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We have been extremely blessed.

We have been extremely blessed.

Recently, we have had to rework our site… we apologize to those of you who are looking for certain things from our old rendition… all of our photos have been moved to hosting on Flickr, and all videos will be hosted elsewhere for faster and more reliable playback. Hope you guys enjoy this video!
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Some (Happy) Holidays

Some (Happy) Holidays

What a rare blessing it has been to see both our families within a month! First we spent Thanksgiving in California with the Jones clan and then off to Oklahoma for time with the Shaw clan. It was filled with surprises of seeing “long lost” family members (Scott Shaw, I am still mad at you;) […]
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fṇɛtɪks

fṇɛtɪks

Ah, phonetics. One of the more interesting classes we have here at the MTC. To explain the symbols in the title of the post a little bit, I spelled “phonetics” phonetically. Starting with the “f”, then the syllabic “n”, a front open mid vowel (as in “red”), the “t”, a front open high vowel (as […]
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Holding the Ropes

Holding the Ropes

Praying for missionaries already in service either stateside or overseas is a huge part of the experience here in Missouri. “Hold the Ropes” (or HTR) is a ministry of the students here in training that takes place every day during the long break between classes. I feel myself at times disenchanted at the thought of […]
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Finishing Well

Finishing Well

I have 3 weeks left at school and want to be a good steward of my time.  Missionary Training Center
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