HOLA MIS AMIGOS; Wow what a week. I can not believe that this first week is already almost over and I know it's online but I feel like I already have so much to share. So, in case any of you were wondering how my schedule looks like for home mtc I will describe it to you.
I wake up at 6:30 everyday and I workout and eat and shower and I get on a call with my Companion at 7:30. I then daily plan and I have a Spanish class from 8-11 and then a doctrine class from 11-12. I take a break for lunch and then I am right back at it at 1 with my personal study and then at 2 I have my companion study and then at 2:30 I have my language study. Then I get an insanely LONG break from 3-3:30 I KNOW. Then I have class from 3:30-7:30, I finish up, I go eat con mi familia and then me and Luke go and head to the church where I proceed to dog on him in basketball. I get home around 10 and I am asleep by 10:30.
This may sound like a super long day but I have grown to enjoy my schedule so much, I feel so productive yet so tired. The funniest thing happened though, on Monday I was getting on my first zoom call where they were going to give us instructions on what to do, Our instructor was like hola my friends by the way you guys have a class in 5 minutes and it's in spanish only good luck! Haha you should have seen the look on my district's faces. But I did give the opening prayer in Spanish. I'M HIM. But it has been really good because my Spanish is coming along slowly but surely. The gift of tongues is real, I can already bare a short testimony in Spanish and say my personal prayers in spanish. I also memorized a missionary purpose in Spanish and Moroni 10;5. But most days have been AMAZING but Thursday was especially a struggle. I did not get up till 6:32. I know Ima bum, and Mommy wrote me too hard of a workout, and the classes felt really long. And usually my favorite part of my day is personal study and it was hard. But I prayed like 50 times and God helped me get through it and Friday was amazing I felt the spirit so much.
But I have experienced so many blessings in such a short week. First of all, I LOVE my district. There are so many homies in there and my companion, Elder Hernandez, is so funny and I love talking and studying with him, and I know it is going to be better in person. My instructors are amazing and I experienced so much joy from this gospel it is ridiculous. I CAN NOT wait to be in Mexico online mtc can be boring but the spirit is still so strong. But my district all tells me they're nice at basketball so we will see... But a blessing I can say I also recognized is that my handwriting has gotten way better since I have been set apart. Obviously it is not great, still kinda trash but I will get better. But I also can recount probably like 300 times where God has answered my prayers. GOD HEARS YOUR PRAYERS. Dios contesta nuestras oraciones.
I know this email is long but I feel like I have so much to share and it has only been 6 days. To start, something I have noticed about being set apart is I feel like I can ALWAYS feel the spirit. And when I can not feel the spirit then I know I am not doing something right. I feel so much more joy in my life. ALSO, scripture study goes so hard once you are set apart. I kid you not I could probably read the entire Book of Mormon right here right now, also I went to bed a little late last night because I just kept reading Joseph Smith History. It's amazing!
But something I want to do in all my emails is share a spiritual thought and at the end share an invitation. Because as a missionary my job is to invitar a las personas a venir a Cristo, which is to invite others to come unto Christ. But as I was doing my personal study I was reading one of the first vision accounts in preach my gospel and I read the part where Christ was talking to Joseph Smith and he stays
"They draw near me with their lips while their hearts are far from me."
This line really hit me. As I was thinking about life before my mission and all those times I would read my scriptures to say that I read my scriptures. I wanted to be able to say that I read them and I was doing the right thing but I was not learning. But what I wanted to invite you guys to do this week is to focus on WHAT you're reading not HOW MUCH you're reading. I promise you will receive more inspiration and you will get more out of your personal study. The gospel is amazing, turn to Jesus Christ, he loves you and is there for you!
I love you all!!!!! Message me today, I would love to talk to all of you and if you read this far thank you :)
1. My amazing set up
2. my handwriting before
3. handwriting after being set apart
4. Mi companero
5. Beautiful AZ sunset (gonna miss those)
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