Well, Hello Everyone! How are ya? Man, oh man, am I really here writing for the 3rd week.. I will be 1/2 done with the MTC on wednesday. That is the most craziest thought ever. It really does feel like I am floating in limbo over here.. I can NOT figure out time. It feels so long and so short. I can't get over it. Well.. where to begin. Hma. Clubb and I have taught so many lessons this week. Seriously.. It frightens me because we teach 3 a day and by the end we are like holy crap.. that was insane. If I think 3 is a lot.. oh boy.. the mission field is gonna be insane haha but I am so excited because it is mostly the prepping for the lessons that wears us out. But we should be trained in that area by the time we leave. The actual lessons I love! Well, most of the time haha. I have been trying really hard this week to find a good balance in the lessons and I can't tell if it is just so easy that I am making it hard or so just actually really hard. I have yet to find the answer.. Dano have any answers? Well. Hilz wrote me and told me that I forgot to explain exactly what TRC is. I was so scared for it cause they told us that we were just going to go take with actual people in spanish off the street. Which is kind of true.. EXCEPT! They are all old people and the are members, most of them. But honestly it may just be my favorite part of my week now. We went and just visited with these two cute widowed old hispanic ladies haha for like a 1/2 hour then we talked to this couple that was probably 80 and the wife is just now trying to pick up spanish so they decided to come to the MTC for TRC to help her and the missionaries learn. I seriously love them! It is pretty much just like home teaching in spanish. Oh, so my letter is going to be all over the place! But did I ever mention that our group of missionaries has been the oldest group of missionaries at the west campus since last week! Everyone thinks we are so wisdom-ous and I am just like.. no. haha. So we are all the leaders and have to pray for everything and give the talks in church (in spanish) and stuff like that. But, this wednesday we got a new group of 5 hermanas come to our zone. One of the hermanas is from France, knows like 5 words in English, so she is having to learn english and spanish. But! Then she is going back to France for her spanish speaking mission! Does that make any sense? I told that weird. Point is I feel for her.. man.. i can't imagine. I got to spend all day with her yesterday. Let me explain. So early this week in the mail ALL of my district got letters that their Visas came and they had to go to Vegas on Friday to go pick them up. Everyone in my district but me. Not going to lie, I was super bummed. I know I shouldn't have been but I was. So yesterday we did a split while all of my district was gone. The French girl is in a trio so I was just her companion yesterday. It didn't take long for me to realize how dumb I was being for pouting about my visa... it's not like I am never going to get it. Hermana Jeaneau (the french one :) haha) was still so happy all day even though she couldn't speak with like anyone and just wow. I had two very awesome moments like that this week that just made me so grateful for my mission. I really LOVE IT! Man, it is just what I dreamed of, maybe even better.. seriously. Well, I feel like I am getting sentimental but I still have a lot to say.. shoot.. k.. like Dano would say: back to the normal news ;). I have seen George a BUNCH! while I have been here. Seriously the biggest blessing. It is just so nice to see a friend like I don't think you all understand just how nice it is. But he leaves on Monday, which I am excited for! It was so nice to see him at all! I also got packages from Abby and Debbie! Deb, the treats are seriously all gone. My zone loved them. Abby, oh my heck. Do I have the best friend ever? yes. I loved the scarf! I wore it right after I got it I couldn't wait! (You'll see in a picture!) But thank you. I love you so much. Um.. really here in the MTC it is SUPER easy to fall into doing the same thing every. single. day. But I think that is my favorite thing about the Hermanas I am withwe make sure everyday has at least a little something different everyday. We walk different ways to class, do different things for gym (still haven't been able to talk Hma. Clubb out of running though.. haha), We go by a snack at the bookstore or have night's where we just talk a few minutes to ask each other questions about our pre-mission lives before bed. I don't know just small things but they make me smile. I also got a lot of letters this week saying not to get stressed about the language. Don't worry I am not just some huge mess! I am just a little mess.. but for real. Things are great. The language can be confusing and frustrating but I honestly don't see how it could not be. One thing I know for sure is that the gift of tongues is a real thing. Because I stress and work super hard on a lessons for my investigators and then we go into our lesson and WITH OUT FAIL we ALWAYS talk about a completely different lesson than we planned and I have no idea the whole time how I am able to talk about something in spanish that I did not plan for. It is way awesome. Anyways, I think that is all I have to say. But it has been another successful week here in Provo, Mexico as most people call it. I hope you all are doing well! I miss you all so much and love you even more!
Love,
Hermana "Kels" Gillette
Love,
Hermana "Kels" Gillette