Mommy, Daddy and Bean -
April 4, 2012

I made it! I’m here and I am loving it! The first day was like 3 in one! Yikes! I crawled
in bed so tired and I couldn’t sleep because my mind was racing! I’m allowed to
write you tonight but after that only on Pdays which is Wednesdays.
I’m loving my teachers. They are amazing! We are teaching our first investigators, well
not really. It’s just our teacher acting to be a guy named Billy. But still
awesome. Day 3, here I come!
Our first day was exactly as I expected until that night. They had 3 “investigators” and
the missionaries came in and tried to start a lesson. We had to learn all about
the people and disreguard what the elders did. I learned so much! We had 2
actors and 1 guy who was for real. He is a devout Catholic and it was amazing
just to learn what he believed and why. It was almost like having the JW”S
sitting in a group of 50 asking Dad why he is a member and sometimes trying to
get dad to believe them more than he believed in the things he is rooted in.
Crazy! (But Dad has the truth and knows it fully. This guy didn’t)

Well, I wrote yesterday and I am just struggling to find time to write. They keep us
busy all the way up until we are supposed to be in bed! I hardly get time to
take a shower. So my district will have to deal with my stench tomorrow because
I’m writing instead of taking a shower. Hahaha!
So today was really hard! The adversary does all he can to keep you from learning. I
learned that today. I was learning with almost a physical wall in front of me
it seemed. Or like I was wading through sludge! But I made it through! We
taught our ‘Billy’ today. He was interesting. It was hard! My companion and I
did not work on the same page at all! Her name if Sister Worthington. She is a
sweet dear older sister. She is turning 25 next week. She is pretty quiet and a
very good listener. She is always telling me she is impressed by me. She has
some really beautiful insights but sometimes she does think she is quite the
wise owl. She is still working on that, but aren’t we all !
My district is wonderful. My district leader – this TALL little redheaded 19 year old of a
guy makes me think of Ben and Mike mixed together in a Red Hood. Elder Herzog
and Elder Beverly his companion have me rolling on the floor at least 5xs a
day. The other Elders are pretty quiet. Elder McMichael and Elder Castro. Well
the sisters are wonderful! THE best! We sing all day long and crack ourselves
up over making new words to ‘sisters’ on White Christmas. Sister Webb is from Lymon, Wyoming and actually grew up with Shai! She was so excited to hear a little about Mike.
Sister Palmer is from Preston Idaho and know Eric F. the guy who is marrying my
roommate Bailey. Crazy small world here!
Sister Palmer and Webb both saw Elder Archuletta today. I was looking the other way
though and completely missed him! Ha. Tell Kris I will try again to keep my
eyes open.
Well – it’s way after bedtime so I love you all and will write soon! I also got my shoes
today BTW and I will have to try them out tomorrow. Also today it SNOWED!! A Lot!! Beautiful!!

Well I love you! Oh
! MAAN! (as Olivia would say!) Love Sister
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p.s. Happy Easter. It’s now Sunday. This morning President
Boyd K. Packer spoke in a special sacrament meeting for the whole MTC! It was
wonderful! I also say Elder Archuletta. He is so little! Just like Nicole! Cute
little guy!
We also had a special devotional and the BYU men’s choir came and it was beautiful! AHHH! So cleansing! We aren’t allowed to listen to music here in our rooms so we just
have to wait until we sing hymns in class. EH! I miss it! On Sundays
they also close the day by allowing everyone to watch church videos. I got to
watch a devotional that Elder Bednar gave that Christmas on turning outward to
take the character of Christ upon us. WOW! My jaw was on the floor the whole
hour. What a beautiful inspiration we can receive through not only apostles but
paired with deep feeling of the Holy Ghost as well!
We also taught Billy yesterday. I have been having a hard time having a companion
strapped to my side no more than an arms length away all the time. It’s been
uncomfortable but I’m learning. I love her so much and she tries so hard to
follow the Holy Ghost and share all she knows. Even in the hallway on the way
back from brushing her teeth. I can hear her just outside the door and I think
she is so cute. Even if no one wants to listen.
Anyway. We prayed so hard that we would be able to teach the things we are learning. We
went in to see Bill and it went so well. They teach us to extend baptism the
first and every time you meet with an investigator. By the end we had followed
the Holy Ghost so closely that at the end we extended baptism and he was really
excited about the idea. We meet with him again on Tuesday and I will let you
know how it goes. My teacher came out and talked to us and the other sisters
and said they were the best first lessons Bill has ever received and he has
been working here for over 3 years so that’s a really big deal! How humbling to
know the Lord will help us in every step, even just in practice. Wow! Beautiful!
I’m so very thankful for all I am learning. I feel like such a different person already!
Can you believe it? I can’ t imagine where I will be in 3 weeks!
Well, I love you all and will write soon! I hope all is well! I keep running into
people from Lyman! I met another guy that knows Shai! Elder Glacher or
something like that. Small World!
I want you to know how much I love you and appreciate you all! The Lord loves you and
wants you to always turn to him.

OH!
My Zone Leader and his district are all going to Mike’s mission! Crazy! They leave Tuesday morning for the field. I’m going to miss those guys! Got us hooked on 4 square in the gym!
They are so awesome! I don’t see them as little 19 year olds but Men with Power!
AWESOME!
BYE FOR NOW!
Love
______________ again!

( Sister Harnish)