Hey Everyone! Week 2 of the MTC has been really awesome! It's been crazy busy but I'm loving every minute of it! Last weekend I had just a few classes on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. It was nice to be able to finish up zoom meetings and be done with staring at a computer haha. Other than that though the home MTC was really good and I learned so much! Tuesday I didn't have any classes so I was able to go to the temple one last time with my cousins, do lunch with one of my buddies, and play some volleyball with the friends which was all super fun! Last game of volleyball was a heartbreakerrrr though lost a tough fight in quadruple overtime, gonna be thinking about that one for 2 years hahaha. No but all joking aside it was so much fun and so grateful for the friends I've had!!
Wednesday was the big day! Got up at 4am to go to the airport haha to get on my flight early that morning. Goodbyes with the fam were definitely tough but I know I'm exactly where I need to be and that gives me a lot of comfort! After getting down here in Utah, I got to spend some time with my grandparents and my brother! Had some good food and it was really awesome to see them one more time! Around 1:00 pm my brother dropped me off at the MTC and it was wild haha. I had ton of stuff given to me in like the first 10 minutes and probably heard "Welcome to the Provo MTC!" like 50 times haha but it was awesome. Everyone was so welcoming and super nice! There's a tonnn of missionaries here though, it's so cool! It's makes the cafeteria lines horrible, but it's awesome to know there's so many people here serving the Lord!
After getting unpacked and settled in twice (they put me in the wrong room at first lol) we had our first classes in the afternoon and they focused on being obedient disciples of Christ and devoting ourselves to this work! After dinner we had a devotional on a talk Elder Bednar gave previously at the MTC called "The Character of Christ" and it was amazing! We mainly focused on how this work is not about ourselves and we need to turn outward and focus on the needs of others first!
Thursday we had Spanish class in the morning and a workshop about how to find people to teach, both were money haha. In the afternoon we had our first 3 hour class in person and it was a lot better than on zoom! Super cool to be in person with everyone and keep growing as a district. One thing that really stood out to me was that the Book of Mormon is the answer to every single question we may have, because it contains the fullness of Jesus Christ's gospel! Then that night we met our branch and branch presidency (the people we meet with for church on Sunday) and they are all just super loving and welcoming!
Today was our P-day and so we played some Spikeball and volleyball!! I now understand why Elder Sainsbury raved about the volleyball so much haha it's epic! Definitely going to be a highlight these next five weeks! We also got to go to the Provo temple and do baptisms, super cool to see especially since my great grandpa designed it! Really spiritual experience I loved it!
Even though I've only been here a few days I'm loving it! The Spirit here is so strong and it's awesome to be surrounded by so many people who are devoting their lives to Christ! Love you all and hope you guys have a great week!!
Invitation of the Month: SMILE!! How did smiling go this past week? Any blessings from trying to smile more? I definitely noticed a lot less stress and more joy, keep going!
Word of the Week: escrituras (Scriptures) I testify that every single question we have can be answered by turning to the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon! They truly are God's words!
Love, Elder McDonald
Pics:
1. The districtttt
2 and 3. Spikeball and volleyball
4. Provo Temple!
5. Campus
6. Fam call
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