Last Monday, three of the ten Visa's finally arrived at the MTC. Those Elders will leave soon. Will is one of the seven whose Visa's did not arrive. They are fasting and praying that things will move quickly.
Will says that they are no longer on the regular schedule of taking classes each day etc. He has been going to the Temple each day and studying the scriptures and Spanish on his own and with his companion. He is being really productive but says he is very anxious to get to Colombia and start the "real" work. He has just about finished the Book of Mormon for a second time in the last 2 months alone. Also, he is spending time at the Referral Center. It is where they make calls to people around the country who have requested LDS literature. He loves doing it. He says that they are now calling Spanish contacts around the country and he has had some amazing experiences. It is really good practice. I think it is amazing that they can already understand the basics after only two months of Spanish classes. I know that it will be difficult to understand things when they get to Colombia because people will speak much faster, but they will get the hang of it. He feels a strong spirit with him when he bears his testimony to them. Six of his contacts have requested the missionaries to come and teach them. We are so proud of what he is doing. In each letter, he bears a beautiful, strong testimony of the gospel.
Will was asked to say the closing prayer at a devotional in which Richard G Scott, one of the Twelve, spoke. They ask the Elders to say the prayers several weeks prior to the devotionals so I guess they can be prepared. Will waited excitedly for two weeks to have this opportunity. There are about 2400 people at the devotionals. He said, "I got to sit up on the stand the whole time and it was very cool to be so close to him. I was able to shake his hand after. He gave one of the strongest testimonies I have ever heard. I could definitely feel an amazingly strong spirit there."
