December 18, 2012

Family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So this was the best choice I have ever made! The food is brilliant and the chefs are so awesome! Today we got to go into town and we went to this market place and we talked to a few people about the gospel and I gave away pass along cards and we are going to see them again in a week! It is so much different talking to real people instead of the role plays we do here in the MTC. I am so glad I practiced going to bed early and getting up early because it makes it so much easier.

Sorry this letter jumps everywhere because I don’t have a lot of time and I am just writing things as they come up. I have never felt the spirit so strongly and it is so great to be in this building surrounded by people who all have the same purpose! We went to the temple today, the Preston temple is so pretty. I am honestly not homesick at all....sorry. My zone (which consists of everyone in the MTC-18 people) are doing great! We have people from Albania, England, America, Denmark, Germany, and South Africa. My companions are sister Vosloo from South Africa and sister Golemi from Albania. Sister Golemi doesn’t speak English very well so it is a struggle to communicate but she is learning quickly. My district consists of six elders and us three sisters. Almost all of my district has the same personality and humor so it is a lot of fun! My companions don’t really like to do anything during physical activity so I force them to go play football or basketball or volleyball with the elders because there is no way I’m not doing physical activity with the food I’m eating and it is so nice to play with guys (you know what I mean).

I have learned so much in just the past five days, it is hard to believe that there is three weeks more of information we need to know. Sharing the gospel with others was quite easy in the marketplace and really exciting. So my debit card doesn’t have this chip thing in it so it can’t be used in stores so I have to go to ATMs and take out money then exchange the money....kinda annoying but oh well.

I’m loving England and I know I definitely will come back here some day! The missionaries here are going to different places. All of the Americans and the one Denmark guy are all going to the Scotland/Ireland mission. The rest are either going to Leeds England mission, Manchester mission, and the one German guy is going to a mission in Germany. The MTC president is President Walker and his wife is Sister Kathleen Walker....who is the daughter of President Gordon B. Hinckley!!!! Yeah it is kinda a big deal! She looks so much like him and I get to hug her all the time so I have basically hugged a prophet, no biggie. On Christmas we get to open presents in the MTC president’s apartment in at the MTC and then later that evening we get to go to members’ homes for dinner in companionships.

I love it here so much! These guys are becoming some of my best friends! I miss Rudy too. The guy that is related to the Wolfleys is elder Andrews from Wyoming. Well........I have one minute left so I have to be going. This gospel is true, God lives, and I am doing His work! I love you guys!

Sister Robertson