Hola!
This week has gone by really fast. I thought the first week
in the MTC was never going to end, but it's going a lot faster now. I should
get my travel itinerary on Friday, so the end is in sight. The english speaking
missionaries going to Tempe arrived today and will be leaving in 12 days along
with me to go to the mission field.
I've been exercising a lot more this week. I learned that if
we go out to the exercise field, we are allowed to run laps around it, even if
our companion is playing frisbee or soccer or something. It's felt good to run
again. I've definitely missed it. I probably won't like running as much in
Tempe because when we go running at 6:30 in the morning, it's already 90
degrees outside. The basketball gym floor is being resurfaced, so I haven't
been able to play basketball all week. We also have been having our devotionals
in overflow rooms (our district goes to the cafeteria) because the devotionals
are in the same room as the basketball courts. There is a weight room at the
MTC which I used a little the first week, but my companion complained waaaaaaay
too much about being sore that I couldn't stand going back and having to listen
to her complain more. I've been doing lots of push ups and stuff though to
keep me strong.
I heard through the grapevine that we get an hour to talk to
our families when we are at the salt lake airport before we go to our missions.
I'll find out if that's true and I'll get you more details. If we do, it would
probably be a pretty early call to you (about 5 a.m.) because stateside
missionaries usually have early morning flights.
Cheyenne's wedding sounds like it was fun. She looked really
pretty in the pictures you sent. Boaz got married this weekend too (san diego
temple). Sia (who works here, I've seen her about 5 times) showed me some of
the pictures from Boaz's wedding and it looked really nice. Also, nice
newspaper and direct magazine articles dad.
We got one of our investigators to commit to baptism this
week! Ok...well he's not a real investigator, he's just an actor, but it's
pretty realistic. We have two Spanish teachers and one of them served in Tempe,
so I've gotten lots of mission wisdom from him. Also, tell Grammie Jan and
Grandpa Keith that there's an elder in my district going to Tampa, Fl. Also
tell them that there's two sisters from their ward here. Sister Smyth and
Sister "something". Sister Smyth recognized me as their granddaughter
and we had a nice conversation. She remembers achievement days with her and
making some sort of pen/pin (I didn't quite understand).
This week, I read from 2 Nephi 25- Alma 31 in the Book of
Mormon. Hermana Bassett (in my district) had an upper respiratory infection, so
on Saturday, I stayed in the room with her and had lots of time to read the Book
of Mormon so that her companion could go to Spanish class and learn the things
that I already knew.
I really enjoyed getting Aunt Linda's package. Please tell
her thank you for me. I shared the cookies with my district after I ate as many
as I wanted. This Sunday for the devotional, the Nashville Tribute Band is
coming and the choir is singing 2 songs with them. Their music isn't quite as
reverent as the choir songs usually are at the MTC, but the MTC presidency made
an exception. It will be really cool. We're singing "John's Song" and
"I was Born" youtube them or something. You'll be shocked.
Elder Carter in my district (the one next to me in the
pictures) got his Visa to go to the Mexico City MTC for the rest of the 6 weeks
and then on to Culiacan, Mexico mission. He'll be leaving either tomorrow or
Tuesday.
Missionary life is good. I'm assuming it will become great
once I get to the field.
Love,
Hermana Gubler
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