Well Time to get in about the days, DAY
1 was surreal I probably seemed like a lost puppy dog wondering around
trying to find his owner! The day mainly consisted of us getting shown
the MTC! Not to much went down! Now DAY 2, day two was basically our
first real day here. My teachers our awesome and the classes were way
awesome. but i'm gonna be honest to you guys. It was hard, really really
hard. I felt as though i couldnt grasp what i was trying to learn, I
missed my friends, and i really missed my family! that night came i
couldnt even refrain back from holding in the tears! Luckily the other
Elders didnt see so they still think im a man! haha but it truly was
hard, I could Physically feel my heart beating aganst my chest saying "I
WANT TO GO HOME!!! I WANT MY FRIENDS I WANT MY LIFE BACK!" but i knew i
should just be a man and tough it out. Luckily Sister Mays, a Lady who
teaches with power and tells us how it is said something that night that
really helped me! she quoted John Wayne (so dad you might reconize
this) She said "Courage is being scared and terrified beyond all
belief... But saddling up anyway" That really hit me! but i still didnt
help the home sickness and by that night i still didnt know what to do!
So I said a prayer and to this day i dont think i have ever felt the
spirit more Strongly then i did in the MTC. As i said this prayer i told
heavenly father, "I truly want to give myself to you and serve you and
others, but how can i when i feel like this?" I began to pray for
comfort and to make sure that my family and friends were all all right!
and as soon as i said Amen i laid in my bed and in that darkness of the
room. I PHYSICALLY, let me repeat that PHYSICALLY felt someone wrap the
arm around me and tell me that everything was going to be all right! now
to explain to you how real it was I turned around to look and see if
one of the other elders had heard me crying... but no one was there. my
beating heart began to stop and finally i felt at ease, and soon enough i
fell asleep! BUT I WAS WRONG!!!! someone was there. and without a doubt
it was the spirit! After that night i decided to make my personality
shine outwards to others! and it just made me feel more and more happy
at what i was doing!!! Stuff became second nature, I got along a lot
better with my companion (like i said me and him are spock and kirk we
argue a lot!) but we made it so we could both give something that our
investigators needed! and it was the same thing from both of us! THE
SPIRIT!!! I bare witness to you (member or even nonmember) God answers
your prayers. and if you pray with full intent he will answer them!!!
I'm
gonna honest yes its still hard, but its right! It really has felt like
i've been here for months already, but ive felt like ive been with the
people of my district even longer!!! I LOVE THE LORD, I LOVE THE MTC AND
I LOVE ALL OF YOU! I'm gonna quote good o'l Elder DeSpain and tell you!
Dont pray for me but pray for theople of Salem and of the world,
because i know god is answering my prayers and thats enough as is! I
HAVE A FIRM BELIEF and know what i'm doing is true! AAAANNNNNDDD in case
you all were wondering the food her is great, I MEAN it's not mommas
home cookin but at least the first lady hasnt gotten to it yet! ;) I'd
Really like to leave you guys with a quote i heard from a wonderful
Elder Bednar talk "THE LORD GIVES US STRENGTH BEYOND OUR OWN
Till Next time.... LOVE
ELDER JONES
P.S. i think i forgot to say this but ill send you guys pics once i get the hang of these very very slow mtc computers!!:)
Double P.S. if any of you decide to send me any packages (wink wink)
haha just send them to the MTC using my Full name ELDER ALEXANDER DAVID
JONES :)
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