I hope they call me on a mission.
A year ago my parents were all ready to go on a mission to serve 2 six-month missions at Heber Valley Girls Camp. They bought a camp trailer and side-by-side recreational vehicle so they could. A week before they were supposed to leave, my dad had to have surgery and they didn't go. They were sort of thinking of trying again the next summer,but they were never sure.
One day they heard about the need for visitor center missionaries for the Idaho Falls Temple Visitor's Center. It was the right fit. Within a couple days they had started their mission papers.
Elder & Sister Waite - getting set apart
MTC day one. Wow. What a great day. We have already learned so much. However we are very tired. Dad immediately got made district leader and is doing a great job. In our district is a guy who was married to dad's first cousin. A daughter of idalene. We hadn't seen him for years and didn't immediately recognize him. We think we are the only visitor center missionaries here. We think there are about 80 senior missionaries here this week.
Day 3 at the MTC. We are learning and learning. Feeling the spirit. We saw David's Mark and Todd at lunch in the cafeteria where they work. So fun to see them. Our teachers are doing a great job and are patient with all these old brains and bodies. . So beautiful here. Thanks for your love and support
Week one of MTC done!
The pictures are of our district and our cute MTC teacher. In our District we had a medical couple going to Guatamala, a couple going to Moscow, Russia, and an office couple going to Virginia. The other picture is the box of goodies delivered to us for hard times! Thank you so much. That was a big smile to get the box. Thank you all.
What I learned this week:
The pictures are of our district and our cute MTC teacher. In our District we had a medical couple going to Guatamala, a couple going to Moscow, Russia, and an office couple going to Virginia. The other picture is the box of goodies delivered to us for hard times! Thank you so much. That was a big smile to get the box. Thank you all.
What I learned this week:
---I am not very good at spontaneously starting up a conversation with a stranger about the gospel
--- Senior missionaries make a huge sacrifice to serve. Many of these couples are on their 3,4 5th missions. Most have health issues, but they are heading out to serve all over the world
---These young teachers are amazing. They know how to work with us and teach us.
---Pres Hurley promised us that our marriage would be strengthened doing this, and we have really loved being together this week
---I learned fun new technology things which I think we will love and use. It will make it so much easier to use my scriptures on a device. I love my paper scriptures with all my markings and notes. But this is great new knowledge
--The MTC is amazing. So clean and beautiful and organized.
---The Lord's hand brought us here and to the opportunity to serve this mission. We are excited and feel really good about this.
--This is the work of the Lord. This is all about Christ and the atonement and what God wants us to know and do so we can live with him again.
--- Senior missionaries make a huge sacrifice to serve. Many of these couples are on their 3,4 5th missions. Most have health issues, but they are heading out to serve all over the world
---These young teachers are amazing. They know how to work with us and teach us.
---Pres Hurley promised us that our marriage would be strengthened doing this, and we have really loved being together this week
---I learned fun new technology things which I think we will love and use. It will make it so much easier to use my scriptures on a device. I love my paper scriptures with all my markings and notes. But this is great new knowledge
--The MTC is amazing. So clean and beautiful and organized.
---The Lord's hand brought us here and to the opportunity to serve this mission. We are excited and feel really good about this.
--This is the work of the Lord. This is all about Christ and the atonement and what God wants us to know and do so we can live with him again.
First two shifts completed. We had crazy crying lady, cutest little families who love to touch the Christus, families dropping off kids at BYUI, Sister Missionaries with various personalities.
1 comment:
Kaylynn I like to read your blog and keep up with your family. They sure are growing up! That is so cool your parents are serving a mission! Mine just got called to serve in Russia. They leave in September. It was fun to read about President Hurley giving them a blessing :)
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