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| District "Lehi"... Elder Waidmann's MTC District |
I am alive and am doing oh so well! I give all the credit to
God, Jesus and the Spirit! I am in love with the Dominican Republic (DR) in the
Missionary Training Center (MTC) ! I will be here for 6 weeks before I leave
for Puerto Rico. Its so beautiful here! We arrived safely a week ago. After we
left the airport we walked outside to this old
beater astro van that was purple with flames on the side. It was
hilarious. We rode in this van to the
MTC, which was the scariest ride of my life. The guy driving was so chill and
we like shot the gap between two semi trucks and almost got in a few other
wrecks
I love my mission so much! The spirit is seriously so strong
here! I have had my down moments, but the good ones far outweigh the bad
moments! I’ve been able to draw so much closer to my Savior and I’m so happy
with my life! We seriously get NO time to think about ourselves… which I love! My
companion and I are working as hard as we can and we are doing our best to lose
ourselves in the work. My companions
name is Elder Hortin. He is super cool,
smart and we work really well together. The
Haitian Elders here never cease to brighten my day. They are constantly smiling
and laughing. We say their Creole/French
sayings to them and they love us, hence the
saying “Saca Fet”! Which means “what’s up”. Its awesome.
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| Elder Waidmann and his companion |
On Tuesday, the other missionaries will be heading out to
their missions, so there will be 8 of us here.
Then, the next day we will get like about 17 or so missionaries So I’m
excited! So far, only me and my comp and a Sister missionary are going to
Puerto Rico. The MTC president and his wife are so awesome! All the teachers
are Domican and I love them all! Classes at the MTC are 13 hours a day, so it’s
very busy. My Spanish is progressing. I can feel the gift of tongues working in
that I can understand much of what a native says! Its a real blessing.
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| Elder Waidmann and President and Sister Romney |
The food is pretty good! Lunch and dinner are usually always
authentic, but lunch is my favorite because we get two types of meat, two kinds
of rice and beans. We mix it all up and its divine.
I am seriously in love with my mission, am so happy and
grateful to be here, its been hard but its been so good! Watch a video on youtube
called MISSIONARY WORK AND THE ATONEMENT. (Watch it below). We watched it the other night and there was not a dry eye in the room.
I’m so grateful por El EVANGELIO DE JESU CRISTO! The other day I looked down and I
wrote in my cuaderno HIS NAME IS ON MY HEART. I’m so blessed to not just serve
Him, but serve with Him by my side and on my heart. I am eternally grateful for
this gospel! I love you all! I met with the president the other day and he asked why I am here. The spirit was so strong. I said that I am here to serve others and give them the hope that there is hope in this life and in the next to come... so they can be happy. That is why I am here. I love my mission with all of my heart!
I love you all!
Love,
Elder Waidmann
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