This last week at the MTC has been an adventure. I've been moved to visitor's center training, with new companions and 9+ hours of class daily, all in English, but I've also been learning and using what I've learned in ways I never would have thought of on my own.
I've been studying the story of Martha in scripture study, and I've used her mural a few times. The Lord told her she was "careful and troubled about many things" and to "choose the good part." One thing I've been working on at the MTC is to relax and let the Lord guide what I'm doing, which can be harder than expected. Luke 10:38-41.
Preach my Gospel went back to "How to begin teaching" with a heavy focus on visitor's center. "Our message, which is centered on Christ, is of great value and importance" is the point we've used every single time, even on short chats. We've also practiced how to respond to people who want to fight. We need to respond with love right off the bat, every time.
In the Visitor Center online chats we need to be extremely careful in our word choice, even more so than usual. Bringing the spirit into a conversation without seeing someone's face or giving a prayer can be a challenge. "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." Ephesians 4:29
Yesterday I was a little down because I realized the timing wouldn't work out to thank my French teachers, because they'd both be gone before I was out of class. I put it aside and focused on the tour and gave a lesson to our investigator on the love of our Savior, and how he can answer our faith and prayers in ways we don't expect, but as we actively look for them and have faith we'll find our answers. As soon as our investigator left I saw one of my teachers walking through T3, I'd never seen him outside of class before. We were able to talk and then a few minutes later I saw my other teacher walking down the hallway. She spoke to me in French for 20 minutes and she bore her testimony to me and I got her email. It was a little thing I didn't even ask for, but it was answered so specifically and the advice she gave was exactly what I'd asked for guidance on. I know the Lord knows us and wants us to succeed, and I'm so grateful to be reminded of that and get to teach others about it too."
I'm pretty excited to be out of the mtc after almost seven weeks here, and I'm not going to miss Utah valley air. I'll miss the mountains, but I think it'll be easier when I'm not so close to everyone and still can't see them.
We've sung a few times this week "Lead Kindly Light." With everyone getting nervous and homesick the last week, I've been reading the words more. The first verse especially! "Lead Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on, the night is dark and I am far from home, lead thou me on. Keep thou my feet, I do not ask to see the distant scene, one step enough for me."
Sundays make for frozen sidewalks under the snow. We all know how skilled I am at walking on icy surfaces. I'm not the only one, either. RIP, tights, I hardly knew ye before the ice won.
It's been an interesting week and I'm about to take off to pack! I'm getting everyone to buy phone cards and whatnot. I still need to pack and polish my shoes before the end of the day, and helping the other sisters pack too. Good times! Six sisters packing in one tiny room gets a little chaotic.
I got the letter from Grandpa P. And Sister McKee! Thank you! And the Dear Elder letters!
There are only three of us in Visitor Center training so I'm in a trio. So many classes!!! But really good!
Lead Kindly Light
And: random pictures with Madeline, Alyssa's one chosen stuffie to bring with her. :) Ana brought it with her from NIH hospital and gave it to Alyssa so it has a special meaning, besides being French.
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