HELLO FAMILY!
I loved the quotes that you both sent me, they are so perfect! (Also, good thing you all have church in the afternoon, otherwise Mom would have been toast for that lesson! haha i'm sure it was an awesome lesson)
Also: Mom, you are a saint. I know that was a super weird request, but I'm sure Elder Haney and my friend Elder Black will be excited out of their minds! You're the best! :) And my entire district is pretty dang excited to devour that pan of brownies :) Thank you!
(Entire district: happy about the brownies)
This week I was talking to my friend Elder Langlois and he described the MTC like this:
"After the first week, there are only 3 days in the week. There are Sundays, because we basically have devotionals all day, P-days, because we get to wear normal clothes, and the 3rd day--which is basically just every other day in the week rolled into one because they all feel the same."
TRUTH. haha, The MTC is the greatest place ever, but since we are doing basically the same thing every day (the same, very important learning!) it feels like one biiiiiiiiig day. Prettttty stellar.
So since last week was the 4th of July, and we got to watch A MOVIE (*gasp*) aka 17 miracles (woot woot jason celaya) AAAAAND the stadium of fire fireworks! We were able to stay up past our bedtime to do it, too! We just walked outside onto the street and watched them from the MTC campus, but it was still fun and patriotic!
There are 2 missionaries in my zone that are going to SF/Oakland mission in a few weeks, spanish speaking, but if you see an ELDER AHOY (he has a distinct laugh) or an HERMANA MILLER (she is the sweetest sister in the WORLD.) then say hello and give them some Blood love.
ALSO, there's an Hermana Dubon in my zone who just got here yesterday and is in our room! She says she knows Jake and Caleb and Michele from King Henry Days and is from Santa Clarita! Small world.
I love the Hermanas in our Zone. Every night that we don't have something scheduled, we just sit and eat junk food and laugh and it's the best thing ever. With all the packages we've ever gotten, we have this box FIIIILLED with food that is so heavy you can't even lift it...HAH. i love it.
Hermanas!
Like 3 times a week, we get "Gym Time" which is also known as "Release your energy time so that you can go learn later" which is also known as "4-square time". I haven't played 4-square since like 2nd grade, but i swear it is the most fun thing of my life, especially with missionaries! The elders do not mess around when they are playing that game--they are ruthless! haha, but through my great athletic strategy and skill i earned myself the name of "Hermana Bloodbath" aka I'm terrible at the game and they just like my last name :)
The Spanish is coming along! I had a moment yesterday that after only 2 weeks, I'm capable of carrying on a basic conversation in Spanish and I'm wwaaaaaaay less nervous about giving lessons in Spanish. I can pray and bear testimony, too. THE GIFT OF TONGUES IS SO REAL. I am experiencing it every day. We also stopped teaching our "investigator" Marco Antonio (slash our new teacher Brother Lowe) and now we're teaching "Kevin" (who is also brother Lowe but not because we treat him like a real investigator) and it's really a cool experience.
This past week we had like a gazillion spiritual moments and it was the best! We had our devotional in the Marriott Center on tuesday and Elder Kendrick (emaritus GA) said that there were how many missionaries there?
Guess.
3400.
holy cow. It was so cool. I am so lucky to be a part of this amazing work at this amazing time! The Lord is hastening His work and I get to see that happen.
Every Sunday night we get some time to watch a "movie" (or devotionals given by General Authorities at the MTC that have been recorded) so last Sunday we watched Elder Bednar's devotional "Character of Christ."
If you haven't seen it or heard of it--find a way to do so. It is the best thing of my life.
Basically, he said that The Character of Christ is That Christ turns out in adversity with compassion towards other when you and I would turn in.
He gave a few examples: one of them really struck me. During the atonement in the Garden of Gethsemane, 3 apostles let him down twice by falling asleep, and 1 betrayed him to the Romans. Even though he had been disappointed an betrayed by 4 of his 12 closes followers AND just endured paying the price for the sins, pains, afflictions, emotional and physical distresses of the entire history of mankind whoever had lived and would live, Christ turns around heals a Roman guard's ear. One of the guards that would then take him to be tried and killed. How remarkable.
The atonement is so real. I feel it every day as I try to humble myself and work as hard as I can to be the best missionary I can be. I love being a missionary and I love this gospel. The church is so true.
Have I mentioned how much I love you guys? My family is da beeest. (Nacho Libre anyone?)
Hurrah for Israel!
All my love,
Hermana Kate Blood
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