Last Email from Utah - Provo MTC

September 26th, 2022

Hello all!

So, I have been here at the MTC for a good 7 weeks now and don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved my time at the MTC, but it is definitely time to get outta here. I have 1 more week until I go to my new temporary reassignment while I wait for my VISA. Knoxville Tennessee here I come! The VISAs for Vietnamese missionaries are really slow and it’s looking like a 4-6 month wait. I love Vietnam and still feel like that is my place. But a few months in Tennessee will be awesome. I’m really excited to meet the Grahams (mission leaders) and be in the field!

Due to the extended stay at the MTC with the reassignments we will not have our Vietnamese teachers for the last week. GREAT TEACHERS! Sister Burden and Brother Richards have done a fantastic job getting us all as ready for the field as we could be.I’m gonna miss them. The only way I can repay them and all of you that I love is to go serve with all I’ve got.

Conference this week, lets goooooooooooooo! conference is 10x more exciting as a missionary. I’m excited for everyone to speak but I got a couple that I’m really pumped for. I call it my conference mount rushmore. The 4 speakers I’m really excited to hear: President Nelson, President Eyering, Elder Morrison, and of course, Elder McConkie. What a blessing it is to be able to hear from these legendary servants!

I hope yours all doing well, I am praying for everyone. And I can feel your prayers too! I am happy and learning lots. Something to pray for: All VISAs of every Vietnamese missionary waiting to go to Vietnam.

I love being a missionary!

-Elder McConkie