FAMILY,
Woof. I'm finally on the plane. That was the fastest 3 weeks of my life. I've been feeling the spirit more and I'm slowly gaining confidence in talking to "people". I'm glad I get to go teach real people now. At the airport I talked with a German family about their travels to the national parks in the U.S. Then I talked with a man while we were waiting to board. He isn't LDS, but knows a lot of Mormons, and we had a pretty good conversation, and amazingly we ended it on a gospel topic, which is hard for me to segue (segway) to. Really, just listening to people is one of the best ways to teach.
Probably the joy of the j0y 0f the airport though was seeing Mike and Shelb. I'm sure everyone already knows by now, but their shuttle dropped them off right before the MTC bus pulled up, and they surprised me when I stepped out of the bus. I'm so glad I got to see them. I love you proud parents of three! Thanks for sticking around to talk and hug with this one!!
Now, I'll tell you some highlights of the past week. (Note from Mom: Remember folks, this letter was written on the 15th of August--the day Missy left the MTC.)
-Our district played frisbee golf for gym, and since I''m so coordinated, I threw my frisbees into trees or lamp poles every throw.
-Elder Fugal's pen burst and he got a small blue dot on his shirt. I lent him my Tide Pen, and the stain spread by two inches.
-We watched a health and safety video, that said, "by brushing your teeth, you'll bless your companion and their posterity."
-Our district sang, "Oh My Father" to the "Come Thou Fount" tune for our Sunday Farewell. It was really powerful.
-For my last meal I got a salad and the chicken on it was frozen.
-As of August 1, 2011, the Church has a new training program when you get in the field. Instead of shadowing for 6 months, we begin teaching from the start and taking the lead in lessons. After 12 weeks we're qualified to be trainers. Yikes!
I love you. Keep on keepin' on! and congratulations on Friday, Vances!
Sister Mister
