Como estan? I have been doing really well this week. The MTC is always the same but always the best. It is really amusing to see the new missionaries come in every Wednesday. I hope that I did not look that scared or perplexed when I walked into these doors. I can't believe how much I have realized in these short 3 weeks. The days are long but the weeks go by so fast. It seems like I have been here forever, but at times it seems like it has wizzed by. It is hard to explain but all you return missionaries know what I am talking about. I am already so anxious to get to the field. I am not really ready for the cold just yet but I will bring the fire of the gospel to warm me up...hehe. Hermana Bauserman left on Saturday to go start her elementary teaching job. It was a sad day but we all had such a great time with her. We gave her a journal with all our testimonies in it and sang "God Be With You Till We Meet Again". The funny thing was that 4 of us had kazoos and we played it to the tune of the song. It brought a laugh to her mouth and a tear to her eye. She will be missed. We receive a new teacher today or tommorrow to work along with Hermono Arnold. We need two teachers because some days we have two class periods. Those are hard days because it can get really hard to focus. But we switch up the routine and learn new things.
The Spanish is getting better everyday. You are almost forced to learn it because it is everywhere. We teach all our lessons in Spanish and it has been difficult to get my point across about a certain doctine in a different language. But it is getting easier and easier as we learn new ways of teaching. I understand now when people say that you are just a tool and the Spirit teaches through you. It is truly miraculous. We also started doing door approaches. This is challenging, especially when you ask someone if they believe in God and they say no. But it is fun learning effective ways to spread the gospel. We have this thing twice a week called the TRC. This is where people from the "outside" world come and let us teach them. They play themselves. So sometimes you will get a college student or a bishop. It is really fun and allows you to use different ways of teaching.
We had a devotional on Sunday from Elder Allen from the 70. He talked about not being stupid missionaries and explained many stories of missionaries making stupid decisions and forgetting who they were on their name tag. He told us a story of some missionaries getting the great idea of making bombs (fireworks) and lighting them off in the street. The cops showed up and found a map on the wall with little flags on places throughout the area. (Area map) They were hauled off to jail and spent the night there. We heard from Elder Zivic of the 70 from Argentina on Tuesday night. He explained that we need to realize the responsibility we have and the potential we have. I have not really thought about it before the role of missionaries in the grand scheme of things. We are very important and need to picture ourselves as the best we can be. I will take this to heart and work hard to become the missionary I potentially can be.
Me and Elder Anderson have been rocking it on the volleyball court. The two of us and two other missionaries we get along with are all on the same team most of the days. We rock it! haha It is amazing how much energy you can get out during the 50 minutes they give you. It is probably because you are sitting in the classroom using your brain for 11 hours a day. But I am growing to love my companion and the people in our district. The Elders that were going to Peru left yesterday. It was sad to see them go. But Elder Dennis did not get his visa so he is still stuck here. I pray that he will receive it soon to get to Peru.
I feel some much love from my Heavanly Father and the opportunity he has given me. Realize you are loved as well.
ST: Read 3 Nephi 11; thats all I need to say
Mucho amor,
Tu Hijo
Colby's MTC District
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