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Chapter 1: The MTC (week 2)

 And it came to pass in the second week of the MTC...

Once again going into this week I didn't think I would have anything to write about because we had almost no meetings, but once again I was wrong. But only because today has been chaotic in a sense. Leading up to the MTC was pretty chill. Saying goodbyes, packing, nothing too exciting. 

Yesterday was fun. I got to play spot it with my parents, Lisha, and Braxton for about half an hour before I left. Then it was just driving, saying goodbye to my parents, getting a phone, keycard and other things, and unpacking a little bit. Then we had a really good devotional about the Character of Christ. The big thing is that when we have problems in our lives the natural man in us wants others to feel sorry for us and serve us. We turn inward. Christ did the opposite. Even after fasting 40 days and being tempted by Satan 3 times he sent angels to minister to John, not him. In John 4:11 it reads that the angels came to Christ, but the Joseph Smith translation is that he sent angels to John because he knew John was in prison. Christ turns outwards. When He struggled He looked to serve others, not have others serve Him. The devotional was really good, dinner was really good, overall yesterday was really good.

However, today has fallen apart from the beginning, which has been fun but also a lot of changing and walking. Elder Whyte and I went to breakfast dressed in missionary attire, like we are supposed to, and invited the rest of our district to come. No one came. They all spread out throughout the cafeteria instead. Then we went back to our not dorm. Quick aside, at the MTC they are not college dorms because this is a different environment. They told us to call them living quarters but they made such a big point about us not calling them dorms that we started calling them "not dorms." Anyway, we went back to our not dorm and changed for service, then found out our district wasn't actually assigned a service project. So then we went back and changed into missionary attire for our HOA (help others appointment, basically giving a lesson to an actor) and that actually went pretty well. Then we went back to the not dorm and changed into exercise clothes and tried to go to the gym. Turns out the gym is closed for construction but they forgot to close the sign ups for it. So then, once again, we went back to the not dorm and changed into missionary attire because you really can't do anything here unless you are in missionary attire. For example, using the computer lab like I am right now. Or practicing an instrument. Also going to the cafeteria. If you want food in Pday clothes you have to get a sack lunch.

One thing today that was kinda funny is on the way back from the gym I saw Elder Miles and got a picture with him. If you know you know. If you want to know, let me know. Maybe I'll tell you the Elder Miles lore next week. I feel kinda bad because he became a celebrity and I'm not sure he wanted that but I told him he absolutely didn't have to get a picture with me if he didn't want to but he said it was fine. Also I'm adding a picture of me with Elder Whyte, my companion. I'm gonna take that right now in the computer lab so I can send this email.

Still Love y'all,
Elder Shadel






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