Better late than Never! Days 4 and 5 in the MTC

Did we mention that ours is the largest group of senior missionaries ever?  88 of us!
On Thursday we had teaching scenarios getting to know our contacts and then teaching the Plan of Salvation as appropriate. We then spent most of Thursday and Friday role playing as less active members and missionaries.  It was a great experience and our trainers were really nice and supportive. I am pretty sure they are told they can't say anything negative to us!  In fact that must be true throughout the MTC because even our language tutors tell us we are doing great even when we can't come up with  a single word we need!

The Trees told their story of the several missions they have served, some of them with what I would consider severe hardship.  It was inspiring to listen to how they overcame some very difficult situations. In fact we have met others who had served in very challenging missions who are back to go again--the word seems overused, but again, it is INSPIRING!

In our last group meeting with everyone I led the music---Of course it was Called to Serve--it means so much more to me now.

Friday night was amazing! All of us learning a foreign language had the opportunity to bear our testimonies in our new language.  It was a very spiritual meeting and I was awed at those learning eastern languages with their unfamiliar sounds, but the spirit was so strong you felt their testimony.

Yesterday was our prep day so we did our laundry and then took some things to Daph and Tom's house to store.  They were in the midst of a project so we stuck around for a while and Sam helped them add a shelf to the laundry room.

On Sunday, today, because we are not staying in the MTC but are at Jason's house, we went to Herriman to church with Amy so we could help with the kids because Ben is in China for work.Amy fed us a great lunch and we will be going to Zach and Emily's for dinner.  It seems we won't be losing any weight on this schedule!

Starting Monday Catherine goes to SLC to the church admin building for training as the mission nurse and Sam heads to Provo for Office training.  We will still have language training in the afternoon.