I love the MTC!! My companions are testing my patience... but other than that i love it!!! Last night for the devotional which i sang in... we had... (Drum Roll).......................... JEFFREY R. HOLLAND!!! Thats right! An apostle of the Lord came and spoke to us!!! I've never been so inspired in my life!!That was by far the most amazing talk I have ever seen/heard/read in my life! I started to cry because the spirit was so strong and especially before, when we were waiting for him to come in. (We didn't know he was coming) But we all sang hymns to invite the spirit. and with 2800 missionaries singing their hearts out, it was so, so, so powerful!!! We sang just some hymns, but boy oh boy, I've never felt the spirit so strong before!! And the best part was we sang "Called to Serve"! WOW!!! My dream came true! I just wanted to hear what it was like in the MTC. and now I have... but wait it gets better!!!!! The choir is singing "Called to Serve" next week for the devotional... so excited i can't even stand it!! Jeffrey R. Holland was fantastic!! I've never been so touched. He talked about not coming home with regrets and soaking it up. He said a lot of amazing quotes but the coolest one was by far... "If I can do it, then you can do it!" If an apostle of the Lord can do it then why can't I do it?! Or anyone else?! Then he talked about soaking the mission up because this is the one chance you get at real life! This is the closest thing to real life that we'll get to is what he said!! I wish I was in Charlotte right now. I want to talk to everyone and everybody!! I'm not letting a day go by!! Not even a minute!! I haven't taken a nap yet... shocking... it's been hard. but I'm on the Lords clock right now and I'm not letting it go past me and not realize what happened!!! My companions don't seem to have the same enthusiasm and I want to ask "Why are you out here?!?" It's frustrating but I'm trying to work through it. Well, my companion is being impatient and says I have to get off. Lovely. I'll write you fast. Keep praying for me. I need it.
Love, Elder Mortensen :)
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