Well, the MTC has been good the last week. I’ve gotten a little more nervous in my studies and such because I realize that we are leaving in about a month and a week. I’m super excited though; I will definitely be excited when that day comes. The language is coming along. We just taught our first full lesson in Khmae last Saturday in TRC (a place where missionaries teach volunteers who are fluent in the languages they are learning). Other languages teach full lessons from the beginning, but Khmae and other languages like it started full lessons last week. We taught lesson one, and it went pretty well. We got across the major points and read a few simple scriptures in Khmae. We have a lot of work to do, but it was good to finally teach a full 30 minute lesson in the language. We have done other lessons to fake investigators in Khmae, but this was the longest and most formal. Reading the language is probably the hardest. There are so many vowels and countless exceptions. I guess it is just like English in many ways...you just have to know the word to know how to say it correctly. Reading is getting better though and we are all definitely improving.
In regards to Chelsey's questions: Have any apostles come to speak at the weekly devotionals? I have not seen any apostles yet. We have had some really good firesides though. My favorite speaker is Brother Allen. He works for the church in the missionary department. He was the one who had the Jimmer comment a while back. He came again last week and showed us a lot of clips that the church has produced for TV. We all have seen them before. They are the little clips that advertise for the church and such. They were really funny, and he showed us some of the oldest original ones, which were pretty hilarious. They all contained a saying or thought that was pretty cliché, but I like them. One of them was, "When everybody says you can't, believe in the part of you that says you can." It was a nice fireside and he brought a nice spirit. How’s the Papa John’s pizza on Fridays? Yes we have Papa John’s pizza every Friday. Honestly I am a little tired of it, and Papa John’s isn't my favorite, but it is a nice change of pace. Do you service every week inside the MTC? We do service in our own building. We clean toilets, vacuum, wash windows, change the toilet paper, etc. It's not too bad, and it provides a nice break from class and studying. How is your district doing? Any problems? Our district is still getting along really well. No major arguments of any kind.
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