Hola todos! I have just completed my third week at the MTC which is crazy because I feel like I got here yesterday but I also feel like I was born here.
This week was the absolute best week so far. Last Tuesday evening we watched a Broadcast from the Provo MTC from Elder Holland. Elder Holland is my favorite because he is so straight forward and blunt. But this was unlike anything I had ever heard. He really emphasized the fact that as a missionary I am representing the Church and Jesus Christ. He was extremely direct in letting us know that in no way would it ever be acceptable to forget that and come short of the expectations that the Church leaders and Lord has for us. He said- People of the Church look to you. The Lord depends on you. Don't you dare let them down.
This was super intense, and although of course I have been truly making an effort I realized it wasn't good enough. He referenced another talk he had given and let us know that we have to be our own first covert. If I want my investigators to pray harder, the Lord wants me to pray harder. If I want others to gain a firm testimony of the Book of Mormon, the Lord wants me to strengthen my testimony of the Book of Mormon. So I really took this advice to heart and it resulted in my best week in the MTC so far. Throughout the day we practice teaching each other and take turns being the investigators and the missionaries. Some of my most powerful experiences this week have been from pretending to be an investigator and truly trying to feel how that person would feel. So as I imagined feeling alone, or imagining not having the Light of the Gospel in my life, it is really evident how powerful the Spirit can be when the missionaries teach. I have had so many experiences this week of people saying exactly what my companion or I needed to hear to help us with something that had been on our minds. several times a day the Lord sends me someone to tell me His will. It is incredible to hear these missionaries so in tune with the Spirit that they communicate with me what the Lord needs me to hear. I had a really special experience as well where I got to be that person for another Elder, as the Spirit let me know that there was something that he needed to hear, I tried to talk with him. What amazing power we have as missionaries to be the Lords messengers. I know that I am called of God for His great purpose, I could not be more grateful to be here, with the people I am blessed to share this experience with. Through more exact obedience and through diligently struggling through the long hours of study, I have been able to receive more personal revelation from the Scriptures than I have ever experienced before. I have felt the Spirit stronger and stronger until it is truly a burning feeling within me, just like the Scriptures talk about. I cannot keep this message to myself, I cannot keep my testimony inside of me. I am halfway through my stay at the MTC and although I am enjoying it so much, I am dying to get out in the field and start contacting every person possible to let them know of this Gospel.
I love you all. Please support me in sharing the Lords message to His children. Go out with the missionaries. Talk to everyone you meet. Members are much more effective missionaries than us full-timers because your example and friendship is what will connect them to the Church and your testimony will impact them more than ours ever could.
Until next week,
Hermana Hurley
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