Last email in the Americas!!





















 What's up yall! Sorry for not sending an email last week. I got caught up with a lot of stuff. But I am still alive, might not be in a week. Joke lang. I miss yall a lot and am going to miss yall more in the next week when I'm in a new country.


This last week nothing crazy really happened. In classes we played a lot of games and did a lot of reviews just to make sure that we have a base knowledge of this ridiculous language so I don't freak out too much this next week. We did finally take our EI test which really doesn't help us at all. It's just a language assessment and we realized that no matter the score we're basically screwed the first couple weeks anyways because of how different the natives will speak it.


Halloween was this last week but being at the MTC we didn't really celebrate it. Although our amazing Sisters in our district decorated our class room and gave us all a lot of candy. It was very nice of them.


We had our testimony meeting with our teachers last Saturday and it was really sad and really spiritual. Seeing all my friends and seeing how much we have all grown in the last 9 weeks was something truly special. To see how much more spiritually intune we are was amazing. Our teachers also gave us some departing thoughts which honestly were really helpful and really sad too. For most of our teachers we are their last districts they are going to teach so it's a big change in their lives too so it was fun to share this time we got with them.


Last thought of this week I know that I've shared this before but I think that my 9 weeks here at the MTC this is what I've come to know the most. "I know that my Redeemer Lives" Some background on this statement, at my rugby coaches funeral we sang this song. He was like another father in my life, he was a great example to many. This song makes me think of him and my uncle who are on the other side of the veil. At the start of these 9 weeks I was struggling in home MTC and as my mom left for work she told me, "I prayed that your uncle and your coach would look over you and help you throughout today." The opening song we sang that day in Home MTC was, "I know my Redeemer Lives." Right then and there I just knew that this gospel was true and that they were looking over me. The first week of being at the Provo MTC I was questioning myself and prayed to god for answers, the opening song in sacrament the next day was "I know my Redeemer Lives." Going into Sunday's General Conference I wanted to go in with a list of questions to find answers to from the lord. Sunday Morning General Conference, the opening song was, "I know my Redeemer Lives." Which was crazy because for General Conference they have to practice those songs for weeks just showing me that God knows my plan! Last Sunday I was struggling to focus in Go & Do and wrote down some questions like why can't I focus. The spirit led me to my patriarchal blessing paragraph 7 which talks about prayer. I got on my knees and prayed for guidance. Opened my phone to continue to study, scrolled down on the Library app and at home in my home ward the opening song in sacrament was "I know my Redeemer Lives." I don't know why I scrolled down that far in the Library app but clearly someone else did. And finally last Saturday during our last class my teacher Sister Alvez gave us a random scripture at the start of class and she gave me Job 19: 25. If you don't know the story of Job, God basically took everything from him to show his loyalty to Him. In verse 25 Job says, "For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth." 


I know that my Redeemer Lives. Every Time I have asked a question to Him no matter the question he gives me the same, best, only answer that I need in my life. "I know that my redeemer lives" and that through Him everything and anything is possible. I just want you all to know that if you have anything going on in your life and as I go on to the Philippines that all we need to remember is that Your Redeemer Lives!! And you can fall on Him whenever you need His help.


Love yall! I pray for yall daily. Feel free to reach out whenever I love hearing from you! Next email will be from the Philippines :) Wish me luck!

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