So Monday we found out that instead of leaving next week we are actually leaving on time. On Sunday they told us that we would get the travel plans if we were leaving on Monday but if not it would be a while, but we got the travel plans!!! Leaving the MTC at 3:45 in the morning on Monday!!! Yum!!! anyways, when we heard that I was super stoked but also a little nervous because the week before none of us had done really anything (I mean I was still doing 2 hours of language and personal study) but like really going hard (using every spare minute in breaks and taking flashcards to lunch - which I still don'tdo all the time but there is definitely a difference). None of us were. Basically I would have been okay with staying another week which is super weird because I hate it here. But at the beginning of the week I had a very soft and loving heart. Flash forward to now and I just want to get the freak out of here. Everything triggers me a little. For example: teaching - why are we even teaching our teachers anymore, we usually teach based off of task practices but we don't have them anymore?? I kind of argued about that yesterday and then instead of teaching a fake investigator Sorella Blandford was like, ok this is me, this is my life, teach to me. I just really struggle to teach with a companion.
Yesterday I ran into NAT BULGIER on campus... I thought I heard my name, like "Brie" being called out and I looked around and my district was like, yo what are you doing,.. and I was like, I swear I just heard my name - but couldn't figure it out and my name rhymes with a lot of words so I pushed it aside and then like 5 seconds later I see this angel face standing there!!!!! I teared up for sure. And then at night I totally cried. Like for the first time about something dumb like that. I don't get homesick but I think I got a little homesick - not completely sure though I'm not exactly sure what that feels like, lol. I think as long as I've been in Provo I feel connected to my life - BYU, closeness to my family, my friends, MY TEAMMATES (um, why have I not gotten any pics of Bri Bri's wedding???), but I think mostly the known, and I realized that I am not a part of that anymore and that I am going across the world in, um, yeah, 3 days. Which is awesome and I'm super excited but it also hit me in a way it hasn't before.
1. What was the spiritual highlight of your week?
Yesterday in class Fratello Harbin has been promising us to watch some videos for seriously forever about the atonement and we finally watched them. Two of them were videos that I had definitely seen before, like I'm 90% sure that missionaries in Virginia showed them to us all the time, and with those ones it just stuck out to me how hard my heart was. Like I am sure I felt the Spirit at least a bit in my heart, but my mind was just thinking and talking my way through doubting it. And I remember that.
2. What was the funniest thing that happened this week? What was the funnest thing that happened this week?
Volleyball is fun. I can't think of anything else.
3. How did you serve someone this week?
4. How did someone serve you this week?
I don't like these questions because I feel like everything everyone does he is service related but not in big ways.
5. Who did your devotional this week and what did they talk about?
I don't remember Sunday and I don't have journals to reference but the Tuesday night devotional was from the Nielsons. They were really good, like really, really good but I literally can't even remember what happened. Maybe I will fill you in later.
6. What have you learned about yourself this week?
I thought that I didn't have anger issues any more. Psych -- I still do. like I remember being in elementary school and getting so mad at everyone and then I was fine after that for the most part, it wasn't a constant thing or anything. But now, it's like real bad. Let's hope it gets better out of the MTC.
7. What will you miss about the MTC?
My district and volleyball.
8. What made you happy this week?
The burner phone!!!! It made me so happy to think that I get to call you guys.
9. What stood out to you in your studies this week?
I've just been continuing to do the Christ challenge by President Nelson, and at this point I just finished Jacob, but when I had just gotten to it, I looked at how many references I have, and it's incredible. I was on page like 100ish maybe, and also over 300 references to Christ and I don't even mark them all.
10. What have you learned about the gospel or the Savior this week that has strengthened you?
One quote from Elder Holland that really sticks out to me, basically all the time, and it said it in the videos we watched yesterday, is that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not cheap. It wasn't easy for the Savior so why would it be easy for me? It was hard to hear and to deal with but makes a lot of sense
and even so, the most difficulties I will have are still the tiniest particle of what He had to go through
11. What are you doing for P-Day today?
Laundry, temple, napping, packing, volleyball.
12. Do you know how much I love you?
Si mama, ti amo.
The skin stuff came, thank you!!! ALSO so GOOD TO hear about the breath test. I'm so glad you have something to go off of!! Also as for the temple, none of the rest of the names will be getting done because we all have to pack and stuff and I didn't give out names yesterday. Sad about Abby.. poor girl, but I laughed at the egg part. CUTE that you and Daddy are having a date day tomorrow. No ideas for Christmas... I seriously don't need anything...like at alll, I am already have so much, but I might say differently in a few months so stay tuned.
Sorry I literally forgot every single thing that happened this week, but ya know it's not that significant here. very excited to leave. Grateful for the experience.
I seriously got the cutest package from Gwyneth and Liesel (now Sostar with a slash and zoster?...I think) with scrunchies, a baby cactus, and a face mask. So cute. The best!
One night we were just snacking in Sorella Moreley's bed. She has good snacks.
Just me, a floating head in class.
I don't think I've already sent this. We eat with Italians and this day the whole table was Italians and then the rest were at the next table. Seriously -- all 31 of us.
Our district and our tutor, Sorella Rincon, she is so cute and seriously the best. Incredible. We said goodbye to her last night.
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