How are you doing? How have your weeks been? I hope you guys are all doing well and enjoying the things you are doing because I am having an absolute BLAST here at the MTC. I had the crazy realization yesterday that after this email I only have one more before I'll be in Bolivia! How crazy is that?! My experience here somehow feels like four eternities stacked on top of each other but also like a blink of an eye. I don't know how to explain it, but that's how it feels, sooooo... yeah :) This week had the exact same schedule and much of it I found myself reminding myself of the title of this email: Just Keep Swimming! I'm learning Spanish slowly but surely as well as being taught lessons and teaching lessons. It's slightly overwhelming, but, again, just keep swimming! We had two amazing devotionals this week by Chad Lewis (BYU/NFL football player) and Patrick Kearon (of the Presidency of the Seventy). They were both super entertaining along with having great messages and I loved them so much! The message I want to share with you guys was touched upon by both speakers and it has to do with trials. It doesn't matter who you are, what you do, or where you're from, you're going to have trials and hard times in your life. The amazing thing is that we have the ability to choose how we react. We can either become angry, hateful, and depressed, cursing the world for all of our hardships, or we can look to the future with optimism, dig in our heals and push on. One of the amazing things that we know in the Gospel is that trials are meant for our good and will never be greater than we have the ability to handle. One of my favorite analogies for this was shared by the amazing choir director here Brother Egget about silver. Silver is a curious metal in that in order to purify it must be heated, but not overheated or it will harm the metal. The good purifier knows just how much to heat the metal to make it the purest possible without burning or damaging the metal. Similarly, we have a Father in Heaven that allows trials to come upon us not to burn us or damage us, but to make us more pure and allow us to truly shine. I challenge all of you this week to push through whatever trials you may face, whether in work, home, or school, and push through them with a positive attitude, knowing that you are gaining the strength today that you need for tomorrow. Here at the MTC, I have had my fair share of problems, but I'm learning, I'm progressing, and I'm trying to do my best. None of us will ever be perfect, but all we can do is our best. I love you all and hope that you are all doing well! If you have any questions or if I can do anything for you, don't hesitate to email me! You guys are amazing and I wish you the best in all you do!
Elder Wynn
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