The first week at the MTC was so long. But these past two weeks have gone by like a whirlwind and I have a hard time believing I'll be leaving to Chicago Monday morning.
I've bumped into even more familiar faces- four from school, two sisters from my old lacrosse team (Sister Luke and Sister Kohert) and Elder Fitzgerald! It's been fun. I did have to say good-bye and see the other Sister Petty off, my sister, on Tuesday but I spent a good amount of time being with her while here so I'm happy. I"m so excited for her and the great things she'll do.
Me and my companion Sister Fugal were called to be the music coordinators in our branch. We had to choose hymns that as a district we'll sing on Sunday for our Sacrament meeting, and the musical number that the departing missionaries will sing (including us). Not only did our one district come into the branch with all the other new missionaries but another district came in the same time as we did. So It'll be one huge group singing and a small listening audience of 12.
We'll be singing an arrangement of "If You Could Hie To Kolob/Come Thou Font". Sister Colborne has basically took over our rehearsals because she knows more about music than the both of us, and she was the one who provided the sheet music for it.
I'm so excited to sing it! The entirety of my MTC stay it's been constantly on the lips of everyone in my district, almost our main theme songs. So when me and Sister Fugal were deciding on what to choose for the musical number and I mentioned those hymns, Sister Colborne happended to be in the room and immediately whipped out the sheet music. I don't think any of that was a concidence. I love the Lord and Sister Colborne.
I've learned so much while being here, but there's been three main things.The first and one of the most vital things is the outline purpose for being a missionary, (which we all memorize):
"Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement,repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end."
The most precious part to me is to invite others to come unto Christ. In the end it is the investigators own choice on whether or not they want to draw closer to him.
Second is the principle of "Teach People Not Lessons". This means to not be caught up in teaching just the lesson instead of addressing the person's questions and needs.
The third and last thing is that I've been really humbled. My mission is all about the investigator. It's all about Christ. It's great that I'm confident in myself, but it's more important to be bold and confident in Christ and to always focus on him.
Write you next time in the Chi,
-Sister Petty
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