Hey family!!
The visitors' center (VC) is a lot harder than I expected! Not only do we learn about conducting tours and such, we also have to do online proselyting, which is doing the mormon.org chatting as well as phone calls. Conveying the spirit to people over chat or phone is really hard! But it's so awesome to be part of a missionary work where (literally) the world is your area. It's really tough, but I love being a VC missionary. Everyone is always saying VC sisters just stand there pretty or don't really have a true call, but being a part of it now makes me see that everyone doesn't know what they're talking about haha.
Yesterday, we had volunteers come in so we could practice talking to them as VC sisters, and it was really great. My companion and I had a girl come in who said she and her friends were doing a bunch of "churchy" stuff to get spiritual again and to support their friend who was inactive but is now going on a mission. She said they come to the MTC and volunteer every so often and she's just been ok with it, nothing too special. I asked her how often she reads her scriptures and she then went off on a long response on how she's been reading a lot lot more than she's ever had and she's trying to find that fiery passion of how she knows the Book or Mormon is true and all. When she finished she was like, "Sorry for the long response to your question; I don't even know if I answered it." Well, she definitely did. And it was so so amazing to see that that was her testimony! She had showed her faith and brought in the spirit so strongly and she didn't even know it! We saw the light of Christ in her so much and it was amazing. My companion and I told her just that and encouraged her to keep going strong, because we could see so much potential in her! We shared relatable stuff as well and we all became teary-eyed actually. In the end she told us that she felt like we were the answer to her prayer, that she felt like she needed some acknowledgement from Heavenly Father to help her keep going strong. We felt so special and we all just felt the Spirit more. I hope that she'll continue going strong and that she can feel Christ's love for her. It was an amazing experience, and that feeling that you get is just amazing. I can't wait to help others come unto Christ as well, especially in the VC where there are some people who are willing to talk to missionaries there than in their homes.
Life is going pretty well! I leave the MTC in 5 days! Time has flown by fast, and now that I'm comfortable here (and still in Utah), it now feels surreal that I'm leaving. I'm actually going to be out and in the field in 5 days! I'm super excited for all the stories and adventures I'll gain.
Happy father's day Nelson and Dad!!! You two are so great. I love you guys so much.The visitors' center (VC) is a lot harder than I expected! Not only do we learn about conducting tours and such, we also have to do online proselyting, which is doing the mormon.org chatting as well as phone calls. Conveying the spirit to people over chat or phone is really hard! But it's so awesome to be part of a missionary work where (literally) the world is your area. It's really tough, but I love being a VC missionary. Everyone is always saying VC sisters just stand there pretty or don't really have a true call, but being a part of it now makes me see that everyone doesn't know what they're talking about haha.
Yesterday, we had volunteers come in so we could practice talking to them as VC sisters, and it was really great. My companion and I had a girl come in who said she and her friends were doing a bunch of "churchy" stuff to get spiritual again and to support their friend who was inactive but is now going on a mission. She said they come to the MTC and volunteer every so often and she's just been ok with it, nothing too special. I asked her how often she reads her scriptures and she then went off on a long response on how she's been reading a lot lot more than she's ever had and she's trying to find that fiery passion of how she knows the Book or Mormon is true and all. When she finished she was like, "Sorry for the long response to your question; I don't even know if I answered it." Well, she definitely did. And it was so so amazing to see that that was her testimony! She had showed her faith and brought in the spirit so strongly and she didn't even know it! We saw the light of Christ in her so much and it was amazing. My companion and I told her just that and encouraged her to keep going strong, because we could see so much potential in her! We shared relatable stuff as well and we all became teary-eyed actually. In the end she told us that she felt like we were the answer to her prayer, that she felt like she needed some acknowledgement from Heavenly Father to help her keep going strong. We felt so special and we all just felt the Spirit more. I hope that she'll continue going strong and that she can feel Christ's love for her. It was an amazing experience, and that feeling that you get is just amazing. I can't wait to help others come unto Christ as well, especially in the VC where there are some people who are willing to talk to missionaries there than in their homes.
Life is going pretty well! I leave the MTC in 5 days! Time has flown by fast, and now that I'm comfortable here (and still in Utah), it now feels surreal that I'm leaving. I'm actually going to be out and in the field in 5 days! I'm super excited for all the stories and adventures I'll gain.
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