MTC Training

Well, we had a busy time yesterday and today at the MTC learning about effective teaching methods and how to feel the Spirit. Our instructors are returned missionaries attending BYU. They are very respectful and full of energy. I want to grow up just like them...Is it too late? Ha. Yesterday we learned how to create a lesson plan on the first lesson, which involves the restoration and today we had to teach investigators the first lesson as a couple. We had a lady referred by her neighbor, a Tongan, who was also in attendance. She was very interesting and gave Everett a poem she wrote about Easter with a Tonga map on the back and an explanation of what the map stands for...very interesting. We felt the Spirit strongly as we taught and hopefully conveyed that to her. It made us appreciate the young missionaries so  much more. They are so good at what they do and so effective in their efforts. It is not easy. Most couples struggled a bit to do it the way we were taught, us included. We had a devotional last night with a member of the first quorum of the 70 and his wife as the speakers. They did a GREAT job and inspired the thousands of missionaries that were there. As Senior Missionaries, we were the only ones who got padded seats...ha. There was a missionary choir that sang to us and they were as large in number as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was amazing! The only bad thing about today was that we both had to go to the health center and get more vaccinations...I got four shots and Everett got five. We had to meet with the doctor here yesterday to talk about Malaria and he prescribed pills for us. The good news is that we are well protected (as long as the shots don't kill us! Ha.)

Once again, it was a good day! Below is a view of the mountains and our classroom. Each classroom holds four couples and we filled up dozens of classrooms. There are a lot of Senior Missionaries here, many on humanitarian missions. We are the only Public Affairs couple in this group.  Love to all.

MTC Parking Lot

Typical class room for senior missionaries