Thursday May 9, 2013
YES my first email! Glad you got to see everyone and the
kids and what not, and jealous of your massage! That sounds Heavenly! Sorry
that the hotel room was so bad. And actually we heard the track meet going on.
We were studying outside one day and they were BLASTING their music so it was
kinda distracting, and started to rain so we went back inside. I’m sad I missed
Devon and Monica! I can’t believe we timed that so close! And I ended up being
the last one in my district to report so they were all sitting in our classroom
and talking so I walked in and sat in the only empty desk.
We had a big group meeting on the first day and I ran into
Elder Sellers and Elder Ridd! So funny. I see both of them pretty much at every
meal time so that’s fun to have some familiar faces. I also found one of my old
FHE sisters Sister Milligan on campus so fun! I ran into Brother Whitnah at the
bookstore and then I saw Sister Whitnah on campus as well. Im trying to think
of anyone else Ive seen on campus but I don’t remember right now.
My district is awesome! We have 6 sisters going to Philly
together, and our 6 elders are going to Chicago (Which is where my teacher
Sister Smith is serving so that is kinda cool). The other district in our zone
left Monday morning and they all went to Guam which is cool. But out of that
district Sister Bryce is going to Australia and her visa hasn’t come yet so she
is waiting for that. She’s still here in the MTC with us and just got
reassigned today to Tennesse. Im glad she’s her she is so fun to have!
My district is so awesome. There are two elders who I would
swear I know from somewhere but we have no connection, so we have decided that
we were friends in our pre-Earth lives :) They are so fun. I am the oldest
person in my district by at least 2 years, my companion is the youngest. Sister
Suckow (like suit coat without the 't's'
so sui coa). any how well they are all from Utah and I don’t even pretend to
remember where cause I don’t know where anything is in Utah. But sister suckow
just turned 19 the week before the age change. And its so funny how well the
Lord knows you because we work together so well! She is a sweet heart and is so
enthusiastic I am learning so much for everyone in my district. But we teach
really well together. Its fun. And, a fun fact for you: there are 27
missionaries flying to Philly with us. 14 Elders and 13 Sisters. We don’t
really know anyone outside of the 6 of us but we feel like we were all meant to
be together we are such good friends.
We also have Sister Taylor (always said in a British accent
to show how proper we are) and she is hilarious! And so clumsy she keeps us
laughing all the time! Like the first thing she did when she got the MTC was
turn around on the curb and knock over her suitcases and in the process of
trying to pick them up she knocked over
the number sign they have on the curbs. I love her, we ate the cupcakes that
sister Hall's sister sent her. (Her sister is a wedding cake person, I don’t
know what to call it but she makes some dang good cake! She sent like 4 types
of cupcakes and 6 types of frosting/fillings.) and Sister Taylor and I ate them
at like 10pm right before bed. Not the best idea but it worked.
Oh and remember how we went and ate a big lunch because I wasn’t
gonna eat until late? Yeah we ate at 4:30... lets juts say I wasn’t really all
that hungry by then. Which is fine because the food is well its cafeteria food.
Not great but not terrible. And two of the girls have gotten cinnamon rolls,
one got cupcakes, and they are like eat my treats please! So I do, and they are
delicious.
okay and there is sister Sagers, its not sag but its not
sage, yeah I don’t know how to tell you that one. But she is so fun! We ran
around the MTC campus during our gym time one day (which was great, I haven’t
ran since I don’t even know when, Rexburg probably, and between the elevation,
time, food and basically entire life changes my body was ready to go to sleep
that night, which was good because it took me like an hour and a half to fall
asleep the first night!)
Who else? Sister Hall is fun. She is quiet but super sassy,
not as quiet as Keira and just as sassy as I am. Same with Elder Rusick which
is probably why we get along so well. But sister Hall plays the Violin and our
Branch President asked if we would do a flute/violin musical number in church
on Sunday so I need to figure out how to rent a flute here today as well.
Sister Lecheminant (yeah its French, good luck) lost her
voice like the day before we got here and still hasn’t gotten it back :( Which
is sad. She I guess is an opera singer and got into the U to sing for them, that’s
what the other sisters were telling me. But she is the oldest in her family and
the 1st missionary (obviously) so when she got a package from her family she
had this drawing from her 6 year old sister taht was completely illegible and
totally adorable!
Oh and Sister Taylor, okay she is like me in a short little
cute body. She hast heard anything from her parents yet and she has been
waiting and waiting, one of her study people called her mom and explained to
her how to send a dear elder and so Taylor thought she was going to get a
letter the next day from her mom. And she didn’t, she got a letter from her friend
telling her 'your mom says she is gonna kill you because she hasn’t heard from
you yet' we all about died laughing at lunch! it was so funny!
Other things we get to do... well the Elders ditched us one
night when we planned to go across the street and play sand volley ball (like
what you saw mom) and they didn’t show up. So the 6 sisters all played, but
mostly we were just yelling sorry at the court next to us and 'thank you' for
giving our ball back to us. It was great, were super good.
Then another time we went and played 4 square in the gym
(yes just like you did in elementary school) but instead of being the loser in
line ALL the time, that only happened half the time and then I DOMINATED Elder
Houston who was wearing his bat man shirt and I was wearing a super man shirt
so obviously I’m better, I mean we all knew that already but now I get to tell
him about it all the time because I’m super nice like that :)
What else? On Sundays we get to walk up to the Temple and
back just for fun. So we did and we took some pictures but some of our district
was gone so we didn’t get a ton of pics. Ill try and send some if I don’t run
out of time. Anyhow.... and we got to go to the Temple today which was so good!
I miss going to the Temple every week! But we only get to go on P-day and btw
today is the only P-day we will get for like the first three weeks or
something. We will leave on Tuesday which is before our Pday here and after our
Pday in Philadelphia so yeah, I don’t know when I will email you next.
I guess everyone expects something spiritual from me so I
talk about that part too.
The MTC is awesome, but every day you have a super high
point and a super low point and each day you don’t know when it’s going to hit.
I love being here, everyone said your lucky your here for such a short time.
But I feel like every day I am learning and growing leaps and bounds! We have
had two talks' devotionals which have changed my life and my relationship with
my Savior Jesus Christ. Our leaders are so inspired and say exactly what I need
to hear. I want more time but at the same time I am excited to get out into the
mission field and start sharing what I know with people and how I can help
them!
Thanks for the email and I got a letter from Stuart and from
my roommate Whitney :)
Tell Lynsi and Estrella they better write me! I didn’t bring
their addresses. And the MTC will forward anything that gets here after I leave
so you can send a card or a post card or a letter Keira!
I also need Garrets address, tell him to write me and send
it to me please! I have international stamps so I can send stuff to him right
now. Or give him my email and I can email him too. Can I get both? Thanks :)
Welp I guess the computer isn’t going to let me attach
pictures to show you. Awesome. I love computers. Sorry guys!
Id love to hear from anyone and everyone :) Love yall,
Sister Wilson
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