HELLO!!!!
The MTC is treating me well. I am actually going to bed before 11 and I didn't know that was possible. The food here is like being on an all inclusive cruise ship, in that after seven days every meal tastes the same and it's only good if you cover it in Guacamole. the salads are spot on, I have like a thousand croutons a day. I have made so many new friends and Elder Miller and I are having a blast. Did someone tell Bob that Elder Anderson loves him? I'm still worried about that. I am so glad the surgery went well, I was praying for you constantly Mom. But I know you're already over it. We got our flight plans this week and I have to pack next tuesday because we leave at FOUR IN THE MORNING! That's going to be so fun though I can't wait to be in Virginia. I am so so stoked. I have gotten all of your boxes and I use my knee brace when I work out. That backpack was much needed and it's perfect thanks. How long is mom in the hospital? I really want to write Brock and Blake and Andy Bales and Ryan and if you could get a hold of Jaden that would be awesome I don't have his adress. Also, I want to tell you a story.
Last thursday we were teaching a fake investigator who threw a curveball at us and asked us all sorts of questions about why God does bad things if he loves us and her mom just died so I was trying so hard to think of this scripture that I had read that week and it wouldn't come. We told her that our Heavenly father gives us challenges to strengthen us but it was weak because we didn't have any scripture back-up. So she listened and it was good but I got out of the lesson still racking my brain about this scripture and as I walked in the classroom I went "Oh shoot, I remember! Ether 12:27. It would have been perfect!" We read it together and decided to use it next time we taught nancy. Just to show her why would give us families and then take them away. (tough question) anyway......... I recieve a letter from dad and I read through it as I sit down after the lesson and at the end is this statement.
"Here''s a scripture for you that I have used in my life when I need a faith boost. Ether 12:27"
It was so cool! I told everyone in the room what had happened and we read Ether 12:27. It was great. Everyone loved it! But there is an underlying story here. As I looked to my right I saw Elder Kelly, from Las Vegas, with his scriptures open to Ether 12:27 and his head was down and he was crying. I left the group and asked him if he was ok and he looked up at me with a smile and said "You tell your dad thanks for sending that scripture. I have been having such a hard time here and I didn't know why the MTC was such a challenge for me when it was so easy for everyone else. I've been praying that things would be easier, this is an answer to my prayers."
Hey Dad, thanks:) that scripture has helped me too. Elder Bednar spoke to the MTC a while ago and we got to see a video of it but in there he told of a random act of kindness that he performed out of nowhere when he gave some money to a general authority as a missionary, just because he thought they might get hungry on the train ride. That money ended up saving his life and Elder Bednar didn't find out for like 20 years that his random act of kindness even made a difference. In fact, he even forgot about it. What I learned from his talk was this, sometimes the spirit doesn't need to work through an overwhelming feeling to do something or a voice in your head. Just by being a good boy or a good girl (Elder Bednar's words) you can have confidence that the spirit is guiding you constantly. You may never know the impact you'll have in someone's life just by being who you are. Dad, how does it feel that you had a hand in helping one of God's children come closer to Jesus Christ? and you probably weren't even thinking when you did that. Thanks for being who you are. You and Mom will never know how many times you saved my life. I love you, and the next time I E-mail I will be a day away from the real thing. Next week I leave for Virginia and I can't wait to be the Lord's mouthpiece!
I have seen so many people I know and EVERYONE is doing so well. Andy Maughan is always around, I see Zander constantly as you'll see in some pictures, he's on my floor in my residence hall. I see Tanner Hunt all the time and Kyle Moore sits by me sometimes in the meals. I'm loving this mission thing.
To the Wazoo Crew, Wazoo. To everyone else, Wazoo too. Love
Elder Skyler Mark Andreasen
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