Second Week in the MTC

I am learning the language so fast! It's hard to take it all in sometimes though. Last night we learned how to read script! We have to study out of our Cambodian Book of Mormon for 15 minutes everyday now. We won't understand a lot of it, but the point is to learn how to fluently read. It's crazy! Ha ha, you read it in circles... weird. I will have to show you in my letter. I caught on really fast though! There are weak and strong consonants, sub-consonants, and vowels. A lot to work on! I haven't had a chance to do my study yet today, so we'll see how that goes. We also learned in this past week to bear our testimonies! I knew a bit, but now I know a whole lot more! It's awesome to be able to speak more. I can now say, "We are missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints." It's a mouthful, that's for sure!
Last Tuesday evening, we had an awesome devotional where a former member of the Seventy (He was just released at G.C.) came and spoke to us. Elder Robert C. Oaks talked a lot on missionary work and how the Spirit works with missionaries. Fantastic talk, and then after we have a District Meeting where we review the devotional and what we liked about it. It is really cool to have that review.
On Saturday we went to the T.R.C. (Training Resource Center). There we practiced with investigators; introducing ourselves and we taught our first lesson. We were all pretty nervous! Because at first you had to introduce yourself to two people in Cambodian. People come and volunteer, both R.M.'s and natives, and so we could not use ANY English at all when we introduced ourselves and asked a few questions. My companion and I were both able to introduce ourselves as missionaries and then ask if the investigator believed in God, or a higher being, and then ask if they believed that they could be with their family after death, and bore testimony of both. Then set up a return appointment! That took a lot of work and practice! But it certainly paid off! Then we went back to our second investigator that we introduced ourselves to and taught the first lesson. We were allowed to teach in English though, after asking the investigator if it would be ok. My companion and I did really well! We were able to get through the entire first lesson without being stumped; the Spirit really helped us a ton! It was a great experience, and I learned a lot!

My companion is Elder Anderson and he is from South Jordan.  At the MTC they have a few instruments. A violin, flute, and Cello!  I borrowed it and played around with it for a few minutes on Sunday, for the first time.  Sister Rytting and I found a piano and cello duet in the music library.  'Our Savior's Love', it's beautiful and my companion likes to listen to us play.  I am doing pretty well at adjusting to the missionary life.  I am learning, growing, and strengthening my testimony every day here! The more I do, the greater my desire to serve is and the better I want to be!