Elder Facer and Bridger Hodges

Bridger Hodges and Elder Facer at the MTC. Bridger is a neighbor from Fairway Estates.

I'm Here - September 29th, 2014

Hey!

They are letting us send a quick letter!! I love it here!! We got here safe and now the journey begins! I love you tons! Keep safe! They are also feeding us!! So great!

Love Elder Facer

Ky

Pictures are the Best!

Sam Anderson was one of Braxton's missionary companions and now is teaching at the MTC.

A sweet lady sent this home. In the Salt Lake Airport heading to Tampico.

2 Days Left - September 27th, 2014

Hola mi familia!!

2 days left! So crazy that my time is up at the MTC! It went by super fast and i still don't know any Spanish i feel like! ha its all good though! I will have to learn it when I'm in Mexico! This week has not been normal at all! Last Saturday i was getting sores in my mouth, but I thought i could just get them out with some Listerine! That didn't work out so well! They got worse! On Monday i knew i needed to go to the doctor and get the medicine i got last time to fix it! so we went in and he didn't listen to me and prescribed me with some other medicine that didn't work at all! they kept getting worse, but i tried to have faith that they would work.. but they didn't! ha i was kinda frustrated! On Tuesday, my comp got sick, and at 1:30 in the morning i gave my first priesthood blessing! Never thought i would give my first one at 1:30! ha but it did help and was a great experience! That next day we went to the doctor for him and he had bronchitis! not good but he's getting better now and almost well i want to say! ha so on Thursday we went back in for our check up and they still wouldn't listen to me! So he told me i had to go off campus and see a doctor.. but thank you so much mom! he finally listened to you. As i was checking into the doctor, they told me that they cancelled it and that i needed to go back to main campus and see the doctor again there! Once we went back he told me that we need to go pick up the prescription and i will be good! So now I'm on my rode to recovery with my mouth! it will take a little bit because they are all over, but its ok! It was hard that i couldn't talk to you mom! ha i was telling her what to say and she wouldn't say it sometimes! ha but its ok i will get to talk to you on Monday from 2 to 5 in my lay overs in Houston! ha right "Houston"?:) ha but i plan on calling Mackenzie and Darin and also Braxton and Alesha! so be ready!:) ha so you can say this week has been spent in the doctors office! My comp and I have been having fun there!  Not really! but we met a guy that went to Tampico! It was so awesome to get to talk to him! he says we will love it!:)  I got my hair cut today!! Lets just say.. I've looked better in my days!! ha thank you so much Mackenzie and mom for giving me great haircuts.. cause this lady did.. a not so good job!! 

More on the spiritual side, we got to hear from Elder Ballard on Tuesday night! It was amazing! He talked to us like we were his Grand kids! He was great! He told us how we need to cherish our missions with everything and how they don't stop once we are home! We might have all these different callings in the church and we need to be ready and willing to act once we are called! He definitely went up on my favorites list! ha we were like 3rd row also! so close!! I think we made eye contact at least 5 times!;) It was our last time teaching our investigators here at the MTC, we had an amazing last lesson! He committed to baptism finally and the spirit was super strong! i love teaching people and i cant wait till i do it in Tampico! it will probably be my comp for the first 5 weeks, but it will be ok! I will try my hardest to participate in the lessons, even if i kill it.. in a bad way! Hopefully the gift of tongues comes into play right?:) I have faith that it will! So yesterday, we had infield orientation and that's what Sam Anderson does!! it was cool to see him! he is such a nice guy! asked about the whole family!! ALL By name! kind of amazing right! ha that guy needs to get married! ha hes funny! he acts like its the ladies fault! then again hes the one teaching at the MTC!! hahah but this week has been great! ha i thought i had patience, but there's a whole new level i need to be on, and i am working to be on that level! ha my comp is the same! ha helping me out with the patience part of it so that's good and bad at the same time! ha but I've really liked the MTC and am so blessed to be serving the Lord! I love you all so much! You all are in my prayers! Have a great week!

 

Te Amo

Elder Facer

MTC Pictures

Some Elders from Kylund's District

MTC Living

Elder Facer in his room

Always fun to get a package

Love the family picture on his desk

September 20th, 2014 - Travel Plans

Hola mi familia y amigos!!

