Elder EJones: Almost Done (at the MTC)!

Me and Elder Ockey

This week has been crazy!!

I got my travel plans this week...I leave the MTC this Monday, on the 17th of September!! I'm so excited and so ready to leave. The MTC has blessed me so much to be able to learn and prepare me to teach. I've been able to learn that the Lord works through the Spirit, and we are solely his mouthpiece who have the message.

This week has been a great week!! I've learned so much!! Watched a talk from Elder Bednar called Recognizing the Spirit, and it was really good. It was like the face to face that he gave, talking about all good things come from God. He said if we are good, keep the commandments and our covenants, the Lord will bless us through the guidance of the Spirit. And it reminds me of a great scripture. Moroni 7:13 "But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God." I've been able to learn more how to recognize the Spirit here and it has been an amazing blessing to me!!

Nuestro Distrito

I know that the Gospel is true. That the Lord has a plan for everyone, that he has a plan for me. I know that the Book of Mormon testifies of Christ, and that Christ lives. I know this is where I need, am supposed to, and want to be!!

Funny moments in the MTC this week...Elder Jeppson decided to do the banana/Sprite challenge which is basically eat a bunch of bananas and drink Sprite and your stomach gets all foamy and you might throw up....He ate 8 bananas and drank three cups of Sprite!! All I gotta say is that it was a miracle that nothing came back out!

I learned a lot this week!! One thing I really loved that we talked about in class is the importance of the testimony of the Holy Ghost to us that what we have is true. Even Peter, the disciple of Jesus Christ, who saw him heal the sick, raise the dead, and walk on water, received his testimony not by watching and seeing the miracles of Christ, but the testimony he received from the Holy Ghost that he was the son of God. I've been able to see the Lord help me being here to learn and to grown in the gospel and in the Spanish language.

Con amor,
Elder Jones

MTC Zone Leader Elder Anderson (going to CA)

MTC Zone Leader Elder Palmer (going to CA)