Hey Family,

Thanks for the cinnamon rolls!!! I shared them with my district and everyone loved them. Theres 9 of us. I'm pulling back on sugar though since I was just sickish so no sweets is okay with me! Also, I'm sending home my temple clothes because it's free for missionaries to rent and the temple is going to be closed most of my time here. ANd I couldn't tkae them up anyways since we aren't supposed to take bags up to the temple. Just make sure and don't lose them! :)

At the end of every day we have what we call DBT after our daily planning session. District bonding time. Normally we go arround and everyone answers a question. It's super fun. the last few days one of the elders started taking down quotes and i copied them down too. it was just like i used to do so I couldn't resist.

"I was pretending to bwe a zombie the whole time"

"I have like a weird little numb spot righ tthere"\

"dad, dad pet my kitty"

"This fat kid from Burley fell on me."

"I put a hole in the wall w/ my brothers head once."

"So people could put thier fingers in your bellybutton?"

There were a lot more but these were the best ones. DBT is the best part of the day. It's twenty minutes of laughing and such a fun way to wind down from the day. I feel so close to everyone already. Time basically doesn't exist in the MTC so it feels like I've known them forever. We've shared so many stories it's like we practically have.

Our teacher left this week to help the new MTC in Mexico get established. She was replaced by a couple of teachers, all of who are awesome. Our investigator Juan started teaching us too (Hermano Bell) and he does a great job. I'm so excited by how much I understand. I still speak really slow and haltingly because I have to think about every word I say, but I can feel myself growing. Its hard sometimes to not compare myself to the others in my class as they learn faster. But I'm learning at the perfect rate for me and working hard. We spend almost all day in class so sometimes its hard to focus, but H. Grover and H. Adair and I have found an empty classroom we go to to study in when the Elders are being too distracting.

I sung in the MTC choir for the tuesday  night devotional. it was such a powerful experience to sing with so many people! And it was the only chior I've ever been in where the elders out number the sisters. It sounded great. I doubt they put the devotionals online, but if they do you should listen to the song.

We start teaching an invesitagor every day next week. We'll have two investigators and TRC. I'm trying to not be too nervous since we aren't supposed to have any notes now! Our last lesson was hard for me because I forgot vocab. My main problem is I get nervous, so I need to learn how to relax more in the lesson/. And practice more! I've started having mental conversations with myself as I brush my teeth so I can practice my vocab and talking faster.

Having 3 companions makes teachinig the lessons harder but we've worked it out alright. We try to assign certain parts to people so that everyone shares something. We are all at different levels of understanding and speaking so sometimes its not even, but it's a good experience.

Thanks so much for the letters everyone! I'm really appreciating them. I'll try and write back as often as I can. And yes mom, Dear Elder is different. I get the letter that day instead of on p-day. It's like writing a physical letter but it gets here as quick as an email. Cool stuff!

One Elder in my district, E. Farley, is from Orem. So his family keeps sending him packages of food. It's funny because it's reached the point where he is growing to hate donuts. The Elders share with us all the time. I don't really eat much of it, but the other sisters love it!

We did our first service block this week. It's funny, but I loved sweeping and moping the bathroom floors. It felt so good to work physically and not mentally. Funny how you grow to appreciate things like that.

I know this church is true. I feel the Spirit so strong here every day. I can feel the difference when we leave the MTC campus to walk to the field. This place is so hard and sometimes frustrating, but it's so amazing too. I tear up all the time during devotionals. MY emotions are on a roller coaster (thankfully usually up in the highs) :)

Love,

Hermana Woolley