Palmetto Moon Marshall: July 2016

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Week 2 in the MTC

This week was good! couple big things!
1. The basketball courts opened!!!! I am one of the only elders that changes shoes when he gets thee haha.
2. Elder Bednar came Sunday! The whole mtc watched his character of Christ devotional and then he surprise visited for a q and a after! Biggest take aways: Get out of the way of the spirit. And the Lord is surely on or side.

Other than that just lots of class! Honestly all of the days are blending together haha. We got our travel itinerary! We fly out to Georgia then South Carolina at 330 Tuesday morning!
I can't wait to: 1. make my own schedule
2. Get out of these walls and
3. Eat some southern food!! Thank you so much to everyone who sent me snacks and notes!!! They are much needed and appreciated!! (Especially the movie quotes!) I love everyone and miss you all!!

Richard: What did I tell you about eating in the car

Tommy: That its not good cuz it spoils your dinner

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Week 1 in the MTC

This week was great!

Day 1: Too nervous to be homesick, met my companion (Elder Mackay), met my teacher (brother Armstrong from New Zealand), got settled in.
Day 2: Anxiety, homesick, trying to learn but couldn't focus, best prayer experience ever. I knelt down away form everyone and the noise and told Heavenly Father 2 things. 1. I made a decision to stay in the mtc and see this journey through. I asked Him to confirm that decision to me. 2. I told him I am not strong enough to do this on my own so if He wanted me to do this I was going to need His strength. The next day I felt the Spirit so strong and felt comforted and strengthened the whole day.

Days 3-6 (excluding whichever was Sunday). basketball courts are closed till this Tuesday :( . We have been learning to teach and then actually teach investigators! It is amazing to see how the Spirit works. I am learning so much about the trials I have been through that I didn't even know about.
Sunday!: I took the sacrament and it meant more to me than it ever has because of the things I have learned and I went to choir and sang and it was super fun.

For exercise we are given an hour a day and I have been playing soccer and vball! The food is like high quality cafeteria. It is good but honestly I am glad I am gone in 2 more weeks. I fly out to South Carolina July 26th!