Sarah's MTC Experience

Here's Sarah's first letter (and only letter) from the MTC. She flies out to Toronto tomorrow morning!

 

OH MY LANTA!  I FINALLY GOT A PDAY!  I've been looking forward to today since SUNDAY! It's been driving me crazy not being able to talk to all of you! and i'll apologize if this email doesn't have great grammer and such as i'm trying to type as fast as my little fingers can go! I don't even know where to start !

First- I made it to the MTC- and I"m alive, with perhaps a few pounds added...the chocolate milk is pretty stinking tasty :) hahah The first two nights/days were pretty intense! I felt like Mom would be coming to pick me up any time...and then she would ask me if I like boot camp and we would just go home and drink Coke together hahah....but that never happened! Everyone just told us to make it to SUnday, make it to SUnday, and it was soooo true! From Wednesday to Sunday I felt like I had been here an eternity!!!!!!! hahah but it is already Thursday and we leave on Monday morning at 3 AM!  (Mom and Dad- I'll be calling you from the airport in SLC that morning.....sooooooo please answer the phone and pretend to be happy to talk to me at like 4 in the morning, your time :). Oh and PDAY for next week will be wednesday so I'll be emailing you then!

I have learned so much since being here! I'm defnitely gained a better understanding of how to teach people and not lessons- though it can definitely be a struggle! My eyes have also been opened to how everything within the gospel is inorder for us to acheive eternal life!

So my district is pretty awesome- there are 6 elders, and 6 sister. 5 of the elders are going to Cali, 1 elder is going to Toronto, thne 4 sisters are going to toronto and 1 elder is going to toronto. 

oh funny story:

So in our room there are 3 sets of bunk beds...and between sister D's bunk bed and mine (we both sleep on the top) our shelving units are between the two...creating a kind of bridge haah so last night after we had turned off the lights and we were all giggling and cracking jokes...I snuck across the top of the shelving units and scared the crap out of sister D! hahahah oh greatest accomplishment yet!....okay not really...haha and then I scared Sister H. today as well! :)

OH and then I have to tell you about Elder W.- Abigail you might fall in love with him hahah he talks about all kinds of literature, writes with like this old fashion pen that you have to refill with ink, seriously talks like he has been studying the scriptures for like 30 years- like I don't know where he pulls some things out, plays the piano...just barely turned 18 (hadn't even been to ELders quorum before the MTC) AND he is our district president! Pretty crazy! THough, he definitely needs to loosen up a bit- little too intense sometimes lol he is the one Elder that is oging to Toronoto with us.

Oh and I'll tell you about Elder B.- he is the big huge guy from Payson...like totally redneck...but I think he has been the one who has grown the most while we have been in the MTC.  THough, we have definitely butted heads a little bit- I don't think he is used to a girl who is quite so stubborn, or who an such strong opinions...we might have gotten on the subject of hand guns the other day...(Don't worry Dad, I held strong...'Mericans, they're crazy).

 first night/part of the first day. I was just sooo overwhelmed with thinking about 18 months! hahah but it's all good. I've realized just how important this work is- even more so than I saw before. and I know that I just want to give myself 100% over to the Lord. OH AND!!!! Elder Nelson spoke to us on Tuesday :) It was amazing :) super awesome :)

So bottom line- I love this work, and though it's hard I just have to lose myself and totally hand myself over, and work hard!

I love you alll soooooo much! I"M doing great! My foot has been a little swollen but I got a blessing today so it's all going to be better :)

Mom and Dad...Monday morning- i'm calling you :) Don't forget!!!!

Oh and Abby- that camera totally doesn't work...so i'll have to buy one when I get to Toronto. These pics are from Sister H's camera- I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!

Sister Allred

Oh and I have to tell you a funny story I forgot about in my other email- So I haven't had Diet Coke for about 8 days now...well one day as we were walking to class...a bunch of elders had Dr Pepper- REAL DR pepper...with Caffeine! and so I commented and then an elder turned around and asked if I wanted it....so I did....I took the Dr Pepper from a stranger...it tasted pretty dang good :) hahah Desperate times call for desperate measures!