This week started off very loud. Saturday night after
class, we went back to our residence halls and started getting ready for
bed. So I went and started to take my shower and halfway through my
shower, the fire alarm went off. So I quickly had to pat myself dry and
throw on a dress because that was the easiest thing for me to put on,
and I had to walk calmly outside with everyone else in my building. We
ended standing outside for 45 minutes at 9:30
at night, with 98% of the girls in pajamas or towels/bathrobes. It was
quite an adventure to start off the week. The next morning, we woke up
at 6:30 like always and it only takes me 10 minutes to get ready, so by 6:40
I was ready to go and was just waiting for my companion to finish
getting ready before we went to breakfast. I kid you not, the fire
alarm starts going off again and it was pretty much the same exact
situation as the night before, except more girls were actually dressed
this time and it was daylight so people were walking around headed to
meetings, church, and various other things around campus. Needless to
say, my companion and I were ready to go so we just went to breakfast
and started our day 20 minutes earlier than usual. Then we went to
church, where I did not have to give a talk; however I had to go to
three meetings besides Sacrament meeting on Sunday and I had to pray at
every single one of them, so karma got me after all.
The rest
of the week was just normal; we studied, went to exercise, taught
some lessons, learned some French, and overall just had a good time
living it up at the MTC. It's super weird though, because we just
realized that everyone in our zone besides my district and the district
that got here last week are leaving next week. So my district will be
the oldest ones in our zone, and we still have no idea what's going on
half of the time. A few funny things happened this week. Elder
Huckstep was really full after dinner one night because he seriously
eats SO much food, but he came into class and he said, "Look! I have a
noriture (food) baby!" and he was so proud of it! Also, Sister Beal, one of
my new roommates, is possibly getting reassigned while she waits for her
visa to France and she got reassigned to the Spokane, Washington
Mission! So I've been giving her little tricks and tips! I know it's
kinda bad, but I'm hoping her visa doesn't come through right away so
that she can spend some time in one of the greatest missions in the
world! Also, Drake left this week for the Philippines, so we took some
pictures before he left. Side note: missionary appropriate pictures with
the opposite gender are SO awkward! At Tuesday's
devotional, Elder Christensen and his wife came and spoke to us about
how as missionaries and members of the church, people are always
watching us to see what we are doing and how we are living our lives, so
we need to constantly be showing our religion in our body language and
actions. It was really great! Also, fun thing that happened today! I had
to get my second Hepatitis A shot, so now I have a cool spider-man
band-aid on my arm and they gave a lollipop because I was better at
taking the shot then the Elder next me who was getting the same shot
before he goes to India. Overall, not a super exciting week, but always
something to write about!
I don't know our new branch
president very well, but his wife seems really nice so far! Also,
because everyone in our zone is leaving next week except for a few of
the chosen ones (aka my district and the one that came in right after
us) we will get new STL's again on Sunday and new Zone Leaders. Sister
Begay and Sister Southwick are going to be the new STL's and Elder
Danielson and Elder Huckstep are going to be the new Zone Leaders.
Everything is constantly changing around here. Oh, and the reason that
I'm not going to be an STL with the other Soeurs is because I'm now
companions with Hermana Black technically. She is fantastic! I
absolutely love her!! We get along so well and she is just so much fun
to be around. She is from the Bay Area and went to BYU for a year. She
is only 18, but will turn 19 next week so they let her come in early because
she is speaking French and Spanish in her mission... she also speaks
German. She is pretty much amazing when it comes to languages.
French
is so overwhelming sometimes, but I just have to remind myself that I
have progressed so much from where I was when I first came in. I'm
pretty much just praying for the gift of tongues and then trying my
hardest to study because there is nothing else that I can do, and I
really want to be able to speak this language. Also, yesterday my
teacher informed me that I have just about 3 weeks left in the MTC, so
I'm almost halfway done learning everything I'm supposed to and that
pretty much just freaked me out, but I'm fine, it's fine, we are all
fine!
To answer your questions, we have the same schedule every Monday-Thursday and then on Saturday. Friday and Sunday are our only days that are different because Friday is P-Day and Sunday is church. On Tuesdays
we have devotional in the evenings instead of class, and on occasion
they will throw in a workshop to mess with our schedule, but it's all
for our benefit! We are not allowed to leave the MTC, unless we have
been authorized to go to temple grounds or to the upper fields during
exercise time. Other than that we stay in the gates of the MTC and don't
leave until our departure day. There is a store on campus, where you
can pretty much buy anything you need, and it's really useful. The meals
are constantly changing, but it's all pretty good food. It's not super
high quality, but it still tastes good, and on Mondays and Wednesdays
they have ice cream bars, which is delicious! At the MTC store, they
have snacks you can buy or the residence halls all have vending machines
that are filled with all sorts of different snack and treats (including
BYU Creamery ice cream). Basically, they treat us well but sometimes
you do feel a little trapped by the same schedule everyday and not being
able to leave campus. It's still wonderful here though! I love the
spirit that is here, and that everyone here has pretty much the same
purpose and desire that I do to serve the Lord and the people in our
missions.
A few miscellaneous things:
-My departure date from the MTC is August 6th!
-My release date from my mission is December 23rd, 2019
-You should see if I can get released over skype, and if I can't then we should wait until I come back and then go together.
-I
love all of the fun things you have been sending me! They are so cute!
And the donuts were delicious!! I'm so proud that you figured out how to
send all of the stuff to me!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!
Love,
Soeur Connery
Elder Green from Post Falls, Idaho. It's a small world after all!
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