Dear Family,
Thank you guys SO much for all the e-mails! A+++. I felt the love when I opened my account. It sounds like everyone is doing well from Standely eating bananas to Dave sending me a bunch of profanities to see if the system works. It didn't work in case you are wondering. I got all of the words. Hahaha! I was laughing for the first 5 mins of opening emails. It was great! I love my brothers. Emily! You got to talk to Elder Bednar?! No way, that was such a cool story, I loved it. I will try to respond to all of your e-mails individually if I have time. If not could you guys all give me your mailing addresses? I want to write letters to y'all. :)
Forgive me if this e-mail doesn't make sense. The Elders next to me are arguing about how big the door to Narnia is....haha. It's a little distracting but also hilarious.
This week has been GREAT! I actually really love the MTC! It's weird. I have always heard the MTC is like a prison....I guess that means I like prison. Haha It actually feels more like a small campus to me. It's like going to school but better! This week has probably been so great because my district is SO great and I have an AMAZING companion. She is so sweet and we get along SO well. It's really nice to have someone who I can laugh with after studying all day. She is from Idaho and she just graduated high school in 2014. Having a companion is so nice. It's like I have TWO brains. We feel really in-sink. Our thoughts are usually similar and then we just fill in the blanks for each other. It's an incredible feeling. We taught our first lesson yesterday on Skype to a girl named Lianna. This is called the TRC. The best way I can describe it is watch the scare simulations in Monster's Inc. You go into this room that looks like a house and instead of scaring people you teach a lesson. :) We are told that some of them are members and some of them are not but you should treat them as if they are investigators. I am pretty sure Lianna is an investigator. That is what we have been told at least. Our first lesson with her went REALLY well. We found out that she knew a lot about the church so instead of teaching the restoration we just answered her concerns about the church. She has a lot of concerns about Polygamy so Sister Simpson and I have been researching a lot about how to respond to those kinds of questions. It's hard. I mean that subject isn't easy for me either but we keep studying and impressions keep coming to our minds. Sundays are the best in the MTC. We get to just listen to devotionals, go to church, have personal study and watch church movies. It was so refreshing!! My head was about to burst after Saturday. Teachers usually start the lesson with, "take 5 mins to study the restoration or the plan of Salvation and then go teach your companion." Haha it's very fast. I have said some interesting things while we have been role playing. I accidentally asked my companion if she believed in satan instead of asking asking her if she believed in the Savoir. Haha we had a good laugh after that one. OH DEAR. It's ok though, it's ok to make the mistakes in the MTC. I am just glad I didn't ask that to someone who was really investigating the church. It was weird. As soon as I entered the classroom in the MTC I starting asking a bunch of questions and making a lot of comments. I rarely raise my hand in school and make comments. It seriously have received SO much heavenly help. I have felt it SO much this week. I am always getting help. It have never felt the Spirit work within me so much to learn what I need to learn. Mostly what I have learned this week is that this mission isn't about me. It is for the people I need to find in South Carolina. I have felt several times in my prayers that there are people thirsting for the Gospel. They are ready, I just need to go find them. Also, I got my travels plans for next week! I leave on March 3rd. We all leave at 3am to the SLC airport. I guess I am the travel leader, which means I am responsible for all the missionaries leaving to South Carolina with me. There is 7 of us so please pray for me! I also am in charge of carrying a cell phone here at the MTC. Haha I won't call home I promise but I usually give it to my companion because you know how I am with phones. I am going to loose that thing or drop it down three flights of stairs. Haha she is a lot better at that stuff than I am. I am telling ya, I'm spoiled!!! Anyway, my laundry is about to finish up so I better go!! I get to e-mail you again next week and then I get to call you at the Airport! YAY! I am SO excited to hear your voices. Thank you again for all your letters!! I miss and love you! Don't worry about me though. I am lost in the work and a happy camper. :D
Much Love,
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