Preparing for the MTC

Anziano Eads sent the following letter from the MTC to his friends who are planning on serving a mission.

Dear Parents,

Please put the following words on my blog, and address it to all my friends planing on serving a mission. Many thanks!

Hey guys! How's it going?  I'm here to give you some advice from here at the MTC.  First off, and most importantly, GET READY NOW!!!!  If you are unprepared you will get frustrated and will not experience a thing. If you think your ready, your not, GET READY NOW! Along with that  however, the first week or so you get lost, but that's okay, they (the leaders and teachers here) expect it and will help you.

Secondly, get ready for a HUGE amount of feeling the Spirit! It is in SO MUCH abundance here that you will it close to non-stop.  Nothing in the world can compare, at least at this point in my life, anyway.  It is SO GREAT! I have never been so happy in my life.

Third, no matter what, get along with your companion even if you may not like them.  There is a way to get along with them, it's called companion inventory.  You'll learn about it in here, but if you want a headstart, page 150 in Preach My Gospel. It really helps.  Believe me.

Fourth, study, study, study.  Most of your time here at the MTC is spent in class learning or studying.  You must get used to studying.  Thirty minutes is good but about an hour a day is better.  You'll love it, trust me.

Finally, lose yourself and go to work.  You need to remained focused to do the work, and to learn.  IF you don't, you will suffer, you'll get homesick, start to regret things and might leave.  But if you forget all of that, and goto work, you willhave the greatest time of your life.

Well, that's all th advice I've got for you guys.  Do not procrastinate. Do not delay.  Get ready NOW! Time flies, and it will escape you if you let it.  Squeeze every ounce of learning, feeling the Spirit, and loving the mission.

Best,

Elder Eads