Last letter from the MTC

Well it has come! The end of my MTC journey to the beginning of my Philippines adventure and spiritual high. I fly out to the Philippines and don't get there until January 15. I skip a whole day! So weird huh? My whole entire experience at the MTC honestly has been super hard but very rewarding. All the lessons that I have learned and advice given by my teachers is better than I could have asked for. My teachers Brother Speiser, Sister Tamang, and Brother Hong are seriously the best teachers at the MTC. They have so much to offer and give their all to us. Brother Speiser is probably the most spiritually intuned person I have ever met and he is so hilarious! He always mimics and talks like  the Filippinos but he is white so it makes me laugh. But anways, this past week and a half has been rough. That is for sure.. Elder Powell and I had to take on a trio as Zone Leaders and watch Elder Kumar who's mission was set back due to disobediene. It has been really hard and we have taught him a lot of things but ultimately he still was sent home. He has a lot of growing up to do still but I really hope that he comes back. He seriously would be one of the best missionaries out in the field. He has just had such a hard life. He grew up in Australia and New Zealand. I have learned a lot just through that trial, and man might a say. Trios are the pits! Its hard enough to watch after one companion. But anyways, I am so excited and ready to be thrown out into the Philippines. I know that this is going to be the hardest thing I will ever do in my life. I'm trying to prepare myself for the poverty that I am going to see, but I know that I will never be ready. I know that the Philippinos are such a loving kindly people though. I've been working on my call to people. You make a kiss noise with your lips (to get someone's attention) but are supposed to do it super loud, so I'm working on how loud I can make it. Anyways I got to go to the Provo Temple today! It finally opened back up from rentovation. It was so nice, and I have gotten so many questions answered. That is the last time I will be able to go to the Temple in two years. It will be rough because I have such a growing love and passion for the Temple. I'm so happy that I was able to work in the San Diego Temple before my mission. It prepared me that much further. We just had a snow storm so its white in Provo again. 

I can't wait for this adventure and opportunity to serve the Lord. I know that he has this work for a reason and that I'm meant to be in the Philippines for many of those reasons. I know that our Heavenly Father is a loving and forgiving Heavenly Father. I know that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can repent for our sins. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Wala maghulat ako para sa adventure kag opportunidad nga magserbiso ako sang Lord. Kabalo ako nga may ara Siya sini magobra para sa reason kag nga kinahanglan ko magestar sa Philippines para sa mga ni sina reasons. Kabalo ako nga pallanga si Langitnon nga Amay kag magforgive si Langitnon nga Amay. Kabalo ako nga paagi sa pagpasaguli ni Jesu Cristo nga pwede naton maghinulsol para sa aton mga sala. Sa ngalan ni Jesu Cristo, Amen.