Letter #1 from Sister Daynes - I'm alive!

Hey everyone! I'm here in the MTC (Missionary Training Center) and things have been good so far. I've been super tired and feeling a little bit sick still but hopefully I will get over that soon! Yesterday I got to the MTC late because an ammonium nitrate truck rolled over and closed all the freeways and they were afraid of an explosion. Just. What. So traffic was super insane. I thought I would be really stressed about being late but I wasn't, somehow I knew things would be totally fine.

I got checked in, unfortunately I missed my first language class but I heard the last 20 seconds of it before we went to a general meeting. Hearing the language made me feel so good inside, for some reason it felt like coming home. My companion was super happy to see me when I showed up! Her name is Sister Hoskins and she's from St. George. She is a super duper Utahn but is way sweet and happy and thankfully we get along great! The other sisters in our district are really sweet too. There's only 6 of us in our district, 4 sisters and 2 elders. 

So far we've been listening to a lot of people teaching us stuff. It's been hard to pay attention because I'm so tired but miracles can happen!!! Also the spirit is so strong here, everyone is so dedicated to the work and I love it! Anyway so I'll be sending these emails out once a week, our preparation day (or day off) is Wednesday so that's when you'll hear from me next. Feel free to email if you have any questions! Or if eventually you get bored of me, I won't be offended if you stop reading. 18 months is a long time haha.

Quote of the Day:

"But Mr. Hotchkiss--!!!"

"Hoskins, dear, Hoskins."

-Arsenic and Old Lace