Not Your Regular Mission: Second Week! (2)

Wow, so it feels like I've been here an eternity, but in the eternal life kind of eternity feeling, if that makes sense.

This week Hermana Carreon and I are full on sister training leaders, which is super exciting because we carry around a phone and everything and get to do cool things. More importantly though, I love this calling because I get to serve the Hermanas around me in a more intimate way. This calling gives me the permission slip to serve basically, and I know you don't necessarily need a permission slip, but I would not be as involved as I am without this calling.

Hermanas in our District!

Another cool thing that happened this week! So Hermana Noyes, another Hermana in my district, and I auditioned for a special musical number and now we get to sing the EFY medley for all the new missionaries coming in on Wednesday. She's super stoked because she normally doesn't perform, and I'm stoked as well.

(Hermana Noyes and I with our perfomance acceptance letters)

(Hermana Noyes and I not being dumb and finding out we get to perform)

One thing I've learned at my time here in the MTC is the power of music. I joined choir (you're welcome, Mother), but I'm actually really glad I get to participate in it. We don't stand too much, which was my least favorite part of choir, so now I get all the good parts of choir. We're singing Precious Savior Dear Redeemer, which is one of my favorites and I could feel the spirit so strongly while in the choir. I find myself absentmindedly humming more often, and my district will be wondering where it's coming from, which is funny sometimes. I also got to sing a hymn in a lesson during a role play, which really brought the Spirit.

This past Sunday we got to walk to the temple as a zone, which was great. It was a break from a super busy Sunday because as STL's we have lots of leadership meetings we sit in on. But, boy, do I now(Hermanas in our room, being more dumb with our hair) have a testimony of fasting. I forgot that's what I was even doing this past Sunday until it was dinner time. Sure, I felt hungry, but I was so busy concentrating on the spiritual part of the day that I didn't have time to be worried about it. I would invite all of you on fast Sunday to fill the day with the Spirit. Whenever you feel a pang of hunger, read your scriptures, or pull out a talk. I assure you, your testimony will be strengthened if you approach it with an open heart.