MTC Letter #8

Oct 29, 2010


Hola!!!!!!!

Este semana ha sido muy interesante. The highlight of it was.. Getting our Travel plans!!!!!! We leave at like 2 in the afternoon on the 8th, fly to Atlanta, Georgia, have a 40 minute layover, then an 11 hour flight to Santiago, Chile (about 70 miles away from Viña del Mar). So we'll get in at about 8ish the next morning. I'll put more specific travel plans next week. Family, I'll probably end up calling at the Salt Lake Airport because I don't have much time in Georgia. Its crazy how quickly the MTC has gone, now that I look back on it.

On Tuesday, we had another Apostle for the devotional! Richard G. Scott! It was really cool. He talked about how to learn the Spirit and to keep it in our lives and how to recognize the promptings. He even typed up his points, and the MTC handed a copy to everyone. I read one every day, and it definitely helps me throughout the day. He also talked on how amazing the sisters are for being out here, and not being urged to go on one, but they still do. He also bore his testimony, as an apostle of the Lord, about Jesus Christ and his love for us. The feeling that came over me was awesome, I knew that what he was saying was coming from the heart and that he loves his Savior will all his being. He said that he had promised the Lord that nothing would put a dent in his testimony of the things he knew. The passing of his wife a couple of years ago didn't even come close to doing that, because he knew that she is in a better place, and that he would see her again. I love being taught by apostles because they know what to say to help guide and comfort our lives.

On Sunday, we had a great sacrament meeting. Our Branch President gave a wonderful talk and testimony about missionary work and how we are doing the Lord's work, and that the Holy Ghost is our guide to the people and in the lessons. And the leaving district sang a beautiful song that made me tear up a little. They sung that song that combines As Sisters In Zion and the other young men's song (I can't remember what it is!). It was amazing and I’ll miss that district a lot.

Another big event was that I finished the Book of Mormon (first time in my life)! After marking and studying it diligently, I've come to know that basically every verse testifies that Jesus is the Christ and that it can guide almost every aspect of our lives. Elder Pilcher and I started to put tabs in our Spanish scriptures by going back through our English ones and putting them into categories such as prayer or faith, then putting a tab on the page. It was really cool finding more scriptures, and time flew by when we'd do this.

The weeks are really starting to pick up and fly by. It's as if the ball was rolling, then slowed way down, and now its picking up speed more and more. I'm so excited to go to Chile. Only 10 more days!

Oh, cool fact, I guess 1 in every 10 person in Chile is LDS, but only 1 in 100 is active. Guess we'll be bringing back a lot of less-active members!

Dad- Got the package, thanks!! England sounds super fun. I never thought you'd be travelling the world, but now you are! And that's awesome to hear about your old boss, I hope he does come back! The weather here got cold and in snowed the other day! It was a nice changed and I love the snow so much! Judy hasn't written me, you should call her and see if she remembers :P But that is a hilarious story, that's definitely Jarred's mom haha. That's sweet that you'll be in Chile. You'll have to tell me what you thought!

Mom- Thanks for the email. It's cool to see how their missions are going (Jace and Ethan).

Hope everyone's week was great and that next week is even better!

Love,
-Elder Whittle :)