Week 2 of the MTC

September 2, 2016

Hey Guys!

This week has been wild. I have learned many things, such as:

-The stairs here hate me.

-Bad puns are always a pick me up.

-Canadian money is NOT indestructible. 

-watches are not my friend.

-My companion and I's names together make a great Christmas song. Silver wells.

Among other things.

 Elder Silver and I have had the opportunity to teach Lawanna as our TRC investigator. She is a wonderful lady who is looking for more ways to enjoy life and is truly searching for her purpose. When we taught her the other day, we basically simplified the first part of the Plan of Salvation. Afterwards, she couldn't stop smiling, because we kept telling her how great of a person she was and how much her Heavenly Father loves her. 

 I went to choir practice Sunday night and Tuesday night, and then we sang for the devotional Tuesday night. Richard J. Maynes was the speaker. He shared an amazing message of how we as missionaries should not ever pass up a prompting. The choir director was telling us before we started singing, about the purpose of the line "Here I raise my Ebenezer". An Ebenezer is basically a big stone that was raised in the middle of the city, as kind of a standard of living. Like a title of liberty, we will raise our barriers, so that even after our missions, we will still live as holy people. We can't just go right back to the way we were before we came, or simply think "Oh, I was on a mission for two years, that's enough church for me." No, we must stay worthy of his blessings, and keep living righteously. 

Last night, the Sisters in one of the buildings were called to a meeting because there are bats living in their building as well.. So we had to help them move into a different building. In the which I FINALLY got Sister Baloo to laugh. She heard from my roommates that I was really funny, but nothing I had said before ever struck her as funny. I made another stupid pun, and finally got her to laugh. After we got them moved in, we were practicing teaching really simplified Book of Mormon invitations. Elder Silver gave the first role play to Sister Gardner and he was really struggling because I hardly said anything. (I wasn't feeling too good). I gave the second role play lesson and I gave a really personal experience from praying. Sister Gardner's eyes were opened so wide, like WHOA. HE ACTUALLY FEELS THE SPIRIT.

I'm really glad to be somewhere where I can feel the spirit so strongly, and I feel so protected from the troubles of the world. I can feel the truth of everything I'm testifying of and I love being around people with the same purpose in mind. I love making my district laugh with my stupid puns and goofy voices, It really helps keep our spirits up. 

Hope to hear from ya'll soon!!

-Elder Trevor Wells