My First Week in the MTC

March 30. 2013

Hey Familia,

 

The MTC is possibly the greatest place ever! Thank you mom for my package, I really appreciate it even though I don't know where I will put all my goodies when I head off to California. 

Espanol es ok.  I can translate it better than I can speak it right now but it will come. I really enjoy my teachers and all that we are learning. When you are at the MTC it seems like it is three days packed into one. Oh, will you tell everyone that I actually leave for California on May 6th. I put about May 14th but we will get out a little earlier than my estimated guess. 

My companera. Sister Corniea (sounds like corn on the cob)  and I get along so well and hit it off right from the beginning. I was truly blessed with not only a great companera pero also a great disticto. 

Yesterday, we met our first actor investigator named Benjamin. He is an international student studying at BYU. We had our first lesson kinda :) We went into the room with being more focused on the language barrier and trying to get our point across that we totally just dropped the lesson and talk from the Spirit even with a language barrier would could get what we need to across. One of the things that we have learned about Benjamin is that he wants to love God but can't because he  blames God for taking his mother away from him seven months ago. 

No matter where you are on the MTC campus all you feel in the Spirit. I now know why all the missionaries gain weight. It's because all the missionaries do is eat and sit all day except for a 50 minute gym period, which we look forward to all day. 

We have some great elders that will be going to our mission and the best part is that none of us really know how to speak spanish bueno. So we are all learning. One of the greatest things that has happened is just diving into the MTC. We really don't have that much downtime, but only at the end of the day towards bed time. 

I got my first letters from you, Beth Ann, and a girl who was our Relief Society Presidente en mi primero semester at BYU-Idaho. She gave me some really good tips. I really appreciate it. We have a really good branch president but the only thing I am not looking forward to trying to write a talk in espanol for every Domingo. One of the things that I realize is that a mission is not what the best two years describe it to be. Although mi companera y mi, think we have Elder Calhoun moments throughout the day but we are confident that we will get everything we need to down. We are very excited to learn and get more growth as we go on our journey. 

Thank goodnes Utah weather has been good to us. No snow so I am pretty happy about that. How are ya'll? How is the house going? There are alot of people from Arizona and one of the Elders in my district even knew the Wallace's. I saw some of my good friends and am making more every day although I have yet to see Elder Burton. But every thing is good. I am happy, cheerful, full of laughter, and loving life to the fullest. I didn't really take any pictures this week I will try harder. I love ya'll and all that I am doing. I love the towel for my hair that you sent me it is a lifesaver. Will you send my that quote that you sent me to Rexburg that starts you are beautiful.

 

Well I love yall

 

Love Hermana Fitzpatrick!