MTC Letter #4

October 1, 2010

Hola!

This week has been pretty uneventful. Normal schedule. Normal meals. Nothing super exciting, besides being here!

The TRC (training resource center) went well last week! We actually taught my teacher's brother in law, which was funny. The Spanish went okay, and the lesson went really well. We worked well as a trio companionship. The scriptures are such a useful teaching tool as it backs up the doctrine that we teach. I find something new every time that I continue my reading that I can apply to my life.

The devotional on Tuesday was given by L Whitney Clayton from the Presidency of the Seventy. He gave a great talk, as used a lot of stories and experiences to show how much this church has grown from the beginning of this church in the 1820-1830's. We've gone from a few hundred to between 14 and 15 million members in 190 years. This is the most any church has grown in the shortest amount of time. Because it's the true Church! I get reaffirmation everyday of this here. And it's awesome to be able to serve for it.

This week has been a bit harder for me. I think it's because the times where I am not really doing much, the thoughts enter my mind of how much longer I have here and how hard sometimes the work is. But, as I realized that these thoughts are entering my mind, I try my best to quickly get back to studying Spanish, or studying the Gospel. I just need to learn to keep busy in order for time to fly by! I encourage everyone to stay busy in order for time to fly!

I'm so excited for General Conference this weekend. Hearing the word of the Apostles is always awesome! I think my favorite apostle is Elder Holland because of how powerful his talks are. One thing that I was encouraged to do, and I encourage all those watching to do, is to write down questions that you want answered by General Conference. I was promised that if we do so, they will be answered. We shall find out!

Mom- Congrats on the car! It sounds awesome! I can't wait to see it.

Josh and Nick- Remember how you were confused on how we see the Godhead? I have the answer for you. Watch this talk and Elder Holland will answer the question. Go to new.lds.org ->then scroll down to General Conference->then Conferences->then 2007->then watch "the only true god..." talk. Let me know what you think!

I hope everyone is well and I'm loving the letters!

Con Mucha Amor,
Elder Whittle