MTC

     We have finished our first week at the MTC. We met some wonderful senior couples and also watched the eating, studying, service, and dedication of approximately 1800 young missionaries. Our check in was crowded because they wanted everyone to arrive before Elder Scott's funeral at 11:00. This lead to a traffic jam at the front driveway.

     We ate too much, slept too little, and had many role plays as we learned more about Preach my Gospel in our first wonderful week. We are home for the weekend to watch conference but must return before 5PM on Sunday for another wonderful devotional. Next week we are trained in office procedures and will be home Friday Oct 9 to pack for our 10-day drive to Halifax.

     They showed a clip of Elder Holland speaking to the missionaries and he mentioned that water does nothing at 210 degrees but sit. If you add 2 more degrees to 212 degrees, you can move locomotives and cook many food items. He also quoted a poem I listed below:

"Come to the edge", he said.

"We can't, we're afraid", they responded.

"Come to the edge," he said.

"We can't, we will fall!" they responded.

"Come to the edge," he said.

And so they came.

And he pushed them.

And they flew.

-Guillaume Apollinaire

     We're perched on the edge and hope to fly and soar as we arrive in Halifax in ~3 weeks to start our service to the Canada Halifax Mission.

     Our blog posts will be sporadic in the next few weeks, but once we get settled in, you can look for our blog posts every week. Depending on our schedule, we think they'll be posted by Wednesday mornings.

Love, Elder and Sister Holbrook



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