BIG SHOUTOUT TO SANDY BERTHA!!!!!!!! sent me a package with lots of goodies i got to share and the lovliest letter and it was on the 1st day! family, dont feel bad for one minute. but i just want to express my sincere gratitude for it sister bertha!!! made me smile so big and realize that god is working through his precious children! you are incredible and i am so thankful for your example! love you! :)
So life here is wonderful. I can't complain. I am already learning and growing so much. I've already had ups and downs and it has helped my realize that the Lord is already changing me. I am working on being humble because I need to more fully come unto Christ and commit 100% to the missionary lifestyle. I need to let go of Ella and be Sister Madsen, a missionary that is close to God and really doesn't care about her own selfish desires. Coming into the MTC my mind wasn't fully prepared to be a missionary. It is all an adjustment and I am grateful this is the "training" center because I am making mistakes and learning so much! But through 2 main experiences I've come to realize I am stubborn and need to let go of myself!!!!
food. everyone thinks im super healthy bc i never eat the meat and i always just ask for vegetables. and then i think people think im starving myself bc i really just dont need very much food. i eat 3 meals a day! that is enough people! they dont have to be HUGE!
companion-a dream. more than a blessing sister butterfield. cute, light brown hair, from Sandy utah, dancer. we clicked right off the bat and just love each other. wow does god have his hand in this work! we laugh all day long and both love water, working out, and basically everything the same. i cant think of all the details but there are so many! whooo hooo!!! she is crazy silly just like me but we keep each other in line. i dont think anyone will ever be as psycho as me so people think its strange when i run around and skip and twirl but hey! im just a happy person!!! thats what this gospel is all about!
All of our teachers are INCREDIBLE! the mtc is different than anyone would EVER expect. i cant explain it. kate made me crack up so many times in her email! i havnt had time to read all my dear elders yet because i LITERALLY have NO time. my comp and i are currently on main campus in a computer room that we found bc we are all watching conference here. whooo hoo!! this is our p-day. Ha. but they teach you how to teach. everything here is ROLE PLAY. everything. fake investigators and situations up the whoooo hozie!!! its weird at first because you have to teach by the spirit and say real prayers, even though the lessons are fake. but its really good. one of our teachers said "this is God's mtc." true. if the church is true and we can receive revelation and he has one place to train his servants....then what goes on here is something special. yes its insane like hargie said. hard because the lord doesnt wait one second to break you down so you will turn to him and build yourself back up. and because the days are LONG. every day really does feel like a week. when i go to bed i am very grateful. but its beautiful to see how people are already changing so much. like this one boy in my district was beyond awkward, and still is, but i did a role play with him and he had confidence and even shed a tear with his simple testimony! so tender.
and this morning was such a blessing! they LET US walk from west campus (where i am at wyview/raintree) all the way to the main MTC for conference!!!!! it TOOK 30 MINUTES! i love nature and being outside and being on my old stomping grounds right at byu! LOVED IT! and we get to come here tomorrow! whooo hooo!!
sorry this is 50000000000000 barges long to read! like mena said, i wont be offended for ONE SECOND if you dont read this. im officially one of those crazy missionaries who writes WAY too much.
love y'all. the church is true. first session of conference- KILLED IT! loved every word!! this is the place! god knows us all SO individually and perfectly and wants nothing more than for us to progress and come unto Christ. this is our purpose as missionaries. to help people COME UNTO CHRIST! thats beautiful! we are so blessed! i love to smile and laugh and we do it all day here. count your blessings my friends!!
xoxox
sister ella rae madsen
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