Elder Justin S Brockbank: Week 2

Well I have finally made it to my second P-Day. Its been a crazy week here at the MTC. I have never been more tired in my life. What is this 8 hours of sleep a night all about? and really no nap at all? I dont get it. But anyways its been a good week here. I feel like im in the movie Groundhog Day. Same thing every day. I think that is why you loose track of what day of the week it is. I dont know its just crazy. Anyways thanks everyone for the letters and support! As you know i got my visa this past week and will be leaving on Tuesday the 25 at 9:40 AM. I'll fly to atlanta and from there head down the Lima Peru! And as you know it says i am the only one in my travel group. So im a little nervous about it! im praying elder Reeder''s and Elder Zuro''s visa come in this week. If so they will also be traveling down with me on tuesday! But if not i am the travel group leader and the only travel group member! Its just a NBD because i travel all the time so i know exactly how it all works! But anyways i am excited to be down in Peru! I can''t wait to see what it looks like and what the people are like there!! I can't believe i only have 5 more days in Utah for 2 years! Its a weird feeling! But i know im doing the right thing!

So let me tell you about one of the talks i got to listen to this week! On sunday we had the chance to watch a rebroadcast of a talk Elder Bednar gave last Christmas here at the MTC. His talk was about the Character Of Christ! its was one of the most amazing talks ive ever heard! He talked about what is character? He said ''Character is moral qualities, strongly developed and consistantly lived." So he went on to define what is the Character of Christ? He said, "The Savior turns out, when the natural man would turn in." He went on and shared instances where the Character of Christ was demonstrated. And challenged each of us to find more examples. He also talked about Testimony and Conversion. And i loved how he defined Conversion. He said that," conversion is CONSISTANTLY being true to what you know." I loved that! i hope that i can be consistant to what i know more often. Anyways i loved the talk and thought id share some of that with you! I love you guys!

Im learning so much here at the MTC. Its a great place to be but im still not a huge fan at all! But that doesn''t mean i am not learning. Here at the MTC they drill the purpose into us! its on page one of preach my gospel! They stress the importance of teaching people according to their needs. Im learning so much about how to teach the gospel! Its crazy, they also tell us to challenge the investigator to baptism in our first visit! I was shocked at that. I have always been so nervous about asking investigators to be baptized! So when they said in the first lesson i freak! But the longer i''ve been here the more i understand why! Thats why im there, im there to bring people unto christ through faith in him and his atonement, repentence, BAPTISM, recieving the gift of the holy ghost and enduring to the end! So why not ask them to follow the example of JesuCristo in the first lesson! I''m learning so much! Now the only problem is i need to start telling people that i have a message for the not a MASSAGE. The words in spanish are too similiar and i get them mixed up to often. Learning a language is tough, but i know that it will come if i put in the work and the lord will do his part!

Family, I love you all!! Taci Happy Birthday on Monday!! i can''t believe you are 14!! Enjoy the stake dances! They are overrated, so don''t get too excited about them! Well mom i hope you are doing great! i love you so much! thanks for the letters!! Tell seth to dear elder me some sports info!! You hardly hear anything here!! Thanks family for taking care of Ang! She loves coming over! And make sure that if you are making something to leave out the onions and the tomatoes. HAHA. Anyways i can''t wait to call you guys on tuesday! I love you ALL!

Elder Brockbank