MTC 6 Gaining 14 Pounds After Six Weeks !

On Feb 19, 2018 at 4:39 GMT, Brent Sy <brent.sy@myldsmail.net> wrote:

Hello! We've been here for six weeks! The older district is leaving today and that means we're now the oldest district! Time flies! I am going to miss them. The residence is quite silent, which is pretty good and pretty sad.

I gained 14 pounds so far and it's close to my goal so far. I'm also starting to not like the food here. haha It's the same food every week. But I am not going to complain, its free!

This week I'm pretty much doing the same thing. Studying more on Christlike attributes. Getting to know Jesus Christ more. While at the MTC, I have felt his love and the spirit. And getting to know him and becoming like him means I will be able to have his countenance and his light.
Let you light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)

And this week Elder LeGrand R, Curtis came and his wife shared a wonderful talk about writing our journals and the power of the Book of Mormon. And he presented us a new tool coming this September! It's the Book of Mormon videos! I am so exited!

I think that's it for this week. I love being a missionary! I am learning so much here at the MTC ! ​​

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MTC 5 My Favorite Day Of The Week

On Feb 12, 2018 at 3:51 GMT, Brent Sy <brent.sy@myldsmail.net> wrote:


Hello! I've been here for a month! Things have been going the same. eat, study, teach, sleep, repeat. My favorite day is Saturday because we get to teach real members and it's pretty exciting. This week we got to teach Wu Jiemei who is from Taiwan and is currently teaching Chinese at BYU. And He Jiemei, she is from China and is studying at BYU. We also taught a couple who served in Taiwan. After teaching two sets of members, we get an evaluation and the evaluation of Wu Jiemei and He Jiemei were pretty crazy! They said our Chinese was fluent! haha. TRC is really fun.
This week I finally got my Patriarchal blessing interview! It was a very nice experience! The Patriarch said I will be getting it on Wednesday. It's pretty fast. I can't wait for it to arrive!
One of my goal right now is to gain 20 pounds and if I ever get pass 20 next week I will make it 30! So far I gained 12 pounds! The burgers and fries are my favorite! I have not drank any soda's since I got here. Only drank lots of water and chocolate for morning.
So far that's it for this week. Nothing much to picture since we are literally doing the same thing everyday. Wake up, Go to the gym, Go back to the residence then shower, then personal study, companion study, lunch, Chinese class, Dinner, Chinese class again, then Sleep.



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MTC 4 Getting A New Haircut & A Patriarchal Blessing.

On Feb 5, 2018 at 2:31 GMT, Brent Sy <brent.sy@myldsmail.net> wrote:

Hello! This is the last day of my long hair! Will get my haircut later. And this Sunday I’ll be getting my Patriarchal blessing! I am so excited. I read the bio of the patriarch who will be giving the blessing to me, and his story is amazing. He is a building supervisor for the church. And I probably will ask a lot about the buildings he built! We got to teach real members of the church again and it is so fun getting to know them and helping them strengthen their faith, answer their questions and helping them come closer to Christ. 

Planning for our investigator is so hard if you don’t record what their needs are. So this week me and my companion made a goal to just ask inspiring questions and listen to them. We don’t really have to follow the lesson plan. We just need to help their concerns. And finding the Holy Ghost to help us teach is so important! 



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The orange dot is to the know you are new at the MTC. But me and my district has a bet that if I keep it on for 9 weeks they’re going to give 5 dollars. Haha