WEEK 7 3-4-11 - 3-10-11

Hello!

Wow another week down how crazy!! so first the big NEWS......... I got my flight plans yesterday!!! here they are we leave March 22nd from Salt Lake City at 11:05 AM to Detroit Michigan!! We get to Detroit at 4:37 Eastern time and that is prob when I will be calling cause we have a 2 hour lay over there!! we leave detroit at 6:50 Eastern time to AMSTERDAM in the netherlands!! We get to Amsterdam at 7:45 am Netherlends time and than we leave at 8:50 to Berlin we get to berlin the 23rd at 10:10 am which will be like 2 in the morning our time!! We were all way pumped when we got them yesterday!!

 Ok so on to the other stuff! Yesterday was literally the coolest lesson/conversation we've had since Ive been here!! We talked about intelligence and everything with our teacher he brought a talk by cleon or leon skousen its called the need for the atonement!! And it talks about intelligences and it made so much sense to all of us!! It puts everthing in to better perspective and why the Atonement is so important and why it had to happen! Basically it comes down to the fact that with the law of justice we will never be able to leave with our Heavenly father again cause he would cease to be god by not following that law. But because of the Atonement Christ has the call because of mercy Mercy is a whole different law but Mercy over powers Justice so that is how it is possible for us! It also makes more sense why blessings are so important or why blessings work! and same with miracles its all science. God can do anything but he has to keep the laws or he ceases to be God! Everything has intelligence so with blessings its like askin or telling those intelligence to fix themselves and obey but it has to be if God wants it to obey thats why the spirit is so important! Gods power is his honor! By having Honor every intelligence obeys him! Even though it still has agency! That is where the light of christ comes in! The intelligences are light and truth which is the light of christ! So that is what gives us the desire to do good and obey God!! It's a really deep concept I wish i could explain it better But read about the atonement and the creation and all that its pretty awesome!!

 I got a letter from Scotty it was good to hear from him I'll have to write him back today!! I can't believe I have less than 2 weeks and I'll be in Germany! I am a bit nervous I hope I get an awesome companion!! SO there is quite a few people going to germany 2 from st. george are here now with the new district they are both at little different!! But tell aunt linda Elder Maughn and I are pretty good friends!! Hunter good luck with your preformance I know you will do great!! Ya its cool having hurst in the same building he comes up and I go down and we hang out for a little bit every night so thats fun!! I can't believe Austin is home thats so crazy! President Daines (the provo Temple pres) spoke on sunday here and it was awesome so much things about the temple! He promised us that it would be harder to leave our mission than it was to leave our families I had a hard time believing that!! But I am looking forward to seeing that happen and I am sure it will!!

We got to host yesterday it was wierd to see all the moms crying and stuff it seems like that never happened cause I've been here for so long! I am sure we will host next week also!! Also in Pres daines talk well his wife talked before he did she told a story about this 12yr old boy who had cancer and ended up dying! and he appeared to his dad later with the boys Grandpa and great Grandpa and said he was happy! and than the boy said  its weird  everything is so busy here we are preparing for the second coming! How freaking crazy is that!! anyways yes all is good here at the mtc! I can not wait to get to Germany though!!. And i have a lot more respect for the priesthood now because I know that to perform those miracles we have to have gods Honor!! so thats prety awesome!! Come on mother 6:45 is nothing!! we are right in the thick of things that early!! haha! Well nothing really new here!! I don't think there is anything I really need! But I love you all!! The church is true keep up the good work!! Study the scriptures! Oh another thing I learned is if you write down a question you have before you read the scriptures it makes the scriptures so much more meaningful and you can definately find the answer its so crazy!!