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Chapter 1: The MTC

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

I wasn't sure I'd have much to talk about because I'm not yet out in the field doing much. Boy was I wrong! Turns out about 40 hours of video calls across 4 days (including today, which is P-day) gives you something to talk about, even if most of the meetings are boring. Leading up to my mission I wasn't too excited to leave everything and everyone behind. While I will still miss everything, I know now more than ever this is where I am supposed to be. 

One of the coolest things about the MTC is how much they trust us immediately. On just the first couple days we plan our own personal studies, companion studies, help others appointment (basically giving practice lessons to actors), an interview with a convert we know (Thanks grandma and grandpa!), and a district devotional with no teachers present! They trust us to schedule and execute these timely and appropriately without looking over our shoulders, sitting in on our meeting in the background to make sure we're doing it right, or anything else of that nature. One of the lessons they stressed most is that we will be blessed for using our agency to choose God and to do what we should, and they give us so many opportunities to do that!

My companion and I are very similar in personality and I can't wait to get to Provo to be with him and my district. Meeting my district has been amazing and I am so excited to go meet them in Provo instead of zoom! They are so chill and they don't get the chats locked down in any of the big zoom meetings with over 750 participants. My district has so much faith and the spirit during our devotional was incredible! We watched a prerecorded devotional from Elder and Sister Christofferson, then we talked about it for half an hour. This story stood out most. It's Elder Christofferson quoting President Faust, Quoting President Hinkley so you know it's good. I love this story because it is a really powerful analogy for what Christ did for us, and when we have a try understanding of what He did we will respond like Little Jim. We should tell our Savior "I will love you till I die for taking my licking for me! Yes, I will love you forever!” 

I love you all so much!
Sincerely,
Elder Shadel
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