Well I have almost finished my stay here at the MTC. On
Tuesday I will be heading out to Cote d'Ivorie and lemme tell you, I am going
to get absolutely wrecked. At the same time, I could not be more excited. I
can't wait to actually start working with people. My french definitely got
better this week, which is comforting. By no means am I going to be comfortable
with the language but I'm better than I was a week ago. Our teacher one day
pulled us outside of class to one of the ponder areas and told our district
that the amount of french we have learned has been unprecedented in this MTC by
any other district. Whether he was really telling the truth or not, it was
motivating and good to hear.
As time here at the MTC comes to an end, I have
really been thinking about how much I appreciate this place. The people are so
nice, I get to speak some English, there is AC and washing machines... the list
is honestly SO long. It is a wonderful place and the best is that I have felt
the spirit so much. I'm so grateful for all of the relationships that I have
made. The African Elder's testimonies and faith blows my mind. One of my
African friends shared with me how both of his parents died not many years ago
and he was living on the streets absolutely alone and then he found a Book of
Mormon sitting on the street. He picked it up read it and knew it was true. He
went out found the missionaries and demanded baptism. The rest of his life has
been working to be able to pay for his mission. There are many more but that story
strengthens my faith and my desire to serve the people here. I have grown in
ways that I could never had at home and I am so grateful for that. I still have
a long way to go to become the person that I would like to be but I know that
as I keep going I'll get there. As for MTC life the routine and the food is the
same but our African roommates always seem to make me laugh. I'm so excited for Tuesday, pray for me! hahaha
- Elder Freedman
Pictures:
1. Room 307 Elders
2. Our nightly study/ talk about other stuff (Elder
Freedman, Elder Dent, Elder Freedman and Elder Livingstone)
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