Xin chào!
Well the time keeps flying by. It’s hard to believe that we've been here for half of our stay already, and even through it still seems like it will be an eternity before we leave the MTC, its strange to see that we've hit a milestone.
Language study is continuing and progressing quickly. Right now, my main focus is to be able to listen better. With both of our investigators, we have had times when we have asked questions critical to their conversion, but we didn't understand their responses. It’s quite deflating when a lesson goes so well and then it becomes insignificant because we don’t know what the investigator needs and how we can help them. So right now, I am working to learn how to listen and understand the language. I haven't figured out a solid way to improve that skill. It’s something that I have to continuously think about and find new ways to learn.
Last week, an extra bunk was added to our room as I think I mentioned might happen. Well it happened and we expect that we will get two new Elders in our room tomorrow. It will be pretty exciting, but will also have its disadvantages. But even with the prospects of long lines for showers and crowded rooms, we are all looking forward to it.
I can't remember everything that has happened over the last week, but I'll try and touch on some of the highlights, and especially some cool things that have happened already today.
So Saturday, we had TRC again. This is when volunteers come in and we teach a short lesson. This TRC, I was teaching with Anh cả Atkinson. It went really well. The topic this week was receiving revelation through the Book of Mormon, or Sách Mặc Môn in Vietnamese. We taught our first volunteer, who was a return missionary that served in Cambodia. It was a great lesson. We share some personal experiences and he did as well. Our next lesson though is probably the more important one. She is a nonmember. It is a special opportunity to teach someone who really has these questions and needs to get answers. It’s also really cool to think that we could really be influencing her life right now... and we're still in the MTC. So, all in all, TRC is great and I look forward to it each week.
Sunday was good and spiritual as always. The main focus throughout priesthood meeting and sacrament meeting was the Restoration. There were some very good insights shared. I particularly enjoyed the priesthood meeting. With some many people sharing their own thoughts, it makes the lessons so much more meaningful. It reminded me of my Elders Quorum at school. Those were the best quorum meetings I have had, and this was nearly to that point. The fireside on Sunday night was given by Brother and Sister Macking. I believe that Brother Macking is the district president over the MTC, but I can’t remember for sure. Sister Macking talked about table manners which was rather entertaining. Something about seeing a Sister instruct about this in front of some 2500 Elders and Sisters was pretty amusing. Brother Macking talked about the importance of unity and not excluding anyone.
Today has so far been awesome. We went to the temple as usual, but today we did sealings. As missionaries, we can be proxies for children. It was a special experience. One of the names for the of that couples that the work was done for was Elizabetha Mannhart. The date and location on the card were around 1848 in Wuerttenberg, Germany. Not sure if I spelled the place right, but it was close to that. IT may be worth looking into that. Hint, hint. Dad, do you know anything about an Elizabetha? Anyways it was pretty cool.
As we were leaving the temple, we saw a huge mass of people standing by the road, right across the street from the MTC. Then a sister in the temple parking lot told us that the MTC was evacuated. Whoa. We don’t really know what happened, but we heard that it was just a fire drill type thing. It wasn’t long before they let us back in to campus, but it was weird all the same.
Tôi biết rằng Giáo Hội là giáo hội của Chúa Giê Su Ky Tô. Sách Mặc Môn la lời của Thượng Đế.
Hope all is well, as it sounds like it is.
Tinh yêu thương,
Anh cả Manhardt
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