Wasn't General Conference great? This was my favorite conference ever - but I think it is true every conference. The talks were all just what I needed to hear - we hope you fell the same. Now to go to work and make what we heard a part of our lives.
We had a wonderful group of new missionaries come to the MTC last Friday. 5 Sisters and 1 Elder from Thailand; 3 Sisters and 1 Elder from Mongolia; and 2 Sisters and 1 Elder from Mainland China who will all be learning English and will be going to different missions in Australia. It is such a delight to see the glow on the missionaries faces on the day they arrive. I am sending a picture of the 2 sisters from China (the 2 on the right) with one sister from the Philippines - aren't they beautiful?! When the missionaries come to get work done, the dentists (senior missionaries) often ask them to tell about their background in the church. Some are so proud to say that they were born in the covenant. Others will tell stories of being kicked out of their homes because they joined the church and when they wanted to serve a mission. For some, when they serve a mission, it is the first time they have had 3 meals every day. Every once in a while, the sister missionary companionships like to dress alike. I'm including a picture of a threesome that came into the clinic today. They are so cute. A couple of times a sister (usually from an island) will come and bring matching skirts for her companions - so sweet!
On Saturday a couple of weeks ago, a few senior missionary couples got together and went on a hike through Masungi Georeserve - a conservation area about an hour away from us in the rain forests of Rizal. It was an amazing experience to hike through this area. We hiked on stone lined paths through the forest, up rock outcroppings, through a cave, to high peaks, over a hanging bridge and there was even a ropes course. We've never seen anything like it and it was a fantastic experience.
Our scriptural thought this week is this: “…How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him…” 1 Kings 18:21. Elder Maxwell quoting Brigham Young said this about that particular verse: “Trials, why bless your hearts, the man or woman who enjoys the spirit of our religion has no trials; but the man or woman who tries to live according to the Gospel of the Son of God, and at the same time clings to the spirit of the world, has trials and sorrows acute and keen.” Elder Maxwell then concluded “WE MUST CHOOSE AND NOT TO CHOOSE IS A DECISION!”
We witness this is the gospel of the Jesus Christ and our testimonies have been strengthened by our commitment to serve. We have faith the same is true for all our friends and family.
Love you all,
Elder and Sister Tucker
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