SURPRISE Merry Christmas

hola mi familia!!!! and friends!!!

well we had an amazing suprise here at the mtc this christmas day! elder Russel M. Nelson came and spoke to us... 2100 missionaries packed into the gym singing silent night and then to have him walk in and all of us stand up... the spirit has been so strong today and very comforting.

 MERRY CHRISTMAS! FELIZ NAVIDAD!

 

well i can honestly say that ive had a little rough time here at the mtc... they say if you make it to sunday then you will be fine!...ive made it to sunday and boy were they right! first couple days i had a hard time. It randomly hits me that i wont see you all for two years but i know this is where i need to be and what the lord wants me to do!! i have the greatest zone here at the mtc! love em all! weve already created amazing friendships! my companion Elder shipp is a solid guy! although he struggles a bit with the language its been awesome to be able to help him and others in my class.. its strange how the lord works. ive learned so much from all of my zone and district and i know the lords hand was in where i was placed and who my companion would be. Tristen..keep workin hard on that spanish! i promise it will bless you!

 here at the mtc they dont waste time! thursday was our first lesson that me and elder shipp had to teach in complete spanish to an investigator (i already love this language and am learning like cray cray) the lesson actually went extremely well we tought him of gods love for him and shared a scripture and invited him to come to church.... saturday was our next lesson... this time we even did better... started with a prayer and dove right in. we explained our purpose as missionaries and went over the book of mormon.. i beared my testimony of the book of mormon and that we can and will receive answers through it.. next we had him read moroni 10:4-5 moronis promise. he kinda got a little teary eyed! so BAM he went to church and is reading the book of mormon!! next lesson is manana!!

 welll my 20 minutes is up! merry christmas everyone!! i love you all! a mission is gonna be the hardest yet greatest years of my life...ive already been blessed with so many amazing experiences and feel the spirit so much! this christmas day i challenge you all to focus on what the savior sacrificed for us... hes given so much for us and to us. MUY ANIMADO! and am so greatful for this opportunity! !! love ya guys

 and feliz navidad!

  -Elder Harper-Smith

 

P.S receiving mail in the mtc is AMAZING!  p-day is on thursdays!!