Taking Flight in Everett: First Week & Stuff

Friends and Fam,

Yo yo yo, it's your girl coming to you from the MTC! Happy Fourth of July y'all!! It's been a crazy, exciting, and long week. I'm going to try and not make this too extremely long and not too all over the place but we'll see because a lot of good stuff has happened so sit tight and enjoy the ride.

Wednesday: That day was crazy! While we were driving into the MTC to drop me off, Kaylee Mitchell was right there to pick me up!! It was the best thing ever! It really helped me when I saw her and we found out that we were in the same zone too! So right after my parents dropped me off, they gave me my name tag, we dropped my stuff off in my room and then went straight to class and met my comp, Sister Rowley. She's from Payson, really sweet and fun! I got to meet my district as well and they are AWESOME!! The Elders in my district are so respectful and funny! I've seen so many people I know and it's been so fun! I saw Greg Simonsen and Makaela Ostermiller and some more people and that was so great. Well, after class we went back to our rooms and got unpacked, then finally went to bed.

Thursday: I found out that my teacher, Sister Lee, was in my ward at BYU first semester! Crazy! We went to class in the morning and some workshops. Then, we had lunch and companionship study and then another workshop. Lots of workshops and classes really. We did get our first "investigator" though! Her name is Leah and we are going to be teaching her on Tuesday, I'm a little nervous but it's all good. I saw a bunch of people at dinner and that was fun!

Friday: FANNY PACK FRIDAY!!!! All the sisters in my district decided to wear pants and we were killing it! We are already so close! I saw my good friend Derek Church (for Matt Church: we haven't gotten a picture yet but we will don't worry;). Classes were awesome! I honestly thought I wouldn't like going to class but it's actually so cool and I learn so much every time! The spirit is so strong all the time and it's just the best. We got to go to the gym and we shot some hoops and let's just say I made 3 free throws so I feel pretty accomplished;).

Saturday: Today we did a contacting type of activity and met Yayoi who we will be teaching next week. She's from Japan but has lived in Texas for 15 years and then moved to Utah just 2 years ago. I realized that I can't do anything without Sis. Rowley and Sis. Dawson (another sister in my district) just busting up laughing. But I mean what can I say? I'm hilarious just ask my dad haha;).

Sunday: Well, I didn't get called on to on to talk so that's good! We had Sacrament and I cried during the musical number, "Come Unto Christ". The spirit was just so strong! We had a bunch of other meetings today as well. Sister Rowley and I were going to go to choir (yes mom I'm going to choir) but she had to meet with our branch president so we missed practice but we went and found a piano and I got to practice for a little so that was fun. The devotional was SO good! It was the guy who is over all the MTC's, I can't remember his name but he talked about pushing through when things get hard and that sort of stuff. I think a lot of the missionaries needed to hear that especially in my district.

Monday: Kinda rough day. We all were just kinda struggling, it had been a long couple days and it all just kinda hit us. Sister Rowley and I had our first teaching meeting with Yayoi and well it was pretty rough. She wanted to know more about what we believe about families so we taught her about that but it felt a little all over the place but it's all good we're learning.

Tuesday: We got to go to choir practice today! We sang Joseph Smith's First Prayer for the devo and man it was so cool! There were so many missionaries in the choir and the spirit was just so strong and amazing! Kim B. Clark of the seventy spoke to us tonight and then we talked about it as a district and it was cool to hear what everyone learned and felt from listening to him.

Wednesday: We made it through out first week! And then we got to see the new missionaries coming in! It was weird to think that was us just a week ago. We played volleyball as a district and it was so funny because Sis Park, in my district, would scream whenever the ball came to her haha! And whenever there would be a volley her scream would get more intense haha! But she's actually really good she just screams when the ball comes to her. It was a good time. Class was good that night. We learned how to ask understanding questions and I was just on fire and everyone was just like "dang Sis Twede!" Haha it was cool.

Well, that's the week. Sorry it's kinda long but a lot happened. I do want to share something I really liked from the Book of Mormon this week. We read the Introduction to the Book of Mormon yesterday and something it promises is that it "tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come" I have never read anything so true ever before. I know that the Book of Mormon can bring so much peace into our lives. It is a book of hope and love. I encourage you to read the introduction to the Book of Mormon because it really does tell us how the book can bless our lives. Anyway love you all hope y'all had a good week!

Kia Kaha!

Sister Twede