Today was the longest days that I will spend at the MTC. Our first meeting was at 8 AM as usual. The devotional in the evening lasted until not quite 8:00 PM. I did catch a bit of a nap before supper which was helpful. One of the other single sisters indicated that I might just need to get used to the higher altitude, and then I probably will not feel so tired. Of course if I quit waking up at 12:15 AM and not getting back to sleep until about 2 AM, I might also be a little less tired. But senior missionaries do not have anywhere near the strenuous schedule that the young missionaries have. So I really should not ever complain.
Today as I played the role of an investigator in our small group, it was easy to remember how I felt 42 years ago as I was learning the gospel of Jesus Christ for the first time. One of the principles we learned today was to not be afraid to challenge people for baptism. I remembered that when my missionaries challenged my husband and me for baptism I had been planning to ask that very day what it would involve to become a member of the church. Happy memories!
Another principle. was the importance of the Book of Mormon in conversion. I definitely have a testimony of that principle.
I took some pictures of the beautiful flowers on the MTC campus today but I don't know how to attach them. maybe I will be able to learn to do that. My daughter Starr sent me some pictures today of two of my grandchildren Rose and Grace. They are so cute.
I had reason to be grateful for the technical services at the MTC. I have relied on my daughter for tech-support for way many years but I got a spam email today which was trying to hack my Gmail account. I could not figure out how to get out of that myself but I had seen the technical services office when I was walking around one of the buildings earlier today, so I stopped and asked for help. It did not take too long and my situation was cleared up!!!
I guess that is all for tonight. I should be able to post again tomorrow!
I definitely have some happy memories of when the missionaries were teaching me in the Spring of 1974. 42 years ago for me too!
ReplyDeleteYour post also reminded me of when I was challenged to baptism in January 1975. I said, "of course" & was baptized on Valentine's Day ! My life changed for the better that day! Thanks for sharing some of your experiences with us!
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