Last Day in the MTC

Dear Home,

 

Today is my last day in the MTC and marks the beginning of my mission field experience. Thursday I got to show the new group of elders around campus and tell them what to expect from being here and what to do to become the best missionary they can be while being here. They are a really great group of elders and I am already beginning to miss them. Also on that day I took two elders around the campus and talked to them on a more personal level. After awhile we sat down on a bench and i talked to them about how they feel about talking to complete strangers about bringing them unto Christ. They both said they were comfortable with talking, that's when i knew i had them. I quickly got them off of the bench and told them that they are going to bring the next two people to come out of this building unto Christ. They were a little startelled but went ahead and waited for someone to come out. Two other Elders came out and they approached each other. They began to talk with one another and baring their testimonies. During one of my Elders testimony he mentioned the Atonement and how he believes that we all can be forgiven of our sins through it. One of the other missionaries was interested in this and talked more about it with him. Later I was talking to the new elders and he mentioned that His companion, the one that asked about the Atonement, had problems with his repentence and they were talking about it not even 20 mins before they came out of the building. I talked to my elders about this on how everyone deserves to come closer to Christ, NO MATTER HOW CLOSE THEY ARE. I told them that their mission had already started and because they brought that one elder closer to Christ he is going to finish his mission and not go home like he was expecting to. Through that one missionary he is going to bring thousands unto the Gospel. The Lord works in mysterious ways and I know that with out a doubt that if we keep livingh our life rightously he will work through us. We most likely won't even know that it is going on. Look up Elder Packers talk on the 20 Marks, it includes Elder Bednar.

 

I want to share a scripture that i read at 605 am tuesday morning. 2 Nephi 1: 14-16. Read it, I love it.

 

I fly out tomorrow morning at 10 or 11 so be ready mom bacuse I'll be calling you when i get to the Airport. I am so excited to be in the mission field, a speaker at a devotional said that within 6 weeks the elders and sisters that are going out could be training new missionaries. I can't believe that someone is going to be trusting me with my own little mini-me so soon! Its awesome. I have some amazing pictures that I'm going to try and send home when i get down to Phoenix. There are 18 of us going down.

 

Not sure what else to write other than I am ready to do WORK! Yeah baby! Well I love you all and thanks for the gifts and letters that have been sent to me. I sincerely Love you ALL.

 

Mom could you send me a forwarding list to all you are sending this to I want to see if I can add anymore. Also thank Brother elder Reed Andrew for his letter. Also check my Facebook page to see if any of my friends have asked on there how to contact me and tell them on there how Dear Elder works. Thanks mom Love you!

 

Sincerely Elder Caleb Johias Jr. Joseph Leonhardt