Hello there.
Our schedules were completely changed this week, I believe most of the MTC's were moved around. So know how I emailed you a picture of it last week? Well it is not the same at all. I really don't have Pday today anymore, but they have shown mercy on us and allowed us to spend a few minutes emailing and doing laundry. And we also get our new Pday on Saturday, so basically two Pdays. How lovely. The best part of our new schedules are that we don't have to be anywhere until 7:30 now, instead of 7. That is an entire extra half an hour to get ready, you don't realize how great that is. So nice.
Last Wednesday our Elders were asked to help host the new missionaries, but sadly we were not. So we decided to study out front and watch them come in and try to live through those who were actually hosting. While we were sitting there a man came up to us panicked and asked if we were busy because there was an emergency. So here we all are thinking that we are going to have to go do CPR or something on someone. But low and behold they didn't have enough hosts for the foreign sisters! Oh happy day. So we ended up being allowed to host two sisters! They warned us up front that they likely wouldn't speak any English, well that should be interesting. But luckily for me both of my sisters were from Japan but spoke English! It was so much fun being able to host! And we get to do it again tomorrow, because we're some of the oldest here. Monday and Tuesdays a huge chunk of the MTC leaves and it is great because it isn't so crowded. But they are quickly replaced by Wednesday. Just turning out missionaries left and right over here.
The field is now open. So great. We have been playing sand volleyball. One day we played Elders vs. Sisters in our district. It was a blast and the sisters won, but obviously we weren't keeping score because that is against the rules... The next day we challenged the other district that has been here with us the whole time to a game. It was so much fun, we have a pretty good team-minus a few. But they had a couple sisters bail and they had mostly islander Elders. That all seem to have an odd talent at scrappy volleyball. After a few close games. We ended up losing, but just barely. And unfortunately the game point went to them on a mistake I made. Dang it. But it was such a great gym time. Hopefully we can get them to play us again.
When I was walking over to the field on graduation day I tried to linger outside by the road as long as possible in hopes that you would drive by. Seems that the timing was off.
Random paragraph. Thanks for the cookies. Loved the packaging. Loved all of the cookies. And thank you for all of the random crap room card finds. They are cute long. We usually have class with a teacher twice a day and they always start with a prayer. I have discussed this with all of the sisters in my district and apparently I have some kind of sign on my forehead saying 'please always ask me to pray.' I literally pray every single class. My DL calls on my SO much, but there are nine other people in this room. I suppose it is just more blessings for me, I need to work on my Tagalog prayers some more anyways. I have just been repeating pretty much the same prayer over and over. One day this week all of the international kids got to spend the morning at temple square. Thus there were no elders in our class. It was just the sisters and Sister Watkins. Girls day. I can't say we learned too much, but it was a great class. Sister Watkins is totally the kind of person I want to be one day. The islanders obviously come from a completely different culture, where body types are viewed in a different way. This week a bunch of the Elders told me that I look too skinny and that I need to put on more weight. Well I suppose I will take that as a complement. But just how they told me was hilarious. I wish I could imitate their accented voices for you.
On Sunday my kasamas and I had to teach what is pretty much the Sunday School lesson on enduring to the end. We spent forever preparing, it is so hard to work as a threesome sometimes. Especially to teach as a threesome. One extra opinion. One extra voice. One more person to coordinate with. In the end our lesson was amazing. We did so great, couldn't have been more proud of my girls. One of the best parts was that we had one of our Branch Presidency sitting in, Brother Willis. He is my favorite person ever. When he talks to me he looks into my eyes and I can just feel him looking into my soul. He is so cool. And he loved our lesson so much. So great. Sorry if I have already talked about him. I cannot remember what I have already talked about. So in sacrament meeting everyone prepares a talk and they just call you up on the spot. This week going in I predicted the speakers in advance. I though it would be one of the tatlohan (my companionship) and Elder Vunibola. Vunibola right on. Sister Marcucci thought it for sure wasn't her so she didn't even bring anything. That meant it was between sister littlefield and I. Well it was one of us. Sister Marcucci. As soon as her name was said sister Littlefield and I immediately rummaged though our papers and handed her parts of our talks. True companionship right there. She did great too.
So I feel like this week has been flirt central week. Right when I think I am in a safe place. It is pretty entertaining at times though. Whenever someone in our district (and now our whole zone has caught on) has someone of the opposite sex approach them and start talking, everyone one else starts making annoying alarm and beeping sounds. It has been so funny. Or when our tatlohan is talking with Elders outside of our district the Elders will come over and casually join into the conversation. There is one sister in going to Japan on the floor right below us, we call her flirt alert. She is so over the top and comes and finds the boys in our district and zone. Always. She has even found our classrooms. Our Elders are so sick of her, but she sure does keep things entertaining for us sisters.
Also I am really happy that I only have a week left here. I somehow have made a few Elders become fans of me (don't know how that happened) And they are becoming competitive over it. Pretty much one of them has practically planned out our future together. Well. See ya never after this week. Poor guys. But they should not be thinking like that right now anyways. Silly elders...\
ALSO Brianna. One of my Elders wants to marry you. He is 22 or 23-can't remember. Fujian. And hilarious. Pretty much it is a done deal. So don't make any plans for the next two years. Perfect thanks.
You want some more embarrassing stories? Okay. Here's two more for you. Sister Littlefield almost fell on the stairs the other day, but I happened to be in front of her so she didn't actually fall. So later I am walking up the stairs jokingly telling her to please be careful on the stairs. Next thing you know there is a loud clang and boom. Who is laying on the stairs? Oh that would be me. Karma. Even better and entire district was behind me and as I slowly turned myself around to sit on the stairs they were all standing there so concerned for my well being. People from other floors were coming out to see what had happened. I was fine. Except for my pride. And perhaps a lot of bruises. Later we were again running up the stairs and Sister Littlefields karma came back around and she biffed it. And the entire seem up the back of her pencil skirt ripped. It was a good thing we were in the residence halls. But nonetheless it was hilarious.
I don't think I really need anything else. I can get basically everything in the Philippines. Shouldn't be a problem. I haven't packed yet, hopefully I am not over. But I will be sending a bunch of stuff home. If my birthday gift isn't too big or breakable then I could fit it in. I've been collecting boxes for my roomies and I to send stuff home in.
We got our flight plans this week. We are all together. We have to say goodbye to our Elders in Hong Kong though. And total bummer, one of the elders in the other district that is coming to my mission has to stay in the MTC 2 weeks longer because he had a stomach ulcer.
May 6 SLC to LA
May 7 LA to Hong Kong
May 8 Hong Kong to Manila
We then stay in the mission home for two days after we get there! Can't believe it is already here!
I need to switch computers to send pictures! Kapayapaan at mga magbasbas
Ingat!
Mahal ko kayo!!
Sister Lindsay Hall
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