Hi everyone!
WOW! So Much has
happened since I entered the MTC! (Missionary Training Center). I was put in a
trio with Sister Wilson and Sister Thomas. Sister Wilson is going to San Diego
but Sister Thomas will stay with me. We are both going to Portland Temple
Visitor center! We get up at 6 everyday, do personal study then companionship
study, and then we go to class! We always break for lunch and dinner, but
besides that we are always studying or in class until 9:30 pm! We also get to
have an hour for exercise everyday which is definitely needed. Normally I have
been playing volleyball in the gym so that has been fun! Though we sit in the
same small classroom all day, the people (my district) in the room have become
my best friends! There are 4 elder and 4 Sisters now! Sister Triana joined us
Saturday from another District. We get along great and have fun laughing, but
also learning. We have been learning how to teach and how to study, and I am
learning so much! We taught lessons to "acting" investigators at first, but now
we are also teaching members and non-members! Currently we teach 3 lessons a
day. We are currently teaching Fabiola, a woman with 2 kids and cancer, Melissa,
a devout christian looking for more knowledge, and one member lesson a day.
Sometimes I feel like I am trying to drink from a fire hydrant hose, trying to
learn all this now information and trying to teach by the Spirit, but I know if
I rely on the Lord he will provide!
I was asked to be
the branch Music Coordinator so that will be fun. I miss music! I enjoy singing
hymns every morning in class!
However, I have a
cool story to share! Me and Sister Thomas actually met an investigator in the
hallway two days ago and taught her for 45 minutes. Her name is Hely, from
Guatemala. She had LOTS of hard questions. but we tried to answer them and just
show her we loved her. We set up an appointment to meet with her next Monday! To
add to that, we ran into her husband today by accident. He told us he was from
Guatemala, and we were like "we just met a woman named Hely from Guatemala two
days ago!" He said "that's my wife!" So, we ran into this family twice by
accident...it definitely showed me that the Lord really thinks he can reach out
to them through Sister Thomas and I! We are definitely excited!
On Sunday we got to
watch Elder Bednar's talk titled Character of Christ" that he spoke to the MTC
about on Christmas a couple years ago. It has changed the way I think about my
mission and I encourage all to watch it!
On Tuesday, we
attended a devotional by Carlos A. Godoy. It was also super awesome and
uplifting. I was going to sing in the choir, but we had to meet with an
investigator named Melissa, so we were not able to make the rehearsal. Maybe
Next week!
My address while at
the MTC is posted on my blog! Please write me.
Talk to ya next
Wednesday.
Sister
Bergman
