Chandler explained to Cade her frustration with a new hitting position for her upcoming volleyball tournament; she was finally hitting in her old position they way she'd like to be. Cade assured her that her coach was doing the right thing by changing her position. He said he has learned from inspired teachers at the MTC that if you are comfortable, you are in the wrong place. Challenges cause improvement.
Also, Elder Mooney was explaining his ability to speak Spanish and said he, Elder Josh Freeman and Elder TJ Murphy have agreed that they owe tons to their Jr High teacher, Mr. Arteta. All that Mr. Arteta taught them is quickly coming back. Their studying is intense but the MTC teachers tell them not to stress about retention, but to focus on learning the information because later the Holy Ghost can "bring all things to [their] remembrance." (John 14:26)
Cade, his companion and the other five elders in their district put their mattresses on the floor and slept in the same room the night before he left. All of his district, both Elders and Hermanas, were up at 4:00 a.m. to see Elder Mooney and Elder Fassett off this morning.
~ Tracy
From: Cade Mooney
Date: 2012/4/26
¡Hola Familia!
This week has been a bit of a roller coaster! We got our itinerary for flights leaving today, and then our visas were lost in the mail, and then they called us today in to give us some new travel plans. Now we have to be ready to leave by 3 a.m. tomorrow morning.... Luckily they´re letting us skip class tonight, cuz we´ve got a TON of packing and cleaning to do!
This week has been great! Our progressing investigators are doing really well. Edmundo committed to be baptized during our last lesson, and Gilberto was about to. Our teachers got to give us some feedback because it was our last week teaching; they said we did well! They were super complimentative, but also gave us a bunch of tips and suggestions to be better teachers.
Our days still just consist of study, eating, learning, and more study. But it´s awesome! My district is still amazing. I am really gonna miss our Elders and Hermanas. I feel so blessed that we got an extra 24 hours to spend with them!
Last night I used the clippers you sent me to cut Elder Wingers hair. He was super trusting! And it actually doesn´t look to bad either! He´s happy with it, so I felt pretty proud. Also, the Hermanas complimented him on it all day, and we didn´t even tell them to. Ha.
I can´t believe I have to leave this place. When we first got our travel plans I was super bummed because I didn´t want to leave. I couldn´t understand why God would put me here, give me an incredible district filled with life long friend material, and then take me away three weeks later. But honestly I can count about a hundred reasons that the Lord wanted me here at the Provo MTC for 3 weeks. Without this three weeks I wouldn´t know any of these people, let alone have the opportunity to stay in touch with them and strengthen each other throughout our missions.
Looking back, these three weeks have been some of the best in my life. God lives. He knows exactly what I need and when I need it. Even though he didn't have to, He gave me a whole extra day to wrap my head around the idea of leaving. Now I´m pumped!
I hate this time limit thing. I feel like I write like a 5th grader in these emails. I apologize... But I´m out of time again.
I miss and love you all.
Love,
Elder Cade Mooney
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