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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Spanish is COMING...I'm learning patience!
"THE MOM" IS STILL LEARNING TO BLOG and can't figure out how to keep it all in the right margins! Photos to come later today. HELP! I need somebody! ;) ~Pam
Hello all!
I'm just starting "Week 3" here at the MTC! They count the 3 days that I got here as week one, so technically it's week 3. But it's only been 2 weeks that I've been here. :) I'm loving it. Everything here is busy and crazy and there is no spare time at all, so it's great but P-Days are something that we really look forward to around here. :) The new Hermana's in our district said this morning that last night was like Christmas Eve, because it's just a very exciting day. And we told them that the day is about as fast a Christmas too, so use every minute wisely! :P
I had a little thought the other day that I wanted to share. So in August, I started my first day of college. That day was the first time I had ever picked up a pencil to actually draw... I was scared to death. I spent 3 hours drawing a tea pot, and it didn't even really look like the tea pot I was trying to draw... So I was discouraged for a little bit, but I went back 2 days later and tried again. By the end of this school year, I could draw something that resembled a human face, which was a HUGE improvement for me. I never thought that day would come that I could draw semi-well. So I was thinking about that as I got discouraged in class the other day. Taking drawing has thus far been the hardest, most ambitious thing that I've done. Now, I can say that learning a language is by far the hardest thing I've done. But I just have to wake up each day, pick up that pencil, and continue to improve. Hopefully by the end of my mission I can speak a language that sounds semi like Spanish. :) And I know that day will come!! Which is such a testimony builder for me and I am so so grateful. I know I could not do this alone. The Spanish is coming along, it is just slower than I wish it was. Yesterday, we had the opportunity to go to something called the TRC (teaching resource center) where we get to talk to members for 20 minutes, get to know them, and leave them with a short message. It was so much fun! They were very patient with our choppy Spanish, but it was so great to have a semi-conversation with a native speaker. Hermana Heslop and I really loved having that experience. And we get to do it once a week! So that should be a lot of fun. :)
We also have two new "investigators" named Pedro and Victor. We haven't had the chance to teach Pedro yet, but we got to teach Victor on Monday. It was such a heavy experience. Victor is a dad/husband that only has a job on the weekends, is looking to find more work to support his family, and he is just a very sad person. It was hard because whatever we said to him or asked him, he would give one word answers and acted like he didn't want us to be there. Our next lesson we are going to talk more about happiness and prayer, so I hope that it will go better. It's harder I think to know that's how some people will be in Chile... I'm excited to share the gospel with them, and hopefully they can accept it and become truly converted to see the happiness that it can bring them.
Last week I didn't get to say much about my teachers, or my district, or my zone, etc. So I'm going to do that today! :) We have 2 main teachers, Hermanos Lounsberry and Staples. (Hermano Lounsberry was Matias ps... :)) One teaches half of the day and the other one teaches the other half of the day. They're both great! They try to speak to us in Spanish all the time, which sometimes is a little slower for us to understand, but I can mostly understand what they're saying all the time now! I know that they aren't speaking as fast as they normally would, so that'll be an adjustment once I'm gone, but it'll come. :) I love my district!! We have all the different personalities possible, but it makes it fun and we all get along so well. They boys are so goofy. Sometimes I forget that they're only 18 and 19, but other times it's hard to forget. They put our purifying water bottles to "the test" this week. It was disgusting. But they work! Yich. I honestly I am still grossed out by that one. And I will just leave it at that. :) Elder Funaro is the only other one in our zone (and I swear the whole MTC) that's going to Antofagasta. I hear different missions in Chile all the time, but I have yet to meet another going to Anto. :P
Lotssss of love! :D XOXOXO
-Kristen
P.S. Can you please send Grandma and Grandpa's address? That would be fantastic. :D
Hello all!
