Hello!
This week has been great. I love the MTC here and it's fantastic how much we're able to learn about the Gospel.
I am getting a tad bit tired of sitting in class all day though and excited to get into the field. My favorite parts of the week are when we get to go practice proselyting at Picadilly square in Manchester! Elder Hardman and I got turned down a lot but we were able to talk to a lot of great people about the church and religion. Since the MTC sends 50 missionaries every week at the same time to the same place, a lot of anti-Mormons come to try and "bible bash" with us haha its fun to hear everyone's experiences when we get back on the bus. Lots of miracles and lots of rejection :)
It's difficult to understand some people though because of how thick their British accents are, sometimes it feels like I got called foreign speaking and nobody told me haha. When you can't understand a word they're saying, you just gotta risk it for a biscuit and start talking about the book of Mormon or about Christ and have faith it will work out. Hopefully the MTC will start our language training soon
Another highlight from the week was when we went on a church history tour to Preston and learned about some of the very first missionaries of the church. We went to a town square where Heber C Kimball preached the gospel, saw the river where the first British saints were baptized and got to see lots of great parts of the city. President Preston (old Manchester mission president) led the tour and told us more about the great history of the church in England. It was so fun and it was nice to get out of the MTC
This week we've learned a ton about the book of Mormon and how it is the most powerful tool we can use in conversion. It is another testament of Jesus Christ and we will grow to know him and love him as we read the Book of Mormon. There's a fantastic talk about it by elder Holland that I highly encourage you all watch. It's called Safety for the Soul and is AMAZING. The book of Mormon manifests the power of the atonement and of Christ's doctrine. I'm so grateful for it and challenge all to read it.
Hurrah for Israel!
Elder McConkie
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