Sister Turner entered the MTC on Wednesday, November 7. Here she is right before we dropped her off. It sounds like she's doing great so far! Here are the highlights from her first letter.
My companions are great!! Yes I said companions. I am
in a trio which is fun. My companions
are Sister Greenwood and Sister Stoker. Sister Greenwood is from
Washington. She has such a
strong testimony though, and she knows SO much about the gospel so she
helps me out a lot! Sister stoker is Amazing!! I know we are going to be
friends for the rest of our lives! She is from Idaho but has been going
to the Y for the past 3 years and is in the accounting program. She has
such a cute style, is so fun and bubbly, and is very similar to me. We
both played the same position in soccer in high school, and we both like
the same movies, and music and stuff.
The MTC is hard. We have 16 hour days. 6 of those hours are
usually for studying, and another 6 are for classes. I guess we have one
of the nicest classroom buildings on campus. Other Elders
and Sisters refer to it as the Celestial building. I guess it just got
remodeled and we have top of the line technology and white boards unlike
other classroom buildings. ha. The rest of the day is usually meetings,
teaching investigators, and firesides, and then we get a half hour to
eat our meals but that time flies!
P-days are really nice! We get email time, and get to
go to the temple, and work out and have some free time. We still have 3
hours of class at night though.We found a hidden gym hardly anyone knows
about that is SO nice! Its like my outlet. They have awesome equipment
and weights, and they have huge flat screen TVs that play Mormon Messages and like the Joseph Smith movie etc. ha. So we are going to
start going there instead of the other gym that is just crazy full of
peeps. I mean elders and sisters. ha. We aren't ever allowed to refer to
anyone as peeps, dudes, or even guys. Its SO hard for me! ha ha. you
know how dude is my favorite word. Also you don't realize how much you
say the phrase "guys" referring to anyone until you come to the MTC.
Oh so something kind of cool!! I got asked to say the
closing prayer at the Thanksgiving Devotional on thanksgiving. In front
of thousands of missionaries!! Super nerve wracking, even though its
just a prayer! ha. The cool thing is though I get to sit up on the stand
which means I get to sit next to the apostle whoever ends up speaking
for that fireside! So i'm way stoked!!
Well that's all i can think of right now. Know i'm doing
good. Still have lots to learn, but every day gets a little better. I
know this is church is true!!! And I know our father in heaven loves us
all!! Hope all is well and I pray for all of you every day!!
Love,
Sister Turner
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