I leave this Monday (most likely) to go and start serving the people! The reason I say most likely though is because my Visa is probably not going to go through before I leave for Peru, which means I'm not going to Peru... yet. Elder Fellows did some hacking on my phone and found out what my temporary state-side mission will be in case my Visa doesn't go through. So I'm most likely going to be going to the... Utah, Salt Lake City West mission for about a transfer or two, or 6 to 12 weeks. While this will definitely be an... interesting... experience, I can't really complain because imma be fed well, the weather is great, and I will probably have the opportunity to attend in person to this year's UNFORGETTABLE General Conference in early April.
Also all of the missionaries in my district are here at the Provo MTC because of Visa problems as well, and only 5 of the 10 of us will be going to their original out-of-country missions, while the other five of us were reassigned state-side missions to Oregon, Colorado, Arkansas, Nevada, and Utah (me). This was tough news for some people to handle, but we had a devotional that was practically meant for us, since one of the messages was that we are called to serve, not called to a place. I am highly looking forward to serving the people of Salt Lake City.
Also, I keep hearing more and more news about the severity of the CoronaVirus, and my prayers go out to all of the missionaries in the high-risk areas who have to be quarantined inside their apartments. I'm sure you will still find a way to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ into peoples' lives. Also, my roommates and I discussed and we came to the conclusion that the CoronaVirus should be renamed to be called the Sneezy Cheese Disease. With that in mind, stay safe out there from sneezes, cheeses, and diseases.
On a lighter note, a couple of weeks ago, Elder Ward was eating a "Creamy" popsicle, and while walking up the stairs to our room, the last bit fell off of the popsicle stick. A normal human being would've cleaned it up, but we're not normal human beings. Instead, we left it there to dry on the stairs, and called it "Cremoso" (Creamy in Spanish). Cremoso sat there for a whole week, providing comfort and hope for any being that stood in its presence. However, after coming back from a class, Cremoso was gone, and so were our hopes and dreams. We knew his legacy couldn't die, so there needed to be a resurrection of Cremoso. We grabbed another popsicle and "accidently" dropped it on the stairs in the place of Cremoso Sr. A day later, Cremoso Jr. was cleaned up too. We made a tombstone for the Cremosos on a sticky note to honor them and their service.
A day later, the sticky note was disposed of too. Twas definitely one of the tougher days on the ol' morale.
With that being said, Imma miss the MTC and all of the cool people I've met and unforgettable experiences I've had. The next post will probably be sent from Salt Lake City woo!
¡Hasta luego!
Elder Terry
Fotos:
1. A recreation of a work of art (ft. Elder Ward)
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