Sunday: we met a guy from Costa Rica and we talked for a while. It made me really excited to get there plus i've seen Meet the Mormons about 5 times here in the MTC. next week can't come fast enough!

Monday: there was one kid in our zone that was from Argentina he is leaving today. He is kinda awkward with people and I think he has some mental problems IDK he is really smart but i had the opportunity to teach him how to tie his tie and it was weird for me to meet someone that is 21 years old and doesn't know how to tie a tie.

Tuesday: me and my companion got called to the front desk and we had to speak with the president of the MTC he said we were chosen through the spirit to be two of the 15 to have a meet and eat with David A Bednar on  Thursday. Also Dallin H Oaks spoke with us today in a devotional.

Wednesday: we played volleyball today.

Thursday: we had the best lunch ever. IDK why the MTC doesn't feed us like this all the time. we got really nice food because we ate with Elder Bednar. we sat at a table with his son and sons wife and he is an accountant. and an accounting teacher at BYU.

Friday: we watched meet the Mormons again today

Saturday: massive tie trade went on today

Sunday: we had a devotional with vocal point.. they are really good. they talked about some things that we should study before our missions and they sang a lot of songs for us.

when Brother and Sister Oaks spoke on Tuesday they said, the savior wants us to deny ourselves and pick up the cross. see that we serve God with all our might mind and strength and heart so we can stand blameless. It is up to us to become usable for the Lord and it is up to Him to use us in the best way possible. As far as the Thanksgiving devotional brother and sister Bednar said we are agents to act not be acted upon. i believe i have been sent to Costa Rica or more importantly Spanish speaking because I truly believe if i would have gone English i would have no patience and tried to persuade people by the words of my own mouth rather than relying on the spirit. Spanish has been a great opportunity for me to rely on the spirit and learn patience. He also talked about a paradox that when we finally decide we cannot, there is no way, that we can do this. that is when we do it. we have to humble ourselves enough to let the spirit guide us and not get in the way. Also in Mosiah it talks about the commandments and it says we should not take the Lord thy Gods name in vain. I thought that was pertaining to people that used oh my God. But I finally realized that when we make covenants with the Savior we take upon us His name. we no longer have free agency because we are now making choices not only for ourselves but for the Lord.

I'm flying from salt lake to Atlanta to Costa Rica. I leave the MTC at 6 am salt lake flight to Atlanta leaves at 1118 and arrives 450. December 8th then Atlanta 615 to San Jose 915 but they also have flights scheduled for me in February because I will be living there with a visitors visa at first and I might have to get reassigned in February if my visa doesn't come, until my visa gets here.