hey all! Just a note from Hayden's mom, in case you aren't familiar with some of the acronyms or phrases he uses.
The MTC is the missionary training center in Provo, Utah. That's where they spend 3-6 weeks learning how to be an effective missionary and learning the language, if necessary.
The TRC is the teaching resource center. They provide members who will act as people who want to learn about the church for the missionaries to practice teaching and sometimes they have people who really are learning about the church.
An investigator is someone they are teaching the gospel to.
All missionaries go in pairs, called companionships. Hayden and his companion are to stay together 24/7 . A district is a group of several companionships. This provides a chain of leadership that makes sure all missionaries have help and guidance as they need it and makes it easier for the couple (mission president and his wife) responsible for the approximately 200 missionaries in his mission to keep track of them.
The males missionaries are referred to as Elder_____ (insert last name) and the females as Sister________ (insert last name).
FHE is family home evening. At BYU the students are divided into many, many congregations of 150-300 students. Usually at least one apartment of boys and one apartment of girls are assigned to a family home evening group. They meet once a week as a "family" for a lesson and fun activities. Honestly, I loved my FHE "brothers" and they became like real brothers to me.
When Hayden's three weeks are up, he will fly to Bakersfield to begin his real work, teaching people about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Every 6ish weeks they have transfers, where the missionaries may or may not be moved to other cities and/or receive a different companion.
A zone is a group of districts. They meet together for training and inspirational messages from time to time.
I know I've forgotten a few things. If you have questions, ask me and I will explain!
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