Hola Hola!! :)
It's another beautiful day here in sunny Provo. First of all thank you so much (again!!) for all of the sweet notes, thoughts, and warm wishes!! It's always so nice to hear from home.
Mom and Dad--I am reading all of your silly comments every day. It doesn't even seem like we haven't stopped talking on the phone! I love it. Oh and Mom, here are my 5 top favorites of "the little things":
1) baking in aprons
2) looking at really old pictures (especially at the hair and clothes) laughing and telling stories.
3) Farmer's market--the crew, the samples of oranges and pitted fruits, and the awesome folk music players who usually have scraps of paper with pictures and info inside sheet protectors.
4) Exploring new towns/ cities/ shops/ PLACES....just ADVENTURING!! :)
5) Early evening walks
I sound like a grandma. (not like I haven't heard that one before...MOM). I love these things so much. It was really nice reading your list!!! :)
Nicole--you are so hilarious!! I can't stop snickering in classes about the hallowed out corn husk issues. WoWWwwwww...
And Lisa, Tiffany, Paige and Grandma & Grandpa...I will be getting back to you all sooooonnnn...Thank you all for the fantastic letters. I will be sending some paper love ASAP.
It's been a really incredible week. On Wednesday, I started my Visitor Center training. (There are over 30 sister missionaries in my class (which is pretty huge for a class size here at the MTC. It's usually about 10-15 people per class).Most of the sisters are going to Temple Sqaure, but about 5 are going to Winter Quarters (a pioneer site in Omaha, Nebraska) and the Mormon Batallion site in San Diego, CA---hey Lisa! :) whoop whoop!!)
Visitor Center training has been a really incredible experience. There are women from all over the world in my class!! Besides all over the U.S, we have sisters from Austrailia, Germany, Hong Kong, Finland, Switzerland, The Philppines and Mongolia. It's pretty incredibile to be surrounded by so many amazing women. One of the sisters, Sister Wu, is from New York City and was born in China. She shared with me a little bit about her background one day at dinner and how she got to be here, serving a mission. Her story is a HUGE contrast from mine. Sister Wu joined the chuch about 5 years ago in New York. None of her family supported her decision. So, when she chose to serve a mission, her family became even more upset. They consider this next year and a half a waste of her time and money. Her goodbyes with family and friends didn't seem as happy and warm as mine did. After sharing her story, I was so impressed with how much courage she had to follow her heart, no matter if she had received support from others or not. She has such a strong conviction about the wonderful experiences people have when they choose to serve others and knows that her family will be blessed too.
Sister Wu's story made me really think about how grateful I am for her and her awesome example of sacrifice. I am also SO SO grateful for ALL of my loving friends and family who really love me no matter what path I choose. It's really refreshing to have so many wonderful people in my life, from school, work, LIFE....etc....who really love me for me and support ME. I keep feeling so grateful for all of you!! THANK YOU for everything.
Here's the scoop for this week. Saturday, we all get to go to Temple Square for a half day of on site training. I move to Salt Lake next Wednesday, August 4. I don't know when I'll be e-mailing again, but after about a week or so, I'm sure I'll have a more set schedule.
Thanks for all the love and support.
Love you all,
Sister Amy
Shoot I'm out of timee!!!!
