Dear Family and Friends,
The MTC has been great so far. Everyone keeps saying that the first couple
of days are the hardest and that if you can just make it until Sunday you will
love it because Sunday's are supposed to be wonderful, but I have loved the MTC
so far. They keep us so busy that we don't have time to think about anything
else. Like I haven't even had time to really think about my family since I have
arrived, but there is a sister in my district that is homesick. My companion is
Sister Lindgren from Monroe, Utah. She is so amazing and we get along great!
There are six sisters in my residence. So there is Sister Alvey, Sister
Woodbury from Texas, Sister Rogers and Sister Despain are both from Gilbert,
Arizona, and then there is my companion and I. So my district consists of the 6
of us in our residence as well as four elders. All six of us sisters are going
to the Iowa Des Moines Mission and the elders are going to Mesa, Arizona. My MTC
teachers are both so wonderful they are Brother McClain and Sister Coultrin.
They are also role playing as an investigators so each companionship will start
teaching them today or tomorrow!
It has been so fun to see so many people I know here. Before I could even
take my luggage to my residence I ran into Sara Dustin!!! She is doing amazing,
but it was so fun to see her again! I run into Sara several times a day. After
we got my luggage to the room I was walking with my host sister to the bookstore
and saw Kaisha Wray (from my YSA ward in Logan), and then I saw Taylor
Richardson (roommate from BYU-I)! I don't see Marci very much, which is kind of
a bummer, but I am sure that she is having a wonderful time here as well. I run
into quite a few people I know in the cafeteria or out walking from building to
building. So yesterday I saw Elsa Dean (Sara's roommate) at both breakfast and lunch, I also ran
into Katie Larson (public speaking and anatomy classes at BYU-I) in the lunch
room. Yesterday after lunch my companion and I were leaving the building and I
saw Hannah Christiansen (chemistry and public speaking classes at BYU-I)
originally she was supposed to go to the Peru MTC and serve in Peru, but she
hasn't received her visa so she has been in the Provo MTC waiting for her visa,
but she just barely received the assignment to go to the Washington D.C. South
Mission. She will be an amazing missionary wherever she serves! I ran into
Mykell Thompson last night. So I believe that I have seen everyone that I know
here! I see one of the Hanks' boys from Grandma Jensen's ward all the time.
Last night we met with our Branch Presidency and they are amazing! I love
each of them! Our Branch President is President Boone from Mapleton, Utah and
he emphasized a lot on being exceptional missionaries instead of average
missionaries. The first counselor is Brother David Wagaman from Highland,
Utah. He is with the Wagaman's that own the ranch/property in South End, so I
think he is cousins with Neil Wagaman in Grandma's ward, so it was fun to make
that connection. The second counselor is Brother Casey Bilbro from Pleasant
Grove, Utah and he is the one that did my interview last night, and he is an
amazing person as well. It was neat as we talked he could tell that I came
from a very supportive family and then he made the comment that my dad has
probably served in a Bishopric. So I really thought that that was touching and
said a lot about what wonderful parents I have been blessed with!
To answer questions from the letters I have received so far. Marci lives in
a different building than I do, and I rarely run into her. But I do live in the
same building as Taylor, Sara, and Elsa, but they are all on the first floor and
I am on the fourth floor, so I don't run into them in our building.
The first night was a long night and I
should have brought Tylenol PM or something of that sort to help sleep. We had
our lights out and were quiet by 10:30 p.m. but I was awake for the majority of
the night. Our room was light from the full moon and the lights in the hall. I
had a headache from not drinking enough water. The air conditioning was loud
and it froze me, and the bunkbeds are noisy and are not the most comfortable
beds in the world. With the combination of all of these things I did not sleep
very well. I kept looking at my alarm clock and I honestly think that I got
about a total of maybe 2 hours that night. Another thing that I learned is that
I should have packed hangers because there is not room for you to keep
everything in your suitcase and just live out of your suitcase, but luckily
Sister Lindgren is awesome and packed more than enough hangers for herself, so
she let me use the hangers she wasn't using. Wednesday and Thursday we spent a
lot of time at class and workshops. Yesterday for our gym period Sister Lindgren
and I went up to the fields below the temple and played sand volleball. It was
so nice to get outside and play! The weather has been so wonderful! Every
chance we get Sister Lindgren and I are outside because the temperature is just
perfect and we need to enjoy the dry air and mountains while we still have it.
Today is our p-day and we were assigned service from 6:05 until 7:20 this
morning so we woke up at 5:45 and we are all exhausted, but have come to the
conclusion that we are going to be exhausted for the next 18 months so we better
get used to it. For service Sister Lindgren and I swept the walkways outside of
the main building. We were supposed to go to the temple today, but they
cancelled it so that we could have more class time. That was a bummer, but they
promised us that we would be able to attend the temple next week. The MTC is amazing and I have thoroughly enjoyed every part of it so far! I hope you are all doing wonderful and thank you so much for your prayers and support!
I love you all!
Love Sister Call
(The pictures are of when I was dropped off with my parents and then with Sister Lindgren and I.)
Second Letter:
Oh I thought you would be interested
that there are 11 sisters and 12 elders going to Des Moines Iowa the same day
as I.
The MTC is wonderful and I am so grateful that I made the decision to serve
a mission.
Thanks for all your love and support!
Also, just a side note I should have walked in my shoes a lot before the
mission because I have blisters on my heels since they aren't worn in yet. But
they will be great.
I have been eating way healthy and have taken Sara's advice and have stayed
away from all the desserts even though some of them look really good.
Well my time is about all up, but I hope you all have a wonderful memorial
weekend and please visit Grandma's gravesite and send me a picture!
I love you all and am doing wonderful.
Sister Call
p.s. I love receiving letters
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