First P-Day
Ni Hao,
So first, I met with a member of the branch presidency both Thursday night and Sunday morning. Also I am the district leader for our district, District L. Until tomorrow there are over 50 Elders and Sisters in our branch. Then next week we will get 56 new missionaries. Sometime in June we will cap out with about 106 missionaries just in the Zhongwen branch.
So first, I met with a member of the branch presidency both Thursday night and Sunday morning. Also I am the district leader for our district, District L. Until tomorrow there are over 50 Elders and Sisters in our branch. Then next week we will get 56 new missionaries. Sometime in June we will cap out with about 106 missionaries just in the Zhongwen branch.
About my district. There are 8 Elders and 4 Sisters. Elder Turner
and I, Elder Heaton and Elder Ward, Elder Jenkins and Elder Peterson, Elder
Oberg and Elder Teerlink, Sister Mancilla and Sister Anderson, and Sister
Eliason and Sister Peng. Everyone has done some college before they became
missionaries. They are a great district. When I got to the sushe to drop off my
luggage before class the first day, I was the first to arrive and I found 6
beds in one room (exact same placement of where the room was as my old room had
been, but one building over; and yes I am still on the main campus. I think
they had planned for us to be in Raintree, but it isn't open yet. Y-View is
open). So the building is recently renovated so its much nicer. The classroom
is still in 7M, one of the oldest and honestly most dilapidated buildings on
the campus. So yay as Chinese missionaries being here the longest we get the
worst condition teaching environments. But back to the room, as it turns out
there are only 4 of us in a room with 6 beds. The other 4 Elders are next door.
Elder Jenkins and Elder Peterson are by far the two that get along
the most of any companionship except maybe Sister Mancilla and Sister Anderson.
They will be great examples and additions in the district. Then each missionary
really is unique and has there own talents and character to add to the
district. Everyone has loved me pretty much knowing everything already about
the MTC and being able to show them the ins and outs of being at the MTC. It's
definitely a lot harder being a district leader because the Lord gives you so
much more responsibility while asking you to still do all as a missionary,
which is a lot. So either I have personal study or language study time taken
away as I go to more meetings for my new responsibilities.
I pray each day to be an example for my district and to better
help each grow and develop in the Chinese language and in the Gospel.
So I began thinking more about the timing for when I go to Taiwan,
and after praying in the Temple as well today, I have felt that I am needed to
stay the 9 weeks here at the MTC. But I feel that there may be many reasons
why.
So first I will say that it feels great to put on the name tag
again. I now actually have 4 tags since I still have my older ones. Also I am
Dai Zhanglao now, not Yi Zhanglao. But its been long at first once again being
in the MTC for the first couple days. It gets better each day though. A
blessing to learn and grow in the Gospel and to be in the service of others.
Especially as we teach in the Zhongwen language. Work diligently each day to
never become slothful and risk losing the blessings of God. Use your time
wisely so that you may enjoy your day and look at all you have done.
Love
Elder Chris Dayley
