Hey Hey!
Well it certainly has been super crazy here at the MTC! Man
I can't even believe that I have been here for a whole 7 days. It feels like so
much longer then that. Every day is jam packed with everything and I have been
really tired. This sleeping schedule has certainly been messing with my body.
But it has been really fun. The people in my district are some of the most
amazing people I have met. We are all really strong in the Gospel and really
not afraid to share experiences we have had and things we have learned. It
really helps to invite the spirit and I am really grateful for that! Everyone
keeps telling us to how good our district is to. We really have been so blessed
to be put together. We don't have hard companions, we all get along really
well, and it does help and make me feel more at ease to have Sister Tanner in
my district! it has been such a tender mercy. I feel that the people in my
district are my family away from my real family. It has helped me through the
hard moments when I couldn't talk to all of you. I really have been so blessed
to have such a good companion too. Everyone keeps telling me that it is so nice
to see you all get along so well. You hear some pretty crazy stories about
companions not getting along and doing some really crazy things but I have been
really blessed. I really think Heavenly Father knew how much I would have
struggled in the MTC with a companion that I couldn't work with. My comp is really really sweet, super funny and just a great
spiritual giant that I have learned so much from. We have really grown so close
and we have been able to grow together in the gospel as well. It really is a
miracle to me. Here we learn to expect miracles. One thing that I have really
learned well is that talking to God is a miracle, one of the greatest gifts we
can have. He knows everything and I feel so much comfort in knowing that I have
an all powerful being watching my every move and helping me along the way. I
encourage all of you, if you feel that when you pray you aren't really talking
with Heavenly Father, to really try to understand that you are. Imagine him
sitting in the room with you just talking. Heavenly Father will listen and
answer your prayers. I know that because he has for me so many times in
the last week. I can't even count on all my fingers and toes how many times I
have had an answer to a pray here. I feel so much closer to my Savior. I really
truly do feel his love for me and the miraculous power of the Atonement. My
Savior sacrificed everything for me so that I could be here now, following in
his footsteps and trying to learn better how to teach God's Children. I really
do feel like a disciple of Christ, emulating his life and his example. My
testimony has been stretched in every way but has also been strengthened in
every way. I have learned more than I can even tell you. I do know without a
doubt though that this is where I am supposed to be. My mission has been in
God's plan for me even before I was born. Heavenly Father knew that I needed to
got on my mission so that I could grow in ways that I never would have being at
home. I have learned so much, and I really do love being a missionary!
Well I don't have a ton of time but thanks for all the
letters I have gotten so far. It is a little piece of heaven to get a letter. I
never realized before how important getting a letter was. I heard missionaries
talk about that all the time and now I really understand why. A mission is a
hard thing but I know that it is the right thing. God will watch out for me and
if I do everything in my power he will bless me.
I got my travel plans the day after we got here and I leave
Monday night. I'll be in Australia by next Wednesday! CRAZY! I can't even believe it.
Well I love you all so much!
Love
Sis Alexis Benjamin
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