My Dearest Humans,
T minus 3 days folks. I'm
about to finally leave the Missionary Training Center campus after almost 6
weeks! Wow, what an incredible journey it has been here in Provo as I have
prepared to head to Georgia. I've been beyond blessed to meet the two most wonderful
Hermanas this MTC has ever seen, my companions Hermana Paskins and Hermana
Esplin. It is weird to think after almost 6 weeks of being with each other
constantly, we are about to go our separate ways. We grew in the Gospel
together and shared in the journey of learning Spanish. We've had piggy-back
races in the Residence Halls, smashed pinatas to pieces, munched on popcorn,
killed it in volley ball, sang our hearts out everyday, and let balloons go in
other Hermana's rooms to scare them. San Diego, California and Des Moines, Iowa
are getting two wonderful women. I'm excited for this next phase of my mission,
but I will miss my companions and my district.
This week filled my
cup. The Spirit constantly touched my heart as I prepare to leave the MTC to go
find those in search of something more. In search of Christ. In search of the
peace the Gospel brings. One of our teachers showed us pictures from her
mission and told us stories about a few of the people she met and taught. I
admit my eyes got a wee misty simply thinking of the people I will meet; those
who I will help come unto Christ. I continually think of my purpose:
Invitar a las personas a venir a Cristo, al ayudarlas a que reciben el
Evangelio restaurado mediante la fe in Jesucristo y Su Expiacion, el
arrepentimiento, el bautismo, la recepcion del don del Espiritu Santo, y el
perseverar hasta el fin.
In field Orientation
was all day Thursday. It consisted of a large group overview then we broke
off into smaller groups to address certain topics. Basically, some returned
missionaries and the MTC presidency got together and compiled everything they
thought we needed to know for the field that we hadn't already covered yet. The
main topics were Planning, Working with Members, and Using Family History plus
some other things we went over. It was full of role-plays and practices... IN
ENGLISH. My district was overjoyed when we learned that the entire orientation
would be in English since it was for all missionaries leaving this coming week,
not just Spanish speaking ones. I have to say, it felt a little odd sharing the
message of the Gospel in English.... hopefully that means my Spanish has gotten
better :)
Also... Nuh nuh nuh
nuh, nuh nuh nuh nuh, hey hey hey, goodbye.... to my long hair. JK, I only cut
off about 3 inches (though it feels pretty short). Making use of the free
haircuts the MTC offers. Honestly this week was a lot of Spanish/Gospel class
and not any random fun stories happened. I am sorry folks, for once my life was
normal.
I love y'all so much
and pray you find yourself joyful and well this week! Thanks for all the
emails, I LOVE hearing from you :)
Con Amor,
Hermana Draper
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