Week 8 ~ Last P day in the MTC!!

Hey Fam,

Well the end is drawing near and I must say I'm getting so anxious! I'm so ready to be in Croatia and start learning the language for reals. I'm so sick of this nasty food and these teachers and all these crusty missionaries. I mean I love this place and it has taught me more than I could have learned on my own but I am so done. However I am going to miss Westie. He has been such a great comp and I'm kinda scared of what my trainer will be like.

We only have one more of those TRC things and that's exciting cause I don't really like those. We have been practicing the second lesson and it's really hard. So I asked my teacher how many times he taught the second lesson in his mission and he said less than 10. No worries I am going to do better than that. Anyway last TRC and I won't miss those. I kinda don't like it because the people in the TRC know what your supposed to be saying and so basically it's all scripted and if you "miss" something they consider it "messing up". I don't like that because I believe it prevents from teaching by the Spirit. You just say your memorized lines and your done. Ya I just don't like it. But it does help with the language.

So yes I do have my travel plans!!!!!! Most exciting day in the MTC yet. My teacher said getting travel plans is the worst thing that can happen to a missionary in the MTC lol. He was right. it made me lose focus and we got them right before TRC so that didn't help me focus at all lol. But anyway I'll give you all the details cause I know Lance will want them. So February 28 we leave the MTC at 1:30 for the SLC airport. We take Delta straight to Paris. We fly into the Chas De Gaulle airport. The flight from SLC leaves at 4:50 PM and we are scheduled to land in Paris at 11:25 AM of March 1st. Then from Paris we fly to Ljubljana, Slovenia. That flight is scheduled to leave at 1:20 and land at 3:05. I'm so excited!!  I will probably call from the SLC airport before I leave so be ready anytime before probably 4. Then maybe again from Paris just for fun. However it takes a while for the mission president to let y'all know I arrived safe so try not to worry to much.

The language is sinking in pretty good but I know my happiness could become a little tainted once I get there. My main goal is to be positive and know I can do this. I am getting pretty good at the concepts but I need to expand my vocabulary.

One thing that I know is so important is to know that there are plenty of people to teach I just need to work hard and find them. I'm so sick of people telling me this is a "seed planting" mission. That is the biggest load of crap ever. The Lord wouldn't send missionaries there to waste time. The scriptures tell us "the field is white all ready to harvest" not the field is brown already to plant. So ya I get a little worked up when people tell me the outcome of my mission and they haven't even been there! And no they did not JUST get out of communism and no they probably won't "revive our message warmly". I have heard that a couple times here and it's so dumb. Shoot!! K I'm pert near done.

I met a lady the other day whose grandson is in Croatia right now and he is having a baptism the day before we leave.  He is also teaching 7 others. For all you haters see above paragraph :). She said he is just so positive. So I'm going to be like him and go out with a "why not" attitude. Why can't I teach? Why can't I baptize? Cause I can and I will. I'm snatchin people up and I'm gunna teach and I gunna baptize! So run and tell that homeboi! K I'm done for reals now.

So Westie and I went and did a session this morning with a bunch of people from the zone. It was awesome. It was the last time any of us will get to go to the temple for two years. Before hand Westie and I promised each other that we wouldn't rush each other in the Celestial room cause it would be our last time. So instantly when I walked in I started crying. Not for any reason in particular other than I was so grateful for the blessing and power of temple work. So I looked pathetic walking out but I don't let the haters get at me.

So only 6 more days of this place. I love you all and I'm sorry that I'm not replying to any of the questions that may have been written in a DearElder. With the holiday and no mail on Saturday night I don't get any of your DearElder till tonight. Anyhow love you all and hope you have a great week.

P.S.  One of the kids I talk to alot here is Elder Basha and his grandpa is the owner of BASHAS grocery store in AZ.