January 21, 2014
We received an e-mail this week from
Elder Fisher—and he sent a longer letter in the mail (and we are patiently
waiting its arrival). Missionaries only
have 30 minutes to write e-mails each week so the e-mails Elder Fisher sent are
short and sweet. I combined the information
into one posting:
“I have been getting your Dear Elder
letters and I love them. I forgot my
camera so I won't be sending pictures this week. (Mom note here: thanks to my friend who
suggested I send a Dear Elder letter before P-day with questions so I had a
better chance of getting the questions answered!)
Wednesday's
are my P-days and I am doing laundry right now--there are a lot of people doing
laundry!
I
started to love the MTC yesterday and my district as a whole is pretty awesome.
The teacher that teaches our district says
that we are a very good group of elders and sisters. There are 8 elders and 2
sisters in my district and there are about 40 elders in our zone because all of
the German missionaries enter at the same time. All
the German speaking missionaries are paired together and all elders are paired
with people going to the same mission. We spend about
nine hours a day in the classroom with the district we are assigned. I taught an "investigator" on my
third day in the MTC and it was a little rough. My companion (Elder Larson from Provo, Utah)
did most of the talking but he does most of the talking in the companionship—he’s
constantly worried because I don’t say much--I don't think he has ever really been
around people who are quiet.
We
got a new MTC presidency this week. Elder M. Russell Ballard spoke at our
devotional last night and the new presidency gave the devotional on Sunday.
I
really liked the scripture dad sent from Mormon 5: 18 “ But now, behold, they
are led about by Satan, even as chaff is driven before the wind, or as a vessel
is tossed about upon the waves, without sail or anchor, or without anything
wherewith to steer her; and even as she is, so are they.
I
found a scripture in Moroni 8: 25-26 this week, “And
the first fruits of repentance is baptism; and baptism cometh by faith unto the
fulfilling the commandments; and the fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission
of sins; And the remission of sins bringeth meekness, and lowliness of heart;
and because of meekness and lowliness of heart cometh the visitation of the Holy
Ghost, which Comforter filleth with hope and perfect love, which love endureth
by diligence unto prayer, until the end shall come, when all the saints shall
dwell with God.”. It talks about baptism
and involves all the principles in My Purpose as a Missionary in Preach my
Gospel.
Love,
Elder Fisher”
If you would
like to see more about life in the MTC, please click on the video link below (watch from the laundry area--you will know what he means about a lot of people doing laundry!):
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