More MTC

April 22, 2013

A few days after the first email and pictures we received a letter from Sister Lewis in the mail. She had to wait for a computer on P-Day so she had started writing this letter first. It has a lot more details!

Dear family,

My week at the MTC has been crazy! My companion, Sister Landeen, is awesome! She's from Riverton, Utah. She likes basketball and lots of other sports. 

So, I want to tell you so much, but I don't have a lot of time. I'll tell you about the first day though! When grandma & grandpa dropped me off at the MTC, there was another sister that had gotten there late as well. So the check in people were like, "Okay, you can be temporary companions!" She had the cutest accent ever. Her name was Sister Mims and she was from Texas. So it made me feel a little more comfortable to have someone else who was late.

This week I've seen so many people I know! The first day, I saw Sister Grigg and it was super funny because we were in the bathroom and she was washing her hands. She turned around to grab a paper towel when she saw me and cried out, "NO WAY!" So that was fun. 

I have also seen Sister Loveless (her friend from cross country at BYU Idaho) and Sister Church (Morgan's sister)! I saw Elder Crop and I've seen Sister Roubicek multiple times! Some tender mercies from Heavenly Father.

I like the MTC, but it's super different and doesn't feel like home at all. But that's okay! We were able to go to and do a session at the temple this morning and I just felt super peaceful and at home. I needed it a lot. :)

I got your package and all your letters! Oh! and one of the sisters in my residence hall saw my Tardis blanket and said, "I LOVE your blanket!" So she's a Doctor Who fan too. :)

The elders in our district are really funny and super nice. We taught our first investigator on Friday. Her name is "Claudia" and she is super cute. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my teachers!! Sister Mullen and Brother Corbitt. They are really nice and helpful. :)

Oh! Also, my roommate, Sister Morgan was at Kerr Hall my first semester! So that was cool to find out. We both said that each other looked familiar.

The other day we had a Zone teaching that was super amazing. We had to find another person in the room & talk with them for a couple minutes and ask questions like, "What's your favorite part of the MTC?" and "So what are some worries that you have?" Then after that we had five minutes to study something that would help our new friend. I talked with a sister name Sister Lee! She is from Orem, UT, but is originally from Korea! She was super cute and we found out that we both got to BYU-I and are on the same semester track! She asked me how my week was so far at the MTC, and I told her that I liked it, but that I was feeling super homesick. And I asked her some questions and then we went to study (obviously, we talked about more than that, but this relevant to the story). After we studied for 5 minutes, we met back together and told each other what we had studied. The scripture that she found for me was D&C 98:1 (Verily I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts be comforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks) She said that I just need to pray and ask God for help & He will answer me. She also said that we should get together sometime when we get back to school and make Korean food! It was just amazing to see that someone I had known for 5 minutes, knew exactly what I needed to hear. She said that she was having trouble saying things because her english is very good. So I looked up Ether 12:27 (And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them) and I told her that she didn't need to worry about saying the wrong thing, that Heavenly Father know that she is having trouble and that He allows us to have trouble so we can rely on Him. She just needed to have faith and pray that Heavenly Father will help her to say the right things.

Anyway, I've told you a lot and a lot of it is jumbled and out of order. But just know that I love you all so so much and I am doing well. 

Love, Sister Lewis