Week #4 - Hope of Israel



你好,

My second week of the MTC has been a great experience for me to learn and grow. I enjoyed being able to be with the Taiwanese Elders until the rest of their district arrived so they are now in a district of their own, but we are still in the same branch. I have struggled with Chinese this past week but I know as I keep studying and progressing little by little, then I will get better.

Every Tuesday at the MTC we get to have a devotional in the evening. Me and my companion Elder Larsen decided to join the MTC choir and so we were able to sing at the devotional. This MTC devotional was broadcast to all the missionary training centers throughout the world. No one knows who is speaking at the devotional until about 15 minutes before it starts. The speakers are usually area authorities or general authorities so I was surprised when they announced Elder Uchtdorf would be speaking to us. We sang Hope of Israel and I sang my heart out. It was one of the coolest experiences of my life and Hope of Israel might be my new favorite hymn. Listening to Elder Uchtdorf was such a great experience for me and I would like to share a couple things I learned. One thing he emphasized to us missionaries is that we need to focus on the things we can control. These are our thoughts, our feelings, and our actions. If we can just control these three things then we will avoid unnecessary stresses in our lives. He also talked about how we should measure our success by how we stand before God, not how we stand among our peers.

This morning my district was able to go through the temple with Elder Iao from Hong Kong. It was his first time going through the temple. The church was able to arrange some translation devices so he could go through in his native language. The spirit was so strong and it was great to be there with my whole district. I love every chance I get to go to the temple.
That is all from this week,
李长老

Scripture of the Week: Helaman 12:23
Therefore, blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; for these are they that shall be saved.





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