Week 8: First Thanksgiving on the mission and last week in the MTC!!!

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Missionary Life is the Best Life

Last week in the MTC! I probably won't email you next week since I will be on my way to Thailand, so next time I email you I will be in THAILAND! It was a pretty uneventful week, so I will keep it short so you can get back to Thanksgiving prep!

We got our flight plans this week! We leave the MTC in Provo on Monday morning at 3am and get to Thailand at 11:40 on Tuesday...maybe I will finally catch up on my journal writing during the long flights haha! 

Thanksgiving is this week! We are going to have some cool devotionals and take part in humanitarian projects here in the MTC. I love Thanksgiving because it is a time to reflect on all of the wonderful blessings God has given us. Once we realize how blessed we are, we need to reach out and help those who don't have as much! 

The church does a really great job with helping those in need, especially with the many recent natural disasters. This article talks about some of the amazing service offered by members of our church throughout the world and I was really impressed by it. There are also many other wonderful organizations within every community and throughout the world that offer life-changing help to others! While there are many that offer extensive service throughout the world, there is so much that we can do at a smaller scale that is no less significant. Smile at someone and sincerely ask about their day, make someone a card, donate to the food bank, etc. There are endless ways to serve that can change someones life in a small way!  Here is a small list to get you started. 

I hope you all have a great week! Remember to read from the scriptures every day and you will be blessed! 

Sister Lahti


2. Sister Smith and me!




3. Zone pic!


4. One of my teachers Sister Smith and me (I am going to miss my awesome teachers when we leave!!!) 



5. Cool MTC buildings


6. Temple!



7. Study spot in the MTC

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