I'm just starting "Week 3" here at the MTC! They count the 3 days that I got here as week one, so technically it's week 3. But it's only been 2 weeks that I've been here. :) I'm loving it. Everything here is busy and crazy and there is no spare time at all, so it's great but P-Days are something that we really look forward to around here. :) The new Hermana's in our district said this morning that last night was like Christmas Eve, because it's just a very exciting day. And we told them that the day is about as fast a Christmas too, so use every minute wisely! :P
I had a little thought the other day that I wanted to share. So in August, I started my first day of college. That day was the first time I had ever picked up a pencil to actually draw... I was scared to death. I spent 3 hours drawing a tea pot, and it didn't even really look like the tea pot I was trying to draw... So I was discouraged for a little bit, but I went back 2 days later and tried again. By the end of this school year, I could draw something that resembled a human face, which was a HUGE improvement for me. I never thought that day would come that I could draw semi-well. So I was thinking about that as I got discouraged in class the other day. Taking drawing has thus far been the hardest, most ambitious thing that I've done. Now, I can say that learning a language is by far the hardest thing I've done. But I just have to wake up each day, pick up that pencil, and continue to improve. Hopefully by the end of my mission I can speak a language that sounds semi like Spanish. :) And I know that day will come!! Which is such a testimony builder for me and I am so so grateful. I know I could not do this alone. The Spanish is coming along, it is just slower than I wish it was. Yesterday, we had the opportunity to go to something called the TRC (teaching resource center) where we get to talk to members for 20 minutes, get to know them, and leave them with a short message. It was so much fun! They were very patient with our choppy Spanish, but it was so great to have a semi-conversation with a native speaker. Hermana Heslop and I really loved having that experience. And we get to do it once a week! So that should be a lot of fun. :)
We also have two new "investigators" named Pedro and Victor. We haven't had the chance to teach Pedro yet, but we got to teach Victor on Monday. It was such a heavy experience. Victor is a dad/husband that only has a job on the weekends, is looking to find more work to support his family, and he is just a very sad person. It was hard because whatever we said to him or asked him, he would give one word answers and acted like he didn't want us to be there. Our next lesson we are going to talk more about happiness and prayer, so I hope that it will go better. It's harder I think to know that's how some people will be in Chile... I'm excited to share the gospel with them, and hopefully they can accept it and become truly converted to see the happiness that it can bring them.
Last week I didn't get to say much about my teachers, or my district, or my zone, etc. So I'm going to do that today! :) We have 2 main teachers, Hermanos Lounsberry and Staples. (Hermano Lounsberry was Matias ps... :)) One teaches half of the day and the other one teaches the other half of the day. They're both great! They try to speak to us in Spanish all the time, which sometimes is a little slower for us to understand, but I can mostly understand what they're saying all the time now! I know that they aren't speaking as fast as they normally would, so that'll be an adjustment once I'm gone, but it'll come. :) I love my district!! We have all the different personalities possible, but it makes it fun and we all get along so well. They boys are so goofy. Sometimes I forget that they're only 18 and 19, but other times it's hard to forget. They put our purifying water bottles to "the test" this week. It was disgusting. But they work! Yich. I honestly I am still grossed out by that one. And I will just leave it at that. :) Elder Funaro is the only other one in our zone (and I swear the whole MTC) that's going to Antofagasta. I hear different missions in Chile all the time, but I have yet to meet another going to Anto. :P
Also, random little side note, I've been looking so hard for Elder Willmore that got here last week and I haven't been able to find him! I have an Elder Jackson in my district that was roommates with Matt Fitzgerald and Jacob. Small world. :) There is one other district that's been here longer than us and they leave on Tuesday. They all went to Vegas and Boise last week to get their visas so they're actually leaving! (They're all headed to Mexico City Northwest, Kyle!) And our branch presidency is also fantastic. :) I didn't say much last week, but I am so so grateful to have a couple familiar faces a couple times a week when I get to see President and Sister Caywood. Megan wrote and said how much of a miracle it is to have them as my presidents, and I have to say it truly is. The Lord works in mysterious ways. :)
Last night we had the chance to hear from Elder Nash of the Seventy. It was such an inspiring talk! It was one of those powerful, "go gettum" talks. He talked a lot about the Doctrine of Christ, and focused on the Atonement. He said, "The Atonement is the hinge on which all eternity swings." How true that is! I never thought of it like that before. At the beginning of his talk, he had us raise our hands to show what different continents we were going to. I thought that there would be a ton for South and Central America, but the most hands went up for Asia!! I would say about 1/3 to 1/2 of the hands were up for Asia. It was crazy! There was a buzz of excitement with that one. The work is hastening very quickly, and it is fun to be here in the middle of it. One of the other things he said that hit me pretty hard was when he read 3 Nephi 27: 13-19. He said, "The Father sent [His Son], and he knew he would be obedient and do his will. Is it any different for us? Submit your will to the will of the Father. If you're too tired to get up, you get up anyway. If you're too hot to keep working, you keep working anyway. If you'd rather take a nap than study, you study anyway. Miracles will come." That was one of those "WOW" moments. It is hard to get up every morning, but on Sunday we had a speaker for Devotional (Mary Ellen Edmunds) and she encouraged us to wake up every morning and re-accept our mission calls every morning. That honestly has helped me keep the best attitude. It makes me remember why I'm here and also that there are people that I promised in our pre-mortal life that I need to go find and keep that promise. It just makes me so excited! :D Love life. :)
And I have my notes from Elder Nelson, so I'll share a few of those with you (thanks Dad for reminding me! :)) The first two are from Sister Nelson:
That's about it for this week! We're finally getting into the swing of things, so it's nice to have a set schedule and study as much as possible. I just have to remember I wasn't meant to learn a whole language in 2 weeks. I've learned a lot, but I have a long way to go. :) Patience and diligence is key. :)
Love you all! Thanks for your love and support and letters! :)The church is true!!!
