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Missionary Training

Hey everyone! 

I got to the Missionary Training Center (MTC) on Sunday night--just in time for the Sunday evening devotional--which was awesome! It was all about the grandeur of God, and how integral it is for us to understand who God is, and His loving nature. 

For my training each day, I have a three hour class in the morning, and a three hour class in the evening. And in between the two classes, I have an hour of personal study, an hour of study with my companions, and language study. In other words, my schedule is BUSY!! But it's a good busy, and I'm learning a TON! 

I have two in-person companions, Sister Dorius and Sister Sorenson, who are going to be serving in Frankfurt, Germany! It has been so much fun to spend time with them, learn from them, and even brush up on my German, haha! They're going to do amazing things over there. I also have two online companions that I study with, and their names are Sister Bryson and Sister Cook. They won't get to the MTC for another two weeks, but I am SO excited to meet them in person. We teach our first practice lesson together on Thursday! 

One thing we've been focusing on a lot in class is our missionary purpose, which is to "Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end." I love this statement. I love its simplicity and its clarity. And what I love most is that ANYBODY can come closer to Christ by following this path. Even me. ESPECIALLY ME! As I'm preparing to go and spread the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I am so grateful for this time that I have in the MTC to study the doctrine of Christ, and strengthen my testimony of its truthfulness. 

Now, for some pictures!
This is a photo of my kind (biological) sisters (minus Kendall) escorting me to the airport on Sunday morning.

This is a pic of my amazing friends, who I will miss so much, right before they dropped me off at the MTC.

These are my in-person companions, Sister Sorenson and Sister Dorius!

This is a mirror selfie we took this morning. There's no story behind it. I just thought it was fun.

And finally, here's a photo of my in-person district (Who are all going to Germany). We had the opportunity to go to the temple this morning!
 
I love this gospel, and I love this opportunity I've been given to say goodbye to my everyday life and focus on it. It's becoming clearer and clearer each day how God is "not far from every one of us" (Acts 17:27) and that "men are that they might have joy" (2 Nephi 2:25). 

 I hope everyone is having a good week! 

 Syster Naatjes ("Syster" is swedish for Sister) (Don't worry) (not a misspelling) 

 P.S. I'm sorry if you can't see some of the pictures. I'll have to figure out a better way to send them.

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