First P Day!

March 14, 2013

Helloooooo!  Oops, I mean Hola!  
I finally get my first P day!  It started out by going to the temple early this morning while it was still dark out.  I was sooooo excited and happy I got to go to the temple!  I missed going every day.  I still have to say that the Newport Temple is the prettiest.  Still my favorite.  Thank you so much for writing me via DearElder!  That site is wonderful.  I have gotten so many letters!!!  I am so blessed.  I am so excited to write everyone back today.

Well...I can't believe I'm here at the MTC.  It freaks me out still.  Today in my scripture reading I was reading 2nd Nephi 20 and I had no clue what it was talking about.  Isaiah still confuses me.  I wish we could have gotten through the Isaiah part before I left.  So right now, my companion is Hna. Lockhart and the 2 other sisters that are in my room and in my district (my district is everyone who is in my class) they are Hna. Groesbeck who is from Missoula, Montana and Hna. Salcido who is from Utah Valley.  I'll be honest, I can't stand being with 3 other girls all the timeeeeeee everywhere. And I have to plan everything I do with them.  It is so annoying.  They even follow me to the bathroom...even though they don't have to...really?  Anyways....so yeah in our district there are 11 missionaries total.  Everyone is SO young!  I am the 2nd oldest by like 2 months.  I am pretty much the mom.  I have sewn on buttons and I have 2 pairs of pants to sew already  hahah.  I guess the elders are gaining weight too...haha but its fun.  It is very hard to study because the elders never study and are super loud and stuff.  So it's been hard for me to concentrate.  One of the elders is from Lolo, Montana and knows my friend Seth because he served there!  Ha, small world.  Anyway, all of the elders are 18 except one who is 19 and the sisters are 19 except one who is 20.  Anyways, I keep getting off topic.  So our district all teaches an investigator, well he is a fake investigator.  But we all teach the same person.  So far we have had 4 lessons with him and have one left to go.  My companion and I and one other companionship got him to commit to baptism.  WOOHOO that makes me feel good because no one else was successful at it.  And I was the one to ask the question to him.  It's super hard because we are already teaching in Spanish and well. I DON'T KNOW SPANISH.  So I write down a couple of words I will need to know for each lesson and try my best to get him to understand me.  My companion is pretty good at Spanish and I don't know any Spanish.  However, she struggles at knowing how to teach, and I feel like I am a pretty good teacher and good at getting my point across effectively.  So, I feel we are a good companionship.  

Everything here in the MTC is like...maximized.  It's like your life is put on a high speed conveyor belt.  It reminds me of the I Love Lucy episode where Lucy and Ethel get a job at a chocolate factory and the conveyor belt goes so fast that they have to stuff the chocolate into their shirts and hats hahaha yeah.  My meals are mazimized, my waistband is maximized, my studying is maximized, my emotions are maximized. I'm tired of the roller coaster of emotions.  It's super hard to handle!  I have so much respect for the RM's.  I don't know how they survived.  It's super hard for me.

Has Tommy gotten his mission call yet?  How is Tiffany????? I WANT TO GO TO HER WEDDING!!!!!! AHHHHH will you please tell her good luck and congratulations for me please!?! : ) AH so sad :(

Alec, Kris, Bryce, Lane and all of the Holmans have written me, well Julie twice and even sent me a package!  She is so sweet and I am so blessed!  Getting a letter every day seriously helps me so much.

Here is a scripture that is my favorite.  3 Nephi 9:14 - Come unto me, my hand of mercy is extended unto you.  Ah I just love it.
These are also some great scriptures:
Ether 12:4
2 Nephi 25:26
2 Nephi 31: 20
Jacob 6:5

How are Tommy and Dad?????  I want to know!  I can't wait to hear from you!!!!!!  Tell Tommy to write me a dear elder!  and Marc too!  I love you guys!!!

I hope all is going well.

Love,
Krista

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