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WEEK 3: Home MTC

 Last week of the MTC! The next email I'll send, I'll be in Tennessee. I am feeling very ready to get out into the field, and so far, I'm not nervous. The MTC has been so amazing and I have learned so much about the simplicity of the gospel and the love that Christ has for everyone individually. I am very sad to say goodbye to my teachers because they have been so amazing. They are both so sweet and I could feel the genuine love that they had for me and my district. I am also going to miss my district, but we all promised to stay in touch and meet up after the mission! 

My biggest takeaways from this week/the MTC: 

God is good. I've never spent so much time studying about the nature of Heavenly Father, but now I feel so much more connection with him because I understand his nature more. I highly recommend to anyone who doesn't know much about him to seek that out, because we all know what God is, but sometimes we fail to understand who he is as a father. 

Another thing that I have learned in the last 3 weeks is how simple the doctrines/gospel of Christ is. I guess I have always had the mindset of "there is always more to learn" and "I'll never understand deep doctrine", but the truth is that the only things we need to know are simple, beautiful, and hopeful. My purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and his atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the holy ghost, and enduring to the end. The MTC has taught me to go back to the basics and teach people with a blank slate. I never realized the power that the "primary answers" had. When I think of each of those topics, it all makes sense. This simplicity gives my life so much meaning and I hope to share that feeling with others. 

I have enough faith and confidence to hop into the next stage of my mission even though I don't know what is going to become of it. To everyone reading this, use the faith you have to hop into something Christ wants you to do, even if you can't see the ground you are hopping onto. I know that Christ is there for us and I am thankful for all the help I've had so far. (Ether 12 is a FANTASTIC chapter about faith. read it before bed tonight). 

Overall, I've loved the MTC! Here I come Tennessee!

Love, Sister Hilton




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