I had asked Emily to write down her advice to anyone assigned to the CCM (the MTC in Mexico).
She had sent a few funny things but then sent this email a few weeks later:
CCM ADVICE:
Take notes at every devotional,
Relief Society, and Video Night.
Call your text books RED/ RED MAMA/
RED DRAGON/ BULBASOAR (brought to you by hermano Ortiz)
Take notes from TALL in your big
dragon book.
Hit up the nutella bar - 12 grain is
where it's at.
Go to bed on time.
Make friends with a worker.
Its good to practice Spanish and it is good to have a friend!
Respect and listen to your
teachers! They can teach you SO much if you will let them. My
teachers are life changers.
Buy Chokis and Bueno Bars.
Buy a picture book.
PRAY OFTEN, and for specific things.
Pray for your investigators, even
though they are fake. They are playing real people that are really close
to them. Treat them with respect if that makes sense.
Play sand volleyball as a distrito.
When you go to the temple buy a
shirt and a bag and scripture cases, you will wish you had and they are
awesome.
Study all of Preach My Gospel before you
come. Like the whole book. Study what the simple doctrines are for
each lesson.
Review scriptures stories.
Main tool to apply to investigators lives.
Live what you teach. Have
experience. If you don't have faith YOU can do it, how will you tell them
they need to have faith to overcome and change their lives?
Talk to all the latinos you can.
Memorize scriptures before you come in
espanol.
Have faith that you can do it.
Keep a journal no matter what.
Bring hand sanitizer.
Every p-day is a celebration.
Go to the tienda and try all the icecream!
Wash your hands frequently.
There are viruses about.
CCM does not provide
tide/detergent. And always put they setting on the coldest or you run the
risk of melting/shrinking your clothes. True story.
Don't be late for anything.
Bring water protective
shoes/coat/umbrella. Carry at all times.
Bring basketball shorts for gym time
and p-days.
If shower doesn't work use your
water bottle.
Don't keep any kind of food in
room. It will be found by a million ants.
Get close to the girls in your zone.
Be friends with your teachers.
Do demonstration teachings all the
time.
Don't freak out if you have bad
lessons.
You don't have to be a perfect
teacher. There will be things that you really don't know. Its
ok. You are a representative of Jesus Christ. He WAS a perfect
teacher. Its ok to say that.
Every bad deprecating feeling can be
combated by JESUS CHRIST.
ENJOY EVERY MOMENT
Thank you
You will love the CCM.
My favorite parts
Singing Called to Serve at all the
devotionals.
The Nutella Bar with 12 grain
bread.
The movie nights
The Elder Holland devotionals
Pizza night on Tuesdays
The palm Trees
Seeing parrots
MY TEACHERS TEACHING.
WOW. Ask your teachers a million questions. Get to be friends with
them. They can teach you SOOO MUCH. And just work really hard, you
will get through it and love it.
No comments:
Post a Comment