Well I just realized that my last email said week 3 one
month which should have said week 4, one month……… oops!
Anyway Week 5 MTC May 30, 2012
Dear Family and friends,
Another week is down and it has been a crazy week. So to
start off we have this thing called TRC, which is Teaching
Resource Center and we basically do a home teaching
lesson. Last week when we had the TRC we were talking with one of the
teachers. We taught the teacher the lesson for 20 minutes. After
the lesson she asked why we only taught 20 minutes. She asked why
we were already finished. We told her that we were only doing 20 minute
lessons this week. She then asked us how long we have been in the MTC and we
said 4 weeks. She was shocked that we had only been in the MTC for 4 weeks,
because of how well we spoke. She asked if we knew any Russian before we came
into the MTC. My roommate said, yes two semesters. I said no, that I
hadn’t learned any Russian prior to coming to the MTC. She was very
impressed with my ability to speak and it really made my day and helped me
realize I am learning a little more each day. The gift of the Holy Ghost
is extremely strong and is helping me every single day.
Since I have been at the MTC for awhile everything is kind
of starting to get funny……….. When it’s definitely not
funny at all! We laugh at the silly things. But it’s good to be a
little crazy & enjoy the time that we have here. The MTC is a great place
to be and the spirit is so strong!
Okay so some news on my companion, first I’ll tell you
about his personality then his health issue. He is a very fun loving guy, but
sometimes he takes others people’s ideas and just goes with them because
he thinks they are cool. So these last three weeks we really haven’t had
any companionship study time, because he has been copying this book that
someone else made.
I mean it’s a good idea and all, but it really
took away from his studying and my studying with him. Hopefully we can
figure things out. It was kind of an interesting last few weeks,
but nonetheless our lessons still went well. I think it’s mostly because
he has some Russian background. I have also been taking fewer notes into
the lessons, just a few words that I might want and it has been such a blessing
to do that.
NOW my companions health........today we are going somewhere
for him to get some scan or something. I’m not exactly sure what it
is, but we are leaving here around 8:30 a.m. so if this doesn’t get sent,
that is why. My companion is doing better, but he did feel
like he was about to pass out the other day. Kind of weird! I think
things are getting better and he is just a little scared with it all. So
hopefully this scan or test will tell us something more. I hope
that the test will come back saying he is fine.
Well a few things have happened this week. The older group
is now gone and we are now technically the “older group” which is
really weird to me. It will be hard because we won’t have the rest of our
friends to keep us entertained throughout the week. It’s going to be a
long few days until we get the new group and by that point I will only
have like a month left!!!! That is crazy!!!! Okay this is super
cool…………………...
For sacrament meeting all of our talks have to be in Russian
and I think I will probably give mine the first week that the new kids
(missionaries) are here.
I noticed I scratched
my watch crystal, which bummed me out. It’s a nice long scratch right
across the face of it. I’m sure you all wanted to hear that! Ha ha
But I have to find new things to talk about each week and this was a big
deal!!!! ha ha. But at least it is not broken; I have to look on the bright
side of things!
Yesterday we had
a great speaker at our devotional and to me the main point of it was the power
in a simple testimony. I was looking back on our experience the first few days
in the MTC and the first things they teach us; is how to pray, and bear your
testimony, which has so much power in. I know that the first few days I was
butchering everything I said, but I could bear a simple but powerful testimony
in Russian. I know that if I can continue to do that; the spirit will help me
fill in the blanks. Well as long as the investigator is willing to listen!
I have a very talkative zone and they love to take time to
share what they think. But sometimes they talk a little too much. Yesterday
when I explained the power of simplicity, it was kind of me telling them to
make things simple and don’t just ramble. But I don’t think they
all got that. It’s okay, because I know they all have extremely strong
testimonies and I love to hear them share their testimonies and express their gratitude
for this gospel. It is such a blessing to be with these missionaries and
hear their testimonies
I have a testimony of this gospel, I know it is true. I know
that our Heavenly Father loves us and that Jesus Christ is our savior. I know
that Joseph Smith restored the gospel and was a prophet and died protecting it.
I know that the book of Mormon is true through the power of prayer and I know
that through the Holy Ghost we can know of all things. I love the gospel and I
love all of you! I wish you all the best and hope you have a wonderful
week!!! Till next week…………. much love,
Love Elder Litchfield
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