Taking Flight in Everett: A Hot Mess & Stuff

Friends and Fam!

Hey there everyone! I made it through another week and man this one was so awesome! There were so many spiritual experiences and I have learned so much.

Thursday: Nothin much happened, I just talked with my fam and then we watched fireworks so that was cool but having to wake up the next day was not so fun.

Friday: Fanny Pack Friday week 2! We got to go play sand volleyball as a district which was way fun but the sand was super hot. But I got to see one of Brielle's friends who works at the MTC and that was super awesome! I honestly can't really remember what else happened that day haha.

Macey Bailey (Brielle's friend) and Sister Twede

Saturday: Ok class that night was absolutely AMAZING!! At the beginning, however, we all were pretty tired and a little rambunctious and let’s just say our teacher wasn't too happy with us. But near the end, we had a Gospel Study Review on the Atonement. Our teacher asked us to write down the role our Savior has in our lives and as I started to do so I began to just write my testimony about the Atonement. Of course I was crying because the Spirit was SO STRONG! After we wrote those down she had us finish the sentence "Because of Him..." on the board and it was just amazing to see the things we all put down. It was just so amazing and the Spirit was so strong hardly any of us talked on the way back to our residence.

Sunday: My first fast Sunday woot woot. I'm going to be straight up, it was kinda rough. I feel like I was having a hard time feeling the Spirit throughout the day, but the devotional that night I was able to feel it again. The MTC Presidency spoke and I loved President LeSueur's talk. He talked about developing Christ-like attributes and I realized that that is something that I should really work on while I am devoting all my time to the Lord and to the people of Everett, Washington.

Monday: We got our flight plans!!!!! Sister Rowley and I are headed off to Washington on Tuesday the 16th!! I'm so pumped (and a little scared) to finally get up there! The sad part is tho that we have to say goodbye to the other sisters in our district at 4:30am. But we are all so excited as well.

Tuesday: The devotional was so awesome! Elder Andersen of the seventy came and he talked about how we need to learn to love the Lord. He gave us 3 steps to do that: 1. Learn His Language (revelation), 2. Play His Music (service), and 3. Take His Name Upon Ourselves. At the end of his talk, he showed a video with Elder Holland talking about when Christ asks Peter if he loves Him. This kinda made me think for a minute "Do I love the Lord?" and "How do I show that love?". The Savior’s response is perfect "If ye love me, feed my sheep". Right now that is what I'm doing by serving a mission but we don't have to have a name tag on to do that. We all can feed His sheep.

Wednesday: Well I got sick so that's rough. Sister Rowley also got sick so we've both been just trying to get through the day and sleep as much as we can. But we did get to host so that was fun! I was kinda sad I didn't get to host my best friend who came in but it's ok because I saw her today. It was so hot though (hence the title haha)! And some of these sisters’ bags were so heavy and we had to lug them all the way up the stairs but hey I got my workout in for the day haha.

Well that's pretty much it! I just want all of you to know how much I love my Savior and I know He died for each and every one of us. He loves you more that you could ever know and wants to help us, all we have to do is reach out and ask for His help. I love you all and hope you had a great week!!

Kia Kaha! (Forever Strong)
Sister Twede:)

A side note from Mom....

Today was a special day for Brielle. Today marks 3 years since she left on her mission to Malaga, Spain. She also had the opportunity to see Bethany today in the MTC! A week ago, Brielle had a job opportunity come to her to be a gym coach in the MTC. Things worked out and she got the job. So, everyday, she is helping missionaries during their gym time. When she got the job, she told her boss that her sister is in the MTC right now and asked him if she should avoid seeing her. Her boss responded with, "That's wonderful! No, you go see her every chance you get!" So...today it was Bethany's p-day. Brielle emailed her in the morning and told her she would be in the weight room during a certain time and to come by and see her if she got the chance. About 30 minutes later, Brielle recognized the missionary at the door. She said that Bethany tried to maintain her composure and walk over to Brielle. It didn't take but a few steps and Bethany was running to Brielle. She gave her sister a huge hug and held on tight! Brielle pulled back and saw tears coming down Bethany's face. Brielle asked her if she was ok and she said she was. I think it was just great for her to see her sister when she never expected to in the MTC! Brielle sent us this picture and called and told me about the interaction. I have to admit, I had my own tears as well;).