Letter #8

Wow another great week in the MTC! It feels like they just keep getting better and better! I keep learning more and more new ways that i can be more effective! This is such an awesome place! We also were lucky enough to have Elder Russell M Nelson come and give us a talk at a devotional! It is amazing to be in a general authority's presence! They all carry the spirit with them so strong! I really enjoyed the talk! My lesson this week in chinese was really cool, it was the best that i feel that i have ever taught in chinese! The reason being i did not depend on myself as i taught, i completely relied on the spirit! There were so many things that i was not expecting at all going into the lesson! I invited for babtism in chinese, and i had no idea where it came from at all! but it was so awesome!! I was planning to simply invite my investigator to pray, but the words just flew out of my mouth in chinese, BABTISM! ( keep in mind this is not a real investigator) but it was still awesome, it really started to feel real as i taught!

I am getting so exited to get out in the mission field! But extremly scared at the same time!! time goes by soo fast at the MTC! Each week here feels like a day, it is starting to scare me a little! I feel like i need to practice chinese more, but i know that when i get out in the mission field is really when my chinese will start to improve! I saw Elder Monahan this week at the Mtc!! It was so great to see him! He got his visa and is now off to mexico city! I was so surprised to see him, but it was really cool! He has already been out on his mission, so he had a ton of great insight to tell me!! He is part of the reason i am so excited to get out into the mission field. He had a ton of great stories! I also saw Elder Hansen, it was great to see him as well! I made sure to show him the ropes here at the MTC! Because i am kinda becoming a big deal here on campus, not going to lie! kidding! But he seems to be doing great and adapting to the misson life really well!!

Fall is so pretty up here! The season actully changes! It is very cool to see! All of the trees are changing color, and leaves are all over the side walk! It is really fun to step on all of them walking back and forth from class everyday!! OH I HAVE A STORY I FORGOT TO SHARE LAST WEEK! so a few elders from my district were in the laundery room, and these three chinese officials walked in receiving a tour of the MTC! Of course all of the Mandarin Missionaries got really excited thinking that China is going to open up! I don't know what is going to happen, but it was really cool to see that! But who knows it could still be a very long time!!

Well i love you all! thank you so much fot all of the love and support you have been giving me! I hope that all is going well for you, because it is sure going well for me! I love this church so much, and i am so grateful for the opportunity to be out on a mission! I am learning so much, and hope that i will continue!! It is such a great feeling to know that the lord is happy that i am trying my best to help him!

zai jian!!

Bao zhang lao!