This week was an interesting one! It was a bit slow because
it was pre-final week! Everyone was super busy cramming and studying and
getting all of the last minute things done! It was still a really good week! We
had some really interesting experiences!
One thing that is new
is that Elder Clark and I have been getting up early in the morning and going
to play tennis at the school! We found that we had 5 tennis rackets and tennis
balls at our apartment so we decided to go and try it out! It has been really
fun! We have decided that it helps our studies if we are up early doing
something for a longer time so we will either play tennis, racket ball, or
basketball in the mornings! I am so tired all the time but that actually helps
me be more awake! Weird! Ha-ha
We had the first ever
MLC (Mission Leadership Council) in the ATM (Arizona Tucson Mission) this week!
That is ZLC (Zone Leader Council) but with the new Sister Training Leaders that
the Church has put into effect to better facilitate the influx of new sister
missionaries! It was really good! It was basically ZLC with some sisters there!
I love these council meetings because they are amazing and we learn so much!
This one President taught us more about Faith and how to build our faith! He
was able to teach us some things about it that I had never thought of before!
It was great! We also got new phones at ZLC; we now have a touch
screen/flip-out phone. I never would have thought the nicest phone I would ever
have would be as a missionary.
Being that MLC is in
Tucson, we decided to try and go down the night before instead so we didn't
have to wake up so early. President gave us the go so we were able to go down
and spend the night at the assistant's apartment! It was actually really fun!
It was a Thursday night so we had to do calls so we were up super late. The
assistants weren't done until around midnight! I am glad I am not there! Ha-ha
I only have to stay up till about 11 or 11:30 instead! It is weird that I feel
that is so late now! The mission changes you! Ha-ha But it was a lot of fun! I
really enjoy the assistants that we have!
Another thing that
was really cool was our day yesterday! It was a really cool day but very long!
We arrived at the institute at about 9:15 in the morning and didn't leave the institute
until about 8:40 that night! It was crazy! But it was good! It was the last
week that all 4 ward will be there being that after this weekend most of the
students will be gone! Meaning it was a real intense fast and testimony
meeting! One of reflection and gratitude! There were a few of those, "Oh I
just love my roommates so much...... (sniffle, cry)......." but I was
actually really impressed with the depth and amazingness of the testimonies! We
(as missionaries) were actually given quite a few shout outs from a lot of
people! That was really cool! It was really cool to see that we have touched
people's lives and helped them out! We were asked by Bishop Bluth to give our
testimonies in first ward which was actually really hard! I have really come to
love those people and it will be sad to see them go! It was a good experience!
It will be interesting to see what happens with our work from now on with
everyone leaving! I can't believe that the semester is already over! That is
super sad! Oh well......life moves on!
That is all that I
will put for this one! Till next time!
Elder Banner
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