To the Awesome Harr Family,
Hey everyone how are you? Where in the world are you this week? I think about you when I get to go up to the temple, because I can see the valley and I wonder how many times you have been through this area in the last week.
This last week was great and kind of weird. This week on Thursday I thought I saw the Excursion. Weird, it was like ours except that it was a gas excursion not a " Real One." (Diesel)
Everything is going great. The language is coming slowly... but it's coming. This week Elder Buss and I got a new companion. He came in with the newest group and has great Chinese, so he got advanced to our district so he can practice teaching in Chinese. He lived in China for 8 years so that helps! Time is really crazy here, I have about three and a half weeks left here in the MTC and then I get to fly out! Crazy. Crazy! I have so much to learn between now and then! But with the Lord I can do it and be the missionary that He wants me to be!
Anyway, this last week I had a cool opportunity. The choir started up for one week, last Tuesday was the only performance so far, then they closed it back down because the GYM is closed again so the floor can be re-done. So I got to sing once and then they asked for people to fill out a questionnaire for a Priesthood choir (my guess is they will sing for conference) but I don't know that it will happen now that the GYM in closed again. We are hoping for the best.
So what's been going on? How is school going? Is it cooling down there yet? I think it's funny some mornings are getting cold and I don't seem to mind, but everyone else does, and I find myself wearing a coat because I have to match my companions. Ya, it's great. Anyway talk to me... How's track? hockey? horses? how is everyone at the office doing? also I remember that you told me that Brother Maughan had a pace-maker put in as a result of a stroke. How is he doing? Please keep me posted! Also how is Brother Calvin doing? Is he doing ok? With Brother Maughan not feeling well, will you check up on him every now and then? Just to see how he's doing? Sorry lot's of questions. There is not a lot to write about here in the MTC. The schedule is the same and we didn't have anything really out standing happen this week other than the Tuesday night fireside and choir performance.
Tuesday night was really good. The speaker talked about prayer and having meaningful prayers. That was cool. I was able to grade myself on how my prayers are going and what I can do to improve them. I also got to think about why I came on a mission and re motivate myself to always do my best here in the MTC.
The Church is true! Through prayer we can come to know our Father in Heaven and know what He wants us to do and say. We can be happy and have hope for a great future and push forward, even when we don't know what is going to happen and we are not sure. If we do what is asked like 1 nephi 3:7. The Lord gives us a way when He asks us to do something and we can trust in Him forever.
Love you
Elder Harr
