Well I'm guessing you've recieved my letter about Pres. Uchtdorf! Isn't that just amazing! I can't believe I got to sing for a member of the first presidency!
So last Wednesday as I was standing in line I started talking to a couple of new sisters. They asked where I was from and when I said Kentucky, they were like What? You're from there? That's where we are going!! They are going Spanish speaking even! I got so excited, I gave them hugs! I had so much fun talking to them and telling them how it is going to be for them! I told them to say Hi to you all for me. Then I found out we got a new district in our zone that is an advanced district and one of the sisters is going to Ky as well! She is a cute little mexican sister. Her name is Hermana Cruz. She will be there in 2 weeks! I'm so excited for her. I told her she would love it!!
So I had an interview with one of my teachers and he started off the interview by saying, I've been getting really good feedback from my practice teaching! He said all my reviews are fantastic! I was really excited about that! Except that I have only taught in English so far, and I won't be teaching in English in the field! The last time I taught, we taught the same teacher just 2 days apart, the same lesson, and at the end of the second time she said even thought it had only been a couple of days since she'd seen us teach, we had greatly improved our teaching! That was so good to hear! Now it is so weird because when I teach in "real" settings, I do great, but whenever I try to teach my peers or in "fake" sttings I can't seem to do it very well. I get tongue tied! I guess its good to know I am good in pressure situations!
I have this new teacher, Hno. De Leon, I mentioned him before, it is hard for me to describe how I feel about him... He stresses me out to no end and pushes me to my breaking point nearly every day and calls me out and pushes me harder than anyone else in the class! It is so frustrating, I don't hate him, but I get so stressed whenever he teaches! I even sometimes enjoy his classes, up until he pushes me over the edge! The other day he walks in and says ok you all are going to go teach the advance district the Word of Wisdon in Spanish in 2 minutes! WHAT!!! I don't know enough Spanish to do that! My comp did most of the talking and then when I did they asked me questions which of course I couldn't answer. It made me frustrarted and I feel like I will never get this language down.
Okay, and one last sad story. I had the worst Sunday morning ever! So every week we are given a topic and we are supposed to write a 5 min. talk in Spanish and then after Sacrament meeting, they announce 2 people that are going to give their talk, now usually the people who speak are the ones leaving that week or the next...well can you see where I'm going with this? Yes, they decided to switch it up this week and call on me, the one person in the whole branch who can't speak Spanish! and I hadn't put too much effort into my talk. becuase I didn't expect to speak for another couple of weeks!! I was so mad! I think my Branch President could tell because he didn't come talk to me at all that whole day. He usually says hi!!
So that is my bad experiences here for the past week, but it is amazing because this place is an emotional roller coaster ride! Because all in one day you can feel every emotion! So that same day we had our district meeting and we did this really cool activity where everyone took turns sitting in a chair in the middle, then everyone in the district went around and said something they liked about us! Well everyone said they liked that I spoke my mind and was honest! I'm not sure if that is good or not!!! Anyway, after that we went around saying how we each felt about Joseph Smith and President Monson & Jesus Christ! It was so awesome the spirit was so strong.
So here are some fun little tidbits about the fun times of my life here at the MTC:
First something I've been meaning to write about since my first day. I'm not the most directionally challenged person ever! HaHa, my comp is so much worse! I know my way around after like being here for one hour! She still gets lost. Well she starts to go the wrong way and I'm like, um where are you going? HaHa Silly Canadians! Then me and the one person who keeps me sane here at the MTC(Hma Strasser) and I have started jump roping outside. It is so much fun and we have a goal to make it around the track by the time she leaves (in 2 weeks) Then after gym we have shower races. we don't have much time to get ready so we try to race. HaHa we usually tie, having my head towel has really helped! There was this girl in the bathroom this morning who looked over at me while I was brushing my teeth (I had seriously just rolled out of bed) and said to me Wow you have beautiful eyes! I would kill for your features! She must not have had her glasses on yet, but still a nice thing to hear.... so early in the morning!
One last fun story is, we keep our window open because we have 6 girls in a room that is as big as my room back home and one has incredibly stinky feet, like you wouldn't believe. I have used a whole bottle of febreeze in 1 week. Today I'm buying foot powder for everyone to use & hopefully that will take care of it! Anyway, so our window is open and my comp went to open the blinds and goes "Oh my gosh, look at the huge bug!" There was a huge leaf bug in our room! I told her to shew it outside, well she tried but I guess our little frind thought she wanted to play because it landed on her! She started screaming. I started laughing and finally the bug flew to the floor. So, she runs to the door and I just bent down, picked up the bug and threw it outside! Yes, I was that brave!! HaHa, oh good times!
I haven't gotten the pictures printed yet, but I'm hoping soon! So don't you worry!! So you mentioned something about 3 new babies? I can only think of Bethany and Amber, is someone else haveing a baby? And what is this about Robert thinking about an open adoption? That is so crazy! I pray so hard for everything to work out, as I know it will, but I can't wait for it to be over!! I can't believe that I missed the great wind storm of "08, that is so crazy, Keep me updated on that! And I will definitly be looking out for Elder Hatton, It's cool, I will have a cousin here!!
So we watched a talk Elder Holland gave at the MTC a while ago, called Miracle of a mission. I encourage everyone to go watch it, not read it, but watch it!! It is truly amazing & has inspired me to be the best I can be! Also I'm thinking about doing a special musical number for one of the meetings, b/c apparently they tape it and send it home to the family! So who knows, maybe I will, maybe I won't!! Well I'm going to end this incredibly long letter now, but I'd like to end it wiht my testimony of Jesus Christ!
I am so grateful for how much Christ loves me! But at this time in my life, what I'm so grateful for is that he never gave up on me! As everyone knows I'm a very stubborn person! Well for the past few years I've had little thoughts pop into my head about serving a mission, I always pushed them away b/c I thought it was something I didn't want to do! I'm so glad the Lord didn't give up on me, but he kept putting those little thought in my head until that one day when He put that BIG thought in my head, you know the one that helped me decide to come. I'm so grateful for that, but even more than that, I'm grateful thatHe loves me so much that He didn't just leave me alone after I finall y gave in! Because making the decision wasn't the hard part, as everyone knows, it was actually getting to my mission that was the hard part! I know I couldn't have done it without Him carrying me through! Another way that He has blessed me more that I deserve, is the wonderful family He has given me! I couldn't have made it to this point in my life wihtout anyone of you! And I hope you all know how much I truly love and cherish each and everyone of you! I know this church is true, I know there is no where else better I could be right now! Thank you so much for all of your love and support! And keep the letters coming! I can't even describe the joy they bring me!!
I love you all!!! Love Hma Gosnell
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