Much love,
Hermana Tuft
Last night we had the chance to hear from Elder Nash of the Seventy. It was such an inspiring talk! It was one of those powerful, "go gettum" talks. He talked a lot about the Doctrine of Christ, and focused on the Atonement. He said, "The Atonement is the hinge on which all eternity swings." How true that is! I never thought of it like that before. At the beginning of his talk, he had us raise our hands to show what different continents we were going to. I thought that there would be a ton for South and Central America, but the most hands went up for Asia!! I would say about 1/3 to 1/2 of the hands were up for Asia. It was crazy! There was a buzz of excitement with that one. The work is hastening very quickly, and it is fun to be here in the middle of it. One of the other things he said that hit me pretty hard was when he read 3 Nephi 27: 13-19. He said, "The Father sent [His Son], and he knew he would be obedient and do his will. Is it any different for us? Submit your will to the will of the Father. If you're too tired to get up, you get up anyway. If you're too hot to keep working, you keep working anyway. If you'd rather take a nap than study, you study anyway. Miracles will come." That was one of those "WOW" moments. It is hard to get up every morning, but on Sunday we had a speaker for Devotional (Mary Ellen Edmunds) and she encouraged us to wake up every morning and re-accept our mission calls every morning. That honestly has helped me keep the best attitude. It makes me remember why I'm here and also that there are people that I promised in our pre-mortal life that I need to go find and keep that promise. It just makes me so excited! :D Love life. :)
And I have my notes from Elder Nelson, so I'll share a few of those with you (thanks Dad for reminding me! :)) The first two are from Sister Nelson:
- "Pray to be led to the people whose ancestors are praying for you! We will then be helping those ancestors in turn by getting their work done.”
- "Tune out the world. We have to realize that one; they're more alive than we are. Two, they are eager to receive their ordinances vicariously, and three this church is the only church with the power and authority to perform these ordinances."
- "You are baptizing to help them qualify for exaltation, not just to bring them into the church.
- "[This earth] is not a place to rest; if we wanted to rest, why bother with mortality?”
- "Having character is better than being one."
That's about it for this week! We're finally getting into the swing of things, so it's nice to have a set schedule and study as much as possible. I just have to remember I wasn't meant to learn a whole language in 2 weeks. I've learned a lot, but I have a long way to go. :) Patience and diligence is key. :)
Love you all! Thanks for your love and support and letters! :)The church is true!!!
