Ola
Familia!
I
love love, love, love being a missionary! The Church is true and I love being
here at the MTC. Thank you so much for all the letters and cards and the
occasional goodies. I am the luckiest sister missionary alive. My companions
are just wonderful and life is good here at the PROVO MTC. Mom, it sounds like you are being your good
young self. That stinks that you can’t
go jogging anymore, but at least you can still do some step stuff. I love that.
CONGRATS with the IRI stuff. Wow, you just must be the world greatest teacher
or something. I just think that you are super duper. I'm glad that you can head over to Cali for a little
while. That should sure be fun to hang out with your family. That picture of
Bridger just looks so darn cute. I wish I was there for Mother’s Day so that I
could squish his chubby little cheeks. I will not be able to call home for Mother’s Day per say, but I haven’t heard
any news from a visa, and I would therefore be getting a reassignment between
Friday and Tuesday. When we get the reassignment then I can call home and give
you the update. So if some strange Utah number is calling, don’t hang up.
I
hope that you guys are getting some rain. I have been really worried about
that. I have been praying like crazy for some rain for the crops this year. I love, love, love being
here! But every now and then think about counting seeds with Katie and the
gang. Aimee Washburn left on Sunday and I thought I would bawl. I have seen her
at least once a day and now she is all the way in Korea. We decided to meet
back up in about 17 months to count seeds together. Speaking of
Koreans.....Dad, the Koreans love me. I know how to recognize the Korean
writing on the missionary tags and every time I see on I call out the greeting
(I have no idea how to spell it in English). They are always stunned for a
moment and then call it back to me. They think it funny that I always say
Korean stuff to them and have a Spanish name badge. But a bunch of them
recognize me now and just say Hi to me anyway when they see me. It is pretty
funny, but I sure do love those Koreans.
Here
a little experience that I had a few days ago that really helped strengthen my
testimony about missionary work. We had just gotten done with Spanish class and
I was feeling really really sad because I couldn’t grasp this one concept at all. (For those who are wondering
it is SUBJUNCTIVE). I really was about to cry because everyone else completely
caught it and I had no idea what I was doing. Directly after this class we were
supposed to teach one of our investigators. I knew I wouldn’t be able to have the spirit with me when I was planning the
lesson to meet her needs. So I prayed to have my sadness and fear taken away so
that I could focus on the investigator (Nancy). It was amazing. I felt so
peaceful and so hopeful. It turned out to be one of the best lessons we have
ever given. I finally think that I know what it takes to be a good missionary
and to teach to people needs rather than just lessons. I am by no means good at
this, but I can see how it should go. And I was so grateful. Our other
investigator (Jorge) is really fun to work with. He is really skeptical and he
makes us really have to work before the lesson to make sure that we are really
prepped for the things that we are going to be teaching. He is tough and really makes us think and
pray, but it is a good thing and we love him a whole bunch.
I
saw Audrey Svedin yesterday! Get this, she is leaving before me! ha! Still that was so fun seeing her.
I
keep praying for my visa, but you know what? I don't mind as much anymore. I
know I was called to Peru for a reason, but if it doesn't come quickly then I
will be equally as happy with some time reassigned. I think that by praying in
faith that a visa will come is great, but also praying that I will come to love
the people that I will be teaching if reassigned. What an awesome opportunity
that is. I love the people of Peru so much already and just want to be there
real bad. But if I can't get there before my time is over here, that will be
such a great blessing. My testimony of the Gospel has grown so much. I love
waking up each morning and preparing to serve the Lord.
Matt
and Katie- good luck with the house hunting/ putting an offer on the house. I
hope that everything works out just right. Katie, pat Carter for me would you?
Tacos!!!
Dude, you're sooooo gooood for making your own corsage! You rock and wow that
was really awesome to have asked out an Andrus. They are always a bunch of fun.
Terry I hope that you are kicking all kinds of trash at track. Run fast and
break all kinds of records and stuff. :).
The
Church is true.
Love.
Hermana
Christensen
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