Family –
Hello!!! So my P-day isn’t until next week, I believe
on Tuesdays, but I’m sure you’re DYING to know how I’m doing after my first
day. Let me tell you…I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY. Honestly, it is
already the most incredible thing I’ve done, and I’ve only been here for like 8
hours. It’s been a really long day. I feel like I’ve been here for
weeks already. Everyone is so happy and just loves the Lord so
much.
Today I saw like everyone – Cody Harris, Justin Cloward,
Melissa, Chandler Oborn, McCall Moderzitski, Sydney Jorgensen and Jackson’s old
buddy Jaden Beckstrand! Isn’t that crazy? He got here today and is
going to Portugal, so we are both learning Portuguese. We started our
Portuguese today and I’m unreal! I understood like 90% of what the
teacher ON THE FIRST DAY. The accent is tough and I keep wanting to speak
Spanish, but I’ll get it. And understanding it is like half the battle,
so I’m feeling really good.
Okay, so get this, my companion is the girl that I met on
Facebook, going to my same mission! So we’ve already been talking for
like months now, and now we’re companions! She’s so awesome, and I
already love her so much. Her name is Kaylee Jensen. She’s from our
favorite place: Tennessee! Not close to Morristown at all, but it’s
fine! And she went to BYU. She’s a gem. Our district has 12
people in it. 6 boys and 6 girls. Sister Jensen and I and a
companionship of elders are going to Santa Maria [one of those boys is so
cute – it’s so bad, I already got my first crush. DON’T WORRY, I’M FOCUSING
ON THE LORD] and the other 8 are all going to another mission in Brazil.
All 6 of us girls live in one room and I love them all so much. It’s
crammed in here, but we love each other so it’s good.
Today, I got here, got my nametag, dropped off my bags, went
straight to Portuguese class for an hour, had orientation, ate dinner, unpacked
for a little, started TEACHING some “investigators” [in English, luckily], met
our Zone Leaders and now we’re in our rooms. They really get you going here.
It’s amazing. I have already learned so much about the mission and about
the missionary I want to be. The biggest thing I learned about mission
work is that it really isn’t about you. The things that YOU feel are
important, might not be important to your investigators or to the Lord.
Heavenly Father knows and loves each one of his children, and He will guide me
to teach in His way. Isn’t that such a cool lesson? I love it so
much.
But the mission life is incredible. I love it
already. And there really were no more tears! I hope it was the
same for you guys! Don’t miss me too much. I’m not THAT
great. But I really do love this work already. It is already the
greatest thing I’ve ever done, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I
love you. I love the Lord and I love His gospel. It really is so
perfect. Down to 17 months and 29 days! That’s like nothing.
I love you!!!
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