December 26, 2008

Thank you so much family for all the gifts! i really loved to recieve each and everyone of them from the phase ten to the play dough to the pictures from the jorgies and on and on and on! you are all amazing! all the presents were a good reminder of each of your families individually! I was able to have an amazing christmas here in the MTC. the spirit is here regardless but the whole week was just amazing. it started off on sunday when i was called to be the zone leader, cool but not all that important but it really started to get amazing on Tuesday when Ben's dad, Elder Christensen came to speak to us on the prophet Joseph Smiths life seeing as how it was his birthday, i will try to expound on that in latter letters cuz we have no time here in the MTC but we'll see what i can do.. next on wednesday (the night before christmas) elder Bednar came to speak to us, they kept it a complete secret until he walked into the room and everybody shot out of their seats, i can testify that i know he is an apostle of the Lord, An electric feeling vibed through my body and i know that it was the spirit testifying to me that he is an apostle, he has seen the Living God and that he knows it to be true which allows me to know that as well. He talked on the symbols of Christmas, trees, lights, and wiseman, it was an amazing talk that again, ill have to send out later. The christmas holiday was topped off on xmas morning when Elder Holland came to speak to us. Again i know without a shadow of a doubt that he is an apostle and that he speaks the Words of God. It is so good to be here during the holiday season, i know i only have to have one more which is kinda crazy to think about but i am really glad i got to have one in here because the church really took care of us!

Happy Holidays to all! i'm sorry my letters are so weak, when i get more time on the outside world i promise i will write everyone personal notes but just know now that i think about you all alot and love and respect each and everyone of you. keep those smiles on your faces and i know that the Lord will bless all of us if we hold true to the faith and put all of our trust in Him!!!