First Week at MTC

     It has been an eventful week for us at the Provo Missionary Training Center, full of instruction, spiritual feasts and meeting new people. The biggest thing we learned this week was the importance of coming unto Christ. We learned the natural man or woman turns inward and wants to satisfy their own needs, however the Savior was always looking outward, seeking to help and bless others. This is the character of Christ. We want to follow that example and always looks for ways to serve others and not be focused on ourselves. 

    At times it feels like we are at the temple, because the spirit is so strong here, it is a presence you can actually feel because this training center is so different from other places.  We've learned a lot about how to use the scriptures more and how we can apply them into our lives.  For example, we read 3 Nephi Chapter 11 as a group.  This chapter in the Book of Mormon talks about the coming of the Savior to the people in the American Continent.  As we read the Chapter with eight other missionaries Cathy was overcome by the spirit, that bore witness to her that Jesus did visit those people, and that He allowed the people to touch his hands and feet.

    We want to be better people, and what we are learning is helping us know how to be better and to do better.  For example, we have discussed how we can take baby steps to be better individuals each day.  We have decided to really pray together more intently, with much more purpose.  We pray for all of you--for your good health, safety and that you all will be happy. 

    We're including a couple of photos, one of our group of senior missionary couples that arrived on Monday, and our district of four couples; us, Elder and Sister Gonzales from Colombia who will be going to Phoenix AZ, Elder and Sister Miller from Fort Collins, CO who will be serving in Lima Peru, and a couple who previously served a mission to Guam, Elder and Sister Jex from Olympia, WA who will be in Santa Rosa CA. Our instructor was fantastic, his name is Tanner Monroe. He "gets it". 







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