11/27/2012
I have survived week 2! WOO!
just about 9-10 more to go :( The good thing though is I'm enjoying it
here more and more each day. Although, some days are hard because my
companion and I have 2 "investigators" now. Some days i feel like Ive
learned a lot of french, where others i feel like i don't know any at
all. But as long as i pray for the gift of tongues every time i pray, I
know i will do just fine. For those of you who haven't been told, they
are teaching me french right now, and only french until about my 6th
week here. Then we start the Tahitian, but they teach us in french. So
its mandatory that my comprehension is really good! My companion is in San Fransisco today getting his visa, so I'm on splits with Elder Perdy. Elder
Millett and I are Getting along really well still. We are usually just
laughing throughout the day. It really helps the time go by. Ive been
keeping up on my journal writing at night and my Scripture reading in
the morning and that's going really well. I'm already 20 chapters into
Alma! After i have finished the book of Mormon in English, i will read
it out loud in french. Because President Gordon B. Hinkley said that if
we do that we will be able to speak the language. That is a blessing
that i really need. Nathan Stucki comes into the MTC tomorrow, i Cant
wait to see him. I went to the front office to try and see if i could be
his Host for the day, but i haven't been here long enough :( Every Tuesday when we go to the temple, its really weird going across the
street and seeing all the cars. Even though I've only been here for two
weeks, i feel like I'm in a whole different world. I don't feel normal
without my church clothes on and especially without my name tag. I haven't gotten sick of the food yet, but i have gained 4lbs. which is
good weird because i have no idea where the weight is going. My twinkie
pouch isn't getting any bigger...(my belly for those of you who don't
know) But I've just decided to say that all the weight is going into my
testimony. Whenever i am really missing all of you guys i remember a
saying and it instantly gets me focused. Its "Missionaries: They leave
their family for two years so others can be with theirs forever." I love
that saying and catch myself saying it quite often. I'm so close to you
all, yet I'm on a whole other planet! On Thanksgiving we were all blessed
to hear a talk from Elder Holland. He brought his family and a few of
his grandchildren showed us their musical talents. It was really cool!
Then he gave us a Spiritual spanking by saying he hates it when
missionaries say they cant wait to begin their lives when they get home.
He said life is as real as it will ever be right now. In the MTC and In
the field. This is the beginning of my life and i cant stop thinking of
how lucky i am that i get to start it this way, With Heavenly Father
right next to me every step of the way.The times when i would usually
turn to Amanda or Teesha with my problems are now the times when i turn
to My Heavenly Father. I'm starting to establish a relationship with him
like i was never able to before. I cant Believe how big a blessing this
is to lose myself in the service of others! All of my cousins and
friends who are really close to the age of being able to be a
missionary, I promise you that there is nothing better that you could do
with your life. Heavenly father will make a way for everything to work
out in the end. School will always be there when you get back, But the
people that he has prepared especially for you to teach at this time in
your life may not. I know i was called to Tahiti for a reason. I may not
have been 100% sure about my mission, even up until the time i set foot
into the MTC, But now i know without a doubt in my heart that i am
where the lord needs me to be, and i am right where i want to be. I just
Gotta make it through this MTC experience. Its getting colder, and its
harder to smile when my face is frozen. that's why i know i will be
smiling a ton in Tahiti! Thank you all for the Letters, they really do
help me a ton. Thank you dad for keeping me updated on the family stuff
and thank you for the awesome shoes, I wear them as much as i can. Well
My time is running out and i need to go change my laundry so....bye. I
LOVE YOU ALL and miss you. Talk to you next week!
-Elder Fyffe-
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