December 3, 2010

So this week at the mtc was pretty dang good i didnt think that i would have as powerful of experiences as i had last week but they were pretty dang awesome first we had to teach the second lesson and i did not feel like we had prepared well enough to teach this lesson because we had just finished our outlines on them but we did it and it went pretty good. But what i felt that was so great about teaching this lesson is that at the end when i was promising blessings to one of the elders and baring my testimony words just seemed to keep coming to my mind and i was saying them so well with out trying to find words it felt so great and i could not have ever done this with out the spirit. I havent known untill now how the spirit is so powerful and when you trust the spirit and open your mouth having prayed and asked for the spirits guidance you can definitely rely on him because i am here baring whitness that when i trust him that i teach more powerfully and i teach more to the needs of who i am teaching to its a great feeling. Another awesome moment was when i had to teach with another elder in my district. I was scared of this because me an him havent ever taught together so i didnt know how this would go. But because we opened with a prayer and asked if the spirit would be with us so that we could be guided in what to say and help out the elder we taught things went very smoothly and we both opened up to the elder we taught. I thought it was great because after the elder that we taught told us that he really looked up to both of us and that we were great friends and that we meant a lot to him and i felt really good and we all told each other how we felt and how things were going. But the one thing that gave me the most confidence is that i never really knew if my testimony ever had effect on anyone i try to show how much it means to me(which since being here i can now look others in the eyes and bear testimony with passion) but i didnt know if it truely effected anyone but the elder who taught with me said that i know when camron bears his testimony i know that what he is saying is true. This made me feel so amazing inside and helps me to be able to express it more often cause i know that maybe it can have a greater affect on others. The MTC here turned from i cant wait to get out of here to be in the field cause its so close to home and feels like a prison ha ha in a way(this is what i felt the first day or two) to becoming the most spiritual and life changing incredible place ever and its so needed because it has changed so much of how i teach how i bare whitness of truths how i promise blessings when others commit to come closer to christ. The MTC is truely a great place and hope that peru will also be the same way. My companion is pretty sick he cant go number two so idk if he will make it we encourage and comfort him but im sure everything wil work out for him I leave for Peru on december 15th and its pretty dang exciting ill miss my district a lot and our great teachers. Im so greatful for all of the support which you are showing and i looked forward every day to reading your letters i wish you the bess holidays ever and hope that you will find time to gain the real meaning of Christmas the birth of Jesus Christ our savior who lived so that we can enjoy the blessings of our heavenly father love you all Elder Christoffersen