Another busy busy week for me at the MTC. We're counting down to Christmas, and are now even counting down the days to departure from the MTC! It feels like just yesterday I started my crazy adventure here, and I cannot believe the finish line is in sight. Headed to Oakland/San Fran two weeks from today!
This week has been much of the same, except we've received a new district of six elders who we've all assisted in helping adjust and make the crazy change to missionary life. My class got the chance to share a lesson with each of them, one on one, and it turned into a very nice discussion on relying on the Lord and having the assurance that He will help us through our challenges. They are all doing great. I remember being in their shoes, and cannot believe I'm already at the other end of the spectrum!
We've had a lot of other teaching appointments, with one of our investigators being "baptized" this past Saturday. This has led us to some great discussions on doctrine in our classes, and setting up interviews and learning a little more about the inner workings of missionary work.
My District is VERY excited for Christmas! We've all been sharing our family traditions over the past few days, and have combined them into one massive Christmas celebration. We will be doing makeshift versions of our traditions throughout the next two weeks. We've started off with learning how to Tahitian dance and bowling with water bottles and an orange for our first couple of traditions! (Bowling and Pizza on Christmas Eve is something I will miss for the next two years)
The devotionals this week have been AWESOME! Sunday night, the BYU Mens Chorus gave a concert to us, and it was beautiful. The "Madrigal President" part of me was awakened again! I love choirs and music. I also got to run into a couple friends from the choir (Cole Davis), which is always fun. Tuesday Night brought Elder Jeffrey R. Holland to the MTC, and wow, he is a powerful speaker. He testified of the divinity and power in the Book of Mormon, as our primary tool in assisting others to come unto Christ. He also talked about the hard work that we as missionaries need to put in in order to be blessed to see improvement in ourselves and others. It was a great evening.
I love you all! Thank you for the packages, notes, prayers, thoughts, and well-wishes! I'm so grateful for the support you all show to me!
Merry Christmas!
Elder Butters (Bao ZhangLao)
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