October 16, 2012

What a week!

There has been so much going on this week its been incredible!

1) Elder Bednar came and spoke to us on Tuesday!

2) Sister Burton came too! ( General Relief Society President )

3) We got more details for whats going to happen with the new announcement of missionaries! :)

 

Now before I get started, I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm sorry I haven't been sending indiviual e-mails, and I realize it may feel like I'm forgetting about you- BUT I'm NOT! I want to beable to write everyone, however I only have 30 min to e-mail and often it takes me longer than that just to check my e-mails. So by doing a "Blog" entry, this is my way to make sure everyone can hear from me. I also e-mailed everyone my e-mail address before I left on my mission and the only people who have e-mailed me are mom, leasa, rachael and dad. I don't have anyone elses e-mail addresses ( or addresses). If you want a letter PLEASE send me a quick dear elder with your address in it. That way I know how to get ahold of you! Otherwise keep checking in on my blog.

 

SO This week was pretty great ( to say the least). When I say I'm having a good time at the MTC it doesn't really justify how amazing it is to be here. Everyday I am edified, uplifted, taught, humbled, and motivated to work harder. There are so many things I need to work on! But being here at the MTC is like taking every spiritual expereince I've every had and experienced or that day you learn't an important gospel truth and it sunk deep into your heart, an became a part of who you are. Its like taking all those moments and putting them back to back & experiencing them ( but different and new principles) all day everyday! I'm learning and growing alot here. They say that the MTC is what will give you the strength to get you through the hard days on your mission, and they Mission your MTC for life! That during those hard days after my mission, as I look back and re-experience spiritual highs from my mission I wil beable to continue to push through challenges and relight my enthusiasm for serving others and living the gospel.

 

Okay! Now for the fun stuff! ELDER BEDNAR came and spoke to us on Tuesday!!! It was really good! He focused on Conferene, and how we can adapt better study habits. It was more of a workshop, but I felt like needed to hear what he had to say. He encouraged us all to study the words from conference, because if we don't and someone askes us about what our modernday prophets have said and we don't know the answer, it's as if we don't believe. So we have to work at knowing what is being taught to us, and study it out :)

He also talked about how God will further his work when he wants to. And he wants to now. ( concerning the change for ages of missionaies)

 

SISTER BURTON! WAS FANTASTIC!!!

I Love seeing general authorities as real people, they are so amazing and real. haha. She spoke to us on sunday for relief soceity and it was amazing! I don't have my notes with me but take my word for it, she is an amazing woman! I am so grateful shes been called to serve all of us! ( She also served in Korea! ^_^)

 

FINALLY!!!

Okay so, I've been wondering whats going to happen with this huge change of all these new missionaries coming in! Where are they going to go? Is there room for them at the MTC??

We were told that all mission training times will be cut down by 1/3! So Missionaries going english speaking will go from 3 weeks in the MTC to 2 weeks. 9 weekers will go to 6 weeks ( so anyone speaking spanish or french etc) and the 12 weekers ( me :P ) will be cut down to 9 weeks. This change won't effect me, BUT he wanted to let us know that we were called at this time because we will be the ones training all the new missionaries. If you think about how many girls are putting in their papers- in 3-4 months there could possibly 2x the amount if girls. That means in missions where there are 12 sisters, there will now be 24 more that need to be trained. Most likely alot of us will be training directly following our first 12 weeks in the field! THAT IS HUGE!!!!! Especially for Koreans! Normally you don't start training until you have learnt the language enough to be the senior companion and actually speak to people. SO this means I have to step it up! I need to pray for the gift of tounges and work harder at the language! I know that if Heavenly Father needs me to learn faster I can as long as I give everything I have to him.

Its going to be hard with this change! but I know as I spend all my free time ( which isnt much) studying the language I will beable to speak to ther people in Korea.

 

As usual I'm out of time before I could finish everything I wanted to say! once I'm in the field I PROMISE everyone will get more personal letters and information about what I am doing. If you want specific questions answered please dear elder me ( WITH YOUR RETURN ADDRESS) and I will write you a hand written letter back.

 

Love all of  you so much! Thank you for you support and love!

p,s- JENN YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!! Thank you so much for the package! <3

With all my love,

Sister Sulz