MTC Experiences, Conversion, and the Atonement

So I was sitting here at the MTC during my roughly 45 minute break I have to grab a snack and just rest before my next shift and I realized I hadn't posted anything on our blog yet! Whoops! Anyway, I had a couple incredible spiritual experiences today at work. One was during my morning shift when I taught a district of missionaries who got here just yesterday. The entire shift was in Tagalog, but I was amazed at how much they were able to understand and how much they actually got from the class. It was a day of playing charades and having them read sections from Preach My Gospel in order to provide them with both a spiritual experience and a time when they are immersed in their mission language, but it was awesome. The last hour and a half or so of the shift was spent teaching them how to pray and how to bear testimony in Tagalog, so naturally at the end of the shift, I bore my testimony to them in Tagalog. As I was bearing my testimony about the Savior and also their calling as missionaries, I felt a powerful prompting to promise them that they could learn the language in six weeks (their time at the MTC) if they would work hard, pray daily for the gift of tongues, and trust in the Lord and in their calling as representatives of Jesus Christ. The Spirit filled the room and I knew that the promise I had just extended to them was coming directly from the Lord, and I could see clearly in their eyes that they actually understood and felt the truthfulness of that promise! It was so cool! The second experience I had was during our weekly Philippines area training meeting. We had a group discussion about conversion and how we can better help the missionaries understand and apply the doctrine of conversion. As we were sharing thoughts and scriptures with one another, I came to understand the Atonement in a different way and on a deeper level than I have before. I saw more clearly the link between the Atonement and the process of becoming converted or becoming more like Christ. In 2 Nephi 4:21, it says, "He hath filled me with his love, even unto the consuming of my flesh." I realized that conversion is love. We can only truly becoming converted to the doctrines of the Gospel and to Him whose gospel it is as we accept and receive the perfect love that the Father and the Son have for us and begin so see ourselves as worthy of that love. If we can see and understand that we as mere mortals are worthy of the love of immortal, perfect, and eternal beings such as them, we will believe more fully in our capacity to become like them. I'm sure this isn't anything earth-shattering or new to a lot of you, but it hit me more than ever before for some reason today, and I am grateful for that experience. Anyway, just wanted to share. Love you guys!!!