JACE - First Week in the MTC!! - December 19, 2023

JACE - December 19, 2023 - First Week in the MTC!!

Hey Everyone!

I've made it through the first week of the absolute blessing that is the MTC. The Spirit is so strong here and the people I've met here make the time so much better. The beginning was a bit of a rush, with barely any time for even doing personal and companion study like we're supposed to. They had us fully booked with workshops and devotionals. We met our Branch Presidency on Thursday night and they made the District Leader, Zone Leader and Sister Training Leader assignments. And to my dismay at the time, I was chosen as District Leader for my district. I was getting pretty overwhelmed already and then to have that dumped on me was kind of a lot. But now that I've had time to adjust to it, it is quite the interesting experience. On Sunday was the time we had a sense of peace in our schedules. Being able to take the sacrament is always a great time, and they had what they call a go and do experience. They give us a few hours to be able to sit and listen to the Spirit and we study some prompt they give us. I was marking some of Alma the Younger's repentance story as I caught Alma 36:26 out of the corner of my eye. It speaks of how Alma was able to bring more people to the Lord because of the past mistakes he had made. I had the great impression of "What Jace did in the past was stupid and a mistake, but what Elder Buchanan knows now will use what he learned from those mistakes for good." Just remember there is no length that the Savior can't reach to get to you. He will always be there for you. Make sure guys have a Merry Christmas and I'll talk to y'all next week!

Love,

Elder Buchanan

JACE - Just Getting Started!

Just Getting Started!

December 12, 2023

 Hello Everyone!!!

Officially as of Sunday evening, I am a part of the work! My setting apart was an amazing experience I will never forget. I could definitely tell the Spirit was there and I am where I'm supposed to be. Home MTC is kind of a drag though. Don't get me wrong, a lot of good was there, but sitting in front of a computer to learn for 9 hours was awful. I'm so glad I had only the one day. I get to go to the real thing tomorrow, and I'm so excited to meet my companion and the rest of my district and actually get to know them better. Not much else to write, butI would like y'all to ponder something. When was the last time you felt the Spirit? I pray that we can all find the places we need to be to feel Christ's love for us. I say these things in His name, Heavenly Father's Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.