Hey family and friends! How are all of you doing? I for one hand
am having the time of my life!:) I do not have a first name anymore... haha but
that is okay I am loving it:)
Wednesday:
Probably one of the scariest days of my life!! My family dropped me off (they
cried, I cried) haha and I was off. My host was Sister Larsen she is just the
sweetest! She made me feel so comfortable! So she took me everywhere to get my
books, to get my name tag:) ah that was the best moment was putting my name tag
on!! Then I was off to meet my district and companion.
This is my sweet companion Sister Currier aka MTC Mama:) haha
she is 23 and takes care of me very well:)
We met our district and had PYP that night. That is when as a
big group of all new missionaries we meet some investigators (some real, some
fake) and ask them questions. It was a really cool experience:) I talked a lot,
more than I thought I would.. I guess it was just the spirit:)
Thursday:
I literally sat in class for about 9 hours this day. Luckily the classes were
good:) My teachers are awesome Brother Comb, and Brother Gardener
These are my cute roomies Sister Russ, Sister Wise, me, and
Sister Currier:) they make class not so boring:) WE ARE ALL GOING TO OHIO.
We met our branch president, President Towsey. He is just so
sweet! I love him! His counselors and their wives are amazing a well. We also
met with our Zone they are cool:)
Friday: We had to get up extra early this morning to do a
service project. Which basically consists of us cleaning the buildings but
that’s okay! I am here to serve right?:) Another like 7 hour day of being in
class but today we taught our first investigator- Matt. He is really just my
teacher acting like a man named Matt but hey that's okay:) We taught him the
first lesson he took a Book of Mormon and committed to be baptized! Well he
said he would think about it:) Good old Matt:) Sister Currier and I teach great
together I am getting more confident:)
Saturday: Again a lot of class but no worries I am learning a
lot:) I am finally starting to understand my purpose here:) Today we taught
Tracy and he is just great! We gave him a BOM and he committed to pray yay:) He
is so sweet! We had a meeting with President and I am now a Sister Training
Leader. I am in charge of all the Sisters coming in next week into our Zone:) I
feel so blessed that I get to be a leader to these new sisters!
Sunday: It was fast Sunday. So I had a long hungry day ahead of
me. But since it was fast Sunday we had mission conference! yay!!! The talks were
incredible the Presidency of the MTC and their wives speak on what I exactly
needed to hear! We had sacrament meeting and I bore my testimony:) This is the
only fast Sunday I will be in the MTC couldn't pass that up! That night we had
a great devotional, then we watched the most incredible talk I have ever seen.
Elder Bednar: Character of Christ. You can only see it in the MTC. Oh my
goodness was that talk a slap in the face, but the most loving slap in the face
you can get I guess:) He talked how Christ's Character is he turns outward when
the natural man would turn inward. He pretty much yelled at the missionaries
and said "GET OVER YOURSELVES, you are here to serve. Not only on the
mission but in your lives. Suck it up and get over yourself" All the elders
and sisters were taken back and it really motivated us to serve and to stop
thinking of ourselves.
Well, I didn't have the most exciting week for you guys to read
about but me living it, was one of the best weeks of my life. I am learning so
much and realizing my full potential. Thank you all so much for the love, and
support. I love you all so much!! I am so excited to get out into the field
next week and serve God's children, and bring them unto Christ.
Love-
Sister Slater
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| The name tags... ah:) |
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| Thank you all so much for the packages! The mean the world to me and make me feel not so forgotten:) |
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| Sister Russ and I with our Turbie Twister swag:) |
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| My cute zone! I love them! |
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| Sister Currier and I on our Sunday walk |
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| The District |
