Tuesday, October 25, 2011

October 25, 2011



Hola Familia!
Well, another week has gone by, it feels like time really doesnt matter in the CCM (MTC). I am sure that you are all very anxious to know who came and spoke to us last week at the fireside... ready for it.... it was Richard G. Scott! He spoke to us a lot about the ´´why´´ of missionary work, and he also shared with us over and over again how the Lord loves us. In fact, after his talk was done, we sang a closing Himnos and then he got up again before the speaker and again told us how much the Lord loves us! it was such a powerful testimony builder to me. The Lord really does love all of His children and He is aware of every single one of us. One thing that i really wanted to share also that Richard G Scott said was about after our missions... he really told all of us that ´´hanging out is idleness in groups´´.... UH.... YEAH! haha! it really is. so.... that is all i am going to say about that.
 
So, we got two new hermanas in our room last week, Hermana Call from Idaho and Hermana Farres from Utah. Let me kinda give you an idea of how fun these hermanas are and what a blessing they have been. Hermana Call since the moment i met her TOTALLY reminds me of Marlo... well, just to test it, i asked her if she would grow her leg hairs out and when they got long enough, would cut some off and tape it to a letter and send it home to her family... she said ´´heck yes!´´ and she said that she has done something similar to that already to one of her friends that is on a mission. haha! she is a blast! and Hermana Farres is realy such a great match to our room, she is very quiet, but when that Hermana opens her mouth, look out! she is just as funny! lately for gym time i have really enjoyed just shooting basketball hoops. hermana Farres and Hermana Call have been teaching me how to dribble the ball between my legs, i am getting pretty good at it. Yesterday at gym was a blast cause we got a game of speed going and there were about 4 hermanas playing and then about 5 elders playing and us Hermanas pretty much dominated. hahaha! it was so fun cause whenever a hermana would get an Elder out, the othere Elders would say, ´´OH! you have just been HermanaD!´´ hahah! so much fun!
 
Ok, so i am not sure if i have shared this or not, but we have an Elder in our District that is from Korea. He has been in the US since he was 15 living with his grandma and aunt (he is a citizen of the US since he was born here when his parents were in college and he chose to live here at the age of 15) anyways, he has only received 1 letters since being her so, if any one would like to write him, please do! His name is Elder Shim and he has the same PO box as i do. He is so funny! he is really good at spanish there is just some things that he has a hard time saying.... he says GRA·SHE·US (gracias)  and our new favorite is that he says HE·HO and HE·HA (hijo and hija) we all love Elder Shim! He is everyones favorite.
 
I got the email today about Brother Brinton. I must say, my heart really has been aching ever since i read your email, Mom. I hope that you are going to let all the Brintons know how much I love them! I will forever remember how Sister Brinton, when we were setting up the display for Dad´s viewing came up to me and asked ¨what can i get you to eat? i will go anywhere for you.¨ I will do anything for the Brinton family because i love them all so much! Please, please give them all a HUGE HUG for me! My Branch President on Sunday in sacrament meeting spoke about enduring the the end and the power of the Priesthood that binds on earth an binds in heaven. I know it is very hard some days to even function and that some days the only thing you are doing all day is just trying to breathe. But i take great comfort in knowing that it is going to be ok, we are sealed together as a family in the Holy Temple of God and we can keep going. I know that prayer works, i have spent many hours on my knees pleading with the Lord to take the pain away and to just help me get thru the day. I know that my Redeemer lives and that He really does hear our prayer and that He loves us!
 
I am sorry that i have not been able to write a lot of you back, time is flying so fast and, well, there are just not enough minutes or seconds in a day, but please know that i am so thankful for all the very thoughtful letters and the encouragements. I really cherish all of them, i love you all so much! And i pray for you all daily!
 
XOXOXO
 
Love,
Hermaña Wadsworth

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

October 18, 2011

My Dear Familia y Amigos!
Buenos Dias! Haha! So i am looking at my time and i only have 24 mins left to write ya´ll.... i am going to try to cover everything cause i have so much so i apologize in advance for being so jumbled.
Wednesday, when i arrived at the CCM, that is spanish for the MTC. It was kind of a blur to me... my host was Sister Diaz who is going to the Las Vegas, NV mission. She was super nice and took me to the book store where they handed me a big blue bag with all my spanish books and then she took me to my classroom where i met my Companero, Hermana Baird. She is from the Falls area in Idaho, she is the oldest of 7 children and she did not know a little of spanish. She took German in high school and it has been such a treat to help her learn the language, well, and refresh my own skills. OH AND! She is going to Des Moines as well!  We have another set of Hermañas in our District Hermana Henderson, who is from Haiwii, and Hermana Hansen, who is currently from Utah. Ok, i really fast want to thank the Merrifield family for letting me stay with them and taking me to the Provo Temple right before they took me to the MTC. I just read in my journal my feelings and well, my heart is very full, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Thursday, we woke up super early and did a service project! They are going to be taking down one of the buildings so we went and pulled up all the carpet and took all the beds that were in one building and took in into another building. it was so much fun! I saw Hermana Moffat! It was so good to see a familiar face and one of the Hermanas in her district is HERMANA WADSWORTH too! We took a picture together cause we are cool.... hahaha! I cannot remember where Hermana Wadsworth is going though... she said that her family is from Ohio so there is definitely a connection, we just don't know where yet.
I forgot to mention something that was so DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS for me.... so i go into class and our teacher ONLY SPEAKS SPANISH! AHHH!!! Hermana Baird and I look at each other and just start laughing..... we were so stressed. It was been very good. On Saturday or Friday night we met with our Branch President, President Claybaugh and we had interviews. All of us Hermanas met with Brother Washburn (second Counselor) and i told him about dad and that he recently passed away. He gave me some counsel and he said that it might be a good idea to tell Hermana Baird. So, on Saturday, i informed Hermana Baird about it and man it made SUCH a difference and really changed our companionship. It is kinda weird cause i find myself talking about dad all the time here. and it isn't painful to talk about him.
ok, now im starting to get short on time. I LOVE SUNDAYS here... We wake up do companionship study, go to church, eat breakfast, do more studying, eat lunch, go on a Temple walk and then study more, eat dinner and then we have a special fireside. This week we had Brother and Sister Hacking came and spoke to us. Sister Hacking spoke about proper etiquette with setting a table and eating. Now Grandma, did you know that the napkin is not supposed to go under the fork it is suppose to go beside the fork on the left side... i just wanted to make sure you knew that. =) ok now i am running out of time... uh... ok.
Today at breakfast Hermana Baird and i sat next to President Nally who is in the MTC Presidency. It was really fun to talk to him. He said that tonight at the fireside we are going to have a special speaker come, but he cant tell us who. then he said, oh we have another surpise as well for this morning and i cant tell that to you either... well, we found out. it was a fire drill! haha! it was so crazy, if that doesn't wake you up, i don't know what will.
 
well, i am out of time, i just wanted to thank everyone who has written me so far. Richardson family, i LOVE the pictures! Everyone should send me more pictures (taken or drawn).
 
I love you all so much! Thank you for your prayers and love!
 
XOXO
Hermaña Wadsworth