One Day More!
From: Julie Harris (harris.julie@myldsmail.net) Sent: Tue 6/25/13 9:49 AM To: Sandy Harris (sandyharris1029@msn.com); Brad Harris (brad_harris@byu.edu)
| From: | Julie Harris (harris.julie@myldsmail.net) |
| Sent: | Tue 6/25/13 9:49 AM |
| To: | Sandy Harris (sandyharris1029@msn.com); Brad Harris (brad_harris@byu.edu) |
Hello everyone! This past week at the MTC has been going very well. You know, just the usual: crying during class, lessons, and pretty much everything else, awkward almost-hugging elders, district sing-alongs, etc. I don't even know if I can say all that happened this week. In TRC, we taught(well actually just talked to) this really wonderful old lady named Nell. She was so nice and she told us her whole life story pretty much.
Teaching is getting a lot easier and I think I'm much more confident at it. And can I just say how very grateful I am for the priesthood?? All of the elders in my district are so wonderful and worthy to be here and hold the priesthood. Mom- as promised, here is some info about my district. I don't know if I can shorten each person to a one-word explanation, but I'll do my best. So of course we have my companion, Sister Britton. She's funny, gullible, and only half-asian. Haha no really but she's awesome. Then we have Sister Scott. She was quiet at first, but she always just says the funniest most blunt things. She's hilarious. Her companion is Sister Lallis. I have no words to explain how great Sister Lallis is. She's such a great example to the whole district and she also speaks in a British accent like half of the time. Then there's Sister Porter. She is soo sweet and compassionate. No wonder she has like six guys waiting for her at home. (: Last, but not least, is Sister McGinty. She's sarcastic and hilarious. Every moment I've spent with her has either consisted of hard laughing or spiritual crying. Love all of them to death. If I talk about the elders, I'll probably start crying. But they're all so great! Unfortunately though, all of the sisters besides Sister Britton and I left for Arcadia this morning. We woke up with them at about 3am to send them off and it was so hard! And now our room is so empty! Sad! So we're way tired today and both of us feel really sick. I hope we're not sick tomorrow when we leave!
Let's see, what has happened this week? Well, we had the worldwide broadcast on Sunday and that was amazing! But here's the thing: I wasn't in the choir because at choir practice they had too many people there. So they said that everyone sitting below a certain point was not in the choir. So that's a bummer. It's not like it stopped me from singing though. It was a great meeting. I loved all of the talks and that video with the montages and music was the death of me. Sister McGinty and I were a mess.
Oh, Mom! Do you have my camera charger? I forgot to bring it so therefore have no pictures. Luckily Sister Britton has my back and has taken tons.
Speaking of tons of pictures, we had a goodbye party with our district in the laundry room last night! Everyone brought all the food they had and we just had a good time all together. Let me tell you, it has been soooooo hard not to hug the elders. I just love them all so much and I feel like a handshake doesn't really represent my love and gratitude for them. But, what can you do?
So whenever I can, I'll send pictures.
This time tomorrow, I'll be on a plane to San Jose! The MTC has been great! Anyone you ask will say that they hated and loved it at the same time. Gotta love the place. It's going to be great to be out there in the field! I cannot wait!
I love you all!
Hello everyone! This past week at the MTC has been going very well. You know, just the usual: crying during class, lessons, and pretty much everything else, awkward almost-hugging elders, district sing-alongs, etc. I don't even know if I can say all that happened this week. In TRC, we taught(well actually just talked to) this really wonderful old lady named Nell. She was so nice and she told us her whole life story pretty much.
Teaching is getting a lot easier and I think I'm much more confident at it. And can I just say how very grateful I am for the priesthood?? All of the elders in my district are so wonderful and worthy to be here and hold the priesthood. Mom- as promised, here is some info about my district. I don't know if I can shorten each person to a one-word explanation, but I'll do my best. So of course we have my companion, Sister Britton. She's funny, gullible, and only half-asian. Haha no really but she's awesome. Then we have Sister Scott. She was quiet at first, but she always just says the funniest most blunt things. She's hilarious. Her companion is Sister Lallis. I have no words to explain how great Sister Lallis is. She's such a great example to the whole district and she also speaks in a British accent like half of the time. Then there's Sister Porter. She is soo sweet and compassionate. No wonder she has like six guys waiting for her at home. (: Last, but not least, is Sister McGinty. She's sarcastic and hilarious. Every moment I've spent with her has either consisted of hard laughing or spiritual crying. Love all of them to death. If I talk about the elders, I'll probably start crying. But they're all so great! Unfortunately though, all of the sisters besides Sister Britton and I left for Arcadia this morning. We woke up with them at about 3am to send them off and it was so hard! And now our room is so empty! Sad! So we're way tired today and both of us feel really sick. I hope we're not sick tomorrow when we leave!Speaking of tons of pictures, we had a goodbye party with our district in the laundry room last night! Everyone brought all the food they had and we just had a good time all together. Let me tell you, it has been soooooo hard not to hug the elders. I just love them all so much and I feel like a handshake doesn't really represent my love and gratitude for them. But, what can you do?
Sister Julie Catherine Harris
