It's been a week

I've been here longer than a week! Yes! The first week was great, so much learning and growing. But really it has just flown right by! 

The investigators that we are teaching (hypothetical of course) are moving along and it's less scary as we go into a lesson. I find that we are able to plan more effectively, and even though we had a REALLY rough lesson the other day, the Lord knew what he was doing, and I think that it was for me to learn to speak up more. I'm sure you're thinking, "that's totally weird that Hannah of all people is having trouble speaking up..." or maybe you're not if you know me... but just know that this whole teaching thing is SO hard for me. It's so completely out of my nature, and I turn to scriptures and to the Lord every single day because I know that I would just freeze up in silence and fear without the Spirit with me at all times. 

The other day was really hard, and this second week has been very straining on me, because satan loves to make us feel inadequate. But I feel as I grow closer to the Lord each day, and work harder and harder to follow ALL the MANY rules that I'm blessed. I know that with his help nothing is impossible, and I spend much of my time reading scriptures like Ether 12 and going BOLDLY forward. 

I think that the MTC gives you this honey badger attitude (as Elder W. would say). Things that before you COULD NOT handle are sort of just, "meh. honey badger don't care." (This is not just a Webster thing, look up the meme, you'll see.) Like when your companion hums ALL DAY LONG, you just sort of don't care. Sometimes you even catch a bit of Les Mis and hum along for a few seconds. It's a blessing, and I love it. It seriously helps me love everything about the people that I'm set with all day everyday. I'm not even kidding I love all of them. And their weird quirks? It is just not a big deal. 

Our district is split between people going to Atlanta, Georgia, and people going to Boston, like me. My companion, Sister B, is from Wyoming and she is a self proclaimed six year old. She loves all things juvenile, music and 'Phineas and Ferb' are two of her great loves. We are, as I'm sure you can tell, nothing alike but we learn things each day from one another and I grow from her outrageous actual love for everyone (I thought I was loving enough... until I met Sister B). 

All the Sisters are a pretty close knit bunch, most of us live together and (Me, Sister B, Sister C., and Sister Durf.), and then the other two live right down the hall (Sister L., and Sister D.). All of them are inspiring and wonderful. They teach me and they help me grow from their inspiring stories and their great faith. 

I'm sure that I'll have stories for you about a few of them or all of them one day, but for now It's time to finish my laundry and get moving. GOING TO THE TEMPLE TODAY! (and don't tell me not to shout, because this is just TOO EXCITING! :) 

Love you all, and thank you for all the DearElders, I really appreciated them and I am so so happy about everything you are doing at home! This place is great, and each day is an adventure. I'm not going to say that I love every minute of it, but I am fully invested in taking my mission one day at a time and loving it, today is a great day... so was yesterday, and the day before.

love, Sister HRP