MTC fireside

Favorite Daily Scripture: 2 Nephi 25:26 "And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ..."

FlashBack MTC experience so I won't forget:

I was so excited to be attending a fireside talk by Elder Scott of the twelve apostles of the Lord Jesus H. Christ in the MTC.

There were so many missionaries and the spirit was sooooo strong. When Elder Scott entered the room, everyone stood. Some missionaries to my left also stretched out their hands in a salute, but I thought that wasn't very quiety dignity like, so I reported them to my AP later that night.

Anyway, we were sitting there listening to him go on and on about prayer. He was so awesome!!! The spirit was so strong!!! I felt it all the way in my chest down to my special place, and I almost cried.

Half-way through his talk, Elder Scott asked a question to everyone in the audience. He asked everyone that had calluses on their knees from praying so much to stand so he could acknowledge them.

I was surprised that he would ask such a thing, but I felt my knees, and even though I had been praying hours and hours every night, I didn't have any calluses. I did not stand. I thought I should have stood because I prayed so fervently and with such sanity, but because I prayed on my mattress (I slept on the top bunk) my knees never technically touched the ground.

What really got my Moroni was that my companion, Elder Allen, stood. Why did this get my Moroni? Well, because I know my comp didn't pray more than 5 secs. each night. He was a very disobedient missionary. And he hardly ever prayed.

I decided to write about it in my journal, and then to tell my AP about my comp, because he shouldn't have really stood and gotten the credit when he didn't really deserve it.

I'll write more next time about what the AP said.

Love,

Elder Gandy