McKayd LaRose Mission: WEEK #6

Tiga Hari! (3 days left!!!)

Hello everyone!!

If anyone wants to know, being a missionary is the best thing ever!! You get to eat drink and sleep the gospel! Haha.

Being a missionary is like getting the golden mushroom on mario cart! You just get to go crazy fast and have a blast!!

Anyways, this week was great! It was my LAST full week of the MTC, I leave Monday! I don't have much time, so I will keep this long and sweet! ;)

This week we did an ENGLISH FAST!! That means we were not allowed to speak a word of English to anyone, even if they didn't speak our language!! It was really hard and I got a huge headache from it, but it improved my speaking ability a ton! Check out our official declaration!

So on Sunday, there was a devotional given by the daughter of Elder Oaks!! Elder Oaks is an Apostle for our church, and is one of twelve, just like when Christ was on the earth, who guides the church and is an official Apostle of Jesus Christ!

After Sunday devotionals, we normally are allowed to watch either a church movie, or a general conference talk! (A speech that an Apostle or other leaders from our church give semiannually). After the devotional, a member of the MTC Council announced that all missionaries were advised to watch "The Character of Christ" by Elder Bednar, another Apostle of our church. If you remember, I watched that my first Sunday! But, it changed my life, so I was excited to watch it again! I learned a lot of new things too!! For us to turn outward and help other people, rather than turn inward and help ourselves, is ONLY possible with Christ's help. The only antidote for a personal bad day, is to help someone else have a good day!! That is so simple and easy!! After the devotional, the MTC President, President Martino, said that there was a special guest for us tonight. Guess who walks in? ELDER BEDNAR AND HIS WIFE!!!!! Everyone was so excited, and a wave of emotion just swept through the audience of missionaries! This emotion was different from the emotion that comes from a movie star walking in. It was reverent, and sacred. Just imagine being able to meet Peter, James, or John! How would you feel? I have a firm testimony of modern-day Prophets and Apostles, and being able to see Elder Bednar and His wife was a sacred moment. We were able to ask Him questions, and get more guidance about how to help others come unto Christ!

Today I got to go to the Temple one last time!! The Temple is truly the House of the Lord, and its presence on earth is evidence of God's presence on earth!!

The rest of the week was amazing!! When I put my trust in the Lord, rather than the language, I find spiritual success! The language is really coming along, and I am so excited to leave for Malaysia on Monday!! We fly to LA from Salt Lake City, and then from LA to Hong Kong! We will then skip a day of our lives, and arrive in Singapore Wednesday morning haha. 36 hours of flying!

The next email I write will be in SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA!!! So stay in tune!!

The lasting peace and joy I feel from the gospel, is evidence of an everlasting love, a pure love, that comes our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ. I love this gospel, and can't wait to help others come to love it to!

Jumpa lagi kemudian Hari Isnin di Singapore! Talk to you next Monday in Singapore!!

1. Someone mixed me up! But thanks for the package anyways!!