Hola mis amigos!
This week went by so quickly, but haha I'm kinda glad it did! As much as I love the MTC, I am ready to leave. We all received our travel plans on Monday and it was so exciting. It gave me the hope that I was actually going to see the outside of Provo haha. But yes! I'm leaving on Monday afternoon and I should get to Perú early Tuesday morning!! Ahh I can't wait.
Tuesday was quite the day though. We had the privilege from hearing from THE
Dieter F. Uchtdorf. And his message was very simple, but very powerful. Success is measured by "doing well" in the things you can control namely your thoughts, feelings, and actions. One way we can be successful in doing this is by having our thoughts centered on Jesus Christ. When we sacrifice our time or efforts for Him, he will magnify our efforts. Don't give up on hard things, try your best and the Lord will help you with the rest :) I promise.
This week we also had a couple of English TRC meetings. At first I thought it was kind of odd to have us be teaching in Spanish for a couple weeks then just randomly switch to English, but I think it's to evaluate our teaching skills? I'm not sure. But we taught this guy Evan! And he was the perfect investigator honestly. He's from Arizona and just recently moved up to Provo because of his scholarship up at BYU. He told us he was interested in learning more about this, because the culture up here is kind of "whack". Haha and I don't blame him, we are in Provo after all.
His perspective of Provo though killed me haha. He said the first thing his roommates asked him when he moved in was "where did you serve" and "are you a member?" which he replied "no" to and all of them were shocked. Another thing he pointed out was the odd dating scheme up here in Provo. He said back at home if you liked someone you would just date that one person, but here everyone dates everyone! Haha it's a thing. Evan also pointed out that he noticed his roommates didn't drink coffee or alcohol which he really respected.
Our lessons with him this past week, just went amazing. We taught about how the Book of Mormon came to be and the spirit was so strong. You could really tell that he wasn't just a volunteer for one of these meetings, but he was actually looking for the truth. Unfortunately, we only had two lessons with him but if I had the chance I would stay at the MTC to teach this dude. Haha which is saying a lot. The feeling I get when I teach the gospel is just amazing. It's like a healthy adrenaline rush, where you feel beyond happy and the time just flies. It is also amazing to me the love you feel towards the people you are teaching. For a small moment, I get to feel a tiny portion of the Savior's love towards these people. I wouldn't trade this opportunity for anything.
My time in the MTC was long, but short. I have learned so much here in just a matter of six weeks. Before I entered the MTC I was only able to say simple phrases in Spanish like "Gracias", but now I can understand more than 50% of a spanish conversation and testify of the Savior. I have learned more spanish here than I have in my three years. Wild. And I know it wouldn't be possible without the gift of tongues and my amazing teachers. The teachers we have had in the MTC have been beyond exceptional. I have seen each one of them take time out of their day just to check up on how we are doing. And you can truly see how much they genuinely care for each one of us. I'll definitely miss them.
I am grateful everyday for this amazing opportunity I have to share the gospel. And boy!! I can not wait to finally meet the people of Peru and start this amazing adventure :))
Favorite quote of the week:
"Be bold in all that you do"
Next time I email you all, I'll be in Peru!
I hope you have a WONDERFUL SEMANA!
Love,
Hermana Pulver
