Third Week

I am a 1/3 of the way done with the MTC! yea!! It will be a hard 6 weeks, but they will fly by if I keep working hard. It's a good thing we have exercise time because I don't think I could handle things without it. 

In case you were wondering, we mainly play basketball and 4-square. But we lift and run too. Then on preparation day we usually go play soccer. We team up with the other mandarin districts and play the Cambodian and Thai elders. And yes our team name is Mandarin United. And yes, we win. Anyways, back to holy things. I feel like me and Elder Bradford are finally getting the teaching down. 

We figured out how to apply the lessons to our investigators needs. And one of them said he would get baptized in September! Granted our investigators are our teachers, but it was still cool! 

On Wednesday we got to host the new missionaries. I didn't get to host Evan but I did get to host Brigham Brau!! That was super cool to see him. He's an awesome guy. 

So we made some new friends this week too. On of them is named Elder NG. Yes that is really his name. He is from Plymouth England and I think he is in Marissa's district. He's super cool. And we made friends with an elder from Russia. oh man, picture a typical Russian and that's him. He's so cool and he teaches us Russian. I'm pretty sure he has a picture of Drago from Rocky IV hanging in his room right next to his hammer and sickle. But that might just be a stereotype. lol

Yesterday we watched the Restoration movie. Man I love it. I Love Joseph Smith and this church so much!! 

To end things, here's a scripture. Alma 48:17 "Yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men."

Can you imagine if the powers of hell were shaken? This week, I want you all to think how you can be like Moroni. That doesn't mean you have to save the land of Nephi from the Lamanites, but be so Christ-like that the devil has no power over you. 

I love this gospel so much and I'm so grateful I get to serve a mission. I love you all so much!!

Love Elder Anderson

Attached are pictures of Miles and his companion Elder Bradford (flashing the W for taiWan - just my guess :) and Miles and one of his great friends Evan Southwick