It's been a bittersweet week as we've said our goodbyes to our
teachers and district that left this morning. We leave at 2:30 tonight
so we probably won't get a lot of sleep. But I'm so excited to get to
Florida!
Day 14
Our roommates left super early this morning so we slept in till about
8. Aunt Juanelle, CJ, Nick, and Jenna all came and did a tour so after
starting laundry we went and found them. It was so cool to see them
one last time. We went as a district to the temple. I'm not sure how
often I'll get to go to the temple in Florida, or if at all, so it was
the last time for awhile. Elder Sitati and his wife spoke at our
devotional tonight. They are both converts so it was cool how our work
can really impact lives.
Day 15
We got to help host today!!! It was so much fun! It was nice to be a
welcoming face for the new sisters. Because we got to help host we
didn't really have class so not a lot happened. We got a new TRC
today. She's pretty cool but doesn't really get into the lesson so
it's pretty frustrating. We got 4 new roommates today. They are so
awesome. 3 of them are from Arizona. I don't remember where they are
going. They have so many questions it's awesome. It's cool to be the
big kids on campus even though we've only been here for barely 3
weeks.
Day 16
Today we had infield orientation. They basically sit us down for 9
hours and tell us what it's really going to be like out in the field.
Haha it's not actually that bad. There are different workshops we do
that get us involved. We talked a whole lot about getting members
involved, street contacting, the 12 week program they have us do, and
basically show us how our first week might look. It was really helpful
and gets you re excited/nervous for what's to come. I met an Elder
from Fort Lauderdale that is serving in Salt Lake. It was cool to sit
down and talk with him about what's in store. We were so pooped after
orientation and didn't have anything after dinner so we went and took
a nap before we had zone prayer.
Day 17
Last Friday here at the MTC. I woke up to an email from mum at 2:30 am
saying she had just got tickets for 9:20 and were driving straight
here. I was so excited! Me and Sister Goldstein left class and went
and found everyone. I ran into Emma first. That was awesome cause I
didn't really get to see her before I left. It was nice to take a
break from class and walk around with the family and talk about the
MTC. I'm going to miss everyone in Florida but 18 months are going to
fly by faster than we all think they will.
Day 18
Saturdays are great and all but they get so boring. We had 3 hours of
study time between breakfast and lunch. That was pretty nice. Today is
our last day of classes. 13 of the 16 in our district are leaving
Monday morning so Monday is kind of like a pday for us. We had a
really good experience in class today. We had Missionary Toast with is
basically the opposite of a Celebrity Roast. So we went around to
everyone and said an attribute that we think they represent best. It
was cool to hear things that we don't see in ourselves. We taught our
last TRC today. They were great but I'm ready to be done with them.
Day 19
Last Sunday. Last day together as a district. Me and Sister Goldstein
taught relief society on Agency. It was pretty good. M. Russell
Ballard showed up and gave us our devotional tonight. He talked about
conversion always starts with what we feel. We watched Consecrated
Missionary tonight. It was really good. Talked about how we have to be
willing to sacrifice everything to the altar so Christ can help us.
Also talked about how we have to run the full marathon. You can't give
up once you see the finish line. After films we had a district prayer
with our district (32A) and district 32F. We all showed up the same
day and we're leaving together so we had a testimony meeting together
and then said our goodbyes. It was hard to leave them but there is
work we need to do. The field is white already to harvest.
Day 20
Last day at the MTC! We leave at 2:30 in the morning tomorrow. Today
is kind of like our last pday. We get to do our laundry and pack so
we'll be ready to check out and head to the airport. Next time you
guys hear from me I will be in Florida. I love you all and can't wait
to go out and do the Lord's work!
1: Your cute missionary host. We were constantly working so this is
the only picture I got.
2: District picture with Brother Hollingshead. He is wearing the blue
tie standing by me. White Tag.
3: Brother Jenkins. Also standing by me. White Tag.
teachers and district that left this morning. We leave at 2:30 tonight
so we probably won't get a lot of sleep. But I'm so excited to get to
Florida!
Day 14
Our roommates left super early this morning so we slept in till about
8. Aunt Juanelle, CJ, Nick, and Jenna all came and did a tour so after
starting laundry we went and found them. It was so cool to see them
one last time. We went as a district to the temple. I'm not sure how
often I'll get to go to the temple in Florida, or if at all, so it was
the last time for awhile. Elder Sitati and his wife spoke at our
devotional tonight. They are both converts so it was cool how our work
can really impact lives.
Day 15
We got to help host today!!! It was so much fun! It was nice to be a
welcoming face for the new sisters. Because we got to help host we
didn't really have class so not a lot happened. We got a new TRC
today. She's pretty cool but doesn't really get into the lesson so
it's pretty frustrating. We got 4 new roommates today. They are so
awesome. 3 of them are from Arizona. I don't remember where they are
going. They have so many questions it's awesome. It's cool to be the
big kids on campus even though we've only been here for barely 3
weeks.
Day 16
Today we had infield orientation. They basically sit us down for 9
hours and tell us what it's really going to be like out in the field.
Haha it's not actually that bad. There are different workshops we do
that get us involved. We talked a whole lot about getting members
involved, street contacting, the 12 week program they have us do, and
basically show us how our first week might look. It was really helpful
and gets you re excited/nervous for what's to come. I met an Elder
from Fort Lauderdale that is serving in Salt Lake. It was cool to sit
down and talk with him about what's in store. We were so pooped after
orientation and didn't have anything after dinner so we went and took
a nap before we had zone prayer.
Day 17
Last Friday here at the MTC. I woke up to an email from mum at 2:30 am
saying she had just got tickets for 9:20 and were driving straight
here. I was so excited! Me and Sister Goldstein left class and went
and found everyone. I ran into Emma first. That was awesome cause I
didn't really get to see her before I left. It was nice to take a
break from class and walk around with the family and talk about the
MTC. I'm going to miss everyone in Florida but 18 months are going to
fly by faster than we all think they will.
Day 18
Saturdays are great and all but they get so boring. We had 3 hours of
study time between breakfast and lunch. That was pretty nice. Today is
our last day of classes. 13 of the 16 in our district are leaving
Monday morning so Monday is kind of like a pday for us. We had a
really good experience in class today. We had Missionary Toast with is
basically the opposite of a Celebrity Roast. So we went around to
everyone and said an attribute that we think they represent best. It
was cool to hear things that we don't see in ourselves. We taught our
last TRC today. They were great but I'm ready to be done with them.
Day 19
Last Sunday. Last day together as a district. Me and Sister Goldstein
taught relief society on Agency. It was pretty good. M. Russell
Ballard showed up and gave us our devotional tonight. He talked about
conversion always starts with what we feel. We watched Consecrated
Missionary tonight. It was really good. Talked about how we have to be
willing to sacrifice everything to the altar so Christ can help us.
Also talked about how we have to run the full marathon. You can't give
up once you see the finish line. After films we had a district prayer
with our district (32A) and district 32F. We all showed up the same
day and we're leaving together so we had a testimony meeting together
and then said our goodbyes. It was hard to leave them but there is
work we need to do. The field is white already to harvest.
Day 20
Last day at the MTC! We leave at 2:30 in the morning tomorrow. Today
is kind of like our last pday. We get to do our laundry and pack so
we'll be ready to check out and head to the airport. Next time you
guys hear from me I will be in Florida. I love you all and can't wait
to go out and do the Lord's work!
1: Your cute missionary host. We were constantly working so this is
the only picture I got.
2: District picture with Brother Hollingshead. He is wearing the blue
tie standing by me. White Tag.
3: Brother Jenkins. Also standing by me. White Tag.
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