June 22, 2010

FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy cow. So these computers stink and there is a big red timer counting down the time I have to write you. That's why I really really need you to forward this to everyone that wants it. Oh and the enter key is not working so it's going to be one very long paragraph. Good thing I can type fast! Ok well, the day I left was...... whew a long day. but a very good one.. i have never felt so much peace over where i am in my life.. i know that i promised not to be a cheesy missionary, but guess what? there is a huge reason that we're all cheesy.. i take that promise back.. i'm going to be cheesy.. because heavenly father is real and he really watches out for his missionaries and i have felt that a lot this last week.. WEIRD one week of my mission is already gone.. crap.. oh and if you can't tell by now the period key doubles every time i hit it.. this is going to be really annoying but whatever, patience is a virtue.. well, first day was a lot of orientation and junk and everyone kept coming up to us all and welcoming us and telling us how great the MTC is and how much we will love it.. kind of embarrassing to have a huge orange dot on your name tag telling everyone that you have no idea what you are doing and you are scared out of your mind.. but you get a lot of love from it so it's good.. well, like i said in my letter that i hope mom shared with the whole family and dall and chels.... my companion is sister kuttler.. she is from provo and is so cute.. she's really quiet and says she is so grateful that i am talkative so that at least someone is talking! i say hi to everyone here and i do it mostly because it freaks all the elders out that some girl is saying hello to them.. haha! but it's so cute! the elders are yes super immature but all of the teachers and branch presidents have threatened them within an inch of their life to show us the utmost respect as sisters.. everytime i come to the table in the cafeteria, every elder stands until i sit down.. and i'm not supposed to open any door ever which i do but most of the time the elders take care of that.. how cute.. the other day we were at dinner and some elder thought he was a show off and ripped an apple in half with just his hands.. don't know how it happened but somehow the next minute an elder shoved an apple into my hands and all the elders were cheering for me.. well guess what?! I DID IT! i ripped it apart.. respect.... EARNED! and now i'm the cool sister.. what now? kidding.. dall, i know i didn't see you on my temple walk but that is because i was at devotional when you were there -- i can't say anything more because we really really aren't supposed to tell you when we take our walk.. but i look for your jeep everytime i go outside and to the temple and one day i'm going to see you.. yep.. i saw bryce the other day and he was supposed to tell you hi.. and family -- I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!! seriously, y'all are incredible.. well, i'm learning so much right now and the biggest thing i'm learning is how inadequate i am to be doing the lord's work.. geez.. a lot of responsibility and i am nowhere near being able to handle it without a tremendous amount of help from the lord.. very humbling to know that he has entrusted eight million people's salvation to me.. but, i wouldn't have anything else.. it really is great when people ask me where i'm going -- everyone is jealous!!!! haha i have the best mission in the whole world! kidding.. everyone is important.. well, we have three companionships of elders in our district and two of sisters.. the other sister companionship is going to NY with me and everyone else is going to dallas, tx.. i really really really loved your letters and love to hear from you! which basically means keep writing or i will kill you all when i get home.. and chels, AWW cade is so freaking adorable! i don't think i can get on your blog until i'm in the field -- so keep uploading pics ;) but i don't have anything to be nervous about.. i have been blessed with so much SO MUCH peace that it truly is incredible.. this week is the new mission president's training seminar that happens once a year so ten bucks says i see an apostle or the prophet this week.. YEAH!!!!!!!!! and we keep hearing that we are the luckiest misssionaries because we are here right now - i would agree.. well, time is winding down very quickly - the other missionaries are having their families send them letters (dearelder is just great because i get it that day!!!!!!!!!!!! yahoo! love mail!) and it takes less of our precious time that we have on the internet.. i'm going to send this so that i don't get kicked off without being able to send an email and i will finish in just a sec I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU