Hi family! I'm just about halfway through my time here at the MTC. It's awesome. I know I keep saying that, but I really do love it here. I'm being turned in to a finely tuned gospel teaching machine! I wake up, work out, get fed, study, go to class, get fed, teach people, go to class, get fed again, study more, attend more class, and pass out almost the second my face hits the pillow. Does life get any better? I submit that it does not!
We just went to the temple this morning with our district. It was great to get to go with everyone. I learned more in this session than I have in previous ones I've been to, I don't know if it's because I'm a missionary or what. But WOW. I didn't want to leave. Someday I hope I get to share with you some of the things I learned, as long as my short term memory doesn't fail me.
This week was one of the hardest for some of the sisters I am serving with. There have been so many emotions flying, and either something is wrong with me or I really just don't miss you that much. Just kidding! I MISS YOU A LOT! So maybe there's something wrong. Anyhow, one of this sisters may be going home. I hope that doesn't happen, but it's a real possibility. My companion had a complete meltdown and freaked out. We were in the middle of a lesson and she just lost it. The thing is, that she relies too much on me to speak, and so I end up taking over and doing the whole lesson literally by myself. She just has a really hard time speaking and getting thoughts to come to her, so I'll look at her or ask if she has anything to add, and she doesn't. So this time, I told her that she was going to lead, and that I wasn't going to chime in like normal. And funny enough, because of where her train of thought led us... I absolutely had nothing to say. And that's when she lost it. I won't go into any more detail, but we talked about it after. I had a feeling to share this scripture with her in Exodus 3, where it talks about Moses being afraid to speak and how the Lord said he would be with him and put words in his mouth. I don't even know where it came from, cause I didn't even know, but somehow I just thought it, turned to it, and was able to share it with her. She cried a lot and told me it was exactly what she needed to hear. It was a really cool experience.
Also, my least favorite thing to hear from somebody is "Wanna know something weird about me?"
Sometimes I don't even have to respond before they tell me.
It's great.
Alex Jepson came and found me and we had lunch and got to talk a little bit. IT WAS THE BEST! Totally made my week.
I also got to play the piano a little bit last week, and I hope I will get to again today. I miss that probably the most. As for other things, I absolutely do not miss my phone at all, I don't miss movies, I don't miss anything I thought I would. Except for my family and friends of course.
Tuesday's devotional we had Elder Perry and his wife come to speak to us! It was excellent. It's really a neat opportunity to be taught by an apostle of the Lord.
I am also now over all the sisters in the Zone. Fun fun!
I don't have a lot of time left, but I love you all so much! I can feel the power of prayer stronger than ever, both for me, with me, and for others. In one of our lessons the other day our teacher had us refrain from praying for our companion while they were teaching, and refrain from praying for the person we were teaching. It was terrible. Then we did just the opposite and DID pray... the difference was unbelievable. The spirit is so powerful and so real, and learning to hear and listen to his voice is one of the most valuable skills we can ever develop. I am learning slowly. It's so great to get to focus on nothing but the gospel. I can't believe I only have a week and a half left at the MTC. I got our travel itineraries, we are leaving May 30th on Delta flight 1524 SLC-Atlanta at 8:30 AM. We arrive in Atlanta at 2:19, so I'll have some time to call there before boarding flight 1307 (Delta) to Richmond at 3:30, arriving at 5:18 PM. Expect a call then.
Tell Jake and Jared to write me, and I need Josh and everybody's emails! Please send Josh my email to so I can get his, I'm sad nobody forwarded his email to me :( I really want to hear from him. I LOVE LETTERS so much. You have no idea what kind of difference they make in my day. I feel so loved, I have the best family and friends! I love you all more than anything.
Nicole
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