Bonjour Ma Famille!
Commen Ca Va? (How are you doing?) This week has been truly amazing! I promise I'm not counting days, but It has been a month now since I entered the MTC. Can you believe it!? I have felt all your prayers and am greatful to have such an amazing family! Thank you!
I just want to share a few experiences from the week! Friday August 20th, we taught a lesson in English to "Christiano" in the TEC (Teaching Evaluation Center) It was our first visit and we didn't know anything about him. In our lesson plan, we were going to teach him that God loves us, and we are his children, which is from the first lesson in PMG. We also were going to give him the B of M challenge. However once we got to know him, the spirit guided us by his needs, and we testified of prayer. I shared 1 Nephi 18:20-21 and testified that God blesses our familiies through prayers. Then Elder Heywood taught him how to pray. We committed to him to pray for the conviction that God is our Loving Heavenly Father, each day. He accepted :) Truly the spirit guides us and tells us what the investigator needs.
Sunday the 22 nd , always a good day! I blessed the sacrament in FRENCH! Thats right haha, it was awesome! I blessed with Elder Meza, an elder from our district. It was a great experience, and surprisingly wasn't that difficult. I seen more ambassador friends this day. Elder Julian Brown, Josh Daniels, and Chase Anderson..( not sure you knew them but yeah) I also found this really interesting sermon from Joseph Smith at a funeral on Lds.org. You must look it up. It is called "King Folletts Sermon" It is deep docterine, but it helps us understand more fully the purpose and characteristics of God.
Monday the 23rd, I had my 1st Zone conference. Pretty much just the Zone getting together and discussing, and actually doing things to better our studies and teaching. It was great! Cami also sent me Fresh cookies!!!
Tuesday the 24th , is our service day. We got a new assignment too... the spanish Elders Residence Hall.... EEEEG, ahahah. It was fun though. I got to empty garbages, so not too hard. I did miss replacing a few bags because I was talking. Afterwards they got replaced, but I pondered it and realized if my whole heart isn't into the Lord's work, int he mission field I could forget something that could be devastating for an investigator. Lesson Learned!
ALSO YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHO CAME TO OUR DEVOTIONAL!! Elder Jeffery R. Holland! It was amazing! All our dreams come true, we have been hoping for an apostle. He gave us his famous long introduction, and "Don't you go home" speech. I know right, its ironic I told you about it last week from that video, but it was so much better in person :) That video might be hard to get your hands on as well. Ask Brother Craven if he can help you out on that, it might be a video only BYU staff can have.. not sure. But anyways, He had, of course, many wonderful things to say on obedience. He helped us understand that this is war, a war that started before this world, in heaven. Though we aren't shooting bullets, we are the ones bringing others bandages. It is our responsibility and calling to fight for the Lord, our captainl. One day he will return, and and this war, but for now we are called to do his work, and fight for eternal salvation of many souls.
Thursday the 26th, great day also!! Taught two french lessons!!! They were amazing, and I can testify the gift of tongues is real. Since I have been here, I haven't worried/struggled wtiht the language that much, but I was nervous to try teaching a lesson. Our second lesson was really difficult. Our investigator had lots of hard questions. But something amazing happened. At the very end, I was able to bear my testimony about the Book Of Mormon. It was like nothing I can explain. I was able to feel my testimony through the foreign language I was speaking, and Elder Heywood said it was powerful as well. I can testify that it wasn't me, and I know the spirit works through us, when we are faithful. It has probably been a highlight for me while being here!
Your Son, Brother,
Elder Dusty Petersen
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