Hey!!!!!!
Another week has come and gone. It
was a good week, we got our travel plans. I will be leaving the MTC on
the 20th (Tentative), but more likely the 21st which is what we heard
from a source which cannot be named.
This week we had an incidence in our zone of some
missionaries being dumb -.- so we got lessons on obedience a lot. But
Brother Pullan, one of my teachers told us a really powerful testimony
about his mission and missions in general. He told us not to waste any
time, that you don't won't a single regret on your mission, and that it
is the most important thing you can do. He just told us so strongly how
important it is to do everything you can while you are on your mission,
and not to hold back anything. On Sunday we got to watch a talk by Elder
Holland that talked about this. I believe it's called... "Mission are
forever" or something to that extent. He told us that this will mostly
likely be the only 2 years that we apostolic, and that we need to treat
it that way. He also said that this is the closest to the 12 we will
probably ever get in our life. He also talked about how missions are
real life. That your aren't leaving "real life" for two years, but your
mission is the most real it will ever get. Another thing that stood out
to me is that we have more power than the president, prime minister,
etc. because of our calling/priesthood, and that we need to "act like
it". But the main thing I got out of it, was when he talked about the
atonement and conversion. He told us he has wondered many times why
missionary work is so hard, why people don't just automatically believe
in Christ. He said "Why is this so hard" (talking about conversion) then
he followed it up by saying "Why should it be easy for us, if it wasn't
easy for Him?", it made me realize just how strong the power of the
atonement is, we need to take how we act, and what we do, every day, and
realize that we are following Christ and that he is with us.
So Joseph Nemelka is in the floor above me in the
residence halls. Which is cool because I can talk to him, and show him
the ropes of the MTC. But Nick is in the other building, so he is on his
own. Being in the MTC I realized just how great volleyball is. It is so
much fun to play. Also, thanks for the cookies Lauren, they were good
and my zone liked them. (Nick says thanks too.)
So on Saturday for lunch they had burgers, so I decided
to be a man. I ate a 4 patty burger, which was amazing by the way. I'm
honestly suprised I haven't had a heart attack yet considering how much
food I have eaten.
The title of this email comes from something Brother
Williamson (Teacher) did on his mission. After getting dear johned, he
had a photo album of there relationship, and had to do something epic
with it to get rid of it forever. So he tied a rock to it, went to the
very top of U-land, (The part of Denmark connected to Germany, google
map it). At the point of it he wrote on the book "The end of what
could've been endless", and threw it into the ocean. (I though of Gob) I
thought it was a fitting title because this will most likely be my last
email to you from the MTC.
Yesterday for TRC we got to skype with someone from
Denmark. It was really cool, i'm so excited to get out there. We just
talked about what to expect and what to look for. Although I forgot to
ask him what food I should eat when I get over there. He did teach me a
tongue twister though:
Stativ Stakit Kasket
Kom nu sig det det da let
Which is pretty cool, I know that means nothing to you guys, but I may as well tell you.
I
just want you to know that the church is true, we can feel Christ's
love in everything that we do and that we should show love to everyone
that we talk to or interact with.
I love you all, you are all the best <3
Elder Swan
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