I can't believe that I am already 1/3 of the way done at the MTC! I'm really starting to love this place. It's crazy cause you're comfortable at home then you go to the MTC and it is completely different, then they send you out to the mission field and its basically like you restart.
Michael Maio's classroom is in the same building as mine so I see him pretty often, and Paden is in the other zone but we basically have the same schedule as him so I will get to see him a lot.
Sorry for the lack of pictures, and my emails are probably shorter because everyday kind of feels like its the exact same. I sometimes feel like I have been here for 4 months, but I also feel like I have only been here for 1 week.
CONGRATS TO KARISSA! I can't wait to come home to all of these new nieces and nephews.
On Saturday we did our first TRC which is where you talk to somebody that is already a member and you just get to know them and share a message with them. The first sister we taught was from Hong Kong, and she served a mission in Australia, but her English was really good. The second sister we taught was from Boise and she served a mission in Taipei. TRC are super fun and kind of relaxing.
On Sunday I gave the sacrament prayer in Chinese (but of course I had something to read off of) but I did it the first time so that was really cool. For the Sunday devotional, Spencer B. Allen spoke to us. He talked about how we are each called to our missions for a certain reason so it is important that we be ourselves. That made me think of when Wes told me that "the mission doesn't change you, it just magnifies your good qualities". I know that the Lord gives us certain talents and abilities, and that we need to use all of them in order to spread the gospel and help build up the kingdom of God.
For the Tuesday night devotional Bishop W. Christopher Waddell spoke to us. He was talking about the Savior and the Atonement and he said "We can't do what he did, but we can do as he did". Even Jesus Christ asked Heavenly Father if there was any other way that it could be done, but he was willing to do whatever it took to fulfill his father's will. We have a lot of things in our lives where we would much rather have an easier way to do things, but if we are always striving to do Heavenly Father's will, then the Lord will bless us tremendously through the hard times.
We said goodbye to the district that was the oldest in the zone when I got there, but luckily they are all going to Taichung so hopefully I will be able to see them.
My Chinese is getting a lot better, but sometimes it can be super frustrating cause during a lesson I will want to say something, or answer a question, but I just don't have the words to do it. That just strengthens my testimony that the Gift of Tongues is real. If the Gift of Tongues didn't exist, then the Lord Would definitely not trust 18 and 19 years olds to preach his gospel in a language like Chinese. That's why it is so important for missionaries to be themselves, because if we are being ourselves and working our hardest then the Lord will provide the rest.
Today we are getting 18 new missionaries in our zone (14 Elders 4 Sisters) and like 5 of them are going to Scotland Chinese speaking so thats pretty cool.
Its hard cause I want to prepare the best that I can, but I also just want to go to Taiwan. I love the people already, and I know that the Gospel will make them so happy!l
I Love you all so much!! Thank your for your constant prayers!
- Elder Bosco
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