Ok, big news of the moment....It is MARCH!!!!! And guess what....I will be in my mission in MARCH!!!!! I will be in my mission field by the end of this month and I can barely stand the excitement I feel every time I think about it! The MTC is great, I love my District, my teachers, my basketball sisters, and of course my companions. However, I CAN NOT WAIT to get to the real deal field! Oh it is going to be such a great day!
So I had an absolutely incredible week! I wish I could tell you all of it. Sunday and Monday were really big transformation days for me. On Sunday I had my mid-way interview with the first counselor of my branch presidency. To put into words where I have come from and where I was going was really good for me. I realized that I really have made a lot of progress, but I still need to let go.
Let go - that was really the message I took away. I need to let go of the things that are holding me back, that are in the past, and that are stopping the Lord from making me into what He needs me to be.
Well...'Here I am Lord, make me into what you need. ' This small change in attitude this week has made ALL of the difference for me. Another great day/experience was Monday. My favorite teacher Hermana Rex took us downstairs to talk about the Power and Authority of our call and to read the Standard of Truth.
As I sat on the stairs with sunlight shining through the windows surrounded by my district, my companions, looking at that wonderful picture of Christ coming forth in the second coming being heralded by angels and then looking at my nametag...I wish I could describe the feeling that came over me. I am humbled, and honored to have been chosen among many to do this great work. There is NOTHING I would rather be doing right now. I am literally receiving revelation and inspiration daily, if not hourly.
Serving a mission, no, serving God, is the most self-rewarding thing in this world. I feel so selfish every single day, because despite the fact that I work every second of every day, I KNOW that I am getting WAY more out of my mission than I can ever put in. I'm sorry I can't truly explain in words how I feel about my mission everyone. All I can say is, think of the most rewarding thing you have ever done in your life...then imagine being able to do that all day every day. This is the greatest work on Earth, and I wish I could tell you all in person, but you couldn't drag me home right now!
Cool, awesome, amazing story of the week: Yesterday (and every Thursday) was our time in the TRC (Training Resource Center). We go and participate in a scenario and practice teaching real people (volunteers) in a semi-real life situation. Yesterday the scenario was we were eating dinner in an investigator's restaurant and practicing ordering food and talking about what we like to eat. After that we left the room and then came back as if it was later that week and we were going to teach her the first lesson. Now because we have been here five weeks we are expected to do EVERYTHING in Spanish, not one english word allowed. So the first thing she asks me is if she can make me a fruit salad and what kind of fruit I want, immediately I respond with, 'oh I love manzanas and bananas' Ok well manzanas are apples, but bananas, definitely not bananas! I was surprised my comanions were able to keep going they were laughing so hard! FYI Bananas are platos!
Anyway, the really cool part was when we went back into the room (her house) to teach her the first lesson. I kid you not ladies and gentlemen I SPOKE SPANISH!!!!!! It was amazing! This is the first time I have spoken Spanish at any kind of normal tempo and I didn't even have to translate it in my head first, it just came out! Best Day Ever. I have been working so hard on the language and the gospel, and praying even harder. Es muy dificil a aprender un nueva idioma. Pero cuando es por Dios and con Dios, es posible. (It is very difficult to learn a new language, but when it is for God and with God, it is possible.)
Not much else to report this week, another week done in the MTC, another week of my mission gone. All I can say is that this Church is true, and that this is the greatest work on earth and it is going forth nobly and boldly and no unhallowed hand can stop it. I love you all.
Con Amor,
Hermana Levanger
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