Family and friends,
It has been an eventful week. Today is my last P day at the MTC and I couldn't be more excited. It's been a good learning experience, I have enjoyed the opportunities to teach and learn and feel the Spirit. It's been great working with my companion and my district, I'm sad we're all going to different places. Last week our district leader was sent home, we found out he had a throat condition and needed an operation, but he would return to the field in a couple weeks. Our district was sad, it was a confusing time, companionships were reorganized, and I was assigned as district leader. After he left, some of the missionaries became impatient with each other and we had to work to help everyone get along and feel included. It was interesting working with all these different personalities, but people got over it and eventually grew together as a team. My companion and I have worked well together, during classes and in lessons. We learned how to approach members and non members, how to contact, how to maintain conversation, and how to work missionary work naturally into conversation. It seemed like common sense but a lot of people needed coaching on talking to people, especially my companion. He's really enthusiastic, but he's awkward to talk to. I hope that some experience in the real world will help his communication skills, and make conversations sound less forced.
It's been a learning and growing process for all of us. I'm happy to have had my companion, I learned a lot from him. We will be the last in our district to leave the MTC, Wednesday at 10 AM. I'm ready to join my brothers and forefathers in the harvest of souls. God's children are waiting.
Email whenever you'd like, my P day in the field is Monday.
Love and prayers,
Elder Gneiting
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