Favorite recent and insightful quote I have read recently:

Favorite quote I have recently read: "The word temple comes from the Latin templum, which signifies an extended open space that has been marked out for the observation of the sky. In what manner is such a space marked out? According to Dr. Hugh Nibley, the word templum, "designates a building specifically designed for interpreting signs in the heavens--a sort of observatory where one gets one's bearings on the universe." The root "tem-" in Greek and Latin denotes a "cutting" or intersection of two lines at right angles, the point where the "cardo" and "decumanus" cross, hence where the four regions come together." Matthew Brown - "The Gate of Heaven"

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Day 3 at the MTC


It is 8:00 PM and we just finished two hours of Spanish language instruction and the last hour was with a native Peruano. We were able to review temple vocabulary and dialogue we might encounter at the recommend desk or clothing issue. Our day started after breakfast at 8:00 AM learning the second Preach My Gospel lesson and practicing the nuances of delivery, simplicity, and commitment with each other, our class teacher in our district, and with a volunteer.

Following the conclusion of our missionary instruction we went to the MTC health services and both received vaccinations for yellow fever and I got a hepatitis/Twinrix shot. There was quite a line of senior missionaries needing various vaccinations not completed previously in our home health departments. We were prepared, and maybe it is by design, for this by having creamery quality ice cream at lunch and dinner. Both inoculations and ice cream just coincide on Wednesdays.

Tonight we can study and prepare for lesson #3 of Preach my Gospel or we can prepare for Spanish dialogue we might encounter in the Baptistry. Guess which one we are going to work on more?
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