"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." – Heleman 5:12
Provo MTC Week 1 – I survived!
So I survived week one of the MTC… barley. It feels like a prison. I’ve been crying every night and I constantly have headaches and tummy aches cuz all they feed you is cardboard and my companion is so nerdy and awk and I just really want to come home UGHHH I hate my life. Why would I ever choose to serve a mish? HAHAHAHAHAHA JKKKKK THE MTC FREAKING ROCKS MY FREAKING SOCKS. I HONESTLY DONT KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS MY OBSESSION WITH THE MTC. I’ve had one of the most wonderful weeks of my existence in the most unreal environment with the happiest people in the universe. I was blessed with such an awesome district and companion. Sister Holmberg is my twin. I cant imagine a better companion. I haven’t felt sad or homesick or grumpy or awkward or anything negative (besides tired) since ive been here. Its almost scary. Its either because I dont have time to or because I constantly have the spirit with me. probably both. The first three days felt like MONTHS but the days are speeding up. Here’s some highlights of my week:
Wednesday feels like 5 years ago “wait… whats on shirt?… oh yeah… its just my name tag.” *looks in mirror* “OH MY HECK. IM-IM WEARING A NAMETAG… IM.AN.ACTUAL.REAL-LIFE.MISSIONARY!!!!” “listen at all these glorious spirits worshiping God through songs of praise! *tear*” “MY COMP IS THE CUTEST!!!! oh my heck we have the same birthday! oh my heck shes my twin” “Who are these nerds…oh! Theyre my district. *bears my testimony 4 hours later* “I just love you yous so much… *tears, sniffles* I can just sense your strong spirits and theyre all so unique and beautiful” “Wait.. you mean im sharing this tiny room with five other girls? where will I unpack my 3 suitcases?” “I CALL THE TOP BUNK!!!! cuz it probably feels lonely cuz no one likes the top bunk.” “GUYS GUYS!!!!.. I mean SISTERS! haha THERES A UNIVERSE ON THE CEILING!” (I fall asleep staring at a hundred glow in the dark stars and pondering the questions of eternity and the unseen world) The food here really isnt as bad as people say it is. Me and my comp recently discovered mixing cinnamon granola and honey bunches of oats with almond milk. I witnessed someone eating a strawberry for the first time. Tons of dope accents and languages and foreign elders and sisters. theres this one German kid thats goin to South Korea. Hes been here 9 weeks and has more to go HAHAHAH we give an awkward wave ans a smile every morning. Im pretty sure thats considered flirting… cuz any interaction with the opposite sex is considered flirting. Crap. I have to go eat dinner now haha I thought I had way longer. I will give you guys more details next week about what I do day to day and ill include some hilarious stories! Ill just end by sharing my purpose as a missionary and what that means to me (they burn this into your soul. Ive read this about 50 million times. I love it) “My purpose as a missionary is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end.” So all I got to do is invite and help. I know that everything good about me is from God. All glory goes to Him. I know that Christ is the center of my joy. I want to follow the example of Jesus Christ and submit my will to God. “ill be who you want me to be, dear Lord” I wish I could express to you my love of my Savior. But its impossible. All I can say is because of Christ, there is hope and love for all who seek it. I wish I could share all my life changing spiritual experiences THERES WAY TOO MANY AHHHH but that will have to wait! I love you all! Thank you for the letters and packages ❤ my challenge for you this week is to find a small act of kindness to do for someone each day that you wouldn’t normally do! Thanks for reading! Love you all so much!
Rebekah Ruth Folkman
It’s absolutely ridiculous how much fun we have, Its not normal to love your companion this much.
Sister Rebekah Ruth Folkman 