February 16, 2012

HOLA FAMILIA!

whats up with everyone? thanks for all the letters and valentines boxes this week. its always the best hearing from you! so this week wasnt that exciting. just another week here at the MTC.

so last friday: i went to physical therapy with hermana pyle and SAM I MET YOUR SOULMATE THERE. no joke so there were a couple other companionships there. so i was waiting in the waiting room with other elders. let me tell you about this one, as in sams soulmate. so hes sitting there and stars talking to me and brings up how hes heard the orange juice at the MTC does funny stuff to you. he was like a week in i think. and i was like yeah i heard that too but me and my district one lunch period put it to the test so if it really messes you up like they say and none of us found anything wrong with it (thank goodness btdubs. i dont know what i was thinking even agreeing to try it.) so then hes like oh okayy so sister have you farted since youve been here at the mtc? (and hes like dead serious too. DEAD SERIOUS. and im just like huh? then he continues, like its okay if you have cause i totally have since ive gotten here. im like so taken aback by this. (looking back i cant figure out why i was so shocked at this but i was) he was talking so loud, everyone in the pt office is starting at us. and im like elder did you really just ask a girl that in public where everyone can hear........and hes like oh my gosh your right im so sorry. he then proceedes to lean in and whispers "so have you farted since youve been here at the MTC".................................................................. SAM HES PERFECT FOR YOU.

saturday morning we had TRC which i love. LOVE. even though they are members, there is something SO much better about teaching real people rather than teaching your teachers role playing as investigators. the people that volunteer here are seriously the sweetest people ever. hna. lucero and i taught about the importance of going to church and how to better prepare yourself to receive releavtion while at church.

monday: all my roomies left ( minus hna. pyle who is still here delayed due to her knee.) but i was so sad to see them all go! they were like the funnest girls ever and i just hate saying goodbye to people. (dont worry lush your still my number one and will always be my number one roomie!) ive counted here since being at the MTC and so far ive gone through 13 roomies. that have come and gone and come. thirteen. and monday night is the night me and hna. lucero teach a progressing investigator in the TRC. saturday mornings in the trc we teach member volunteers. and then monday nights is different. what they do is hire a native spanish speaker which could be a member or non member we dont know (i havent been able to figure out with mine yet) but they hire these native and no matter member or nonmember they take on the role as a nonmember and they give you a situation of how they came to be your investigator then you teach them. so our investigators name is ivellesse. im almost positive thats not how to spell it but aint no thang, aint no thang. but this lesson was the COOLEST lesson ive ever been in yet i think. i think it was this first time i could actually feel the lord working through me to help this lady. a few times being here ive been asked THE MOST ridiculous questions that i cant answer even in english...... uhhhhhhh ill just sit there "no se......" and she askes this question and then instantly the lord just takes over and i go. then topped the lesson with reciting the first vision where i actually reffered to christ as a son this time not a daughter. it was AWESOME. loved it.

wednesday: so the time has come ladies and gentlemen where i, michael ann, have revcieved a legit companion. hna. pyles second district officially all left and she joined my district. no naturally being the only hermana she automatically becomes my companion. im not going to lie to anyone and not to be dramatic or anything i thought my life was over. that last freedom i had was instantly stripped away from me. but after spending the day with her it wasnt that bad. not complete heck like i thought. its kinda nice. like now when we hear you need to love your companion i have someone to love or when our teacher tells us k now practice this with your companion i have someone to practice with and someone to set goals with. and yeah its still super annoying to not be able to go to the bathroom by yourself when its litterally 10 steps outside of the classroom. but all in all its not bad! also i had two new girsl move into my room last night. they are nice. i realized that im leaving the MTC the same time as they are and then it hit me how little time i have left here and that im actually going to be sad when i leave here. i dont want to leave the MTC!

thursday: temple, wrote letters, the USuAl. my favorite hours of the week are the hours today that i get to wear pants. im realizing michael ann and skirts dont go well together. i havent figured out how to be a lady in them yet and havent figured out the fact that you have to keep your legs closed when you sit or that they can ride up. my bad.

WElLLLLLLLL I MIss s you aALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! thanks for being awesome and for your support. love you! misss you!!!!!!!!!!

LES QUIERO.

love, miguelita <33333333333333333333