Hola!!
I've on been at the MTC for 2 weeks
but I feel like I've been here a year! I leave for the Peru MTC on
Tuesday and I don't want to go!!
The day I got
here I was dropped off at my classroom and my teacher spoke only
Spanish!! ALL of the teachers spoke only Spanish. It was a bit of a
shock. Luckily, I was able to just laugh about the fact that I could
understand nothing (it's either laugh or cry). We arrived on Wednesday
and we taught our first lesson in Spanish on Friday. No joke. Luckily my
companion is pretty good at Spanish so she helps me out a lot learning
the language. Every day I get a little better. I can pray and have some
little conversations. I am so slow at translating my English thoughts
into Spanish speech though. It's not so bad if people don't speak too
quickly but pretty soon I'll be in Peru and EVERYTHING will be in
Spanish. Prayer and faith, that's all I have to say. This is a very
humbling experience.
I absolutely LOVE my district (42 A) here!!!! There are
7 elders and 4 hermanas. We are from Texas, Utah, Washington, Alaska,
and South Carolina. We are going to missions in Washington, Mexico,
Peru, and Ecuador. The elders and hermanas in my district are the main
reason I don't want to leave here. My companion is Hermana Buzan of
Washington state. Each and every one of them are completely solid. We've
only been together a couple of weeks but we're like family. I have so
much love and respect for the missionaries in District 42 A--words are
inadequate to express how I feel about them. I love spending time with
this group, especially when we sing together! We have sopranos, altos,
tenors, basses... It's the best feeling ever singing as a district and
brings the spirit so strongly. I imagine it's similar to what heaven
will be like. I am definitely going to be crying some legitimate
crocodile tears when Monday night comes around.
I've had some pretty cool experiences here. Sacrament
meetings are in Spanglish. Fast and testimony meeting last week was
awesome--so spiritual. I love my zone of missionaries! We have
devotionals and firesides twice a week. There are always really good
messages there. Elder Jensen of the Seventy was here Tuesday night.
Apparently he's getting released soon as a Seventy. His message was so
powerful, you could feel him radiating love. There are so many things
that happen in the MTC that cause you to grow. I think my major growth
so far has been in love for others. It's almost like being at a temple
while you're here--it's actually difficult to have bad thoughts.
I had a couple of meetings the past couple of days
about the medical aspect of my mission. I feel so inadequate! It sounds
like I'll be the only nurse in my mission and I take care of any health
needs of all of the missionaries (along with the medical
coordinator/doctor and the mission president's wife). They keep saying
to all of us that the Lord will qualify you for your call. I have faith
that he will but it's still a bit nerveracking. Like I said earlier,
lots of prayers.
That's about all I have for now. It's hard to think of
what to say when you're put on a clock. I hope all if going well at home
for everyone!! If anyone wants to get in touch with me, use dearelder.com
instead of email if you can because I'll get those messages the next
day. Starting Tuesday address any mail or dearelders to the Peru MTC.
I love you all!!!
Con amor,
Hermana Williams
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