Letter #7

Hey, I got special permission to write you because MY VISA CAME!!! And I'm leaving on Monday! ( Jan 3).

 

Here's my itinerary

Leave MTC at 8 a.m. monday

flight leaves at 12:35 to Dallas

arrive Dallas at 4:10 depart to Miami at 4:55 (close!)

arrive Miami 8:40 depart to Santa Cruz at 10:50.

arrive to Santa Cruz at 8:50 a.m (1 stop in La Paz somewhere in there).

I am traveling with Elder Reyes and one other elder but I think he is just going to La Paz. no sisters :(

 

Thank you everyone for your prayers for my visa. Prayer works!

I'm really excited to meet my mission president and start really working! I was jumping up and down when I found out that the visa had arrived!

The MTC gets kind of boring when you are learning the same things for the 3rd time. but it's good to get more practice! something that Hna. Israelsen and Hna. Leatham do a lot is acutally practice teaching. Their district has a schedule that I don't really understand but they practice 4-6 lessons a day and take turns being investigators. So each companionship has about 8 fake investigators that they teach, as if they were progressing investigators. It's really hard to keep track of who is who. But it is good practice.

Well I don't have much to write since it's only been 2 days. Being back in a trio is kind of hard and I am in the intermediate class now so I'm not learning too much as far as spanish goes. I hope i have not totally thrown off Hna. Leatham and Hna. Israelsen. they are both so great but i think they get discouraged a lot with planning and with spanish. Hna. Leatham is from manti, ut and went to utah state and is studying english. if you remember hna. israelsen was my companion the first 2 days here. she is from snowflake, az, and is a nurse.

 

Have you seen the mormon message for new years? it's way good! I feel like i mention those every time but that's the best entertainment we get around here. well, other than "the district" - teaching videos that go along with Preach My gospel. They are actually really good! They follow real (very good) missionaries and everything they do. They are done in 1/2 hour episodes and every time there is a cliffhanger so whenever they end, all of us are like "ahh!!! what's gonna happen!- are they going to accept the invitation to get baptized? is she going to read the book of mormon?" it's quite funny.

 

Yesterday I got the opportunity to be a new missionary "host". Basically what happens is that when a new elder or sister comes, they have someone to help them get checked in, put their bags in their room, get their books from the bookstore, and find their class and companion. I only was able to help one sister yesterday, because all of the other sisters had arrived by the time I was done with her. I guess after I took her then a bunch of new sisters came at the same time. But I was able to help a sister named Sister McAdams, from Ohio and Draper, ut, going to Warsaw, Poland on her mission. She was so excited to be here and we got to talk a lot and it was great. I hope I helped make her feel comfortable here!

 

My arms hurt from gym! I did weight machines yesterday and now I'm regretting it! Oww!!

  

I hope you are all well! Write me BY EMAIL for when I am in the mission. Just send it to dannielle.tibbitts@myldsmail.net. You can also mail things but I would recommend sending them to the physical address instead of the pouch because it will take FOR-EVER to get to me if you use it.

 

I love you! I am learning and growing so much every day! Some days are challenging but it's totally worth it. Being a missionary is the best opportunity that I could have taken. I have already changed so much!! Keep up reading Preach my gospel. Do some of the activities in the boxes and at the end of each chapter! They are amazing.

 

Hopefully I will get to talk to you from the airport.

Hope everything is going ok with the move!!! I"m praying for you guys.

 

Love,

Hermana Tibbitts