Final Week in the MTC

So this is the final week in the MTC. I am excited to get out to the field and start the work. It is pretty bitter sweet because the teachers are really cool and the Greeks are really cool, too. The Greeks still have 3 more weeks after we leave. This next week will be filled with more lessons and review of the grammar. This past week some funny things happened with lessons and just because we are a goofy bunch of 20 year olds.

So this past week we have been sitting with the teachers during lunch just to annoy Brother Robertson as well as the other teachers. Mainly brother Robertson though. We've been wanting to get to know what he does in his free time but he won't tell us. I don't know why we want to find that out about him but Elder Richardson does. 

Yesterday, almost all of the elders in my district took a picture together with our ties out of our sweaters. We do some weird stuff every now and again. Yesterday, as well, we taught a person named Rumi. Rumi is played by brother Murray and it's supposed to be an African from Uganda. The meeting was quite funny as he would say at different points in the lesson "Preach brother preach!" and "that's the truth my friend, that's the truth!" in English. When we said the prayer, he would put his arms up and while we were saying prayer and would say "preach!" Most of the people would crack up during lesson out loud. Elder Pickard and I chuckled a bit but we held it in pretty well until we left the room. We were told that we were the best behaved out of the district.

Ever since we have gotten to the MTC we have been trying to make long range baskets in the gym with a basketball. Elder Goodwin finally did it and we got on video.

Elder Bennion during meals, has been stuffing food in his mouth, like an entire pastry in his mouth. I don't why he does this but I do it as well and there are pictures of him doing, but not of me.

Elder Pickard shared with us a short story that his Mom told him. I really like so I thought I would share it with you. When I heard it I felt the spirit so strongly and it just proves to me the truthfulness of this Gospel. I am out here to serve the Lord with all my might and strength. I know that this church is true and I have a desire to share it with others around the world so they have the opportunity to feel the joy that I get from this Gospel. I don't care what others say about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, it's true and no one can tell me otherwise. I just implore others to give it a try see what I know to be true.

Next week I will be somewhere between Germany, Austria, or Switzerland serving the Lord speaking broken German but loving it every step of the way. I am leaving German incredibly fast and I know that the progress I have made in the language is not just by myself. The Lord blesses his missionaries and the Gift of Tongues is something that I have been blessed with. No human being can come as far as we have in this language in 6 weeks without the help of a supreme being. It is incredible and a major testimony builder.

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Till next week from the field

Mit Liebe,

         Elder Gavin Damron