Ok
sooooo I'm still trying to figure out the picture thing, I'm so sorry I
can't send you any these computers are so complicated! But I promise I
am trying my hardest and if I can't get them to you today, then I will
have to wait until Canada. :( But I will send a ton when I figure this
out....
So Thursday
night, after I emailed you, was super amazing!!! We did a service
project that afternoon, packaging food for children kind of like the
same thing we did for Feed My Starving Children but it was a different
organization. That was super fun to get to know other missionaries I had
never talked to before and give service on Thanksgiving!! Then that
night we had a Thanksgiving program which was nice to just relax and
have fun for a little while. I feel like this whole time we have been so
focused on studying and spiritual stuff that it was nice to just have a
break from all that. We sang primary songs which you don't think would
be that fun but as a missionary many things are amusing that weren't
before. We were pretty much jammin out to primary songs and I forgot how
fun primary was! Anyway then we watched Meet the Mormons that night
which was also so much more fun to watch will a room full of
missionaries. And I had a whole new perspective watching it after being
in the MTC then just back at home in the theaters. And after the movie
they had a surprise for us... CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!!!! I had never been so
excited to see Christmas lights in my life! It's so wierd when you
become a missionary everything is just so amazing and exciting
especially at the MTC becuase you feel like you are detached from the
real world in this small Mormon bubble. Thanksgiving lunch wasn't too
amazing... the turkey was the juciest turkey I've ever had but we just
had turkey stuffing mashed potatoes and pie so not that big of a feast
but it was still good. I have been getting so full here at the MTC i
don't think I would have been able to eat anything more than that
anyway.
Friday
we had In-Field Orientation all day. In' field orientation is a super
long meeting just preparing you to go out in the mission field, but it
actually wasn't that bad. It was really interactive and I learned a
lot!! Mostly that it depends on your attitude on how successful you'll
be in the field. A lot of missionaries get into the wrong mindset when
they are told they are going to an area where nobody ever gets baptized
but if you have the right attitude you can change that. So I am going to
try to go into every situation with a positive outlook and not take
into considersation what is said about the area or companion. I also
learned that it is super important to make goals and plan everyday.
Without goals it hard for you to go out and have a purpose and work the
hardset you possibly can. They put on a play about what the field was
going to be like and I was in it. It was a last minute thing and I only
had a few lines but it was very nerv racking!!
Saturday
I honestly don't remember too well. I think it was just a boring day in
the classroom so nothing interesting but yesterday was amazing!!!!
VOCAL POINT DID THE DEVOTIONAL LAST NIGHT!!!! It was so amazing and
really lifted my spirits!!! I was having a really rough day yesterday,
just becuase it was getting close to me leaving and I was exhausted and
sick and kind of getting tired of my companion, but when they came to
sing I was so happy!!! I needed that so much!! We had actually seen
vocal point walk past us earlier that day and we just assumed that they
were missionaries becuase that what everyone is here and they were
wearing suits. We asked them if they knew where one meeting was going to
be at and they didn't know and then we realized the didn't have name
tags. We were like who are they and right after they walked away I
realized they were vocal point! I could have talked to them more... sad
day but we still got to see them perform so that was good! Sheri Dew
also spake in the Relief Society meeting which was amazing as well. She
spoke on women and the Priesthood and just showed us that women have the
same access to the priesthood as men they just can't hold it
themselves. Women are still able to have that same power as men do. Just
as Sister missionaries are called to the same authority as Elders in
the field.
Well I hope this made sense becuase I have been trying to type fast. I got the package on Saturday!!!
Thank you so much!! I can't wait to open the presents on Christmas!!!
It was perfect timing for my medication too because I was going to run
out that day! My body is holding up pretty well. Last night was the
hardest becuase I'm starting to get sick so that always makes me more
achy but the Elders gave us blessing again last night which helped me a
lot!!! I was almost to my breaking point and then I got a blessing and I
feel a lot better! I have just been so stressed about getting
everything done before we leave tomorrow
that I just needed a blessing for some comfort and peace. Three of our
Elders left earlier today to Colorado so that was sad becuase we have
become so much like a family. I'm going to miss them tons!!! Oh yeah Saturday
we did a Zone talent show which was really fun!! Everyone had some
pretty crazy talents! I'm going to go see Emily today in the gym right
after I'm done emailing you so hopefully you can get a picture that way.
We are leaving the MTC tomorrow at 3:30 am but our flight isn't until 8:30 am so be on the look out for a random phone number from Canada. I think we land in Canadaaround 2pm
but we have a layover in Washington so I might call then. Just stay
close to the phone all day becuase I don't know when I'll be calling. I
think that is everything... I'm so glad your Thanksgiving was amazing
and I miss you guys TONS!!! I'm starting to feel the homesickness but
hopefully that will go away when I get to Canada. It's already in the
negative degrees over there. We got to skype a member there and she said
it was -11. Ahhhhhh!!!! I'm going to be dressing warm tomorrow!!! Wish me luck!! And I am so grateful for all the prayers I reallly can feel the love!
Love,
Sister Hatch
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Kirsten and her companion Sis. Moulton.
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