Mi Familia!

 

Week 2 has officially ended and I have a lot to say and only a few minutes to type so hold on.

 

Items of business:

1) I have my travel plans. I fly to Guatemala in a week. You might be able to get a phone call from me so please send me the number you would like me to call you on in a Dear Elder. Also, if I could get my green shirt mailed to me quickly that would be amazing.

 

2)Thank you for your letters. I love them. Just so you know, Dear Elder is amazing. If you write to me I will get the letter the same day and it is freeeee!!! Also, Hermano y hermanas, I would love to hear from you personally.

 

3) Congratatualtions to everyone. It sounds like you guys are doing awesome.

 

Okay, on to the carne of the email. Here at the MTC they try to encourage the sisters to observe what has been termed "quiet dignity." While I try my best, I do not always meet this standard. Below are some examples.

 

1) While playing volleyball I got a little excited when the other team set me up with the ball right on the net. I slammed it as hard as I could and did a little bit of trash talking. Later that day, the Elder that was playing the net came and showed me his hand and I had jammed his pinky and it was swollen and bruised. The Elder? You guessed it, Elder Fuimaono.

 

2) I dropped my tray in the cafeteria and broke to plates. I now know where there is a "no cheering when plates break in the cafeteria'' rule.

 

3) Hermana Pearson and I have a lot of fun together and one day this resulted in a race to the showers. In flip flops. On wet tile. You can imagine the scene we made.

 

4) On Sunday we get to watch a church movie and this week the movie was Legacy. Before the film started, we were warned that there were romantic scenes and we were not to make in catcalls when they came up. So when the mushy parts came along, the whole gym exploded into a loud shushing sound. 19 year old boys are awesome.

 

5) The Elders wrote all of our names on the whiteboard in our classroom and the a at the end of one of the Hermanas got erased so we are now the Hermans.

 

Okay, onto the more important things.

 

We got all new teachers this week, and one of them is Hermano Jarman. Jp he served with you in Spain and was wondering if you remember him. He is an amazing teacher and although my spanish is still nasty, I feel like I am learning a lot, and I feel the Lord's hand in my life. This week as I was studying committments it all clicked for me and I realized that when we show the Lord we are committed by making a plan and taking action, we open ourselves up to recieve his help. I testify that this principle applies to all aspects of life whether it be learning Spanish, praying about the Book of Mormon, or learning to love someone. The Lord blesses those who commit themselves.

This week I also really got hit with the humility stick. I don't have time to relate the whole story, but I will say this, I have learned that I must come to trust in the converting power of the gospel and Holy Ghost. A lot of the time I think I was scared to share the gospel because I didn't know how to entice or convince others to accept it, but the truth of the matter is that the gospel is true and because of that, those who take the action that the Lord has lined out in the scriptures, will feel of its truthfulness and be converted. (Proverbs 3:5-6).

 

Well family, I love you and am so grateful for your support. Yo se que Dios ama familias y el quiere nuestro familia recibir paz y gozo en esta vida. El evangelio bendice f amilias. Jesucristo es el Salvador.

 

I love you all!

Hermana Manning