Hola! Ahhhhhhh! I can't even believe it! Time is flying by! I can't believe that this is my last P-day in the MTC. I am getting a little nervous just because as weird as it sounds this place has become home to me. I have learned so much and I have just gotten so comfortable with everything and now I am in for a new journey. Honestly I am so so so excited though because I didn't choose to sere a mission to be stuck here forever I chose to serve because I want to share the gospel and I am as ready as I will ever be to do it! Well this week has been amazing and a wonderful last week here.
First of all, last week I forgot to mention that I got to be a host which means I helped the new sisters check into the MTC by taking them up to their rooms, getting their books, and walking them to their class. It was a neat opportunity to be the one showing them what to do and helping them feel welcomed. I reassured them that there is no need to fear this is honestly an amazing experience.
Also last P-day I was brave and got a free haircut at the MTC. It was a little scary but my hair needed it and I want to look my best. No need to worry they actualy did a decent job I got about 2 inches off and mny side bangs trimmed up. It looks cute and it is really easy to manage.
This week has been so spiritually uplifiting after Elder Bednar came we have continued to have a spiritual out pour. For Relief Society we had the opportunity to hear from the General Relief Society President Sister Burton. I could,t believe that she was there. She is amazing! She just glows and talks so sweet and was also really funny. She spoke on how as sisters we have the privilige to be directed under the priesthood. I have really realized that being here surrounded by so many priesthood holders that the priesthood is an amazing gift and a blessing to my life. My Elders have been so wonderful to so willingly fulfill their priesthood duties and are such amazing examples to me. After the meeting I got to meet Sister Burton it was brief but she gave all of us sisters big hugs (because we don't get many hugs here). It was a wonderful experience.
The devotional this week was amazing also. The speaker was Elder Bowen of the seventy. He is the one that spoke on children in conference and has the mormon message Reclaim. We were sitting by the side door on the main floor of the gym and all of a sudden Hermana Blauer nudged me and pointed to Elder Bowen who was walking in right behind us. The speakers usually enter throught the front and go right up to the stand but Elder Bowen came in the side and we had the opportunity to meet both he and sister Bowen. Sister Bowen looked and dressed like Aunt Abby and she was so sweet and enjoyed chatting with Hermana Blauer and I. What a need expereience to meet an apostle. Sister Bowen talked about hos success is measured by personal conversion which I have seen is true. I am realizing that the more I learn the better prepared I am teach and the better lessons go. Elder Bowen is an incredible speaker! I could go on for days about this talk. The things that stuck out to me the most is first of all that I must strive to be a missionary that my Mission President can trust. I want President Alba to know that I will do whatever he wants me to do and that I will do it the right way and with right intentions. Another thing is he gave a formula for miracles: obedience plus work = miracles. I have seen this manifest in my experience so far and will strive to continue to apply it. I really could go on and on but I want to encourage all of you to be someone who the Lord and others can trust and to follow this formula for obedience.
I am really enjoying my last couple of days here. We are all going crazy. Yesterday we participated in a zone tradition called Medio Mieroclos (or Middle Part Wednesday) where the Wednesday before a district leaves they all part their hair down the middle after gym in the evening. We all did it! It was a sight to see. Hermana Blauer and I did middle parted pigtails. We looked so "Cute". I will hoefully send pictures soon. We are just living it up!
We are also experiencing many lasts of things which is always so hard. We taught our last lesson with Lesbia yesterday and I wanted to cry. It was so sad. We told her that we were being transfered and she was devestated. She was so close to being baptized but we knew that we did the best that we could. We bore our testimonies and then she bore hers. The spirit was so strong and I realized that I loved her so much and that if I could feel that kind of love for her even though it was just my teacher acting it that the love I will feel for investigators in the field will be unreal.
I know that I ahve great things ahead of me and I am ready for them. I know it won't be easy because the MTC has been hard and the field is even more demanding but I can handle it because the Lord is on my side. I am nervous because my Spanish isn't great but I know it doesn't matter because it will get better and it takes time.
I want you all to know that I know that the church is true and that Heavenly Father loves each of you and watches out for you. Thank you for all of your support. I have been blessed with so many letters this week and I have really needed that. Thank you again. Next time i will be writing from Santa Rosa!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Hillary Andrews
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