So this week included shaking an apostle's hand (no big deal),
eating Swedish meatballs in the cafeteria (they weren't super
gross...that is a big deal for the MTC), having a Norwegian companion
for 3 hours, and a mustache party. It was kind of eventful considering I
usually do the exact same thing every day.
Usually for Sunday devotional, we have an MTC
operations employee or a Seventy or someone speak. This week, they told
us we were going to watch a video instead, and I was kind of bummed
because I like firesides. We watched a talk from David A. Bednar and at
the end I thought, "This is great and all, but what if he was here? So
cool!" Then he walked into the room. This is evidence that I have
special missionary powers. Elder Bednar did a Q&A session with the
entire MTC and it was aaaaaaamazing. He is like my favorite apostle.
After he was done talking to us, me and a few elders from my zone got to
go meet him and shake his hand. He was so nice! I hope there are as
many apostles in Sweden as there are here because I am going to have
nothing to say in my emails if there aren't...hahaha. Coolest Sunday
ever!
The rest of the week has been really good too.
Yesterday, I was paired with the new Norwegian teacher for a block of
class time. She doesn't have any students right now, so she has been
hanging out with the Swedes and the Danes. She pretended to be my
companion and taught me how to actually study with a companion.
#solosisterprobs but it was really cool! I am already looking forward to
teaching with a companion if that is really what it is like! The only
problem with that was she tried to speak Norwegian the whole time...I am
learning Swedish. Correction--I am trying to learn Swedish. Haha! I
could understand a little of what she said but I kind of just stared at
her the majority of the time...It was a rough time for both of us
because she could not understand me either. We taught a lesson to a
"less active" together and it was good, but I felt so bad because I
could not keep up with the two fluent speakers who could understand each
other...I guess it gave me a taste of what Sweden will be like! Haha!
I have been feeling really frustrated with learning
the language lately, but I know I am improving so I'm okay! Full
immersion into a language is pretty overwhelming, but I can't believe
that I have only been studying Swedish for 3 weeks and I can already
express myself. Chalk that one up to the gift of tongues :)
S/O to my mother for the cutest Mexican food
package! That is where all of the mustaches in the pictures came from.
It was a good time. Except word to the wise: don't send refrigerated
food through packages, such as Los Hermanos salsa, because the MTC will
take away your refrigerated food and not be sorry about it. I am not
bitter. Not one bit.
So yeah! I can't wait to get out of the MTC and do
something different, but I know this is helping me so much. I love my
zone and I love my district and I love my teachers and I am having so
much fun here! I can feel everyone's prayers for me and I am so grateful
for them! Thank you all for being such wonderful examples to me, and
for not forgetting about me just yet:) I love you all!!!
Love,
Syster Mod
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| Lots of LP friends at the MTC! Felicia Thompson, Mazie Reneer, and Lisa Evans |
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| Søster Ripa, Syster Mod, & Zuster Bradley at Temple Walk |
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| The Zone. Only 9 missionaries. |
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| S is for Sverige |
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