Sept 27, 2012  WEEK 8

 

Whoa! Got my travel plans! The final week at the MTC is crazy awesome! We're preparing and really kicking things in gear this week. We speak Spanish constantly, and teach frequently, and we are using The Book of Mormon SO MUCH!!! It's the most powerful tool for conversion, by FAR. There is an inexplicable power to this record. My favorite story is that of the brother of Jared. I hope that I can develop faith even a fraction of his, and exercise it to bring others unto Christ.

This is Travis's mom.  If you want to post a comment, I will forward that onto Travis for you.  He is doing great and is excited to get to Washington.  Thank you for your support.
Joyce

WEEK 7   Sept 20, 2012 

 

I have been having marvelous experiences with The Book of Mormon. I know that it is a vessel for us to acquire personal revelation. In order to understand personal revelation better, I would direct you to the beginning of the 138th section of the Doctrine and Covenants, Joseph Smith History, and the story of Nephi's vision and desire to see what his father saw. Study these scriptures and take note of what these men did to acquire revelation.

Week 6  Sept 13, 2012

 

This week has been going very well! We welcomed a new district to zone 40, and today Elder Crowley and I are training them and getting them started on their MTC experience. It's super cool to be able to welcome and thank these Elders for devoting 2 years of their lives to come and serve the Lord. I really appreciate their choice, and I want to make sure that I do everything I can to improve their MTC experience. In order to help our zone be most effective, here is a new theme and goals for our zone that Elder Crowley and I outlined with the help of the district leaders from the 4 districts in our zone:

Week 5, Sept 5, 2012

 

Well, here's what I want to share this week. I hope that by sharing some inspiration, revelation, and blessings that I received, that I can help others learn something in turn.

 

The MTC is an oven. With hard work, it turns green missionaries into seasoned oak.  It brings calluses to smooth palms. It takes Elder “Coal”, and turns him into Elder “Diamond”.   This is a school of the prophets, where we learn at the feet of the Lord, according to His design and plan. That being said, it is certainly a refiners fire that can cause missionaries to introvert and close up against themselves as harsh critics of their imperfections and deficiencies.

Thing are going really well here at the MTC. Our schedule is jam packed because of the 6 week program that we're on, but it's neat that we get the opportunity to see if it works. I want to make sure I'm prepared when I get to the field. We've talked a lot in our class about how instead of becoming an expert teacher of the gospel by the end of 2 years, we can become masterful teachers now and know the best ways to teach the gospel. I know that's true, and I'm doing everything I can to figure out how to get the Spirit to people's hearts and rely less on my own ability to teach.