Hi family! First of all, James: adjective:_______ noun:_______
I absolutely LOVED the Halloween card! It fits our family perfectly! James, why thank you! I did have quite a Stinky Saint Snowflake's Day! You'd better send me a (insert adjective) (Insert noun) soon otherwise I might not make it through to the next one though. I'm running low. Tell me how that turns out. Thanks, mom for sending the laundry bag thingy. I'm impressed you sent that in a letter. What a surprise! Michael, you rock at basketball! Keep it up, buddy! Clark, you're amazing. Lila, you're the most adorable little sister ever! Tell Jason that "Sesa" says hi. :-) I love you all so much and miss you so much too! I'm doing good though. I'll try and send pictures soon.
Hi, friends and family!
First of all, thanks to everyone who's written me so far! Thanks for the e-mails Aunt Bonnie and Christy and Uncle David! Thanks for the letters Grandma, Natalie, Mark, Kat, Lila, and family! Your support and love means the world! I'm so blessed! The Sunday fireside last night featured a family with 6 children and 24 grandchildren doing a musical number together. It reminded me of all my family. I felt warm and fuzzy. I haven't really been homesick even though I miss all of you very much. I'm doing the right thing in the right place. Malorie, congrats on your engagement! I'm sorry I can't be there for the wedding but I wish you all the best! I'm so happy for you!!!! Thank you everyone who contributed to my mission fund too!
So the MTC is amazing. I don't know if I’ve gained weight with the cafeteria food or not. I don't know where a scale is and I'm perfectly happy if I never find one. My companion is very fun. We've been getting used to each other. One rough spot this week, but we're good now. We were actually in a threesome for a few days because one sister in our district came down with the flu and was quarantined so her companion was with us. (They're really paranoid about the spread of germs around this time of year. We can't shake hands and sisters give each other "illegal hugs" all the time.) The rest of us are on Tama flu now. I love the other sister who was with us. She has been a good influence. Spanish is coming along well. Some people that I’ve talked to think I’m in intermediate. I'm learning slowly but surely.
I'm sorry all you elders out there but you never got to experience the best part of the MTC which is Relief Society (the meeting for women on Sundays). Last week the speaker was the first counselor in the primary presidency. This week we had the second counselor. She was amazing. She taught us a primary song as if we were primary children and it was great. I felt the Spirit so strongly when we started singing "I know He lives!" I really do know my Savior Jesus Christ lives! He is real and He loves us more than we can possibly imagine and He always knows what we're going through and how to help us. We are never alone.
As a sister missionary, you learn to miss the simple things of life, namely pockets and socks. Elders don't have to worry about leaving those behind. My blouses that have pockets have become my favorite. I feel like Corduroy.
Every Preparation Day we get to go to the temple. It’s amazing. I love the temple!
I get excited every time I think of Fresno. Sometimes I get distracted with what is happening here at the MTC but once I think of being out in the field, I get motivated again.
The first thing they focus on at the MTC is your purpose as a missionary. We are out to bring people to Christ through faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. We focus on helping the people we're teaching and meeting their needs. We don't just spout off sermons to them. We need to get to know them and find out what they need in their life and then serve them. That makes the biggest difference. That is why they shifted to Preach My Gospel instead of the memorized lessons. It's easier to teach how the Spirit prompts you to. (Read about Ammon in the Book of Mormon. He's a good example. He pretty much teaches the first lesson to King Lamoni.)
I wish I could write more, but I'm running out of time. Thank you all again for being so amazing at helping me!
TTFN
Hermana Evans
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