We got our TRAVEL PLANS!!!!!!!! I'm so excited!! We fly out at 10 a.m. on Monday morning! We have to leave the MTC at 4:35. It’s super early but I'm so excited to get out of this place! This week has been crazy and I'm not sure why! Even though it was super crazy it was good!
On Tuesday we went to our Tuesday night devotional, and guess who decided to show up?? Richard G Scott! He had an amazing talk about prayer and how it’s important to us because we get to talk to our Heavenly Father and it shouldn't be something that we just go through! We should pray with all of our heart! I totally agree! Being on my mission has helped me so much come closer to my Heavenly Father! Pray is essential to come closer to him! I guess we are gonna get another general authority on Tuesday night again so that will be super awesome! I will tell you all about it on my next P-day!

On Wednesday we were able to be hosts for all the new missionaries that came in! 161 to the west campus! It was awesome to see and reflect on how much I've grown in the month that I've been here! I was able to host this kid from Rexburg that i played ball with so that was good, and hopefully comforting to him! The rest of the week flew by! We taught our TRC investigator and it was amazing! He wanted my companion to teach the whole thing!! I helped my comp prepare and he killled it! By the end of it you could see that he had a ton more confidence! Ever since that experience he’s been helping out in the lessons!! It was a huge testimony builder for himself and me also! For him, knowing that he can do it!! For me, that hard work really does pay off and without the Lord I wouldn't have been able to do it!

So since today was P-day, we went to the temple, and came back early because the buses were shutting down since BYU has a football game today!! We came back and went to Brigham landing! There was this burger place and other shops so we ate at the burger place and also went to Jamba juice! It was super good! ha I miss that kind of food. Well it doesn’t help that this food isn't great! We only have a week left and i hear the last week in the MTC is the best because they start to just be spiritual and not worry about the Spanish as much!! so that will be awesome!

So tomorrow is Sunday and I've been asked to say the opening prayer... in Spanish.. so that will be good! I'm kinda excited for it! Elder Trost and I are also saying the sacrament prayers! Just like old times!!:) ha so if I have to give a talk also! That would just be crazy! I would steal the show! I'm so grateful for the wonderful opportunity that i have to serve the lord and teach people about the wonderful gospel!

Love Elder Facer

September 13th, 2014 Slow Days - Fast Weeks

Hola,
One of the main sayings here at the MTC is.. the days are slow.. but the weeks are super fast!! Its so true! This week was actually a little more exciting then the last ones!! On Wednesday we went to the Mexican consulate in Salt Lake City! We traveled by train so it was kind of exciting since i have never been on a train before! We had to walk a little bit in the city and the people in SLC are either super nice or kinda mean and hate us! We went into the gas station and there was about 20 of us and a guy offered to buy us all drinks!! He was so nice! Such a great guy! Also my comp has a little bit of a staring problem.. he was staring right at a guy that was opening his can of chew.. and the guy asked him.." You want a dip"! My comp said no.. and walked away!! I died laughing and told him that he needed to work on his little problem! My comp is getting better! I finally see that he is wanting to improve and get better at the language.
Here in the MTC you teach investigators(members that act fake) but ours is a super great guy and is so easy to love!! Its amazing how fast you love your investigators! On our second lesson.. We got him to commit to baptism! it was so awesome! we were the first ones out of our district to ever get someone to be baptized. Everyone thought we could never do it.. but we did!:) ha teaching makes me want to get in the field that much more! Whenever I'm teaching to the needs of the investigator(which i try to do every time) i feel the spirit so strongly! I love this gospel and can't wait to get to Tampico and teach the people there! We have 2 weeks from Monday!! Mom i will be home before you know it!!
My comp and I have also been made the coordinators of the sacrament!! Super easy but kinda fun also! So we get to pick people to bless and pass the sacrament! We are gonna bless it next week! i have to get my comp ready for it so we don't have to say it a million times! i love serving the lord and am so blessed with the best family ever! love you guys!
Te Amo,
Elder Facer
P.S That package you sent me mom was the best!! I love everything about it! it might last me 2 weeks!! i have some random things that i might need for you to send me in the future.. but that wont be for a little bit!