Before embarking on our adventure, we needed to figure out what we should take with us. Last time, we packed for summer as we were heading to Hawaii. This time, we would traverse several seasons! We were assigned to start in Montana, which only has two seasons (Winter and June). In six weeks we will be moving to Oklahoma.
The couple we are working with in Montana arrived ahead of us and have been texting us and telling us the things we might want to throw in. For instance, the bedrooms in these old ranch houses often have only one outlet... so a multi-outlet plug might come in handy. They also said that the locals all talk about "When the mosquitos arrive", so they encouraged us to bring lots of repellant.
We were set apart by our wonderful President Page. We came home and wrote down some of the counsel we received in our blessings, assured that he relayed the will of our Father in Heaven in his wise counsel.
We were excited and just wanted to get to work, so why were we scheduled to go to four days of home MTC training ? Others asked us why this was required for a non-proselyting mission-- and didn't we do this before we went on our last mission?
However, after only a day of training we received the answer, and additional nuggets of truth. Professional safety videos, reminders to see and uplift others and to seek the Lords help...We were also encouraged to lengthen our shuffle! 😂
One of my favorite things that was said was by our trainer's mothers: "Children are like the fingers on our hands. We love all of them, but the injured or hurt one receives the most attention."
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