This week has been so crazy! I don't really know why... but it
has felt super long! This will be my last email from the MTC because
next wednesday I'll be in COSTA RICA!!!!! IM SO STOKED! I want to get
out there so bad! Our district got our travel itinerary this week and it
goes a little bit like this: 7:30 leave the MTC to go to the Salt Lake
Airport. Then I fly to Atlanta, Georgia at like 11:00 I think? Once I
land I have a two hour layover then I'm off to Costa Rica! Im not too
sure on the times right now, because I don't have my itinerary with me..
but I'll make sure to let you know because guess what?! when I'm in ATL
I get to call you during the layover! It's gonna be awesome!
So
last week it was cool because Elder Holland came and gave a devotional,
but this week was even better! On Sunday, Janice Kapp Perry came and
did the devotional! It was so cool! (If you dont know who she is, google
her name) She has written so many songs in the childrens hymn book! She
told so many cool stories and sang some of her songs and it was so
cool! She seemed like a celebrity! THEN on tuesday, Elder D. Todd
Christofferson spoke! He and his wife both had some great remarks about
the importance of missionary work. It was really cool being able to have
seen two apostles during my stay at the MTC. Hopefully one will come to
my mission... fingers crossed!
I completed my goal and
finished the Book of Mormon yesterday! It's crazy how every time you
read it you find something new and it applies directly to your life!
This time when I read through it I found so many helpful insights on
missionary work! Now I'm trying to read the Book of Mormon in spanish...
and let me tell you, it's quite a struggle. But I'm doing it! It may
take 20-30 mins to read a chapter... but progress is progress!
My
spanish is coming along quite nicely. This week we had our last
"official" spanish class. So now I have been introduced to all of the
grammar and things like that, now I just have to review and practice. A
lot. I'm nowhere near being fluent, but I'm actually surprising myself
at how well I can speak for only being here for six weeks. I had a cool
experience with my companion a couple of days ago, where I was teaching a
lesson about the spirit to one of our investigators. I felt really good
during the lesson, and felt like I really helped our investigator. When
the lesson ended and we walked out the room my companion turned to me
and said, "You were on FIRE in there! Your spanish was amazing!" It was a
nice little confidence boost. But, I know that I'll immediately be put
back into my place when I step off the plane in Costa Rica. Oh well, I'm
so excited for that! I want to be walking on Costa Rican roads. I want
to be struggling with spanish. I want this opportunity to help others. I
want to be able to grow!
It was sad to hear about Elder
Perry's death... but it was cool hearing Elder Christoffersons' remarks
about it, "Death isn't the end... its a graduation!" We might be able to
watch the funeral here at the MTC, that would be nice. Hopefully I
won't be gone when they choose to show it!
Thanks for all your prayers and Dear Elders! I greatly appreciate them all!
Hopefully I'll have some exciting stories to tell you next week!
Costa Rica here I come!
¡Pura Vida!
Elder Abel
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