Ok so this has by far been the best week at the MTC EVER!!!! It was seriously the best Thanksgiving that I have ever had in my entire life. I did miss the fam but it was so great!!! So we got up that morning and went to breakfast and then they gave us personal time until 10:15 so I got to take a nap!!!! yay!!! Then we went to 19M to hear a devotional by a mysterious speaker. It turned out to be Russell M. Nelson and his wife! They both spoke to us. Elder Nelson told a story about how he was in charge of opening communist European countries for missionaries. He talked about Russia and how the government at first made it impossible for the church to be there. They prayed and one Russian sister went to Finland and got a Russian bible and Book of Mormon. Soon they had enough members to open Russia to the missionaries. That story touched me so much because I know that Poland has similar stories. Those people have been through so much and I am SO excited to go and teach them. I love the Poles so much already! Also Elder Nelson wanted me to tell you "thank you" basically thanks for sending me and supporting me out on my mission :) After our devotional Sister Ence and I walked to the temple. We listed things that we were grateful for in Polish. It was such a nice relaxing walk. I sure do love my companion a lot :)
Then we went and ate Thanksgiving dinner which was pretty good. We had Turkey and potatoes. The pie I must say was really not that great but I was so grateful for food. It was wonderful. We also sat with Elder Meline. He is one of the Croatians. He is dang hilarious.. Then we went and packed our sack dinners so nobody had to work that night. Well then we went to a presentation thing. They picked a couple of missionaries and they went up and did a skit. It was hilarious and it was of the first thanksgiving. We watched a little video thing and it showed different missionaries running to all the missions all over the world and we got to cheer when our mission came up. Then we sang hymns that reminded us of what we are grateful for. My new fav hymn is “Come Thou Font of Every Blessing.” It’s been removed from the hymn book…bummer. Then we went and ate our sack dinners in our room.
We then watched a humanitarian aid movie about Africa and all the church does. Our church is so amazing for humanitarian aid around the whole world. Then each table put together 160 first aid kits in assembly line fashion. All together we put together 8,000 first aid kits for the Sudan. After we went back to the big room and we watched a movie! 17 miracles. They gave us bags of kettle corn too. It was such a good movie. I cried..ha-ha, but yes it was seriously the most thankful best Thanksgiving I have ever had.
So earlier this week, D. Todd Christopherson came to talk to us it was also amazing. He talked on how things will be done the Lords way. He talked about how missions are challenging but they are the best challenge. We should work our hardest. Give everything that we have got and to have no regrets when it’s all said and done. We have only a short time to complete our mission but eternity to think about it. He even blessed all the missionaries watching his devotional that "everything that occurs on our mission will be swallowed up in the jot of Christ and come to feel like nothing" it was so cool. The spirit is so strong when apostles come and speak to us. I love love love love love being a missionary!! Another really cool thing about these devotionals is when we sing the Armies of Helaman they change the words to "we are now the lords missionaries" and the spirit is so strong. It’s amazing.
Polish this week is getting crazy. We learned more cases and the vocab is starting to stick. Sister Ence and I are getting a lot better at giving lessons. Two of our investigators committed to coming to church. Even though they are not like real they act like it. So it was really exciting for both of us. This week has been so great! I have been getting to know all of the Elders and sisters in our branch. They are all so much fun and such amazing people. They leave next week and I must admit I will be sad to see them go. I also love being a coordinating sister. Serving the sisters makes me so so happy! Ummm oh the night before thanksgiving Sister Ence and I were feeling a little rife with boyish attitude so we smelled the cream soda tree! There is a tree here and it seriously smells like cream soda. Currently it is roped off but we were a little crazy and smelt it. I even had an elder take a picture :) hah
Also the MTC puts Christmas lights up all over this one area and it is seriously like a winter wonderland! I LOVE it! The first time sister Ence and I saw it we both screamed with excitement. Then the elders screamed and made fun of us. It was funny.
I played Piano in sacrament meeting!!! It was SO scary. I basically hate playing in front of people. I have decided when I get home I am going to get better at piano so I don’t feel so retarded playing in front of people. The presidency was so thankful though. Well my time is almost up. I love you all so so soooo much! I love this church so much! I love being a missionary and I love the Lord and Jesus Christ. I am grateful for the atonement and all the blessings the gospel brings to everyone’s lives. Czesc!
Siostra Smithee
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