MTC Week 6 - It's Getting Real

*Hermana Bree just realized this was never sent on p-day. I got a chance to talk to her this morning  on her way to DC while she waited in the airport. She asked me to send it out to all of you.  Her next letter will probably not arrive until next Monday - we think that will be her new p-day.  Sorry it's late! And she sounded terrific on the phone, in case you were wondering.

Well, first news of the week, we got our flight plans on Friday! I just have a straight flight to DC and I'm with 6 other missionaries but I haven't met any of them yet, so it's gonna be a lot of fun getting to know them, I'm so excited! It makes it all seem so real. I still can't believe that I'm leaving in 5 days. Where does time go??

We said goodbye to Hermana Johnston Monday morning when she left us for Trinidad so now our trio is down to two. I'm so grateful for the many lessons I learned from her these past two weeks, and I wish her the best in Trinidad.

Other than that our week has been rather uneventful in stories (it's always eventful in learning and spiritual experiences). We had our last lesson with our investigator Mercedes on Friday and it went great. She bore her testimony to us and she is just such a strong person. I love her so much! But yeah, so we haven't taught anyone since then other each other during study time. It;s been a little hard not to have anything specific to plan for but I'm also grateful I have the time to study the lessons in general so that I can teach better when I get out to DC. 

An experience from this week that has really stood out to me and Hermana Shaw is the reality of the scriptures in our lives, specifically Ether 12:27  

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them. 

Heavenly Father has definitely shown us our weaknesses these past few weeks. It's funny that almost as soon as you recognize something that you're not great at, He shows you something else.I can just imagine Him up there thinking, "Alright come on! One down let's work on something else now." I'm so thankful to have a loving Heavenly Father who wants me to improve and be the best I can be and I am thankful for my Savior Jesucristo who makes improvement and change possible. Me encanta este Evangelio y se que es la verdad. le bendici mi vida otra vez y otra vez. I love the MTC and all I have learned and I can't wait to get out in the field and apply it!

Con amor,

Hermana Bree Johnson

 (A text message photo received from the MTC of Hermana Bree's departing district.)