Real creative title, I know.
Holy wow! I can't believe I'm leaving this place! I have lived an entire life here, so it's going to be very strange to leave.
Because I have so much to say, I'm going to give you a brief update of everyday so I don't forget anything.
Thursday, October 6: After writing last week, in anticipation of receiving our travel plans, our district participated in the MTC tradition of the Tower Challenge. We successfully ate an entire tower of cereal (frosted flakes). It was about 66 bowls of cereal. Three of the Hermanas, including myself, ate three bowls each (Hna. Andrus chose not to participate), and the Elders ate the rest. One elder ate 13 bowls by himself. AND he reused his milk! So gross. None of us felt super great afterwards.
But later we felt better, and happy because we got our TRAVEL PLANS!!! The 4 going to Argentina are leaving at 11:30 Monday morning, but the rest of us are leaving Tuesday morning. And by morning I mean madrugada. We have to be at the travel office at 3 A.M.!!! So early! Our flight leaves Salt Lake at 6:40am and we get to Dallas around 10. Then our flight to Florida leaves at 10:50. Entonces, we will have very little time to talk then.
Friday: Our last day in the TRC and the only time we taught an old man. He was over 70 and served with Elder Scott in South America. He went off about something, I'm not really sure what it was, but it took up most of the time, so we didn't teach much.
Saturday: We learned the importance of asking questions and using scriptures and a bunch of other great stuff that I can't remember right now.
Sunday: We had an awesome Relief Society with Jean Stevens from the Primary General Presidency. She was awesome. She reminded us how Christ shows his love for us and how we can and must show our love for others. After R.S., we had to stay for the new sisters meeting AGAIN because they had a guest speaker. This "special guest" told us all about image and how what we look likes communicates to others. She spent 40 minutes saying it wasn't about beauty and then showed us how to be more beautiful. Then they gave every sister a baggy of make-up. Hmm.... But the best part: They also gave us the new 2012 Primary manual! Woot for that.
Sacrament meeting on Sunday was also great. It was good to have a normal day after having so many different Sundays. I conducted the music. We took pictures on the Temple Walk after. Choir was fantastic as usual. We sang "Where Can I Turn for Peace?" Go look at that song and realize how amazing the Atonement is, and how much The Savior loves you.
The Fireside on Sunday was another repeat speaker: Richard Heaton. This time he spoke about a topic the Missionary Committee said is important for retaining converts: Tithing. It was actually are really good talk. So, pay your tithing.
Monday: Our progressing investigator got "baptized."
Tuesday: Great workshop about committing people and following up. And, because we are the most blessed district, The devotional speaker this week was Sister Julie B. Beck!! We were so excited when we found out we were jumping for joy. As appropriately as missionaries can. She is such an amazing woman. She told us about being a little girl in Brazil when her dad was a mission president. She also discussed the importance of the temple and how everything we teach is for families. Love your family, they are the best.
In our discussion after the devotional, I learned a lot more. Por ejemplo: "Those who are the hardest to love are the ones who need it the most" -Elder Stevens
"If you have an enemy, pray for them and soon you will be friends" -Sister Carter
Also, I have a strong testimony that companionships are divinely created. And I love my district.
Wednesday: We served for the last time by being hosts to the new missionaries. We were told that there are 420 sisters right now in the MTC and there will be 480 by November. Good luck, rooms and cleaning staff! We also got two new roommates. English speaking sisters from Rigby,Id. (Sister Kidd) and Minnesota (Sister Patrick).
Thursday: Write letters.
Friday: Tomorrow is in-field training all day long
Saturday: We have some time to pack during Gym
Sunday: We are performing a musical number in Sacrament meeting
Monday: Last day
Tuesday: Gone.
Love you all, Adios! Hasta Florida!
--Hermana Anna Sheffield
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