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This
morning ended our consecration week. Wow, was that hard! Okay, at times
it was hard and at times I found it to be quite easy. I believe that it
was hard at times, solely because besides our districts nobody else
speaks Hungarian so we were very limited to who we could speak to. It
was really nice and it gave me confidence that if I can make it through
consecration week, I can do anything.
I've
been ready to go since the first day, but I am truly so grateful for
the experiences that I've had here at the MTC. I've grown so much,
especially spiritually, while being here. My favorite thing about the
MTC was the spirit that was always felt here. During class, devotionals,
meetings, etc, the spirit was so powerful. The peace I feel here is a
peace that I want to feel for the rest of my life.
I am so thankful for everybody who makes the MTC possible. There
are several hard working employees that make the MTC, the MTC. They are
great
I've been so lucky to be at the MTC right
now. There are so many things that has happened since we've been here,
that has never happened ever before. For example, L. Tom Perry came and
spoke to us for last Tuesday's devotional, so that makes six Apostles
that we have seen, in person, during our stay here at the MTC. That is
half of them... HALF OF THEM! How cool is that. I've felt the spirit so
strongly while listening to the prophets of the Lord. Last Sunday I got
to call my mom on Mother's Day, which has never happened at the MTC
either, due to the numerous amount of people, but we all got to call our
mom's and talk to them for thirty minutes. It was a quick thirty
minutes, but I wasn't sad because I will get to talk to my parents again
on Monday.
Another thing that they let us do during our preparation day last week
was go down to BYU (I LOVE BYU) and check out an art exhibit at the
Museum of Art (M.O.A). It was so great to walk down to BYU again. Where I
used to live, a year ago, is now replaced by all new Heritage
Buildings. They look really nice. Anyways, the art exhibit was called
"Sacred Gifts," and basically what it was, was really really old
paintings of times during the Savior's life. They weren't just paintings
from random painters, but well-known artists. They came from old
churches in Denmark. There were signs everywhere that they have never
been removed from their places until now because the people felt like
the people in Utah would really respect them and that they would really
appreciate them so they loaned them out for a period of time so that
they could be shown off at BYU. I think that was really awesome. That's
the first time that missionaries were aloud to go off campus for
Preparation Day, beside to the temple. We had a fun time and after we
checked out the art exhibit we ran to the creamery. Oh, I have so many
fond memories from my freshman year at BYU in that creamery. As I was in
there I was reminded of the spontaneous trips my roommates and I would
take to the creamery. Awh, that was the life (: Anyways it's safe to say
that we've been the luckiest group in MTC history. We've seen so many
great people and have got to do so many things that other people haven't
been able to do. I'm so thankful that I came when I did.
I want to brag about my teachers just for a bit. I
had the BEST teachers ever at the MTC. Hands down. They've been so
great, and I couldn't have asked for better ones...and even if I had,
they don't exist. I can't say thank you, to them, enough for the hard
work they've put in to helping us become effective missionaries.
Our head teacher, Brother Grossen, I've mentioned him before. This
is his third/fourth year teaching at the MTC, so he knows what he's
doing. He is so smart when it comes to Hungarian and the Doctrine. This
guy is a spiritual GIANT. Every single spiritual thought that he gave
was perfect. It was exactly what I needed, and exactly when I needed it.
I look up to him so much, and if I come back with just half of the
spiritual capacity that, that man possesses I will be a happy-camper.
Sister Hardy was this cute little return missionary. I absolutely
loved her. She was so nice and helpful. I really felt like she cared
about us and wanted the best for us. She was a great teacher and made
sure that we understood everything before moving on. I really
appreciated that. All in all, there was nothing about Sister Hardy that I
didn't like.
Brother Beaumont was another one of our teachers. This guy was
great. I learned so much from him and he helped me a lot when it came to
learning the language. It's interesting that some people just have a
way of teaching that makes it easier for you to understand. Brother
Beaumont had that talent to getting principles through my thick head.
Not to mention he made class fun, as did Grossen and Hardy. They took
their jobs seriously, but we all had our share of laughs a long the
way.
In conclusion, I'm going to cry like a baby on Saturday
when we have to say goodbye to them. They took my great MTC experience
and made it exceptional. I couldn't have done it without their help,
patience, and care that they showed me. I will miss them so much and
will always remember them as my wonderful MTC teachers.
So, my flight plans... We leave the MTC Monday at 11:30 AM
and head to Salt Lake City. I've been told that it is about a half an
hour. We will get to the airport where then we will have to go through
security. Once we are through security we can lounge around by our gate.
Our flight doesn't leave until 5:01 PM
so I'll have a good two to three hours to call people! Once our flight
leaves Salt Lake City we will arrive in Paris, ten hours later. Then we
have about an hour wait until the next flight goes to Budapest. I'm so
excited to go to Paris, and I'm super excited to go to Budapest. Like I
said, I've been waiting for this day since I was dropped off on March 19th and now it's finally here! Yay!
I don't have much else to say, besides that the next
email you'll read will be from Hungary. I'll take lots of pictures so
hopefully you can see a little of Paris and of Budapest.
I love you all and God bless you and your families! God be with you 'til we speak again.
Whitaker Növér
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