Sept 23, 2008

Ok Paul And Andrea get the best news of the week award, I'm still bouncing around telling everyone I see about Jonas, I just can't even believe it, I'm so happy!! Cool news about Rupp getting his work done, I'm pretty excited about that!! yay for lights finally being back on, that whole storm thing is freaking crazy!! (Ps sorry for this letter being crazy, I'm just writing responses to letters) I love that mom told Paul I would move in with him and go to Utah state, what baffles me though is he was ok with it according to mom... awesome I could probably get instate tuition!! I'm pretty excitedabout that!!

So i have some horrible news... the MTC choir is singing at General Conference, now you might be thinking silly Michelle why is that horrible news, oh yeah that's right because my name plate says hermana and not elder, I don't get to go!! So all the men in my family during conference look closely you will get to see 2 of the elders in my district who went to choir ONCE and get to go to conference... and think of me!!

Last week Elder Hinckley came and spoke at our devotional and it was amazing, he is just like his dad, I loved it!!

Ok so we taught in Spanish for the first time this last week, it was terrifying, and the first time we practiced it I was sharing a scripture in Alma 7:11-12 about how the Lord can help us through all things because he has felt all things, and the teacher stopped me and was like Hermana do you really believe in this scripture, I was like um yeah (thinking in my head duh of course that is why I used it) and he said then why don't you use it in your life, and stop worrying about your Spanish. He was like just speak it and stop worrying about it... wow that really made me think. But it is one thing to think hey I'm just going to let go of all my control and hand it over the Lord, it is really hard for me and I'm learning how little by little, but I still have a long way to go!! I
can't wait for the day when I can just hand my whole life over to him, I really wish I could let go now, but it is way hard!!

I wish I could have seen Rachel's b-day, and heard elder bednar talk... that would have been amazing!! I wish I had all these wonderful experiences to tell you about, this week has been kind of a chill week, its been good and bad and everything in between (you know just a typical week at the MTC). Next week is going to be a little bit sad, my best friend here at the MTC is leaving for the field on Monday morning, she is going to Buenos Aires South, I will miss her a lot, but don't worry we have big plans for after the mission!! Oh I went to the temple this morning, it was fantastic, and we ate breakfast there which may very well have been the best meal I have had in over a month!! I'm going to try to eat at the temple every p-day!! HAHA I can't wait to leave the MTC and their nasty food:) Don't worry, I do love my mission, and I love my experiences here... but I'm ready for bigger and better things :)

I love you all, and hey I have like 7 min left, with nothing to say, so if you write me in the next couple of hours I will get it cause I will check my e-mail again in the laundry room!!

Oh ps tell Lewis I can't write him, but that I am trying my hardest to eat healthy in this nasty food place ;)

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

~Hermana Gosnell