Happy Monday/ President's Day!
How was your week?! I hope it was a good one. I know it was for my
family; they were in Orlando all week and judging from the pictures they had a
blast. No more vacations while I'm gone, please :). So yeah I'm pretty
jealous....but I know this is where I need to be right now!
Best part of the week: A cute senior couple sought me out on
Thursday. (Senior couples are older missionaries that serve, usually after they
retire.) Motra and Elder Collins are their names. They have been called to the
Adriatic South mission as well. Motra Lyng and I had dinner with them a few
times this week and taught them some basic Albanian because they were only
assigned to be in the MTC for one week. Motra Collins gave us pink earrings for
Valentine's day which was SO nice! They left for Albania today. I cannot wait
to see them on the field. They said we are like their grandchildren <3.
Another highlight was that I got to go to Salt Lake City on Friday!
All of the foreigners and their companions were invited, so Motra Lyng was my
ticket to go haha. It felt pretty weird (and cool) to be out of the MTC bubble
with my name tag on. We took a shuttle, train, and a trolley to get to temple
square and everyone was really chatty with us. One couple asked for a picture
with Motra Lyng and I which I thought was pretty funny. "They're REAL
missionaries!" It kinda hit me right then that I'm a "real"
missionary now, representing Christ all the time since his name is always over
my heart. I have big shoes to fill. I will never fill the shoes, but I can try
as hard as I can :).
This week I focused my scripture studies on Christ's teachings. This
was one of my favorites - "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it:
and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it." - Matthew
16:25. Love this. So powerful!
Love you all,
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