Fam Damily week 3

I now understand why people say conference is like Christmas Morning for the MTC. It's because all we ever want to do here is study the words of prophets, and when they are read to you out loud and you don't have to search for them, and every possible question you wrote down before is answered in one way or another, that is a missionary's most valued gift. I mean I love searching the Scriptures, but conference is basically the same thing, it's just that inspired men of God did all the difficult research and we just get to reap the rewards. If you can't tell, I loved conference. A lot. It's as if the Lord is sitting next to you spoon feeding you the pure doctrines of the Gospel and all I have to do is sit and write down the way I feel. It is a gift. As I continue to teach the gospel, I have begun to realize parts of my testimony I didn't know I had. Like the part where the book of Mormon changed my life, I didn't realize it until I arrived here, but it did. It turned me into a missionary, that book is the reason I am here. Anyone who hasn't read that book, anyone who doesn't center their testimony around that book, should begin now. That is my goal right now, In order to accomplish it I have been carrying a pocket version around with me and reading anytime I have an extra couple of minutes. Just holding the book in my hands or in my pocket has helped me to read more often. I can testify that when we read the book of mormon, we will feel God's love for us and more fully understand his plan for us. 

The common saying here at the MTC is that days feel like weeks and weeks feel like days. This is the truth, every day here feels so long, and I learn and teach so many things, and then suddenly I am here at the computer again to write home about the week. I wish I had something super exciting to tell you about, but the MTC is pretty repetetive. The highlight however was a devotional by Vai Sekehema. Or something like that. Dad will know who he is. BYU football player and NFL pro bowl, But he gave a really great talk about the different ways he continues to do missionary work, and the way everyone at his job knows he is a mormon, and never in his life has that been a disadvantage in his professional career. Everyone, do the same, be proud that you are 'the mormon' at school or work or anywhere else. Because if you are, and if you share your beleifs, the Lord will back you up. Always. 

I want to end with this simple testimony

the church is true, The book is blue, jacob loves you and Jesus was a jew. 

In the name of Jesus Christ, the Captain of Salvation, 

Amen and Adios

Elder Jacob Daniel Wilson