The Grind Is Good

Люди,



     This week has been awesome!! I have enjoyed a full week at the Provo MTC. The schedule has been PACKED, but still very pleasurable. 



     Russian. It's coming along at a very fast pace. In-person classes have made such a huge difference! My напарник and I have been grinding non-stop and it is paying off. Every morning we wake up at the crack of dawn, and spring out of bed heading for the light. Whoever switches the light on gets a point for the day. I was down 3-1, but don't worry Vancouver, I wasn't going to let my city down. I bounced back to win back-to-back mornings, to tie up the tally. I will let you know how much I am winning by next email.

     In other news, the spirit is so strong here. It's amazing to see what happens when you give up a lot of the good things in your life for great things. I have had the opportunity to go to a couple amazing devotionals, and hear many testimonies. My favorite spiritual experience of the week took place Monday evening. The teacher in charge of the Russian MTC teachers came in and taught us how to bear personal testimonies in Russian. We all went around and gave our own personal and distinct testimonies in Russian (we still aren't able to conjugate verbs, but it was pretty good). The spirit was so strong. I am amazed that my district can all pick up concepts and words so fast and be able to bear testimonies on completely different things with different words. At the end of the testimonies, the teacher bore his testimony and said he saw the gift of tongues working within us (по-русскй). The spirit confirmed this truth in my heart.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to be here at the MTC.

 


    For those of you who are not members of this church, and for those who do not already have it, I challenge you to download the Book of Mormon app, and start reading. It will change your life for the better. Just read one chapter. Take a moment to reflect on how you feel. I have felt the spirit strongly as I have read the Book of Mormon this week. It has real power.



I love y'all, 

Старейшина Sheppert


Photos:

Округ (the district)

Elder Giles and I showing how well we could pass for statues.



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