The MTC Experience is Almost Over!

The evolution of Taylor's weekly email greeting:
Drahy rodinu a kamaradi----Drahy rodina---Draha rodiny---Drahy rodino---Draha rodino!!  He explains:

"You may have noticed that my greeting has slowly changed, just a few letters each time. That's because I'm learning Czech. I'm learning the right way to change the nouns and adjectives and whatnot. I love learning a language." 

We could read them all just fine.They all said: "Dear family". 

He's had another great week, is happy, learning, and growing. He hurt his thumb about 10 days ago,playing basketball, but reports that it is fine--a bad sprain but no tears. "The dang doctor started by saying that if I needed surgery, I would be stuck here at the MTC for another three months! When I went in, my thumb didn't hurt. After this crazy guy was done experimenting to see how many different ways he could twist my thumb, it hurt somewhat. Then, to show that the fact my thumb wouldn't move to a certain position and that it hurt was proof there wasn't a complete tear, he proceeded to pull it as far as he could in that direction. Pain. I don't like him much."

"Thursday we had TRC. That's where we teach people who are actually themselves. All are returned Czech missionaries, except one or two, and we just teach them, more like home teaching than misssionary lessons. AFterwards, Br Pearson said he has never seen us teach so well. Then the sting. He said, why don't you teach your investigators like that! So, we determined to ask better questions, make the investigators think and such. Friday, who do we teach? Michal, who if you remember, is Br Pearson. IT was great! He was much more engaged, and we stopped him after the lesson and asked for his thoughts and he gave us very positive feedback. we're growing."

Last Sunday the missionaries watched a movie about Joseph Smith. Taylor's experience with that: 

"I know Joseph Smith was a prophet. I've known that for a long time. But never have I had the Spirit bear witness to me as powerfully as it did Sunday night. THis church is Christ's church. IT is true."

And, ending an email he sent to his Dad he says, "The Lord wants me to serve Him, and I cannot let Him down."

Taylor is very, very excited to be on his way to Prague!