First Letter

Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:51:36 -0700Subject: Im hereFrom: sara.anderson@myldsmail.netTo: homeecdiva@hotmail.com Ok I only have 30 min.. First day here was great! Didn't get too scared and didn't get lost! I I loved taking pictures with Kels and Katie right before I reported! It made me nice and calm before I was dropped off on the side of the curb. My companion's name is Sister Sinclair for Iowa...and is engaged. Oh and talks a whole lot. I have 2 other sisters in my district and 6 Elders. I have an amzing district!!! We all get along great and we have so much fun together. Some times too much fun. So in our orientation we were told that 832 had reported that day. I found out that 5 of those are from VA! Awesome! There are missionaries from everywhere....Hong Kong, England, Australia and like 8 other places but I don't remember. I saw Heather, my old roommate the second day I was here!!! She is only 3 classrooms down from me so I get to see her everyday!!! It's wonderful! I was sick for a good five days so that was no fun. 4/10 of us were sick in the district at the same time and now one of the elders has pink eye....we are a very sick district. haha. Gym time is great fun! I either walk/run with sister Pollock or play 4 square. So when you get dropped off at the MTC you are greeted by Host Missionaries and they take you to where you are staying and then a sister host missionary takes you to your room and then goes to take you to your stuff and shows you where to go and what not. Well, I really wanted to be one but figured I couldnt b/c I am here for such a short time but guess what... I get to be a host missionary!!!! Our whole district got asked to do it! I am so pumped!!!! I had my first TRC ( volunteers come in and are fake investigators so we can practice lessons just so we can get practice) on...Tuesday. I was sooo nervous going into it. It didn't do too bad. I didn't talk for the first bit cuz I was really nervous but then I got the hang of it and started talking. Well, there are video cameras in the room so our teachers can see how we are doing. Well, I went to Devo that night and 3 elders said that they had been watching my lesson and so was a teacher. So I had 4 people watching me teach. Kinda awkward. So I leave on the 24th so if you or anyone sends me anything after like the 19th just go ahead and sent it to the mission home. Thanks. On Sundays we are allowed a "temple walk." We get to walk to the temple and take pictues and just be outside for an hour or so. It is so awsome to see like 300 missionaries at a time walking around taking pictures. So, mom I have a picture for my plaque that I want and will be mailing it to you soon. Well obviously today is p-day and so I got to go to the temple. It was great!!!! I really enjoyed it. Well when we (my district) walked out of the temple it was snowing....first time since I have been here. Crazy how much snow Va. is getting and how little Utah is getting. Ok so DearElder.com is like the best website ever!! Thank you so much for the letters! I love getting mail! Oh so I got my patriarcal blessing shrunk down and laminated so that's way awesome!!! I got a copy for my journal and for my scripture. It's awesome! Ah time is almost up! Oh can you ask Sister Bleyl if she can monogram my scripture case for me? I bought one out here and I want a big pink, green, or blue S on it! So just let me know and I will e-mail that to you. Well I love it here and know it is where I am supposed to be. I have not felt homesick at all or questioned once why I am here. Well, at times I question my knowlege but not why I am here. So that's good! Oh I almost forgot, for the blog I want "life behing the tag" one. And I am going to do a " Only In" segment. So my fist one......Only In the MTC will a elder ask you for your mission address instead of your number.......which happened to me. hahaha. Oh the MTC. haha. WEll I love you all and thanks for the all of the letters!!! Love, Sister Sara Anderson.