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.