Habla su idioma

These last few days really have been something. After my first 3 nights in the MTC (Provo Mission Training Center), there has been some homesickness, but also a lot of learning and growth! One of my favorite parts of the day is class time because our district works really hard and I can see the light of Christ in all of them. Both of our teachers, Hermano Bate and Hermano Black are great teachers and they teach us with the Spirit. 

My companion is Elder Larsen and he will be going to the California San Jose Mission! While we may have two completely different personalities, we work well together and we even taught a lesson together Friday night to our “investigator,” Patricio. We were able to teach for 35 minutes all in Spanish after only being in the MTC for 2 days!

Elder Larsen and I really feel the happiest when we are speaking our mission language, which in the MTC is known as “Habla su idioma.” We are both learning lots of new Spanish every day. 

My zone is awesome! Seriously on the first night, they were the biggest help to me as we had our testimony meeting with the elders. Some of the elders in our zone who had been there for 3 weeks bore great testimonies and then they opened it up to the new elders. I bore my testimony on the power of prayer and how it’s helped me a lot throughout my life. Afterwards, I was able to talk to a lot of the other elders and they gave me great advice. One scripture an elder told me to read was DyC 68:6. 

6 Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the living God, that I was, that I am, and that I am to come.

I really needed to read that and it gave me the motivation knowing the Lord will take care of me. It might take a little longer to get used to the 16 hour days of learning in the MTC, but I know it will be worth it and I will be able to better serve the Lord when I get to California.

I only attached two pictures because we haven’t really taken many yet. One is the view of outside our class window and one is me and my companion, Elder Larsen.

Nos vemos!

Elder Moon