May 13, 2013

Warning

This is just a warning that most of these posts may or may not be that exciting for you all to read.  I'm hoping to keep a journal through this blog, so there may not be many pictures and it will probably be more of a log of the day.  And I apologize for my lack of writing skills.  So with that said, here we go.
Today I went over to the MTC at about 8:30 am to get ready for the training we were doing.  We had all 40+ teachers come so that we could give vision to the 6 week curriculum.  Shawn did an excellent job helping the teachers to see that the 6 week program isn't just a language program.  It's to help the missionaries to fullfil their purpose of helping others come unto Christ in Spanish.  The teachers had some great insights into what it means to fulfill the purpose.  After, Lane did the first day welcome with Mauri.  It was so fun to watch the teachers learn a new language in that language.  Hopefully they were able to feel what a missionary might feel their first day being immersed in the language.  They saw that it can be fun and positive even though it is hard.  Shawn and Lane then took them through language study plans and a brief overview of coaching in the language.  We had an amazing lunch with the teachers after and then me with President and Sister Pratt, Javier, Isaac, Nancy, Omar, and Hugo to discuss schedules, etc.  We were having trouble getting TALL working because of firewalls, but the MTC was working on getting that fixed before the missionaries come.  The Pratt's took us to the Parilla Danes for some yummy tacos.  We have more training tomorrow with just the 10 teachers who will be working with the two north american districts we are bringing down this week.
(I didn't take this picture, but I get to look at this temple every day)

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