It’s been another FANTASTIC week in the MTC!! Between General conference, devotionals, and TRC lessons, it’s been a blast!!!

This weekend was GENERAL CONFERENCE!! BEST EXPERIENCE EVER!!!( twice a year there is a big broadcast from Salt Lake City where the living Prophet of today and his 12 apostles speak to us and it’s called General Conference and it is so good!!!) It was practically the event of the year here! I got to watch it from the MTC in a room with 1800 or so other missionaries. The spiritual high was incredible, and it was so fun to anticipate and hear the announcements from this conference surrounded by missionaries with the same purpose!!

I am so excited for the new programs that were announced!!! The new “Come Follow Me” program is HUGE for countries where it can be very difficult for some members to get to church, and I am so excited to be able to help implement the program once I get to Poland.

Another big highlight was watching the MTC choir at conference!!! I got to see Siostra Sjodin and Siostra Aramaki (two of my fellow Polish sisters!) sing in the MTC choir and it was AMAZING!!!! During the choir parts it was so fun to be with all the missionaries because everyone was watching their missionary friends!! I felt the spirit SO STRONG and it was totally unforgettable!!!

Polish word of the week: żartujesz which basically means “you’re joking!!!!” Feel free to use it anytime someone says something remotely funny or unbelievable- it’s probably the most said word in my district!!!

A cool experience this week:

My goal this last week has been exact obedience. The first week I got here, I struggled to always be out of bed at 6:30 sharp. A few Sundays ago we had testimony meeting and one of our sister training leaders (sister missionary leadership position for the zone) bore her testimony on when she goes to bed at 10:30 exactly (or earlier ) and gets up at 6:30 exactly, it isn’t hard for her to wake up and she doesn’t feel tired. I decided to try it and let me tell you IT WORKS!!!! I haven’t been tired at all since I’ve been exactly obedient to the sleep schedule and everyone around me has been sick lately(sickness travels fast in the MTC) but I haven’t felt sick at all! I’ve been exercising, getting sleep, and staying hydrated and I’ve never felt better. PROOF exact obedience works!!

Not everything is easy at the MTC, and the days can be long! But it is SO WORTH IT!!! I wouldn’t give it up for the world. I love the MTC, I love my district, and I am so grateful for this opportunity I have to serve the Lord.

This week has taught me over and over again that when we make the Lord our #1 priority, EVERYTHING else will fall into place. As we turn outward and focus on others, we will be blessed!! I can testify of that!