The MTC: Missionary Training Center

From Monday, Sept 20th through Friday, Sept 24th, we participated in training at the Church's MTC in Provo, Utah. On the evaluation form we were asked to complete, there was a place to indicate, from 1 to 10, how we would rank our experience. Craig asked if there was a "12" we could circle! All the superlatives we could list would not adequately encompass how we felt, and the reasons were both the other couples and senior sisters we grew to love, and the young returned missionary teachers we worked with in our classes. There is an indescribably strong spirit here which is compelling. If we didn't anticipate great things in Hong Kong we would just stay here. And the cafeteria food has been great, to boot. 

We were honored when friends from our Clear Lake ward days, Bob and Claudia Fisher, visited us; they now serve in an MTC branch and live in nearby Woodland Hills, Utah. It was great to reconnect with them. We also were thrilled to meet up with Minda Manion from the Clear Lake 1st Ward, who is also serving from our stake. She is headed to the Manila Philippines temple. In addition, we ran into Miles Hillam, a young man from our ward in New Jersey that we didn't even know was in the MTC! He's going to the Las Vegas Spanish-speaking mission. It has been so rewarding to see these special friends and feel united in our love of the Lord and our desire to serve Him.