Spring Time at the MTC

This week has been really great! It's been really nice and sunny and warm, so Sister Anderson and I have been studying outside a lot. We both got a nice little sister missionary tan line :) 

Sunday I gave a talk about faith...in Chinese. It was actually really funny. I thought for sure last week that I was going to be giving a talk and I was way nervous, but they didn't end up calling on me (everyone prepares a 3-5 min talk every week and then they just call on random people right there in sacrament meeting). So this week the zone leaders asked me to give the closing prayer, so I thought I was going to be off the hook of giving a talk because they don't have people pray and give a talk. So I'm sitting there in the second row right in the center and he announces that I will be giving a talk. I get all panicked and turn to Sister Anderson, and he just keeps talking and announces the closing prayer and then he is like, wait a second. Sister Fuller, I didn't know you were giving the closing prayer! I usually check the paper so we don't have any repeats. haha it was funny. Then he was kind of just thinking out loud trying to figure out what to do and said that maybe I could do both. And then he asked someone else to say the prayer, but he asked me what I wanted to do. I told him that I thought I was off the hook for giving a talk, but that I would do whatever he asked me to. Apparently that was funny because everyone laughed. Anyway, I ended up giving the talk, and the branch president complimented me on my tones and pronunciation at least twice throughout the day, which makes me feel good because he is a tone nazi. haha! It was pretty scary. I also had my departing interview on Sunday! I can't believe I'm leaving! Ah! One of the things he asked me in my departing interview was what I have learned the most or the biggest thing I can take from my time here at the MTC. It is for sure to rely on my Savior. I have learned so much about Him and strengthened my relationship more than I thought I could, and I am so thankful for that. Really, that is all anyone needs. Without Him I am nothing, and through Him I can become everything.

I am really excited to leave. I know I don't know nearly enough Chinese, but I know that as I work my hardest, the Lord will make up the difference. It is His work, so there is no reason for Him not to. My faith and trust in Him has grown a lot in the past 8 weeks, and I know that it will only continue to get stronger as I fly out to Taiwan and am expected to communicate with the people there. I can't wait!