End of Missionary Training

Yesterday we finished our missionary training at the MTC.  What a wonderful experience it has been.  We have learned so much in this short week.  We have been taught how to help others come unto Christ and that "others" means anyone other than ourselves.  We learned how to trust on the Spirit to direct us in helping those "others" and not simply to rely on our own understanding.  This was a huge lesson to learn.

Living here this past week was like being at the temple.  Everyone smiles and says hello.  Everyone dresses similarly.  There are no social or economic differences.  From the cafeteria staff to the President of the MTC, all are very friendly and personally interested in each of us.  Our teachers are quick to compliment and encourage us even when we make mistakes.

Elder and Sister West and ourselves

We got to know the other senior
couples.  Each couple we met
(and we met nearly every one of
them) are so humble and loving. 

On day 1 we were assigned to get
to know a specific couple.  Later in
the week we were put in a situation
to teach them to come closer to
Christ.  We were blessed to be
assigned to Elder and Sister West.
What a special couple they are. 
From the first moment we met them,
we mutually felt a close friendship.  Diane and I will be following their blog.  We expect to hear great and exciting things coming from their service in Portugal. 

They were also assigned to teach us to come closer to Christ.  They taught us twice and each time, they taught with the Spirit.  How did we know?  They taught of things that only we knew about.   We had not shared those personal things with anyone.  Only with the promptings of the Spirit could they have known.

Well, we leave here on Monday.  We wish we could take this place with us.