hey all
ok so this week was a bit of a trial... as you are may or may not be aware, my visa didn't go through yet, so they decided to keep us here for the time being. dont get me wrong, i have loved the mtc and have grown so much here but i was really looking forward to leaving and when the tell you you have to stay for another week or so, its really hard, especially when all my friends have already come and gone while i'm here... craig, chris, and rourke. all gone... and i came in before chris and rourke... anyways, so i've decided that there is more for me to learn and/or do here. We are making the best of it and still working hard. i watched a thing on lds.org from joseph b wirthlin, called "come what may and love it" i vaguely remember hearing that talk forever ago but it seems pertinent to me now. one of the best things about the mission is that the lord is well aware of you and you just know that whatever happens, its what is supposed to happen. so i realized that i kinda want to go to argentina for selfish reasons... i want to go for unselfish reasons too but i really dont want to go to boise for selfish reasons, know what im sayin? but yeah, just come what may and love it. so anyways my visa should come any day now, and usually when you get your plans you leave like that night. so it could be sudden and i dont know if i'll be able to let you all know when i'm leaving so if you get a random call at 4 in the morning, it just might be me... :D that also means that i need to have my stuff, including ipod, ready cuzi have no idea when i could be leaving. it could be today, it could be tomrrow it could be christmas... haha
in other news, for halloween i dressed up as elder buxton. by that i mean we switched nametags, and only responded to each others names. it was intense... its kinda weird when on hollidays, especially small ones, its just business as usual. so this week, i learned a lot about my testimony. It has grown so much in the mtc, now i know why some people think that we're weird, its cuz i just want other people to feel like i do soooo bad, and like ammon said, i cant write the least part of what i feel. there really aren't words to describe the way i feel about this gospel, thats why people have to just try it out for themselves and get their answer. so i'm still me, i just am really excited about the gospel :) i thought i had a testimony before i came to the mtc, and i did, but it just has gotten sooo much stronger like it is rediculous. this is why people are always pushing to get young men out on missions, not because they brainwash you, but because you teach yourself so much. focusing on the gospel 24/7 doesnt sound like much fun to most people, it still doesnt to me. but for some reason i love it so much. I guess this is just the best i've ever felt. i have so much purpose here. like i said, i cant really describe it. but the spirit here is awesome, it just took a while to notice it. not that i just barely started noticing, i've known for a while ;)
anyways so the day we found out we weren't going to argentina, was a really rough day. everyone was so bummed, and we couldnt really focus and everone was just sitting in silence. for real you would've thought the world had ended. then one of our teachers, hermano steele, came in and gave us a hug and talked a little bit to us and he was like (in spanish) "have you guys thought about giving blessings" us: "uhhhhhhhhh" him: "interesante" and walked out...so i felt sheepish... we have this awesome blessing and authority and we didnt think to use it! so then my companion and i proceeded to give each other blessings of comfort and counsel, and the spirit was so strong, we immediately felt better! i just knew everything was going to be ok. when we walked out of the room, 2 hermanas in our district that we're really close to were waiting and asked us to give them blessings too. it was a powerful experience for all of us. its really awesome to be able to exercise the priesthood of god. the church is so true. i cant wait to get to wherever and help build the kingdom.
in other news, for halloween i dressed up as elder buxton. by that i mean we switched nametags, and only responded to each others names. it was intense... its kinda weird when on hollidays, especially small ones, its just business as usual. so this week, i learned a lot about my testimony. It has grown so much in the mtc, now i know why some people think that we're weird, its cuz i just want other people to feel like i do soooo bad, and like ammon said, i cant write the least part of what i feel. there really aren't words to describe the way i feel about this gospel, thats why people have to just try it out for themselves and get their answer. so i'm still me, i just am really excited about the gospel :) i thought i had a testimony before i came to the mtc, and i did, but it just has gotten sooo much stronger like it is rediculous. this is why people are always pushing to get young men out on missions, not because they brainwash you, but because you teach yourself so much. focusing on the gospel 24/7 doesnt sound like much fun to most people, it still doesnt to me. but for some reason i love it so much. I guess this is just the best i've ever felt. i have so much purpose here. like i said, i cant really describe it. but the spirit here is awesome, it just took a while to notice it. not that i just barely started noticing, i've known for a while ;)
anyways so the day we found out we weren't going to argentina, was a really rough day. everyone was so bummed, and we couldnt really focus and everone was just sitting in silence. for real you would've thought the world had ended. then one of our teachers, hermano steele, came in and gave us a hug and talked a little bit to us and he was like (in spanish) "have you guys thought about giving blessings" us: "uhhhhhhhhh" him: "interesante" and walked out...so i felt sheepish... we have this awesome blessing and authority and we didnt think to use it! so then my companion and i proceeded to give each other blessings of comfort and counsel, and the spirit was so strong, we immediately felt better! i just knew everything was going to be ok. when we walked out of the room, 2 hermanas in our district that we're really close to were waiting and asked us to give them blessings too. it was a powerful experience for all of us. its really awesome to be able to exercise the priesthood of god. the church is so true. i cant wait to get to wherever and help build the kingdom.
i'm really sorry to hear about sister richins. that is sad but isn't the plan of salvation bring so much comfort and peace? i hope all is well back home, i hope the young men are prepping for missions. tell them to. commit them to do something, anything but just commit them. and follow up. i want to hear more about the young men in our ward, dad if you wanna fill me in? :) its so awesome that the CC2nd is well represented in the mtc and the field. we had craig,zach, me, chris, rourke, josh tracy, and dave all since i've been here. also some updates on craig would be awesome! i love this gospel and missionary work! church is true, i love you all. have a good week and hopefully you'll be gettin a call or at least an email soon about when i leave! so answer your phones! haha
Love Elder Skousen
oh and tell the brewers thanks a bunch for the package! pleasantly surprising and delicious. how nice!
PPS ryan wiser wrote me a dear elder forever ago but i dont have an address. someone tell him to write me again or give me his address. same with kevin, OH and please please ask konnor if he got my letter, i sent it during conference, and idk if he got it? it was like 4 pages! he better have!
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