Week 4: 1st week in Ohio

Hello everyone!

So some updates.
1. I can't talk on Tuesdays anymore because that was in the MTC so my new P-day in Ohio is Wednesday.
2. I am now in Ohio 🎉🎉🎉 it has been great the past week being here.
There are not any mountains so that is a bummer but it is so green and there are so many trees!!!  There are trees everywhere, and squirrels to.  there are so many squirrels here and they get so close to you because they are used to people.    There are also so many bugs.  However, not mosquitos surprisingly, I have not seen a lot of those.  There are a lot of crickets and cicadas, cicadas are the most annoying things ever. 
3. So my area is the Worthington ward and it is the entire town of Worthington.  It is just north of Columbus and it is a really cool town.  The buildings all look colonial and it is cool.
4.  I also have family here!  The ward I go to now is the same ward that my cousin and his family that lives here goes to so it was really cool to see him on Sunday.  
5.  My trainers name is Elder Paul, he is from Arizona and he is a real cool guy.  He really likes music and artsy stuff like that.  
6.  On Thursday we went to the Kirtland Temple and learned a lot of that history.
7.  I also have been doing more family history.  BYU has a relative finder online and it uses your family tree.  It shows you famous people you are related to.  Here is a few screen shots.

 

 

So I do not actually have any pictures to send this week because I didn't take any or haven't gotten the ones that were actually taken of me yet so sorry about that.
But for my first week here it has been great.  I have met so many really cool people, both members and non-members, and some people that were not as cool, lol.
But this place is really cool and I have loved it. 
Something I want to share with you guys that happened in the MTC and I didn't think about sharing it last week but I will this week.  
So while in the MTC there was a weight room that we could workout in. It was nice and it had ten tv's that would repeat whatever was put on them.
One of the tv's just repeated the "Joseph Smith, The Prophet of the Restoration".  It is a great movie and y'all should watch it.
Because it was on repeat all the time, I got to watch it a lot.  It made me realize that all of the opposition that Joseph had in his life, and all of the people trying to stop him, I feel that it would not have been as bad as it was, unless Lucifer or Satan had his hand in it.  And if he had his hand in it then he must have really not wanted it to happen.  So to me having this realization helped me to know that this gospel has to be true and that Joseph Smith was truly a Prophet.  I leave this with you in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.  
That is all I really have to say, if y'all want to talk or have questions then feel free to email me.  
I love you all and I know God loves you all to.  

Best call ever . . . .

Sorry but this post is from Brock's mom 😊
Oh my ❤ !!! I had the best 24 minute phone call this morning.
I know Brock mentioned that he would be leaving the MTC at 4:45am today but I didn't really undestand why.  I assumed there were missionaries with earlier flights.  Nope
They were dropped off at the Front Runner in Provo, took that to the Trax station in Salt Lake, and continuted to the Salt Lake City airport.  He should be arriving in Atlanta soon.  He has a quick layover and then will continue to Columbus Ohio.  I forgot to mention "they" = 17 missionaries headed to Ohio. ❤
He mentioned they will be having a late dinner and will be staying the night in the mission home.  So he will meet his compainion tomorrow.

Here is one last picture of his district from the MTC

He mentioned that his Tuesday Night Devotional speaker was Elder Christopherson and this week it was broadcast to all the MTCs.  He also mentioned that he has been singing in the MTC choir this last week and it was fun to sing during the broadcast.🎶

Brock said that he is really going to miss the MTC but is looking forward to being in the mission field.  Also he said it felt a little strange to be outside of the MTC.  Oh how I love that kid man of mine. ❤

Week 3: Final email from the MTC

Well this is it...

I check out of the MTC tomorrow at 4:45 in the morning. I'm not excited about waking up that early.

I am excited because I feel I am actually ready to go and serve the people of Columbus Ohio the best that I can, and I know that our loving Heavenly Father will be helping me through every trial or complication I have.

I am having mixed feelings about leaving the MTC. I have loved my experience here and I feel it has helped me grow so much. But I know I am ready to go and do the Lord's work.

I have had the greatest teachers ever while here and our last class was awesome.

I actually don't know what to talk about in this email, I've said that about the last two but this time I actually mean it.

Leaving the MTC is so much bigger than I thought it would be at the beginning.  
All I can say is for those soon heading to the MTC or those planning on serving your mission, make the best of your MTC experience. The classes may feel long but I promise if you focus on them and try to get out of them the most that you can, you will be blessed more than you could know.

I ran in to this guy last week.  So good to see Steven

I promise this, and I also promise that God loves us all and this gospel truly is the greatest gospel.

I would not be serving my mission or going somewhere I have never been for two years if it was not.

I love you all and I know God loves you all to.

Week 2: Legend of the Knoogeyman

When at the MTC, we are supposed to be in our residence at 9:45 p.m.  What the Elders and Sisters do not tell you is why.

