Week 1- Luggage less and happy!
Sacramento to Salt Lake City, and hour
and a half flight, you think they would be able to get your luggage there with
you, but nope!!! not a chance!! Not when Satan is around and trying to destroy
your mission! kidding. but seriously Satan doesn't stand a chance, cause i'm
happy anyways. I arrived to the MTC with no bags which was kinda nice,
got all my stuff, then went straight to class where the teacher only spoke to me
in Spanish! Yeah I hardly knew what was going on. After class we had a meeting
with the MTC presidency and all the new missionaries. WE sang Called to Serve
and it was the first time I've cried since saying goodbye to my family! Well I didn't really cry I was holding back tears as to not look like a newbie. but I was just so overwhelmed by the spirit!!!! I'm overwhelmed by the spirit all the
time!!!! I didn't know it was possible to feel this happy. My whole being, every
atom, every fiber is complete, whole and perfect. One of the presidency said it
is no coincidence you are here on this day on October 9th. You have been
preparing for this moment since the pre-mortal existence. You are important and
your work is important. You are supposed to be here. What comforting and
incredible words. We have lots of language class and workshops. The other
day one of the teachers came up to me after class which I had made a comment in and he said to me you could be teaching this class, you've got it. haha. So I'm the kid that everyone hates and obviously the Monica of the MTC (Monica
from Friends). I'm just kidding. I just always feel so prompted by the
spirit to say something. The other missionaries are so wonderful as well,
someone is always saying something so profound and mind opening. My companion
is awesome! We are very different and its great. She is very organized
and a diligent student and I'm just in lala land so happy and crying about how
beautiful the earth is and just want to sit and read inspiration quotes and
talk about how much I love Love and she is like Hermana get it together we need
to study our Spanish vocab. So she is god for me and I'm teaching her all about
the proper intake of water and healthy eating habits! I'm gunna change her life. Just kidding. She says she is always sick and I'm like perfect I have every
holistic remedy you'll need. Waking up at 5:30 am is a doozy, but I'm doing it
for the Lord. If we are obident we will receive blessings but if we are obedient
with EXACTNESS we will see miracles. I already see the miracles. The MTC
is all abut learning your purpose as a missionary. Our purpose is to
love!!! Its incredible what we are learning, you think you love people then you
come here and realize we don't love fully the way we should or are capable of.
They put different people in front of you here at the MTC, put you in hard
situations and teach you to love UNCONDITIONALLY!!! That is
the way we should love. As missionaries we are here to invite and help
others come unto Christ and you can't do that if you don't love someone
COMPLETELY. and you can't fake this kind of love. Trust me. You'll be happy to
know my bags did eventually come! After I had worn the same clothes for a totally
of 60 hours of course! So my first night at the MTC I wore a strangers clothes, slept in stale dorm sheets, couldn't talk to any of my loved ones and had none of
my things, but I was completely happy. I did not feel sorry for myself or
anger at my circumstance. The lord will provide. He is real and loves us.
Have faith and always press forward.
It's Official....I got my Missionary Badge
I'll bet you were all so happy to get this! Yay for being in the Provo MTC! She is awesome.
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