December 13, 2011
Wow, sorry it took so long to get to you guys, busy busy busy! My p day is on tuesday so that's when I'll be able to email. Life at the MTC is going great! I am liking the food-pretty yummy! All you can eat...need to watch out for that!:) The first few days were kinda tough..tougher than I thought they would be.. I was pretty frustrated and a lot of new rules and busy schedule. The language is coming pretty well, I can bear my testimony, say a lot of a prayer in khmer and say a few other little things. But I feel that I am really learning a lot-It's crazy! The teacher will only speak khmer the whole time and we are teaching an "investigator" who only speaks khmer-it's really hard to communicate but it is getting a lot better. I feel that I havent been getting a lot of personal study done and a lot of the time in class the district will just be talking and goofing off a lot, so I was getting frustrated with that. But things are better and we are getting along better. My companion's name is Elder Barney, he is 26years old and half japanese, he is from orem. We get a long pretty well and are getting along better. It's hard being around someone for every second of everyday and having a shadow. But no he's really great and has a strong testimony. We're become pretty good friends:) So on the second day I was asked by our branch presidency to be district leader-did not see that coming! very humbling. Then two days later on sunday I was released.........and was asked to be a zone leader with Elder barney!!!! Crazy. I am very humbled by this. I am humbled that the Lord would trust me with this responsibility. I feel a much greater desire and need to be exactly obediant and an example. I remember when the missionaries that were my zone leaders met us they seemed so much older and mature-they had been here like 8 weeks-they just left today and yesterday. I feel very new and will pray that the Lord will bless me to be a good zone leader for the elders in my zone. I want to do as Christ would and learn to love them all. There are 11 people in my district and i'm not sure on zone...prob like 40? I have felt the spirit a lot since I've been here-my testimony is definitely growing a lot! I have learned more about my purpose as a missionary-to invite others to come unto Christ, I feel a greater and greater desire to love and share this message of happiness with others-which means I'm becoming more converted myself. I just want you all to know that I know that Jesus is the Christ, this is His Church, I love it with all my heart and the more i've been here the more I feel the Spirit, this place is sacred. My gym time changes just depending on the day. We definitely study a lot- I'm very rarely in my residence, you have 2 three hour blocks of classtime/investigator and you are to do all of your meetings, personal and companion study in the classroom. So we pretty much live there. The first few days were tough however, I like it here and the longer i've been here the more i'm getting used to it and loving it! I'm sorry if I haven't been able to respond to your letters or emails in this but I will make an effort to write some handwritten! But, please keep them coming I really love hearing what everyones doing and for your thoughts and testimonies. You don't realize how much a letter from someone means until you're gone and away from them. I've seen a lot of friends: Elder Mathis, Christofferson, Eastmond, Haskell, Pittard, Scott, Etc. So that's been great!:) Hey could you please send me a list of email addresses and even more so a list of home addresses of grandparents, friends, etc? Whatever works but that is one mistake I've made-I have really no addresses. Check the mailbox cause I'll try to send something soon:) I love you all. Thanks for your love and encouragement- means the world to me.
Wow, sorry it took so long to get to you guys, busy busy busy! My p day is on tuesday so that's when I'll be able to email. Life at the MTC is going great! I am liking the food-pretty yummy! All you can eat...need to watch out for that!:) The first few days were kinda tough..tougher than I thought they would be.. I was pretty frustrated and a lot of new rules and busy schedule. The language is coming pretty well, I can bear my testimony, say a lot of a prayer in khmer and say a few other little things. But I feel that I am really learning a lot-It's crazy! The teacher will only speak khmer the whole time and we are teaching an "investigator" who only speaks khmer-it's really hard to communicate but it is getting a lot better. I feel that I havent been getting a lot of personal study done and a lot of the time in class the district will just be talking and goofing off a lot, so I was getting frustrated with that. But things are better and we are getting along better. My companion's name is Elder Barney, he is 26years old and half japanese, he is from orem. We get a long pretty well and are getting along better. It's hard being around someone for every second of everyday and having a shadow. But no he's really great and has a strong testimony. We're become pretty good friends:) So on the second day I was asked by our branch presidency to be district leader-did not see that coming! very humbling. Then two days later on sunday I was released.........and was asked to be a zone leader with Elder barney!!!! Crazy. I am very humbled by this. I am humbled that the Lord would trust me with this responsibility. I feel a much greater desire and need to be exactly obediant and an example. I remember when the missionaries that were my zone leaders met us they seemed so much older and mature-they had been here like 8 weeks-they just left today and yesterday. I feel very new and will pray that the Lord will bless me to be a good zone leader for the elders in my zone. I want to do as Christ would and learn to love them all. There are 11 people in my district and i'm not sure on zone...prob like 40? I have felt the spirit a lot since I've been here-my testimony is definitely growing a lot! I have learned more about my purpose as a missionary-to invite others to come unto Christ, I feel a greater and greater desire to love and share this message of happiness with others-which means I'm becoming more converted myself. I just want you all to know that I know that Jesus is the Christ, this is His Church, I love it with all my heart and the more i've been here the more I feel the Spirit, this place is sacred. My gym time changes just depending on the day. We definitely study a lot- I'm very rarely in my residence, you have 2 three hour blocks of classtime/investigator and you are to do all of your meetings, personal and companion study in the classroom. So we pretty much live there. The first few days were tough however, I like it here and the longer i've been here the more i'm getting used to it and loving it! I'm sorry if I haven't been able to respond to your letters or emails in this but I will make an effort to write some handwritten! But, please keep them coming I really love hearing what everyones doing and for your thoughts and testimonies. You don't realize how much a letter from someone means until you're gone and away from them. I've seen a lot of friends: Elder Mathis, Christofferson, Eastmond, Haskell, Pittard, Scott, Etc. So that's been great!:) Hey could you please send me a list of email addresses and even more so a list of home addresses of grandparents, friends, etc? Whatever works but that is one mistake I've made-I have really no addresses. Check the mailbox cause I'll try to send something soon:) I love you all. Thanks for your love and encouragement- means the world to me.
With seckdai sralan(Love),
Elder Tanner Garlick
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