"He's fast but looks like a Gorilla when he runs"

Hey everyone! This week was great, but I'm going to keep it short because I feel like not much different has actually happened, but that is OK because I actually leave the MTC in 10 days. It's kind of nuts to think about because I have been living here since May 24th now, and I've developed really close relationships with a ton of the people here. It's been really fun to get to know all these guys and learn Mandarin with them. I really will miss them when we all leave. Anyways, honestly the only thing I can think about that happened this week that was out of the ordinary was that we had Brother Wilcox come and give us an awesome devotional. It was really so great and one thing I took from it is that God will sometimes not give us an immediate answer, but that doesn't mean he does not care. Oftentimes he will let us wait so that we can grow, he compared it to the idea of learning how to swim or walk. If we never are allowed to struggle in the water or take a couple falls, we will never learn to do the skill, and just like this, if we are never allowed to struggle for answers or really dig deep to look to God for them, we may never develop the testimony that God knows we can have in him. I think that is often why he lets us struggle and wait for answers. Fun stuff this week: - We all took turns running around the floor we live on as fast as we could, and contrary to what it may look like, I'm actually fast even though I have the form of a Gorilla. I was the 4th fastest behind some track runners and Elder Lai from our district. - The 4th of July was really fun here because you had the super patriotic people, and then you had everyone from all over the world. It was genuinely so fun to see everyone and how they celebrated, or hated it. Anyways I love you all and love to hear from you! Hope you are all doing well! - Elder Horsley

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