It rains all the time here! I have heard the weather in
london is a bit better but not much. Were just in preston
right now.
They keep us busy here! there is never any downtime. Its a
good thing! it will most definitely take some getting used to
though. i love feeling productive and i love learning! i just
wish that i could have the gift of endless energy and to never
be tired.
They also keep it cold here! i think its because all of the
elders are normally hot from their suit jackets.
my companion is Sister Larson. She is cool! (mom and sarah,
we met her friend and sarahs shower) From what i have
observed, she has a strong testimony. At first, i thought she
was really quiet but its great to see her personality unfold.
But the best part of all is that she is willing to exercise
with me and it makes me happy! We wake up in the morning to go
running. Ooh and get this, she is a cosmetologist too!! What
are the chances? Slim, I tell ya.
We also say a lot of prayers here! I would guess we have
probably said 30 prayers today. And, I was called on 3 times
to say it in big meetings. I don't mind though:)
I dont have much time in the morning to get ready so it's a
braid and bun for me most the time. But guess what, it doesnt
even bother me! I like the fact that im not so focused on my
appearance here and that my mind lets me focus on other
things. We also sing a lot of hymns here! I wont try to sugar
coat it, i dont like singing hyms. If it were up to me, we
would skip the hymn altogether. But, i sing happily anyway.
haha i know this is hard to believe but i am actually probably
the best singer in my district. so that can give you an idea
of how bad our district is. We struggle...I love my district
though! they are all like my brothers. The only thing that is
hard with them is they goof off a lot and it is hard to stay
focused and exactly obedient. It sounds werid, but I worry
that i am losing my personality. Im a funny, outgoing, happy
person and between being tired, not wanting to goof off, and
trying to be exactly obedient, its hard to stay myself. Cuz, i
will be honest with you, myself is not someone who would study
the scriptures for 6 hours a day and focus on the gospel 24/7.
So i just need to try to find the balance of it all.
I am learning a lot here and I feel the spirit with me
everywhere i go! We role play a lot here with fake
investigators and I feel confident with it but I cant wait til
I can be better.
I try not to think too much about family and friends. If i
do, it just makes me sad. I think i start to miss you guys the
most at night becuase I have so much time to think which
doesnt happen during the day. Also, when I think about how
long it will be (18 months).
The MTC is incredible though, there is soo much to learn.
One of my biggest worries right now is that I am too tired to
be able to always stay alert and focused. I kid you not, my
eyes cannot stay open! The schedule is so strenuous. I keep
praying to the Lord though to help this to not hinder me and
for it to pass. I know that he is listening and with my faith,
he can do all things (1 ne 7:12). I know that he is mindful of
me. When I opened my journal to write all of this down, I read
a verse that was on the bottom of the page (there is a verse
on every page) and it said: but they that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength...they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint. Good stuff right?
A few days ago, we had assigned exercise time and it was
one of the happiest hours of my life! I NEED that outlet. my
companion is very easy going and will do whatever so we got to
play soccer. We were the only girls there with 20 other elders
but we didnt mind! Ooh also, i wore my Crossfit cedar ridge
tshirt in honor of my crossfit family back at home. I miss
crossfit. I dont know how to say this in a humble way so i
apologize in adcance for the lack of humility, but i was on
fire! (for lack of a better phrase) i schooled all of them!
the elders and teacher playing wih us were all impressed. I
think that its just becasue they have never seen a girl who
was actually good at sports before. Sister larson and I will
usually wake up at 540 to go running in the morning, then we
have an hour in the afternoon that we will play sports with
the elders and i will usually get a 15 min crossfit workout
in. I even got some of the elders to join in yesterday haha
they were dead tired it was hilarious. And a couple days ago,
we played basketball and I beat 20 elders in Speed! haha the
MTC quickly found out that I am a very athletic, fitness guru.
And they all know that i eat healthy too. My district calls me
sister Rabbit because i eat so much salad!
Like i said before, i braid and bun it up for hair almost
everyday. Haha it was so funny the other day we tried one of
the sisters straighteners and it worked for 5 mins but
then...boom goes the dynamite! it exploded and smoke was
coming out of it!
The food here is alright! I usually dont like the
maincourse because its pretty unhealthy (burgers, fries, bread
bowls, fried meat, pasta, etc) but without fail, they always
have a salad for lunch and dinner! all of their dressings are
unhealthy but they sometimes have salsa so i just use that!
they also always have fruit. And for breakfast i eat yogurt,
banana, and granola. I cant complain:) I am best friends with
the Chef here. were are pretty tight. He always tells me im so
good for not eating the unhealthy stuff and he makes sure to
keep the salad stocked for me. Mom and Jacob I have not lost
on the no junk food bet yet! How is it going for you guys? I
know you think you can win, but you have to remember that I am
doing a lot of good things in my life right now so the Lord
might be on my side:)
Thank you mom for putting money to my account! Much
appreciated.
Like I said before, my biggest worries so far are being
tired, and being exactly obedient while still keeping my
personality. My third worry is definitely the language. I have
never been good with learning languages. I took 2 years of
Spanish in high school and could never even have a
conversation with someone! I know that the Lord will help me
to learn it but you would never believe how hard it is i didnt
think it would be this hard. I see progress everyday though.
Today I had a full conversation with someone! thats success
right there.
haha there is a very funny asian elder here. The other day
we were taking a picture and the woman taking the pic kept
saying that everyone needed to make sure to not play with
their hair, shut their eyes, etc when it was snapped. Then he
said, I'm sorry I cant help it, its just my race! hahaha it
made my day.
I know that family members on missions bless familys
(d&c100 or 104?) and I want to know if there is any one i
need to be praying for back at home? How is everyone? How can
I help with things?
How was Sarahs wedding? I kept thinking about it all day
and converting the time over to see what Utah would be and
guessing what you guys would be doing then.
I love you all. I am growing a lot here. Half the time i
love the mtc but a lot of times it is really hard. Never have
i once regretted my decision though and i know i never will. A
mission strengthen a person in so many ways. I cannot wait to
grow everyday and I know that it will make me such a better
person.
I got all of your emails, but will probably only have time
to respond to one fam member directly a week along with a
letter to everyone. I will try my best though. Oh also, i have
a new address for you for when im in the feild that i can get
to you next week. Dont bother sending letters to the mtc.
Nicole i loved your letter and want to have a lot of time
to respond back to it so i will wait til next week. Keep me
updated and im might forget something so sorry if i send you
another email in a few mins! love you! the gospel is true and
will bless lives.
Love,
Sister Rabbit
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