十二使徒来到MTC - The Twelve Apostles Come to MTC

Hey everyone! Just another week here at the MTC. It was super fun because we had the 12 apostles here all week, and on friday we got to see Elder Christofferson speak. That was really cool and he talked about the importance of the Book of Mormon. Chinese is also going along super well. We got some new people in our district and they only know Chinese, so it's been really fun to get to talk to them. They barely understand what we're saying though because our tones are so off. I'm also not in a trio anymore. Elder Harding got switched to be companions with a new guy named elder tien. He is super solid at Chinese, so it's been super fun to have him here. He's also a collegiate volleyball player, so it's been really fun to talk to him about that. This week we had a lesson entirely in Chinese where we taught the first vision, and that went very well. I also gave a talk in church. Spiritual thought: My dad always told me that this gospel was a gospel of relationships. This hit me hard this week as I read 3 Nephi 11. In it, Jesus comes and preaches to the nephites, but this only happens after they are talking about and conversing about Jesus Christ together. My main take away from this is that we need each other, and that this church needs everyone. Even if you feel you're different from everybody in the church, we still need you. If people make you feel unwelcome, that is a problem with them, but please don't leave because people. Stay because of Christ because he loves and needs everyone regardless of how different you may feel. Sorry for the 2/10 email today, somebody took my white clothes back from the laundry room, so I haven't had any time since I've been tracking them down all day. Found them though, so that's good. Anyways sorry I can't respond to all your emails. I've been super busy, but I always read them and love to hear from you all. You all are literally the best, and I hope you have an amazing week! - Elder Horsley

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