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Week 8: The Final Week of Provo MTC

 Hello everyone! 


I hope you all had a great week! I got to chat to lots of people this week - it's so fun to hear updates from everyone. I hope school, mission, work, or whatever adventure you may be on is going well!

As said in the title, this is my final week at the Provo MTC! This Thursday I will be flying to the flatlands of Bismarck, North Dakota where I will meet my trainer and new district. I have to say I'm pretty sad to be leaving my district. They feel like my kids, hahaha. We have bonded and become very close throughout these past 8 weeks. I feel very grateful to feel this sad about leaving. I have really enjoyed serving as a District Leader as well. It was so fun to get to know everyone and serve them - each person helped strengthen my testimony in different ways. Overall, this experience taught me about trusting in God. 

Once again, Heavenly Father has proven to me how I need to trust him and his process more. Truly, when I have decided to put my trust in his hands on guidance I have always found myself in a better place. It's hard to see from where you start, but you always come out on top. I was not called Mandarin speaking - but I was called to serve these people and serve alongside these missionaries. I couldn't see myself anywhere else. The MTC experience would be relatively the same if you took out certain aspects or elements. However, it's the people who influence it the most. I know my district was a blessing and an answer to my prayers. 

With this mindset, I am still very excited and hopeful for North Dakota! I'm certain there will be many new challenges, but I'm hopeful I will have an amazing and growing experience there, too. 

This week we had the opportunity to hear from Elder Uchtdorf, a third apostle! That means I've been here for waaay too long. What a privilege it is to hear from a quarter of the 12 apostles. (Elder Gong, Elder Anderson, and Elder Uchtdorf). We waited outside for 1.5hrs, because we heard some rumors he was coming. We got front row seats, and I sat right in front of the right teleprompter. This meant whenever he read off of it, he was staring dead at "me". He gave an amazing talk on the aspects of Hope and Charity on our mission.

Other than that it's been a pretty standard week of study and daily routine. Next week will have some new adventures for sure! 

Have a wonderful week, wishing you all the best! 

Anh Cả Reynolds



Location: Provo, UT, USA

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