Much love,
Hermana Tuft
To the Family:
Oh how I miss you all!! :D Congrats Spencer on your choir award!! That is so awesome, I wish I would have taken the time to hear your song before I left. You better keep singing so you can sing to me when you get home. :) I loved getting the family pictures! They look so good! :D I realized last night as I was bearing my testimony how much I missed you all, but these 18 months will just fly by. The past 2 weeks definitely have! It works better if I just write you all back snail mail style for now, we'll see what'll work best in Chile, but for now I'll just keep writing that way. :) I'm so sad to hear about Sister Monson. They didn't even tell us here! I thought that that might be news they should share... Oh well. We all found out one way or another. :P And crazy tornadoes!! That's nuts. It's good to hear about things going on in the world. And are they really trying to impeach Obama, or is that just rumor...? If possible, can you send me the weather for the week...? I really miss not knowing the weather. :) I hope your dress turns out well Lindsay! I'd love to see a picture when it's done. :) Mom, it depends on when our DL, Elder Noe, gets our mail. The mail room closes as 7, so if he gets it after dinner than I won't get it until the next morning, so it all just depends. But for the most part I get them the same day! Thank you! :) The whole zone says you're the best mom ever. And I agree. :D Dad, one more thing I wanted to share that Elder Nelson said is that we are never alone. Our ancestors are constantly with us. e said something that might give us comfort is that we can pray and ask Heavenly Father to send us specific people, or specific attributes to help us in our lives. When he said that I thought of Peter. I think he is with you more than you think, just helping you find everything and helping everything work together so smoothly. Have you heard anything else from Jack? I'd love to be updated every once and a while on how things are going. :)
I've got to get off now, but I'm going to try to send pictures again. Let's hope it works! I'm going to send it in a different email this time... If not I'm just sending my card home. :P I'd love it if you kept your eye out for a lightweight robe, Mom! Just one kinda like what you wear around sometimes. That would be fantastic. :) Thanks for the sun burn stuff, I didn't get a chance to read the whole label, but it looks great! And the picture made me laugh. :P I'll be talking to you all soon!!
Oh how I miss you all!! :D Congrats Spencer on your choir award!! That is so awesome, I wish I would have taken the time to hear your song before I left. You better keep singing so you can sing to me when you get home. :) I loved getting the family pictures! They look so good! :D I realized last night as I was bearing my testimony how much I missed you all, but these 18 months will just fly by. The past 2 weeks definitely have! It works better if I just write you all back snail mail style for now, we'll see what'll work best in Chile, but for now I'll just keep writing that way. :) I'm so sad to hear about Sister Monson. They didn't even tell us here! I thought that that might be news they should share... Oh well. We all found out one way or another. :P And crazy tornadoes!! That's nuts. It's good to hear about things going on in the world. And are they really trying to impeach Obama, or is that just rumor...? If possible, can you send me the weather for the week...? I really miss not knowing the weather. :) I hope your dress turns out well Lindsay! I'd love to see a picture when it's done. :) Mom, it depends on when our DL, Elder Noe, gets our mail. The mail room closes as 7, so if he gets it after dinner than I won't get it until the next morning, so it all just depends. But for the most part I get them the same day! Thank you! :) The whole zone says you're the best mom ever. And I agree. :D Dad, one more thing I wanted to share that Elder Nelson said is that we are never alone. Our ancestors are constantly with us. e said something that might give us comfort is that we can pray and ask Heavenly Father to send us specific people, or specific attributes to help us in our lives. When he said that I thought of Peter. I think he is with you more than you think, just helping you find everything and helping everything work together so smoothly. Have you heard anything else from Jack? I'd love to be updated every once and a while on how things are going. :)
I've got to get off now, but I'm going to try to send pictures again. Let's hope it works! I'm going to send it in a different email this time... If not I'm just sending my card home. :P I'd love it if you kept your eye out for a lightweight robe, Mom! Just one kinda like what you wear around sometimes. That would be fantastic. :) Thanks for the sun burn stuff, I didn't get a chance to read the whole label, but it looks great! And the picture made me laugh. :P I'll be talking to you all soon!!
Lotssss of love! :D XOXOXO
-Kristen
P.S. Can you please send Grandma and Grandpa's address? That would be fantastic. :D
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Kristen's FIRST LETTER!
Hola everyone!!
