I hope you all had a wonderful
Thanksgiving! I can testify that the MTC is an absolutely astounding place to
have Thanksgiving! Our day started off with a devotional by the one and only
Elder David A. Bednar! He did a question and answer meeting that was live with
all the other MTCs in the world! (apparently Derek saw me when they
showed the choir singing, so we aren't that far from each other after all haha)
He had a lot of emphasis on the BOM and it's importance and many other things
concerning missionary work. We talked about the last talk the Prophet, Thomas
S. Monson, has spoken and how every word he has spoken are choice words for us
as it might be his last talk to the world. So I challenge all of you to read or
watch his last talk and ponder and find its significance and heed onto what the
prophet has counseled to us at this important day and age.
After the Bednar's talk we did a huge
service project and helped make food packages for 100s of thousands of starving
children, and that's always fun! Later that night the Nashville Tribute Band
came down for a concert and the choir did a few numbers with them. One of the
songs was very upbeat (for missionary standards) and the whole crowd stood up
and started clapping to the music; it was so funny and fun. The mission
president of the MTC wasn't very impressed, and I don't know if we will ever
have anything like that again, but I am glad I lived to witness the last MTC
country concert haha!
The oldest group of missionaries left
this past Sunday. They were all such excellent missionaries. It's a lot
different without our large group very patriotic England missionaries, but we
are so excited to get our new missionaries today! There are 10 of them (6
Elders, 4 sisters) and they are all going to Russia, Russian speaking! None of
them are going to my mission though.
I am so grateful to be here and I'm
dying to get out there in the field, hold my excitement!! But my Russki is
still Plo-ha. So I might have to just wait another 6 weeks. I love you all and
you are all in my prayers.
Love, Elder VanBuskirk
I’m glad you had a great week! And
that you finally get to see Nathan I’m so jealous! I love you so much!
A couple things I wouldn't mind if they ended up in the
package ;) : a cheap tie-rack, tide to go pen, some piano music (hymn
arrangements, not to difficult, Russian would be cool if you could make that
happen haha) an email with the recent short history of Russia, an email of what
the Russian Orthodox Church beliefs, some pomade or gel, and some Ensigns with
the General conference talks (the last two GC's would be awesome!) I love you
and I am keeping you in my prayers!!
And I need pics of my family and freinds, real pictures
that I can hold, thank you!
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