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Week 1 - July 26, 2025 - At home MTC

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At-home MTC has been phenomenal! I have the best district and teachers! It definitely took some time to get used to staring at a computer screen all day, but I've been able to feel the Spirit so strongly. I get to study, talk, and testify of Christ everyday!  Nothing too crazy has happened while everything is online, but I did find out that one of my MTC teachers is in a lot of church films, and my other MTC teacher has a brother in the other district they are teaching, and he's going to my mission! My comp is also super cool, and always has an amazing thought to share.  Spiritual Thought: As I've been studying Preach My Gospel, it has repeatedly testified to me that it has been written by prophets! Heavenly Father truly knows every one of us and He wants the Japanese people to return to Him. Prophets have given us the resources to be able to preach His gospel! Pictures: napping on the way home from the Basin, Journaling at my MTC desk in the Basin, exercising every morni...

First Day of MTC - July 21, 2025

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 Isaac Raymond Wardle was set apart as a missionary for the Japan Tokyo North mission by President David Barnes on Sunday evening, July 20, 2025.  Bishop Eric Van Drimmelen was also present.  Lily was serving in Taiwan, and Joseph was at a BYU study abroad in Israel, so the only family members present were Emmy, Mom and Dad. He began his home MTC experience the following morning on July 21, 2025 His district has 16 missionaries in it - 12 Elders and 4 Sisters.  His companion is Elder Tanner Grant from Payson, Utah who is going to the Japan Fukuoka mission. His teachers are Sister Welch, Brother Marks.  His language tutor is Suzuki 姊妹 (Sister) .