Family and Friends!!!!!!
It's my last P-day in the MTC! I am so excited to get out of this place. I have loved the things I have learned here but the actual structure and the scheduling in this place drives me nuts. I honestly don't have very much to say in this email other then the fact that I love you guys a lot and I miss you all. I bought a calling card so I can call you in the airport, It will be a really early call but hopefully I will be able to catch you guys.
Thank you so much for the letters and the support, those are literally the only things that help me get through the days here. Grandma, thanks for sending me that mattress pad and the food! You rock. Although I don't know how I am going to fit that giant thing in my luggage.... Wish me luck! I am getting worried about the weight limit on my luggage. Hopefully everything will work out and will fit how it is supposed too. I will let you know how it goes.
We have been learning a lot and spending the majority of our days in class. We have been getting about an hour of exercise time everyday, that time is the best because I can move and clear my head. The other day I think I worked myself a little too hard and now I can't really walk upstairs, it's slightly hilarious but also painful.
I have had some really cool experiences and new understanding of things while in here. Last week (I can't remember what day) we were teaching our progressing investigator Chris and the lesson didn't go as well as I wanted it to, I was really discouraged and I felt so inadequate to be a missionary. I asked all of the elders in my district to give me a blessing, when all six of them laid their hands on my head I felt so strongly that I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and that this is exactlyl what he wants me to be doing with my life at this time. I am grateful for that experience and I know that those things which I felt are true. There is no way of denying things like that. There have been multiple occassions when I want to give up, sneak out, find a phone and have you come and get me but I am trying to stay strong. It would be so much easier if I could talk to you guys though!
My companion seems to be doing well, she doesn't talk much and when she does sometimes the things she says are a little sarcastic. The other day she got a little mad at me because apparently I was talking a lot in a lesson, she just needs to learn how to talk more and be assertive. And maybe I should shut up..... other than that we get along fine. She is a sweet girl and has a lot to give. I am excited to see how she learns and grows while she is on her mission. She just barely turned 19 so I feel like she is really young. In a lot of ways I have a hard time relating to her but I feel like I have learned a lot from her as well. She is a strong person and I really do love her.
A funny story... So we have our ministral certificates and our branch president told us to get them laminated. I was asking my companion if we could do that the following day and instead of ministral everyone thought I said menstral. We got a laugh out of that for a few days. Things are a lot funnier in the MTC, maybe because we get so bored.
I really love my district and I am going to miss all of them. I have made a really good friend, her name is Sister Dayla Haderlie. When we get upset we go and vent together. I don't think I could have done this without her! All the Elders in my district are going to different missions than the sisters. we are really going to miss them a lot!
I am almost Georgia bound! WOOHOOO!!! HERE I COME!
Well family... I love you guys so much! Thank you for everything. AND I WILL TALK TO YOU ALL ON TUESDAY!!!!!!! (I think I start crying everytime I think about it because I am just so dang excited)
next week this email will be som much more interesting. I promise!
Also I forgot my camera and pictues yet again.
I know that God lives and he loves us! This gospel is simple but so true. When we follow our Savior we will find happiness. I hope you all have a wonderful week! Talk to you on the flip side!
Love forever,
Sister Barentt
It's my last P-day in the MTC! I am so excited to get out of this place. I have loved the things I have learned here but the actual structure and the scheduling in this place drives me nuts. I honestly don't have very much to say in this email other then the fact that I love you guys a lot and I miss you all. I bought a calling card so I can call you in the airport, It will be a really early call but hopefully I will be able to catch you guys.
Thank you so much for the letters and the support, those are literally the only things that help me get through the days here. Grandma, thanks for sending me that mattress pad and the food! You rock. Although I don't know how I am going to fit that giant thing in my luggage.... Wish me luck! I am getting worried about the weight limit on my luggage. Hopefully everything will work out and will fit how it is supposed too. I will let you know how it goes.
We have been learning a lot and spending the majority of our days in class. We have been getting about an hour of exercise time everyday, that time is the best because I can move and clear my head. The other day I think I worked myself a little too hard and now I can't really walk upstairs, it's slightly hilarious but also painful.
I have had some really cool experiences and new understanding of things while in here. Last week (I can't remember what day) we were teaching our progressing investigator Chris and the lesson didn't go as well as I wanted it to, I was really discouraged and I felt so inadequate to be a missionary. I asked all of the elders in my district to give me a blessing, when all six of them laid their hands on my head I felt so strongly that I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and that this is exactlyl what he wants me to be doing with my life at this time. I am grateful for that experience and I know that those things which I felt are true. There is no way of denying things like that. There have been multiple occassions when I want to give up, sneak out, find a phone and have you come and get me but I am trying to stay strong. It would be so much easier if I could talk to you guys though!
My companion seems to be doing well, she doesn't talk much and when she does sometimes the things she says are a little sarcastic. The other day she got a little mad at me because apparently I was talking a lot in a lesson, she just needs to learn how to talk more and be assertive. And maybe I should shut up..... other than that we get along fine. She is a sweet girl and has a lot to give. I am excited to see how she learns and grows while she is on her mission. She just barely turned 19 so I feel like she is really young. In a lot of ways I have a hard time relating to her but I feel like I have learned a lot from her as well. She is a strong person and I really do love her.
A funny story... So we have our ministral certificates and our branch president told us to get them laminated. I was asking my companion if we could do that the following day and instead of ministral everyone thought I said menstral. We got a laugh out of that for a few days. Things are a lot funnier in the MTC, maybe because we get so bored.
I really love my district and I am going to miss all of them. I have made a really good friend, her name is Sister Dayla Haderlie. When we get upset we go and vent together. I don't think I could have done this without her! All the Elders in my district are going to different missions than the sisters. we are really going to miss them a lot!
I am almost Georgia bound! WOOHOOO!!! HERE I COME!
Well family... I love you guys so much! Thank you for everything. AND I WILL TALK TO YOU ALL ON TUESDAY!!!!!!! (I think I start crying everytime I think about it because I am just so dang excited)
next week this email will be som much more interesting. I promise!
Also I forgot my camera and pictues yet again.
I know that God lives and he loves us! This gospel is simple but so true. When we follow our Savior we will find happiness. I hope you all have a wonderful week! Talk to you on the flip side!
Love forever,
Sister Barentt
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