My companion Elder Van Ausdal and I were talking to our teacher Brother Jenkins a little late after class because Van Ausdal had a question and I waited for him.  When he was done, I saw the time and saw that it was almost 945 and we had to get to our residence.

We were walking as the time came and I looked down the walkway and there I saw, standing there was a little pink leprechaun. I thought nothing of it so we kept walking. As we kept walking, we heard the sound of the little pink leprechaun footsteps but when we looked, no one was there. Finally, there was a blur and the last thing my companion and me heard before blacking out was in a high-pitched whisper "knuckle knoogey".

All right all seriousness now. That was a story that my roommates and I thought of one night to be funny. But now for my second email of my whole mission yay 🎆🎆

The MTC really has been amazing and even though the past two weeks have felt like months, it really does feel weird to know that I only have a week left here.

I would like to thank everyone who has sent me emails, letters or packages and I promise I am not ignoring you I am only allowed to send an email on Tuesdays. 

I have loved my classes, my teacher Brother Jenkins is amazing, and one of the most spiritual and greatest people I know.

The elders and sisters in my district here are all the funniest and greatest people, and I feel so blessed to serve with them.

Last week we had our first TRC meetings, that's where we teach a lesson and meet with a person we are teaching. We are not allowed to say investigator anymore. So person we are teaching. We do not know if they are actually members or not.  We are only told not to worry about it, so we are supposed to just teach them as if they are not members. 

The TRC my companion and I taught name is Cache and he is a pretty cool dude and I was kind of sad after our last visit with him because we could really feel the spirit and it was great.

I really do not know what else to talk about. If you have any specific questions or just want to talk you can email me whenever and I will be able to answer on Tuesdays before 6 o'clock. 

I love you all and I am so grateful to be serving the lord.

(brock.mcvey@myldsmail.net)

First P-day Letter - Wisdom

8/7/2018

Hello everybody. I kind of have a lot to talk about for my first message so here we go.

My first week here has been pretty great.

The food is a lot better then I thought it would be, it is actually amazing most of the time, and I'm  always going back for seconds. The chocolate milk is probably the greatest thing I have ever tasted.

I really don't have any complaints about the MTC, other than getting a cold the first weekend here. It has been a amazing experience and my district is a group of amazing people.

The MTC has so many amazing murals that I am happy to share my favorite ones with you guys.

I can't figure out how to position pictures so they are all at the bottom.

My favorite is of either Moses parting the Red Sea or the brother of Jared praying to God to light the 16 stones.

I have other pictures and stories to tell and share but I do not have any more space to send them.

I would just like to thank everybody who has sent me their love and support and the important thing I would like to share is how blessed and loved I feel. Not just from you guys but for having this gospel in my life. The MTC has been amazing and I feel I have already learned so much. 

Thank you all again and I know that this gospel is true and I know that Christ is our Savior and Redeemer and I say this in the name of Jesus Christ amen.

There is some more stuff I would like to share but I don't have enough space but if you would like to talk to me or ask me anything you can email me anytime. I'm just only answering and replying on Tuesdays for now. I hope to here from you all at some time and know I love all of you.

From left to right

Elder Kenney, Elder Van Ausdal(my companion), Elder Renteria, Elder Dwyer(my roommates, Me, Elder Miller, Elder Bird, Elder Write (our fearless district leader)

Sister Flexhaug, Sister Brown, Sister Kimball, Sister West

I'll do a second email for today because I do have a few more things I was to share.

The first is I did finally run into this awesome Elder while we are both at the MTC, if you don't know this is Elder LeBaron and he is a awesome guy and I'm glad I got to talk with him again before we leave.

Second, you can see the BYU stadium. I have a great view of it from my classroom and that's awesome!

Third, we were all encouraged to get the family search app and we all got to find how, as a district,  we are all related to each other . . . so that's cool.

And last but certainly not least probably the most important thing on this list (probably not but it's pretty great) is the second day here I got to meet the MTC cat and it is the nicest cat ever.

So those are just some exiting things that I want to share with y'all and I thank you all for listening.

First email from the MTC!

First email from the MTC

I love that this is the first thing they have the missionaries do.

August 1, 2018 And he is off . . .

I can't believe this day is finally here.  

Elder McVey is now a full-time missionary for 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  

 He will spend 3 weeks in the Provo MTC and then 

he will be off to serve the people of 

The Ohio Columbus Mission.  

I am so grateful for his decision to serve a mission.  It was difficult to say goodbye, for now, but the peace I have felt has been amazing.  Thank you for all the prayers that have been given in our families behalf, keep them coming.

July 31, 2018 - Set Apart as a Full Time Missionary

July 31, 2018 - Set Apart as a Full Time Missionary

July 28th & 29th 2018

What an amazing weekend of family and friends.  Thank you for all the support you have given us. 

Here are a few pictures, I am terrible and didn't get pictures of everyone who came. 

Open House and Farewell