I have so much to say and not too long to say it so I better get started!! And just a major disclaimer....I forgot my notebook with everthing I was going to write about.... So if I forget things I am SO sorry, and if I don't answer questions, I'll just have to write you back individually.... Sorry!! I won't forget it next week. :) The MTC is absolutely fantastic!! It has been such a whirlwind of things going on in the past week. It's been by FAR the busiest week of my life. Busy, but great. :) I've been learning so much every day. I can give a choppy prayer and bear my testimony in Spanish already, and Hermana Heslop and I taught our first investigator on Friday, and committed him to baptism yesterday!! (He's not a real investigator....but it's good practice.... :)) So yesterday was a very happy day. On Monday I had a little moment.... One of the elders from our district went home like 5 minutes before we were going to teach Matías, so that distracted me during the lesson and I just started crying after because I thought, "How in the world am I supposed to teach people in a different language about the gospel of Jesus Christ?" But then Hermana Heslop helped me to refocus and I'm doing great. :) I talked to Hermana Quezada later that night, and she said the sooner you have that realization the better because I have learned to rely more on the Lord and His timing. He knows what I am capable of better than I do. :) One of our teachers (we have like 5 or 6 right now because we only have 2 districts, but we're getting another one today) told us that we aren't here to learn how to speak Spanish, but we're here to learn how to teach the Gospel and Docterine of Christ in Spanish. And also to learn how to rely on the Holy Chost for guidance and inspiration.
Last night was also great!! We had our Tuesday night devotional and Elder Nelson and his wife came! The one thing that was really emphasized was family history and how important it is to this work. We have angels round about us, and those angels are our ancestors, and the ancestors of the people we will teach. And something I never realized before was that we can ask for their help! We can ask for specific people to be with us, or people with specific attributes that we need at that time. He said it a lot better....sorry. :) Sunday, we had the opportunity to hear Sister Janice Kapp Perry speak to us in Relief Society. She is an amazing person. We were all crying the whole time almost.... She is writing a new album for sister missionaries and she had us sing a brand new song; it's never been sung!! It goes to the tune of As Sisters in Zion (which she also wrote) and it's called As Sisters of Zion. It talks about how we will go forth with the armies of Helaman and we're stronger than ever before. It's a great song, keep your eyes peeled. :)
Hermana Heslop and I were made Sister Training Leaders in our zone on Sunday. We just help and serve the other sisters in our zone, and report back to President Traer Caywood of any problems or progress, etc. Kinda just like a zone leader for sisters in a way... And we get 5 new hermanas tonight so we're really excited! We have two districts of all elders (but one left yesterday) and 5 elders and 4 sisters in our district. So we're excited to have 9 sisters! :) A member of the MTC presidency told us this week that we're aproaching 48% sisters at the MTC! Crazy!! And by the end of May they'll open up the new campus over at Raintree and Wyview. I have a lot of other stats to give to you all....but they're in my notebook at my apartment.... :) It's an exciting time to be here!
Last week was overwhelming at times, but we had lots of help. One of these forms of help was Hermana Lybbert. She is a sister in our district that was left behind because her whole district got reassigned, except for her. She was supposed to go to Argentina last week, but she didn't get her visa. So she stayed behind and was a "solo sister" until Wednesday when we got here. She helped us so much!! She left on Tuesday morning at 3:30 am to Santa Rosa, CA until her visa comes, but honestly without all of her help and encouragement it would have been a scary few days.... She's amazing. :)
Hermana Heslop!! She's absolutely great. :) She's very helpful and keeps me going and we work so well together! She's from Draper and is the oldest of 3 kids. She loves to run and exercise, which is great because it's whipping me into shape, but I feel bad for her because she has to go slower with me... :) And she has long legs so it's probably extra slow... :P But she never complains or gets upset so for that I'm very grateful!
Congrats on your call Brookie!! I'm so excite for you!! :D We'll be South American buddies together!! :) And Happy Birthday to Ashley, Summer, and Britney!! Aaand happy 6 months to little Audrey and Megan & Tom's anniversary. :) Aaand Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing mom's in my life, especially my Mom. LOVE YOU!! :D
I saw Hermana Quezada right after I got my nametags!! She wasn't supposed to go out to the curb because her district wasn't hosting, so she followed the rules and stayed inside.... But then Hermana Barnes walked up two seconds later and we all got a picture together so that was fun!! I've seen so many friends here, it's so great. Hermana Quezada flew out yesterday so she's in Cali now!
