Saturday, June 23rd, 2013

Fam!!

Alright, well this week has been the fastest of all of them. I think I blinked and then it was gone. I don't even have 18 months anymore! 17! or to be specific 16 months and 20 something days is what the girlios were saying. November 18, 2014 is the official day we come home.

This week, to mix things up a little bit, the air conditioning thing in our room broke while it was blasting. So our room is freezing cold. When we wake up in the morning, it feels like girls camp when we would wake up and it was freezing outside. Also, my alarm clock broke. And also, I've had a little bit of a cold. Apparently, I was bragging too much about how good I was about getting up, so God, being the funny person he is, threw a couple curve balls at me this week. DON'T PANIC guys. I never woke up past 6:30.

Our district is super close now. It's cool that we are all going to the same mission. I'll hopefully see them all in Argentina or be companions with them! Last Sunday we all wore red so we could match. SO CHEESY. We took a picture that hopefully I'll be able to send later! Precious. Also, everyone in my district says, "PANIC!" all the time now. And "This stresses me out." We spend A LOT of time together.

AND. I finally ran out of the Christmas stamps. haha. So sorry. They are just American flag stamps now. Not as exciting. 

Yesterday, Hermana Pipe got called down to the office so all of us went down with her. Her mom came to the MTC to tell her that they think her dad has cancer and he is in the hospital and has tumors up and down the front of his chest. She's doing great. She has the best attitude about everything. Super hard though to be away from her family.

Wednesday, we were hosts for the new missionaries. Uhhh, I had a legit panic attack before we had to do it. I just didn't want to traumatize anyone. I'm the most emotional person I know these days and I didn't want to start crying for people saying goodbye or anything. DON'T WORRY. It was fine. I just teared up a couple times when missionaries were hugging their families, but other than that it was fun. You just take people to get their name tags and show them where their room and classroom is and then come back to greet another missionary. We get to do it again this Wednesday so hopefully I will see Karlie and Lexy!!!!

Aunt Lisa and Uncle Jim sent me music with violin and signing parts! So nice of them! My companion and I have been messing around with some stuff. Love it!

Also, my companion is in some special choir for the meetings they are having next week with the first presidency so every morning she goes to practice for an hour or hour and a half. FREEDOM! Just kidding...

Anyway. When we are at the temple or hosting, people always ask us to take pictures for them with their I-Phones. ..."Ok, so hold it like this, and then tap this button on the screen." Alright. Just because I'm a missionary and haven't had a phone for 4 weeks and 3 days, doesn't mean I don't know how to use an I-phone. #technology #you'reold #ishouldbeteachingyou. When we get home though there will probs be all this fancy technology that we don't know how to use. But for now, I'll just keep letting people tell me how to take pictures on their phones and cameras.

We found out yesterday we will for sure be reassigned for at least a little bit. We get our reassignments next Thursday or Friday. It's kind of exciting!! It's like waiting for a second mission call.

There is a cool talk that all the missionaries watch by Pres. Bednar. It's called Characteristics of Christ or something like that. Really cool! So if you have the chance to read it or watch it TOTALLY DO IT. I don't know if you will be able to find it because it was to the missionaries. I'd heard it before, or at least a part of it so you probably can. But if you find it, could you print it off and send me a copy? He talks about having a question and getting a new Book of Mormon and highlighting every part that talks about your question and stuff like that. SUPER COOL. 

Alright, well I love you guys!!!

Meg

Megan & Aunt Janette at "The Work of Salvation Missionary Broadcast"

Sunday, June 23, 2013