Since my last email, I got pretty sick and it's been a rough week because of it. I'm finally feeling better today but this week has been kind of crazy amidst the sickness. I did go to the hospital on Saturday because it was bad but it ended up being just a virus that's going around the MTC.
From Wednesday to Sunday, the apostles and the new mission leaders were on campus and it was a sight to behold. While I was apostle sighting with the district, we saw everyone, including President Nelson, except president Eyring. It was pretty cool. On Friday evening, I sang in the choir and I was able to shake Elder Christofferson's hand. That was one of the coolest things I've experienced yet.
For the devotional, we listened to Elder Christofferson as he explained that the Book of Mormon has power. It was cool to hear the favorite scriptures of some of the apostles. The scripture shared by Elder Soares was Alma 38:5, and it reads "I would that ye should remember, that as much as ye shall put your trust in God even so much ye shall be delivered out of your trials, and your troubles, and your afflictions, and ye shall be lifted up in the last day." It is amazing how the apostles dive deep into doctrine of a passage while making it understandable for us missionaries.
The other best part was the catered food. Wendy's, BYU Catering, Chick-fil-a, Aloha Plate, and Choices were really nice. We also met our mission president and his wife too. The Lehtiset's are awesome. President Lehtinen is a mechanical engineer and his wife cooks really good traditional Finnish food. 5 weeks till we leave and I'm looking forward to it.
Finnish is coming around and we've learned how to say a testimony, state simple truths about the gospel, introduce ourselves, create some small talk, and say a prayer. The learning curve is a little steep but so far we're all doing pretty well with the language.
The rest of the week included throwing out my back playing basketball, quoting Camp Rock in a devotional review, eating a scorpion lollipop, and surviving through a nasty cold.
Time is hard to keep track of but each experience at the MTC helps me come to know Christ better through His doctrine.
The work awaits,
Vanhin (Elder) Hsu
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