September 7, 2019
Hi
everyone!!
I hope that everyone has had a great week! My week has flown by once again! On Sunday, we had a devotional by Wendy Ulrich and it was really psychological but also spiritual and I loved it! It's so cool; every devotional feels like it’s just for me, it's amazing. She talked about having a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset. We should all strive to have growth mindsets, which means that we can change and grow! While we all have our own genetic makeup and whatnot, we can make our weaknesses become strong, even if it takes a lot of failure to get there.
I hope that everyone has had a great week! My week has flown by once again! On Sunday, we had a devotional by Wendy Ulrich and it was really psychological but also spiritual and I loved it! It's so cool; every devotional feels like it’s just for me, it's amazing. She talked about having a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset. We should all strive to have growth mindsets, which means that we can change and grow! While we all have our own genetic makeup and whatnot, we can make our weaknesses become strong, even if it takes a lot of failure to get there.
This week we started Spanish TRCs (lessons with friends of the church)! On Monday we did some contacting but it actually turned into a 20 minute lesson that we were definitely not prepared for 😊. What happened was, we went in there and started talking and then we thought someone would come get us to switch but no one did so we just stayed! It was good though. Then on Wednesday and Thursday we got assigned to teach Oscar. We taught on the Plan of salvation and the restoration. It was really hard, but he understood our lesson in Spanish and I think he really enjoyed the lessons. Coming out of the first lesson especially, I just felt so happy and excited that I get to do this for the next while!
Yesterday we were eating lunch with some senior couples and one of them served his mission in southern Texas! He said that people from Texas say “MacAllen” instead of “McAllen” which is super interesting...not sure if I should trust him though because he was kind of laughing when he said it. I can never tell when people are joking, it's a struggle.
Another highlight of the week was last night. I'm not sure if it was a big deal outside the MTC, but the church put on a broadcast for President Nelson's birthday and we all got to leave class early to watch it! They played a bunch of music and showed really cute pictures of the Prophet and his family, I LOVED it. It was my favorite thing to get to hear good music again oh my. And Donny Osman sang like 3 songs!! I love Donny Osmand because he's Joseph in “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” AND he's in an episode of Friends. Not to mention he still has an amazing voice and he's like 70! (sorry that's probably not right but I don't have google) So yeah anyways, I loved it, if you didn't watch it then you should go watch it ASAP. so good.
I just wanna end this email with a cool challenge that someone gave in some conference talk awhile ago that Hermana Silva shared with us. It goes like this: ~Start every morning with a prayer. Thank your Heavenly Father for the scriptures and for the light and knowledge they bring us. Then, after you pray, think of a question that you have about the gospel or your life. THEN, open the Book of Mormon to any page and read until you find an answer. Do this for 30 days and see what happens. ~ So I've only done it for one day, but it's so cool! My question got answered in a way I totally didn't expect, but it was nonetheless answered. I know that God can speak to us through the scriptures, and I know that the Book of Mormon is the Word of God. I'm so thankful for it in my life.
I love and miss you all! Have a wonderful weekend!!
Love,
Hermana Coleman
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