Elder Bryce Harper-Smith: Week 4

Hola mi familia y mis amigos!!!

como estan? dont worry i wont speak anymore spanish (mom/dad)!! hahaha

its already week 4?? its crazy how fast its getting!! well.. i just got back from an amazing temple session! what a blessing! the spirit is so strong here at the mtc but it was great to be able to be in the lords temple this mornin and feel the peace and the strong spirit there. i love the temple. this week has been great! ...mom my study habits are pretty stinkin amazing now haha.. but really they are! i find myself loosing myself in the book of mormon every day... its really great to read the words but to sit back and ponder and pray about it has become one of my favorite things to do! its a great feeling when your reading and then to come across a scripture that applies strait to an investigators needs... its happened to me alot this week. as we prayerfully read the words of the lord we will receive answers...

this week we received two new teachers as a district:( hermano Bulloch and Hermano Harris had schedule changes in school so they were unable to keep teaching us i learned so much from them both but especially from hermano bulloch.. he was an amzing teacher! the spirit was always so strong. he taught me alot of life lessons and has strengthened my testimony so much! our last class with him he taught us a fundemental of missionary work as always but then after that he shared with us all of the stories of the investigators we taught (he acted as investigators from his mission) they were pure miracles of the lord on how he met each one. such humble people who went through so much in life. he bore strong testimony of that where the lord has called us to serve.. there are people that the lord has prepared and is continuing to prepare just for us... people that only our personality, only our testimonies, only our experiences can help them come closer to christ! cant wait to get out there! hermano bulloch is one stellar guy ...did i mention hes practically a professional skier haha last saturday he was tellin me he was pullin back 540s of those massive kickers at park city...and it was his first day back for the season..noo big deal. haha!

so sissy sent me like a gazillion questions this week! hopefully i can answer them all.. the mtc food as you all know is not the greatest... haha so i stick to cereal and fruit for breakfast in the mornin...STAY AWAY FROM THE OJ. uncle john..the oj here has problems haha. but i did hav celestial breakfast this mornin! holllllly amazing. Elder shipp and i have quite a bit of fun! he can be a pretty big goof ball especially in the mornings... i dont really know what gets into him but he always randomly bursts out into song ...yes, just like skylar but skylars voice is a lil better haha. sorry skylar. on my desk i have alot of pictures! lots of family pictures, an amazing picture of the prophet that grandmama sent me THANKYOU. and lots of pictures of my amazing friends! alot of them have a really good friend in them..haha! AND of course june bug!! the "zombie apocalypse" has come to a hault here at the mtc... everyone is way better! which is great! every week ive been studying and applying a new christlike attribute from chapter 6 (PMG) this week its been charity! finding the good things in people. as soon as you start thinkin about anything negative about somebody..immediately think of three good things! it works! it really helps. its hard to love everybody all the time but as long as we strive to follow christs example the lord will bless us. momma and daddio i have not yet received your "suprise" hopefully i do today though! pretty dang stoked!! here at the mtc my excersise is basketball!! my game is good. haha play for about an hour everyday and then heave a personal insanity/abb ripper routine that ive thrown together for at night! its still nothin close to mountainbiking..but it does its job haha. tuesday devotionals are amazing!! love em. this past weeks was from a quorum of the seventy elder fabella was the speaker. " taking the easy path is what makes men and rivers crooked." was a great quote from his talk...it was on setting goals and achieveing them! and how without new goals there is no way to progress!

the weather... ITS COLD...but i love it... im lovin havin a shedule! it makes it easier to stay focused and makes the days fly by! im still leavin my humble abode here at the mtc on febuary 19th WITH elder shipp. its hard to see elders from my zone leaving...they have all become some of my best friends!!

so i said i lost the greatest teachers last week ...this week we got two new teachers one of them is Hermano Bailey..he served in the dominican republic! hes pretty great! esteban is one of our new investigators haha during the prayer he chants... i shouldnt laugh or say its funny but it was kind of a funny experience it totally threw me off! hes gonna be rough but hes growin in faith everythime thats all that matters! my other new teacher is Hermano beesten!!! hes a flippin stud hes half canadian and plays hockey he served in the hermesillo mission! served in puerto penasco for a transfer! i learn so much from him! hes set some huge goals for us as a district (which is awesome) 20 new words and 5 new phrases in spanish! 100% all week so the language is gettin way good!! felipe is our other new investigator! hes already committed to baptism! (first lesson) i love teachin him! we have 1 other investigator thats really a challenge... last lesson elder shipp took the lead hes gettin alot better but he still is havin a hard time! he gets down on himself quite a bit so ive been trying as much as i can to help him! this week hes increased so much which is awesome! do we have free time? hahahaha no. but thats good. learnin lots!!!

well family! ...and friends! i love ya all! i hope all is well!!! say hi to roxy for me and thos awesome neighbors!

-ELDER HARPER-SMITH elders of district 35A!