Moving Forward

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 It has been an incredible 2 weeks at the MTC but all good things must come to an end! Isn’t that what they say? But that’s not how we feel! We have been lifted up, fed by the spirit, encouraged, and taught! We have rubbed shoulders with some of the best people who love the Lord and are consecrating their lives to Him! 

Flowers are all blooming!

Our District L-R Elder and Sister Fulmer, Elder and Sister Warren, our teacher, Sister Slaughter, Elder and Sister Perkins, and us!

We sat at the feet of Elder Hamilton and learned about Family Search and the capacity family history has in bringing souls to the Savior! We also sat at the feet of Sister Bonnie Cordon, the Young Women General President, and learned about trusting in God (Proverbs 3:5-6) and finding peace in Christ! On other evenings We learned about the attributes of Christ and the culture of Christ. We learned in every class how to help others come to Christ!

We love Him and we pray that we can be the kind of missionaries He needs us to be! Jesus Christ makes all the difference! He is the light in a darkening world! He is the great rescuer and we are His team! One of couples in our district called us Team Jesus! We like that! 

And now it’s time to move on! We will finish up our class work tomorrow at noon and then we will climb into our very packed car and head to New York! We have been assigned to the Oneida Branch outside of Rome. It is a branch of about 15 active members of the church. We have our work cut out for us and we can’t wait!  

This Sunday is Palm Sunday. As we celebrate this week leading up to Easter, we invite you to study about the atoning sacrifice of our Savior and to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for the gift of His Beloved Son! We promise, as you open your heart, the Spirit will testify that Jesus of Nazareth truly is the Son of God, the Light of the world, The Prince of peace! 


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