(Written Christmas day--Sunday Dec. 25, 2011)
FELIZ NAVIDAD!
Oh, having an Apostle here was soooo good. Elder Bednar and his wife spoke to us today and it was seriously the fastest hour and a half of my life. I didn't want him to stop talking to us. He talked to us about the character of Christ and how we can know if we are truly converted to the Lord. He said that everyone can have a testimony, but that does not mean that everyone is converted to the Lord. Conversion is a process that we have to continually make everyday. The Lord was always thinking of someone else, never relying on the natural man. As the natural man we are selfish and the first person we think of in the midst of adversity is ourselves. I loved his talk because I learned so many things I need to be doing to be a better servant of the Lord (not only as a missionary but as a member of the Church).
I loved his talk because it was all about the Savior and how we NEED to become like him. A really good teacher taught me this week that the difference between missonaries and the Apostles is that the Apostles don't hold back there hearts from the Lord. They truly lead a consecrated life with a heart dedicated to the Lord. I hope that someday I will be like the Apostles with a heart truly dedicated to the work. I know I'm not there yet and I'm still so selfish, but that's life and all I can do is strive to be better everyday!
I love you guys! Thank you so much for supporting me 100% in
everything I do. It makes it easier to be away from home when I know
that my family is supporting me. Oh, mom I forgot to tell you that I
found my old camera card and it works so no worries anymore. Hopefully
in the next couple of days I will be sending home some pictures of my
district and my companions!
Life only gets better in the MTC the longer I am here. However I only have 4 more Sundays left here! Can you
believe it! It's crazy I have so much to learn before I leave, but that's
the point of life right? Do your best to prepare and hope the Lord can work with the person that you are; also He can work with the knowledge and experiences
you've obtained thus far.
Oh, tell the Bridges that I got there package
as well! I will send them a note but if you see them tell them thank you
for me! It was really sweet of them to send me more treats!! I
know I told you that the Mo Tab was coming to the MTC,
well it turns out that was a big rumor that I was disappointed it did not
come true. We watched the broadcast this morning, but it was still
pretty good.
Sacrament meeting with 2100 missionaries and the Aspostle
was also so cool! It actually didn't take that long since they had so
many people passing the Sacrament. I watched the Apostle take Sacrament
just in case you were wondering if they do it differently or
something..they dont! :D haha
My time here is going by so fast! I wish I could just step on the
brakes of life and slow it down a little. My brain can't absorb all of
the things I want to be absorbed. I decided that I'm never
complaining about learning a language again. My teacher, from before,
said that it took him 16months to learn spanish on his mission. Usually
it's about 4-6 months before you can completely speak and understand, it
took him 16. I think that I can stop complaining since its only been 6
weeks and I can make it through an entire lesson with someone at least
getting the jist of what I am talking about. Right now it's good enough
for me. The Lord will use what little knowledge I have to do the work, I
just have to have faith and rely on Him!!
Well time is up I LOVE YOU
ALL!! Know that I am jealous of your Christmas feast tonight!!!
LOVE,
Herman Thacer
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