Sunday, January 31, 2010

Finally her address

I just posted Sister Savages new info on the sidebar. Thanks Justin for tracking that down

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Toronto you better watch out!

Monica left the MTC bright and early this morning and is either on her way or currently in TORONTO. I can't believe it can't wait to hear from her. I will post her new address as soon as she gets it to me that little stinker.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Week 2

Week two flew by! I can't believe it.. this time next week i'll be in Toronto. The MTC really is a great place but i'm excited to be leaving soon! The second week is harder cause you have to pray for and really strive for the fire of those first couple days when you feel like you can do anything. I love Ether 12:27 where is says I show unto men their weaknesses and then it also says that through Christ our weak things can be made strong. I have definantly felt that here. I am aware of so many weaknesses but i'm being helped. My fears are stilled. I went to the Refferal center yesterday and I talked to a man named Ronald for 25 minutes. It was pretty intense. He's been meeting with the missionaries and reading the book of mormon and went to church twice but he's also been reading some anti-mormon literature and so we talked about that a lot. I am not a confrontational person but it was amazing to feel the spirit work with me.. I was able to be bold which scares me.. I shared scriptures and bore my testimony. He said that he read the Joseph Smith had tried to have people killed and that he was really just trying to get money by copyrighting the book of mormon. It was neat to be able to discuss with him and keep the spirit there. I showed him the scripture in Matthew 7 about by there fruits you shall know if they are good or evil. I promised him that if he continued to read the book of mormon and go to church he would continue to enjoy the fruits of what Joseph Smith restored and come to know he was a prophet of God.He said he would keep reading and meeting with the missionaries! I'm really excited to share this message and promise blessings. I am trying to think of everything i want to write but it's hard to remember.. So im leaving the 26th and we have to be to the travel office at 4 in the morning so i have a feeling it's going to be a long day. we'll stop in Cincinnati and arrive in Toronto at 3:53. Wow. This is so real and I love it. A big thing that is taught here in the MTC is obedience... It is so important. Striving to be obedient brings strenth and blessings. I am so glad waking up hasn't been to difficult. Kickboxing this morning to pumped up church music was fun although I was still practically asleep the whole time:) I woke up this morning and my companion said hey I think you taught the first three lessons last night... my poor roomies.. the second night here I had a dream I couldn't find my companion and they said I was sitting up in my bed saying "sister, siissster, ssssiiisster".... I guess i was pretty distraught. I've also asked them to look up scriptures in my sleep. I bet they'll miss me when we leave the MTC. It is different to be with someone 24/7 but I'm blessed to have someone who is really great, we very rarely get perturbed... is that a word? One problem we've been having is that one of the sisters in our room has extremely smelly feet... I felt so bad the other day cause i went to clip my toenails and I got down on the floor but I sat by her shoes and i was like woah my feet really stink and she was like... oh I think that's my shoes.. whoops... she is a really great girl and we all laugh about it.. it reminds my of that childrens book I love you stinky feet. Anyway all's well.. I'm trying my best to stay focused. Thank you for all the support and love! If you're reading this I want to hear from you. I didn't have time to write down any addresses before I left so I can't write you till you write me! Sure love you. I challenge everyone to pick an area of your life that you want to do better in and set a goal. Let Heavenly Father know about it and he'll help you out. In preach my gospel it says making goals in an act of faith. if you're looking for a way to exercise you're faith than this is a way you can. Bingo! I love the gospel. I'm so grateful for this opportunity to be learning and testifying about what I believe. I'm super grateful for all of you. TIme is running out. I need grandma and grandpa's address.. Oh i went to the makeup class here at the MTC that Grandma's friends teach and it was so fun to meet them and here them talk so highly of my grandparent's that i think so highly of! Ok well until next week be happy and grateful and positive and obedient.. you'll feel the spirit more and thus be even happier!I miss you.
Love Sister SAvage
From Sister Savage
From Sister Savage

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Week 1 Letter

Hello my lovely wonderful support system! I only have thirty minutes on the computer here and then it'll just sign my off so kinda stressful. don't worry I've still got 25 minutes :) So it's been a week.. The day's have definently been long but the week went by fast. My companion and the other compainship in my room and I have been waking up at six to go to gym classes they offer for the sisters like aerobics and yoga. imagine that.. me waking up at six when really i could sleep till 6:30! I have felt really sustained here and i'm so grateful.. I do get a pretty intense wave of tiredness around three so it's a good thing I have a companion to keep me awake! My companion is really great. We have a lot in common and we laugh a lot! Man I have a lot to learn. We have been doing these mock teaching experiences where you teach a teacher or volunteers.. always right before I get a little sick to my stomach because i'm nervous but i'm amazed at how when we go i feel so warm while we are teaching and my companion Sister Creswell and I are always so giddy. Teaching the gospel does make you happy. We actually went to the refferal center and called real people and I had the same experience of being scared out my mind but then once the first person picked up such peace. Of course he was driving and didn't want a ticket so he couldn't talk but It is just such an exciting prospect. I have been very blessed. My purpose as a missionary is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them recieve the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, and enduring to the end. and guess what.. that's your purpose too! Seriously I know that sharing the gospel is such a testimony building experience and I can't wait to teach my brothers and sisters in Toronto. It's the most charitable thing you can do for those around you.. so this is my challenge.. share your testimony.. it's terrifying but overwhelmingly excitng at the same time. what a rush. So since I have such a short amount of time to write they suggested to have family and friends use dearelder so that i don't have to spend my interenet time reading but i can use it to write. Thank you all for the letters and packages and I will write some letters today while it's laundry time. Ok funny things.. the other day we were reading our mail and Elder Ferguson was like "dang it" and we were like what happened and he said that his sister dropped his phone in the toilet... haha so we all went on and a second later he said you've got to be kidding me. His sister had googled what to do if you get your phone wet and it said put it in a bowl of oatmeal and she did just that. She didn't put it in the dry oats though she actually made a bowl of oatmeal! Man I laughed hard at that. And then last night we had a devotional and Elder L. Tom Perry spoke which was amazing.. he pretty much taught us the first lesson and I just kept thinking I want to be able to teach and testify like that.. so powerful. But all the sudden there was a big noise and we looked behind us to see a sister who had dropped her pen and while trying to pick up she fell off her chair.. she was just fine and it was hilarious. The food here at the MTC is good... but according to elder porter it tastes good it just doesn't feel so good. haha. When we were at the refferal center he was pretending to be a pilot and it reminded my of you justin.. haha. So the hardest thing here is remembering to say Elders and Sisters instead of guys and girls, staying awake (which actually isn't as bad as I thought it would be) and wearing nylons. Sometimes I get overwhelmed by how much I don't know but then I remember I'm doing this alone. I love you all so much and I miss you. But it's weird because the actual sick and sad feeling of missing you isn't there.. just peace and happiness knowing you're all there. I'm sure grateful for this opportunity. My appreciation for the gospel and for all of you has grown everyday and i'm excited to see how I will feel in 18 months if that keeps happening. The gospel is true. God loves us. Please write me. It's just like christmas getting mail :) I'll do my best to keep up with writing back. Mel would you please get this to laurie I wasn't sure of her address and I didn't want to mess up. I Love your guts and miss you and pray for you. So much love to you:)
Love Sister Savage.. all the elders here wish they had my last name.. it is pretty awesome.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

MTC

Monica's off to the MTC sniff sniff. I just posted her address for the next few weeks on the sidebar. Write to her soon!