Hello everybody!!! Thanks to all who have written to me! Just wanted to let you all know that your emails make my day soo much easier and I truly appreciate them. Oh, and you can send me emails whenever you want throughout the week. I just cannot respond to them until Tuesday so PLEASE write me because I love hearing from you all!!
Well, it is really hard to put into words... But my first week being at the MTC has been amazing!! I love it here! My companions name is Elder Martineau from Gilbert Arizona and we have gotten along way well. I have been extremely busy as well!! We wake up at 6:30 every morning and are out and about until nine going through classes and devotionals! I like how busy it gets here! It gets my mind off home and helps me build a stronger focus to missionary work!! I have felt the spirit sooo strongly here and have had many life changing experiences here and I have only been here for a week!!!
I would like to go in depth into one experience I've had here. So, I have had 2 hard days here! The first day, and Saturday! The first day of course because you guys dropped me off and I couldnt sleep that nigh because I was thinking about home. Saturday was VERY tough as well. I was just was out of it! I wasnt feeling the spirit and Satan was toying with me to the point where I was asking... Why am I even here? It was tough because everyone else were having these great experiences and I was not. I was pleading that night to my heavenly father and asking if everything was going to be ok. The very next day... Sunday.. Was probably the BEST day I have had here. We had a fireside that night giving by Elder Bednar and it was probably the most powerful talks I have ever heard in my life. He talked about Christ and how he was sooo caring and sooo concerned about others even up to his death. On the cross, he was still showing concern for others. The topic was, how to turn outward instead of inward. I feel like that night I was worried about MYSELF. And i wanted to be a great missionary now!!!! I realized that i also need to stop comparing myself to others. The way I feel of heavenly fathers love and the spirit is I need to start turning outward! In helping other people. That talk was sooo powerful and Im gonna dedicate that to my mission. I also learned that I cant be to hard on myself. The more and more I have been here the more and more I have learned and I am starting to feel more comfortable talking to others. It just needs time!!! If you press forward and work hard and stay focused, the lord will promise you with great blessings and experiences and since that day. It all went up hill.
I love you all and miss you dearly and sorry that I am ending here. I am supposed to be at the temple in an hour.. Once again I would love to hear from you all and feel free to ask me anything!!!!!
Love,
Elder Weese
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| Elder Weese and Elder Martineau: MTC Companion |
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| Elder Weese and his roomies at the MTC |
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