Week 2

To MOM:

I visited your messege first this time so now I have a lot more time to answer you. Yes I do love the hersheys kisses, they are great, thankyou very much. I hope Kevin gets feeling better and I'm sure you had a great talk. One spiritual experience that happened just yesterday is very important to my heart that I shared with my class mates. Well, as you know me I compare myself to everyone I see, and there are a lot of peple here that I think are a lot better then me. So I was praying one night about if I could actually be able to do this or should I prepare more. I went to bed that night and in the morning my companion Elder Watkins had to go to the doctors because 2 days before he went into the MTC he popped his coller bone and its been bugging him. He got x-rays before he got here but the doctor here said to go get them again. So we had to walk down the street to the BYU medical clinic to get him x-rays and while I was waiting I picked up a Book of Mormon. But as I picked it up I decided to set it down and go over to another table across the room and pick up that Book of Mormon. As I was looking through that I came across Alma 26: 27 which you can read.  This really touched my heart and I knew prayers can be answered. We listened to a talk by David A.  Bednar about how he gave a 20 mark note to Elder Packer when he was in Germany and Bednar doesnt remember why he game him the money maybe because he thought they would be hungry and they didn't have any german money but that 20 mark note prevented Sister Packer from being escorted off the train in east germany because she had a 3 year extended passport. I dont know if you remember that talk or even have heard of that talk might be only a missionary talk but I believe that I was inspired to put the first book of mornon down and pick up the other one. I just think that I have been soo blessed to be with my room mates and I'll try to write another letter today explaining more things of the mtc. You can talk about my story at church or share it with people if you want. But I feel like the spirit and I have become soo close recently.

 

Love, your baby,

Elder Ranquist

P.s. I almost forgot to tell you I will be leaving wednesday and while at the airport I can call home. So be expecting it! I hope to talk to you then and please tell jessica CONGRATS that is really exciting. I feel like I'm missing out on alot. I'll look forward to her pictures. I have a few pictures myself but after the first week here I accidently pressed delete all on my camra so I'm working to take more. Having a great time and since the last time I weighed myself I only gained 2 pounds. I found that really surprising. All of my roommates, Elders Watkins, Oba, Suing, and I are on a fast today to help us be ready for the feild when we go. Having a great time and if you can try to use Dear Elder so that way I can get messeges that same day and not waste my email time reading. Well I'm over time right now so good bye love you

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