I have so much to say and not too long to say it so I better get started!! And just a major disclaimer....I forgot my notebook with everthing I was going to write about.... So if I forget things I am SO sorry, and if I don't answer questions, I'll just have to write you back individually.... Sorry!! I won't forget it next week. :) The MTC is absolutely fantastic!! It has been such a whirlwind of things going on in the past week. It's been by FAR the busiest week of my life. Busy, but great. :) I've been learning so much every day. I can give a choppy prayer and bear my testimony in Spanish already, and Hermana Heslop and I taught our first investigator on Friday, and committed him to baptism yesterday!! (He's not a real investigator....but it's good practice.... :)) So yesterday was a very happy day. On Monday I had a little moment.... One of the elders from our district went home like 5 minutes before we were going to teach Matías, so that distracted me during the lesson and I just started crying after because I thought, "How in the world am I supposed to teach people in a different language about the gospel of Jesus Christ?" But then Hermana Heslop helped me to refocus and I'm doing great. :) I talked to Hermana Quezada later that night, and she said the sooner you have that realization the better because I have learned to rely more on the Lord and His timing. He knows what I am capable of better than I do. :) One of our teachers (we have like 5 or 6 right now because we only have 2 districts, but we're getting another one today) told us that we aren't here to learn how to speak Spanish, but we're here to learn how to teach the Gospel and Docterine of Christ in Spanish. And also to learn how to rely on the Holy Chost for guidance and inspiration.
Last night was also great!! We had our Tuesday night devotional and Elder Nelson and his wife came! The one thing that was really emphasized was family history and how important it is to this work. We have angels round about us, and those angels are our ancestors, and the ancestors of the people we will teach. And something I never realized before was that we can ask for their help! We can ask for specific people to be with us, or people with specific attributes that we need at that time. He said it a lot better....sorry. :) Sunday, we had the opportunity to hear Sister Janice Kapp Perry speak to us in Relief Society. She is an amazing person. We were all crying the whole time almost.... She is writing a new album for sister missionaries and she had us sing a brand new song; it's never been sung!! It goes to the tune of As Sisters in Zion (which she also wrote) and it's called As Sisters of Zion. It talks about how we will go forth with the armies of Helaman and we're stronger than ever before. It's a great song, keep your eyes peeled. :)
Hermana Heslop and I were made Sister Training Leaders in our zone on Sunday. We just help and serve the other sisters in our zone, and report back to President Traer Caywood of any problems or progress, etc. Kinda just like a zone leader for sisters in a way... And we get 5 new hermanas tonight so we're really excited! We have two districts of all elders (but one left yesterday) and 5 elders and 4 sisters in our district. So we're excited to have 9 sisters! :) A member of the MTC presidency told us this week that we're aproaching 48% sisters at the MTC! Crazy!! And by the end of May they'll open up the new campus over at Raintree and Wyview. I have a lot of other stats to give to you all....but they're in my notebook at my apartment.... :) It's an exciting time to be here!
Last week was overwhelming at times, but we had lots of help. One of these forms of help was Hermana Lybbert. She is a sister in our district that was left behind because her whole district got reassigned, except for her. She was supposed to go to Argentina last week, but she didn't get her visa. So she stayed behind and was a "solo sister" until Wednesday when we got here. She helped us so much!! She left on Tuesday morning at 3:30 am to Santa Rosa, CA until her visa comes, but honestly without all of her help and encouragement it would have been a scary few days.... She's amazing. :)
Hermana Heslop!! She's absolutely great. :) She's very helpful and keeps me going and we work so well together! She's from Draper and is the oldest of 3 kids. She loves to run and exercise, which is great because it's whipping me into shape, but I feel bad for her because she has to go slower with me... :) And she has long legs so it's probably extra slow... :P But she never complains or gets upset so for that I'm very grateful!
Congrats on your call Brookie!! I'm so excite for you!! :D We'll be South American buddies together!! :) And Happy Birthday to Ashley, Summer, and Britney!! Aaand happy 6 months to little Audrey and Megan & Tom's anniversary. :) Aaand Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing mom's in my life, especially my Mom. LOVE YOU!! :D
I saw Hermana Quezada right after I got my nametags!! She wasn't supposed to go out to the curb because her district wasn't hosting, so she followed the rules and stayed inside.... But then Hermana Barnes walked up two seconds later and we all got a picture together so that was fun!! I've seen so many friends here, it's so great. Hermana Quezada flew out yesterday so she's in Cali now!
