Final Testimony Meeting

After all our classes today we had a testimony meeting. It was such a great meeting to hear how people felt about their experience in the MTC. Several people have made sacrifices to come. One couple had a grandchild born since they've been here. Another couple is expecting a grandchild this weekend and they are leaving tomorrow. - so just a few days too soon. Another couple is going to have a daughter sealed while they are gone. But as it says in "Praise to the Man" - Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven. One of the best lessons we learned in one of the CES classes is - Sometimes we have trials in our lives and when that happens, if it is not a result of disobedience, we can know God thinks we are ready to grow. That usually happens to us thru some kind of difficult situation. Many people today bore testimony of some difficult things they were asked to do and how already it had blessed their lives. We have been privileged to associate with some great people here. They have asked us to do some hard things, but it has been such a good experience. One man told a story about a incident in the cafeteria. He said a sister missionary sat down with her tray of food. Then she bowed her head to say a blessing. While she was saying a blessing, an elder sitting across from her, took her drink and put it on another tray, took her plate and put it on his lap, and slid her tray down the table. When she finished praying, she discovered she had prayed her food away. Then he said " these are the young men the Lord is sending out to Preach His Gospel. If the church wasn't true, these 19 year old young men would have ruined it long ago. :0) So true - this church is true and that's why all of this works. It has been such a good experience to be here. I have been to the edge many times since I've been here. I'm so grateful the Lord has faith in me that I can do all that is expected of me.