Ali, I forgot you are in Africa...
What? How are your gorilla friends?! Print out pics and send them
to me so I can admire them for hours. LOL
I saw MarkyMark Mckellar like 30
mins after he arrived! And a few times since. EVERYONE! Send
him some love. I think it he is just a little homesick, heck, he
graduated 6 days before he came here! I couldn't even do that! Love
that kid.
I met a kid from Phoenix... we were
both so surprised! He is going to Madagascar and he was way cool.
He went to Moon Valley but I thought that was way cool to meet a fellow
Phoenician.
This week has been pretty
great. Not gonna lie, there have been multiple frustrating moments, but I
find myself grateful for them. They teach me how to move over the bumps
in the road and how to react in the most Christlike way. The language is
a struggle. It just doesn't make sense sometimes. Why would any
founding fathers force a society to memorize tons of root words for each verb
conjugation cause you definitely are not allowed to mix them up!
Dumb! But I love Tagalog. It is a beautiful and amazing language.
It requires a lot of patience though because I just want to be fluent
already.
My word of the day for you all: nakakapagakabagabag- disturbing..........
Why are tagalog words so long and confusing? I have no idea. But I kinda love it.
Devotionals. They are
amazing. Sunday we had an amazing talk from Stephen B. Allen from the
missionary department. It is simply amazing how inspired our leaders
are. He comforted me in so many ways and answered so many of my prayers
and questions. But I loved Tuesday's devotional even more. We had
W. Craig Zwick from the quorum of the 70 come speak. Oh my
goodness. It was so amazing. He spoke on Christlike attributes
which is what I have been studying in Preach My Gospel. His lesson on
becoming more christlike:
1. Start with the end in mind2. strong desire and commitment
3. willingness and discipline to work hard
4. prepare for challenges
5. structural and spiritual integrity
6. total dedication to the lord
If we can follow these steps in
living a Christlike life, then you will surely live an admirable life. I
encourage everyone reading this to go read chapter 6 in Preach My Gospel.
And look for an attribute that you would like to become more of. I am
working on diligence. I love this amazing quote which is what I am currently
working on.
“I have often said one of the
greatest secrets of missionary work is work! If a missionary works, he will get
the Spirit; if he gets the Spirit, he will teach by the Spirit; and if he
teaches by the Spirit, he will touch the hearts of the people and he will be
happy. There will be no homesickness, no worrying about families, for all time
and talents and interests are centered on the work of the ministry. Work, work,
work—there is no satisfactory substitute, especially in missionary work.”–President Ezra Taft Benson
Also some another cool lesson on why
we should not get discouraged. Courage means heart spirit. Dis
means God of the Underworld. So moral of the story, dont give your
courage to the adversary! Never be discouraged, God is always on your
side!
Ok but really, theMTC is
great. I am learning so much on how to be a missionary of God. I am
not doing this for anyone but the Lord and His children who he has prepared to
hear His word. It is amazing to think that God is preparing people in San
Pablo RIGHT NOW for me to teach. I already love them so much. They
are getting ready to hear the best message they will ever receive. That
message is that there is a Heavenly Father who loves you. He has a plan
and a purpose for you. He has a gospel that has been restored on this
Earth. I may not be the best teacher, but I am working ever so diligently
to be one.
I love you all and am praying for you! All is well here, and I hope you all have a great weekend!
Sister Waldrom
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