How to even start! I can't believe it has been a week. At the MTC they say every day feels like a week and every week feels like a day, and that is so true! I am learning so so so much! The spirit is so strong here. "Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come; and your tongue shall be loosed, and you shall declare glad tidings of great joy unto this generation" D&C 31:3 my mission has begun and I am so excited. I know the Lord will help me be what He called me to be.
They really have us dive right in. Me and Sister Wedemeyer taught our first investigator (Lita) the second day here! I didn't even feel prepared enough but just like it says in D&C 84:85 "Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say but treasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall be given you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto every man." This scripture is SO true! When me and Sister Wedemeyer taught Lita for the second time a scripture just came to my mind, Mosiah 4:9 and I know it was the spirit telling me to share it with her. It was just what she needed to hear! It was such a neat experience. I just love it here so much! At the MTC we pray ALL the time! My friends have told me that you pray all the time but I didn't think it would be this much. We pray before everything! And it is so great. Prayer is so important and helps us feel the spirit more! It is though the spirit that we learn ALL things! (John 14:26). On Friday I learned about the invitation to pray. The spirit taught me so much during that class time. The invitation to pray is so powerful! How blessed we are with the knowledge and faith that we can pray to Heavenly Father. Prayer changes people.
On Saturday one of my teachers Sister Runyon talked to us about personal study. My district was having a hard time staying focused the whole time. We sit in our classroom pretty much from after Breakfast 7:45 to lunch 11:35 and then go back to the classroom again at 12:20. We study a lot but it is great! Anyways she shared with us these scriptures Matt. 26:38-42 when Christ is in Gethsemane and asks His apostles to stay awake. "Are you so powerless that you couldn't stay awake for one hour?" My personal study is a reflection of my faith and love for Christ. Can I not watch with God for one hour? Christ was alone during the hardest time of His life so we wouldn't have to be alone. How comforting that thought is.
I have learned so much about obedience since being at the MTC. It is stressed so much! It is so important. "When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes a QUEST God will endow us with power." -President Benson. We ened strict laws because we are quick to do iniquity and slow to remember God (Mosiah 13:29-30) Obedience brings marvelous blessings. "Obedience is a powerful spiritual medicine. It comes close to being a cure-all" -Elder Packer
I don't have any more time to write but know that I love you all! I am doing so great here! I think of you all often and pray for you all! I am learning so much and hope that we all can help bring others unto Christ.
Obedience is how we become true followers of Christ. Remember to work hard! "Stroke when you don't want to, kick when you don't want to. That's how you become a champion"
All my love,
Sister Jackson
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