I feel like that quote basically sums up the whole MTC experience, aside from everybody under the sun being sick, but hey! We've accepted our reality that well probably be sick for our whole missions as long as you're foreign!
Every week Ive tried doing a group email something goes wrong so here we are, finishing week 4! Let me tell you, the time has FLOWN by unimaginably fast. My spanish has been coming along really well, I am nowhere near fluent, but at least with my teachers, I can understand pretty much everything they're saying!
My ankle is healing better, but its still hurting a bit, but no worries, Im sure itll heal up in no time!
Another Elder in our district pranked us and told us he was going home early, and he got SUPER into it, and started crying and everything saying he was having a health issue, and when we found out it was fake we were all SO mad, but hey, it keeps class from being boring.
Its really hard already to think of stuff to write about, our 16 hour days consist of meals, and class, and that's pretty much it, but our district is awesome, were constantly laughing so the days go by quick!
I cant think of much else to write, so Ill just write about some spiritual insights I felt prompted to share. EVERYONE PLEASE READ MOSIAH 2, 21! Its just one verse, if you dont have the scriptures you can just search the scripture on Google and itll pull it up! This scripture struck me HARD, basically it says that God lends you daily breath, breath to choose of your own free will, to disobey him, to spite him, to stray further from his love. He gives us life to choose what we want to do. It mentions that if we were to try to repay him for allowing us to have that choice by being his servant every moment of our lives, it would be impossible to pay God back, the more we obey him, the more he blesses us, I know that to be true.
Ive come to realize that on this mission, Im not serving God, God is serving me. God can not take away our agency to believe in him or not, but he could easily perform signs and wonders to the point where it would be absolutely insane not to believe in him, but instead, he allows us a chance to do that work for him. He allows us to bring his children back to him, not only allowing us to form a stronger testimony and relationship with Him, which is the source of true and lasting happiness, but help others, allowing us and them to receive salvation. It amazes me at how loving God is.
There is a quote someone shared this week from an Apostle that says, `I am asking that we spend less time focusing on the storm, and more time focusing on the sunlight`, and I feel like that is really powerful. Our happiness depends little on our outward circumstances, and more on our focus.
There's also another quote that says, `If we knew the price our prophets and Apostles pay to receive revelation, we would have less doubts concerning what they say`, Elder Christiansen, and I feel like its very prevalent with General conference coming up
Well that's just about it for this week, but I want every single one of you to know that I have developed an unshakable faith that God is so very aware of each one of us and loves us with a love we can scarcely imagine, he is begging for us to turn to him so he can help us.
Also, I invite those of you with concerns or questions to visit Church Of Jesus Christ.org and check it out! I hope everyone is going oh so well!
Hermana Shirley
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