week dos!

okay so i know this will be my last pday before hittin the field so ill try to make it as long as i can..just waitin on my laundry here but HOLY COW IM FUHHHREEEEZING!! Its like sunny but cold...i dont get it?? ha but omg thanks soo much for my dear elder letters and packages! u guys are off da chaiiin! it was funny bc we met with our branch presidency the other day and i got all this mail from my district leader(bc hes in charge of mail) and president mangum was like uhhh sis gariby do u have a significant other??? and i was like umm u mean my mom? bahaha so salamat mama!! all the missionaries in my district were like a lil jelly bc i get mail from yall but what do ya do ya know?? #hatersgonhate

 

soo its funny bc the other night at 1115 pm they paged me to go to the front desk on the intercom and i was like OMG is everything okay with my family?!! so me and my comps run over to the front desk in our pjs and lil did we know is that we had to pick up our new sis in the zone from england. so it was a nice adventure...we also became bffs with the security guard that night bradley and he said hed hook us up with some ice cream before we leave lol

 

but umm not much is goin on heaaa....just class...class....and MORE CLASS! Im seriously soo physically, spirituallu, and emotionally EXHAUSTED! but the good kind of course if that makes sense...like having a good workout and then being sore the next day but in my case its being sore for 2 weeks lol its crayy to think that ill be chunkin up the deuces in a few days..

 

but ooo one funny thing is that the other day, the new sis from england has been hanging out with me too long i think...the other day she said "holla at me" and sis osa also has been sayin "the struggle is too real" and "ratchet" and "real talk" bahahah i guess i gotta watch what i say bc i dont wanna be corrupting these new international sisters now... lol

but aww man this past sunday bc it was fast sunday, it was a lil different bc it was mission conference. it was really cool. i really liked the fireside we had that night and we joined with the west campus as well and omg we sang the song "as sisters in zion" and "army of helaman" but it was like a remix bc it was catered to missionaries, like the lyrics were different and while we were all singing it was just soo POWERFUL! while i was singing i just broke out in tears! EMBUR! but it was only the beginning...the MTC is just soo spiritual! just amazing! that night we watched this talk by elder bednar called the Character of Christ and OMG! it was EXACTLY what i needed! it was about putting off the natural man and instead of turning in to turn out and it was just soo good! bc lets be real errbody and their mamas know that i get selfish sometimes and so it was just perfect!!

omg so one of the funniest and craziest sisters i know is sis manumua from tonga and she freakin cracks me upppp! shes smaller than i am but she like randomly picks me up even tho shes so tiny! shes so funny..guess one of those things u gotta be there kinda moments.. lol

so its funny bc we have been role playing and we have these 2 investigators and as we pray and prepare for them its weird bc i just like fall in love with them even tho theyre just acting which is funny... ha my teachers are freakin OFF DA CHAIIIN! they really make me think and i like that...

and umm i know youve been asking about the food so to answer your questions about the mtc food here just look up in the Bible, Jeremiah 4:19-20..it describes that experience pretty well...lol

so today i was able to go to the Provo Temple and funny thing is that bc both of my companions are international they were able to go to slc and do a session there.. BUT im the only girl in my district going to the Provo temple so the elders in my district had to walk with me everywhere and when we got to the temple i was like uhh where are they?? APPARENTLY WE WENT INTO 2 DIFFERENT SESSIONS!! it was just crazy bc i didnt know which one they weere in or if i should wait for them or where so it was hectic... one of the ppl in the temple said i should just walk to the mtc by myself bc it should be okay and try to page them when i get there but THANKFULLY i waited 30 min for them in the front and they came...they went into a later session than i did... but yah it was weird bc im gettin used to get having a companion and nekk min they leave me... today i deff wish i was international..lol

but umm idk what else to say other than goin to sleep at 1030 is FOREVER difficult! the struggle is too real! bc me and sis arthur just stay up and talk bout hawaii sometimes and how we miss it..we also just eat food from the vending machines...baha like we eat soo early here! at 5 so of course im starving by like 8! haha

but OMG i learned my lesson the other day..we were in gym and me and my companions started playing volleyball with these elders from samoa and tonga and OMG I ALMOST DIED! it was soo much fun but freaaaak i saw my life flash before my eyes a couple of times..they were soo good!!! ha and oh btw, sorry i cant send pics until i get into the field..for some reason the computers at the MTC wont let us send pics from here... but ill deff send some when i get to the mission!!

 umm really cool thing is that my companions and i are singing on sunday bc its our last sunday..we're doing a musical number to the hymn Brightly Beams..have u heard of it?? we're singing a verse in Maori so that should be interesting! we've been practicing and its like soo awesome!!! we leave wednesday EARLY IN THE MORNING to get onto a train to take the field so we'll see how that goes!!

but on a more serious note... im just loving it here. i learn so much every day. the feelings i experience here are just so amazing! Not only in Church and devotionals and firesides but also in class and spending time with my companions. it was so funny the other day bc my companions and i were studying on what to teach for our investigator so we were doing personal stufy and met up after about 10 min and the CRAZY thing is that we all came up with the same topic! like WAAAAAT?! its soo cool to see us be in such unity and that when we really let the Spirit guide, he will take us there if we're doing the right things. I have learned so much about my Savior and its just amazing. I learned a lot about how the gospel blesses families and its so true! makes me so grateful for the one i have both in TEXAS AND HAWAII:) it makes me soo stoked to have a fam of my own one day! well after the mish of course.. ha BUT i love you all so much and am thinking of u always! thanks for the support! it really gets me thru my days! means a lot!! give James a big kiss for me!!! miss yall more than yall know! catch me up with errrthang:)

Love,
Sistah Gariby