I think I always start out my emails like this, but I can't believe I'm a week away from being done with my MTC experience. This time next week, I'll be in Munich learning what my first area will be. I am plenty nervous but also plenty excited to apply everything I've learned here and test out my German. Since I'm traveling next Wednesday, you probably aren't going to hear from me any sooner than a week from Monday becuase I'll be transistioning to normal Monday p-days.
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| The River Ribble |
Last Wednesday afternoon, the seven of us that were at the MTC went on a Church history trip. We saw where President Hinkley stayed when he was here, the towns of Preston, Downham, and Clitheroe, as well as a really pretty college that I cannot remember the name of right now. Let me tell you, it was not easy getting this Church up and started. Looking at how far it's come and how much the Church has grown is amazing. We got to see the River Ribble which is where early saints were baptized here. It is kind of a cool river and we were in a park in Preston so it was picturesque.
It was also amazing to see the English country side. It looked just like Jane Austin books. There were sheep and horses and lots of rolling green hills. I couldn't really capture it on my camera, so I'm sorry, but you'll just have to take my word for it.
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| Not exactly what I had in mind for street contacting |
Tomorrow we are going to Manchester to practice street contacting. Sister Arnold and I aren't allowed to participate because our visas are for educational purposes here so we are going to "observe". If anyone talks to us, we are supposed to tell them that we are observers and that they should talk to our "friends". I don't mind observing. I'd love to practice finding, but it'll be cool to go out to Manchester and see it happen.
Yesterday, Sister Arnold and I were teaching an "investigator" who we have been teaching for a while. We had one last thing to teach him before his baptism: "Obey the Law of the Land". It was going well, and Sister Arnold was talking, but then I saw the investigator's face turn from his usual enthusiastic smile to that look of "What the heck are you saying to me?!" I looked down at my book and listened to what Sister Arnold was saying and realized that she was telling him that we need to be good mountains...not citizens. It was kind of funny beacuse he asked how we were supposed to become mountains and if that's even possible, but we got it cleared up and he is still getting baptized so there! It was funny.
This week we got got seven new missionaries at the MTC. Six elders and one sister. We are in a three-some with the sister when she is not in class; her name is Sister Morris. She comes from Wales and is going to the Leeds England Mission. She is so sweet and funny. She makes fun of our American ways a lot. So she is the Sister in the pink in our temple picture today.
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| The Temple - Everyone Should Go! |
OH yeah! and speaking of the temple, I think everyone should go as frequently as possible. I will have gone to the temple six times in six weeks and have no idea when or if I'll go in the next 17 months. I'm quite positive that everyone reading this has the ability to attend a temple without going to another country or state for that matter. Temples are a gift on earth for our profit and learning. USE THEM!
Anyways, the pictures are of the crew in front of the River Ribble, Sister Arnold, Elder Marley, and I in Clitheroe, and us at the temple.
Have a great week and make good choices!
Sister Smiley
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