That's all I can remember to write right now, if I'm forgetting anything I'll just include it in the next letter! We get to go to the temple this afternoon and then welcome the new district later tonight! It's very exciting. :)
The pictures are of our zone, and thank you so much Mom for sending the bread and jam!! That brightened everyone's day and tasted so good to have something homemade instead of out of the cafeteria.... Not like it's bad food, it's just like eating Legacy House food for every meal which is no bueno.... :)
Lots and lots of love,
Hermana Tuft
The pictures are of our zone, and thank you so much Mom for sending the bread and jam!! That brightened everyone's day and tasted so good to have something homemade instead of out of the cafeteria.... Not like it's bad food, it's just like eating Legacy House food for every meal which is no bueno.... :)
Lots and lots of love,
Hermana Tuft
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
One Day More!!
Yes, I am listening to the Les Mis soundtrack, just getting in my few last hurrahs! And guess whaaatttt:
Friday, May 3, 2013
I Love to See the Temple.
Today I had the opportunity to go to the Manti Temple with
my parents! It always amazes me how much one can learn in the temple; I am
always reminded of my Heavenly Father’s love for me and for each of His
children. It hit me today that after
living in Utah my whole life I haven’t fully realized the blessing it is that
we have so many temples around us.
In February, I went from Logan to St. George in 6
hours. In that time, my roommates and I
drove past 9 dedicated temples, 2 in the making, and one more announced at
General Conference last month. Let’s
just get that straight; 12 temples. In 6
hours. I realized then, and again today,
how blessed I am to live so close to
the so many places of peace and
refuge and love. In the midst of the
chaos of the world, we can go into the Lord’s house for a time and we can go back as much as we
want!
There is so much I can say about temples, but for now I
think it’s sufficient to say… GO. Go to the temple and you will learn the
things that Heavenly Father wants you to learn, rather than me going on and on
about what I have learned. Make it a
priority. Go as much as possible. Have a love affair with the temple. :)
And while we’re on the topic, I would like to thank my
parents sooo much for teaching me to
make it a priority. They have been such
wonderful examples to me my whole life and I love them so much. I can’t wait for the day that I can be sealed
to my eternal companion and live happily
ever after. Forever. But for now the journey between my once upon a time and happily ever
after is in full throttle and I’m absolutely loving it and guess what……?
:D :D :D 5 days!!! :D :D :D
Monday, April 29, 2013
Resolve.
9 DAYS!!!! Here's a little inspirational quote for the day:
When President Hugh B Brown spoke to the missionaries in the New England Mission, he told how Pres. David O. McKay was touched when he thought of the missionaries preparing the way for the Second Coming....
"I met with President McKay, Friday of this week, in his room. And he asked me if I would extend to you his love and blessing and his gratitude. And his voice broke as he said, 'Brother Brown, when I think there are 12,000 young men out teaching what you and I taught a half-century ago, and when I think of the accomplishments of these young people, I cannot but believe that God is shortening his work and that the final days are upon us. And that some young people, now living, will be instruments in [the] great work to be done in anticipation of and participation in those final wind-up scenes.'
I think you men and women are chosen, not only that, I think you were held back from coming into the world until the time when your particular type of young people would be needed.
I call upon you young men and women to resolve irrevocably today that you will continue true to the truth while you live on the earth. First, because you were called and sent here from the other side. Second, because inspiration is coming into your lives as you go about teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ." (New England Prophet [New England States Mission Publication, Jan 1964])
When President Hugh B Brown spoke to the missionaries in the New England Mission, he told how Pres. David O. McKay was touched when he thought of the missionaries preparing the way for the Second Coming....
"I met with President McKay, Friday of this week, in his room. And he asked me if I would extend to you his love and blessing and his gratitude. And his voice broke as he said, 'Brother Brown, when I think there are 12,000 young men out teaching what you and I taught a half-century ago, and when I think of the accomplishments of these young people, I cannot but believe that God is shortening his work and that the final days are upon us. And that some young people, now living, will be instruments in [the] great work to be done in anticipation of and participation in those final wind-up scenes.'
I think you men and women are chosen, not only that, I think you were held back from coming into the world until the time when your particular type of young people would be needed.
I call upon you young men and women to resolve irrevocably today that you will continue true to the truth while you live on the earth. First, because you were called and sent here from the other side. Second, because inspiration is coming into your lives as you go about teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ." (New England Prophet [New England States Mission Publication, Jan 1964])
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