I just arrived at the
MTC here in England and they are giving us all time to send a quick email home!
They even said we could take a nap later! I've only been here a half an hour
and I already love it!! I'm just going to drive right in and start from the top
with this email :)
The Airport: The day started out great with a good helping
of jeremiahs sausage gravy biscuits! I stuffed my face till I
was sick, just in case the food here was "rubbish"! Then
we were off to the airport. I'm not gonna lie, the goodbyes
were much harder than I thought they would be! I held it together but the
hardest part was going up the escalator and watching my family slowly
disappear... feeling pretty down and depressed I made my way to the gate.
I was so lucky to find two elders right there, it was like they were
waiting for me! Elder Tullis and Elder Searle, it didn’t
take long for them to get me back on my feet! The longer we
waited the more missionaries we saw, there was a HUGE group all going to Moons
mission! It was so cool because every missionary you saw, it was like you were
instant friends with them!
Flight #1: Salt Lake to Denver... seemed kinda like a
pointless flight to me but all was well. I was making my way to
my seat and found a little Chilin woman there... I tried to tell her she was in
my spot, but she didn’t speak a lick of English!! So I just sat right
down next to her. She seemed like the sweetest little Spanish women
ever! Neither of us had any idea what the other was saying, but that
didn’t stop us from talking though the whole flight! Just another miracle I
suppose! Lucky for me she knew the word "selfie"
Flight #2: Denver to Newark New Jersey.... this
one was pretty long and painful, probably my least favorite flight out of the
three, still not much to complain about though!
Flight#3: This one was the long haul, New Jersey to England: this
plane was much nicer than the others; they had TV's, Music things, and all
kinds of fun stuff I wasn’t allowed to touch! I was sitting by a British
man whose wife is actually LDS! I was able to speak with him a little on the
gospel, not sure if I did much good, but it was still great practice!! The
take off of this flight was the best part, you could see the sunset as we
flew over New York City. It was amazing! I didn’t get much sleep
here... which is bad news because I pulled an all nighter getting everything
ready the night before, and I arrived at the MTC
around 8AM with a full day of plans! When we finally landed you
could instantly feel the crazy humidity in the air! It’s not a hot humid
that Braden had, it feels kind of fun and misty. I love it!! It makes
me happy just to breath here! After we got all sorted out by the immigration
guys we got out of the airport and loaded little bus thingy’s to
go to the MTC. The drive was about 45 minutes from the airport and
was freaking me out! The roads were super windy and everyone was on
the wrong side of the road! Even the driver’s seat is in the wrong spot! It
felt so crazy in just watching!
The MTC: WOW... we arrived at the MTC, and it is one of the
most beautiful places I have ever been! It is so green and amazing! The Temple
right up the road and the MTC itself is right on the side of a pond! When
we came in they gave us a little package with our name tags and some other fun
stuff like a rules book and insurance stuff! They spoke to us briefly about the
importance of the name tag, and let us put them on! It was soo exciting. I felt
a little ripped off because mine is already a little scuffed up, but I guess
that was bound to happen eventually anyway. After that, they let us loose to go
about emailing, doing interviews, getting our picture taken, and sorting things
out with temple clothes. I've done it all besides eat... I might miss
lunch because I’m taking extra email time but that’s okay because they
gave us lots of snacks when we first got here! Next I have to
unpack my bags and set up my bed! And then later tonight
at 6pm we have getting a talking to and receive our companions and
districts! I'm excited to find out who I will get! I think I’m
really going to like it here though.
I almost forgot...
They don’t do the pink sticker of shame here! Probably because there’s
only ever about 40 of us. Is it weird that I’m kinda sad about
that??
Another thing, the
accents are hilarious!! It’s been really hard to take people serious!
There are so many differences here, words mean different things and even
the order in which they talk is different!
Well I'm officially
the only one in the computer lab so I should probably wrap it up :( I guess
everyone else is too excited to write home!! I want you to know that
all is well and that I’m happy. I'm excited to learn here and can’t
wait to teach in the mission field! One thing I’ve learned so far is that
greeting people with a smile can make a huge difference!
Thank you for all your
love and support, hopefully I can write again soon! I love you so very much!
Love Elder Cluster
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