Magandang Umaga!
This
week has been pretty crazy! I think I'm going to try to format my
emails the way Elder Huff did because I'm so unorganized with my
thoughts..
Sunday:
We had an awesome devotional and watched Elder Holland's talk "Missions
are Forever." It was so cool and was as awesome as Bednar's talk last
week! Even if you're not a missionary you would get a ton out of it, so
check it out!
Monday:
Two districts from our zone left the MTC and entered the field, which
was exciting but very hard for Elder Gallen because he was really close
to a lot of missionaries in those districts. That night there were a lot
of difficulties within our district and most of us were struggling with
something (companions, homesickness, overwhelmed, etc.) so we decided
to give each other blessings as a district. Everyone got a blessing and I
was priveleged to be able to give four blessings that night. It was so
cool, I was nervous but the Spirit told me exactly what to say. I can't
even begin to describe how powerful that night was. The Spirit was so
strong and it felt as if we were in the temple just because there were
so many blessings all together in a row.
Tuesday:
Tuesday was hard because Elder Gallen was still trying to recover from
the other districts leaving, but he helped me teach our investigator and
he really had a good experience with it. We had planned a lesson but
ended up teaching something completely difficult. It was hard because it
was all Tagalog, but still a neat experience. Then we went to the
devotional and a former Member of the Seventy spoke which was awesome.
Wednesday:
A pretty average day: teaching, studying, learning, etc. But during gym
I ran into Elder Jake Meline! It was cool and we did some workouts
together. But the kid's arms are probably twice as big as mine, so that
was a bummer, but it was cool to see him!
Thursday:
We studied Helaman 5, which I have read several times, but had never
gotten so much out of it. It was awesome, we just studied and found so
many cool insights. It's such a good chapter, check it out and see what
insights you get from it!
Friday:
We got our travel plans! I'm so stoked! I leave for the Philippines a
week from Monday! It's crazy but awesome. I also found out that on the
way, I have a layover in Tokyo Japan, which is sweet! I'll get to see
the land of my people! (ha, joke lang). But seriously, I'm excited!
The
senior couples here are pretty awesome too. They just chat with us in
line and tell us their stories and stuff. It's pretty fun and really
cool!
Oh
guess what! As of today, I've been here a month! Only 23 left! Time is
so crazy here, but it's awesome. Oh, and according to what everyone
tells me around here, it takes approximately six weeks for a letter to
get to/from the philippines, so probably next week, they won't be the
fastest way to contact me. But I love getting them here in the MTC!
Anyway, mahal ko kayo!
Ingat!
-Elder Oberg
P.S.
In answer to common questions that I get:
-There are five of us in our room (there were six before Elder Linstrom went home)
-Elder Gallen joined the church around 2 1/2 years ago when he was 17
-Kumusta means "hi" kumusta po kayo means "how are you"
-Mahal ko kayo "i love you all"
-Magandang umaga "good (beautiful) morning"
-Ingat (po) "take care"
Hope that helps!
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