Elder Jackson Pollock: Last Letter From the MTC!

Hey guys!!

This week flew by faster than I thought it would. I remember thinking that this was going to be the longest week ever and now here I am... nothin much happened. It was just any other week at the MTC. All I've got to do is pack today, and then class tonight, and tomorrow is church and stuff so really I'm just done now. Im really nervous to get out into the field in Ecuador. It's going to be so hot and humid! Bring it on! But really it's going to be hard. I'm nervous I'm going to get a worm or something and get put in the hospital. I hear stories about that all the time. Which sucks. But it's exciting. The language is still rough and I can't understand as well as I can speak Spanish which is weird but it's a challenge and I'm ready for it. It's just all the simple stuff that I should know that I struggle with and all the hard stuff that's hard to know that I don't know. But it's all good.

At the Sunday night devotional I can't remember who it was, but it was a pretty good talk! He was talking about us missionaries and how we are truly an Army of Helamen. He talked about how the Spirit of God dwells inside all of us. Everyone on earth. He mentioned how we need to lose ourselves and forget ourselves in the service of the Lord. He talked about a lot of stuff which was so so good but it's a lot. After the devotional we watched a talk from Elder Holland. It's called missions are forever. It was so good! It was really motivational and inspiring and really helped my perspective on things! I loved it so much! I'll just give you one quote he said, "do it by the Spirit because there's no other way. There can be no other way." I thought that was super cool! And Tuesday night at the devotional my cousin Max and I sat together in the choir. It was so nice we talked the whole time until the talk. He's a good man. His parents should be proud of how much he's changed! I already know they are. The talk was good though! I loved it.

Other then that stuff, not much has happened. Tonight is the last time that we get to see our teachers! We are going to get a ton of pictures with them! I'll miss them a lot. They are so cool and spiritual! They've helped me come closer to Christ. That's what a good teacher does. Anyways love you all and hope you have a fantastic week! Work hard and keep the Lord in your hearts and minds every day! He blesses our lives every day and we don't even know it. At the end of every day, look back and see how the Lords hand has touched and blessed your life. If you do that then He will show it unto you.

Love,
Elder Pollock

Cousin Max (Elder Franckowiak Leaving Sunday evening Sept. 3rd to the Rostov Russia Mission) and Jackson (Elder Pollock Leaving Monday morning Sept. 4th to the Ecuador Guayaquil West Mission)