotten us… but because he truly loves us and wants us to become more like him. If you're struggling with something, turn to him and ask him to help you through it. He won’t give you a trial that you can’t handle!
Best moments of the week:
-Trying to set up our teachers… I’ll just leave it at that but definitely a highlight of my week
-Playing Kahoot… The Kahoot song hits *different* when you don’t listen to normal music, and the competitive part in me loves this game!
-Hermano Mercado showing us his turtle. It was literally just running around his house and he picked it up and said it was angry… SO random
-Pinning Hermana Albas screen when someone is telling any weird story… her facial expressions are SO funny
-Getting to know my district and Hermana Joyner more and more! I feel like some of them are exactly like me sometimes and its hilarious!
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