Ultimo semana en el CCM :)‏ Translates: Last Week at the MTC

My last p-day at the MTC! Kinda sad. But mostly just pumped out of my mind to go to COSTA RICA. This week was great! I feel like I’m already getting memory loss. No bueno. But I will do my best to remember what has happened :)

So first... Every Friday we wake up early to do service (so like clean the toilets and such. Side note Markle loves cleaning toilets so she always volunteers us for that. Love her :)) Sooo last service day we were told that there is this magical room called the pillow room. We asked this worker about it and she said that if we didn't tell anyone she would take us there. So this week we were counting down the days for Friday. The lady gave us two minutes. I felt like a 2 year old but whatever :). There were 283 pillows. I am now determined to have a pillow room for myself when I am older!

Heaven <3

 Another exciting thing that happen (quick reminder that Hermana Markle and I literally think anything is exciting. For example getting a package is like getting a million dollars) was we got to go off campus. Hermana Markle had a checkup so we got on a shuttle and the driver took us to the Provo hospital. I drove past Claire's apartment so I blew it a kiss <3 Even though we were like a block away it was an adventure! Don't judge :)

Woohoo mi companera at the doctors office

We got our travel plans this week. I felt like doing a back flip because I was so excited. But I didn't. There are 28 missionaries all going to Costa Rica all on the same flight. So we are going to try to convert the whole plane. No but we are very excited. Markle and I talk about going to Costa Rica about 60% of the time. Our teacher served in Costa Rica so he tells us stories all the time. 

This is my desk!! Elder Kirk (the artist) made it for me.

We said goodbye to one of our teachers on Monday. It was really hard. I feel like these next 18 months are going to be goodbyes after goodbyes after goodbye. He gave us some amazing advice. One night we were having class and it was silent for a minute I could tell my teacher was getting kinda emotional. He asked us about how much we want to be a missionary. He said a few other words but then said "I cannot express how jealous I am of the plaque over your hearts." He asked us a question that he was asked when he was in the MTC. He said, “Do you want to serve the Lord more than you want to breathe?” It was a great moment for our district. It’s easy to go through the motions as a missionary. And Satan wants it to be that way. I made goals this week that are for the rest of 2014 and every week when I am planning I am going to make sure that I am heading towards those goals. These 5 weeks have felt like 1 week. It scares me to think about how soon it is that I’ll be on the flight home instead of on the flight to Costa Rica. But for now I’ll just make every day count.

People from home yay yay yay :)

Sorry if this email is kinda short and not that exciting but I can pretty much promise you that next weeks will be more exciting!! I’m going to miss the MTC but man am I happy that I am serving in Costa Rica. It’s going to be hard to not look like a tourist.

I cannot wait to talk to my family on Monday. I LOVE MY FAMILY!! And I almost cried when I saw that Thomas emailed me!! Miracles do happen on missions :) 

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

Love always,

Hermana Fowler

Adio USA. 

MOMMMY!!! hi hi hi!! I’m just getting online! I went to get a package and look what I found in it!! 

I literally had tears in my eyes :( I’m so sorry they took it away and you spent money on it. Mom thank you sooo much for the package! You are an angel!! THE PANTS ARE SOOOO CUTE!!!!!!! You are the best!! And the earrings are PERFECT!!! And the water bottle?? Seriously you are perfect! Markle is going to looooooove the necklace. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Those notes you took on the conference were sooo good mom. Can we someday go to that?? That sounds like soooo much fun! So did you cry during your massage this time? Oh mother you are a funny one!!!I CANT BELIEVE WHAT LILLY DID hahahahahahaha!!! That is sooooo funny!!! Gosh Lilly really had withdrawals bad. Will you send me a picture of Lilly? Try to make her look skinnier than she is J. I miss laughing with you!

Sooooo my carry on can only be 40 pounds. I’m screwed! I can give the mail office a box and they will keep it somewhere in Provo then they will call you and you can have like Aubree pick it up. 

So plan on getting a call from me on Monday around 6-9:30, and then about 1:30-3:45. We are flying to Georgia and then we are going to Costa Rica and we will get there at 8 at night. I can’t wait to talk to my best friend!!

I love you Mom

District

August 3, 2014

Mommy,

Hello there <3. Today is Sunday. I have about 2 hours of meetings but other than that it’s not much of a change. I wasn't called to speak so that was a relief. Today we were writing on the board because Elder Kirk is teaching me how to write in cursive better and so I wrote, “My mom is my best friend!” You really are. I told him that in heaven we will probably be the same age J I’m pretty sure in heaven Heavenly Father just couldn't separate us so he had us do rock paper scissors and yeah you won so you were the mom! We have too much fun when we are together. I just love you Mom!

Yeah you sent me the family tree but not the other stuff, you said there was more you hadn't finished. We haven’t used it all so I don’t know how important it is. I’m so excited for you to go to that conference! I hope I hear lots about it. I love getting dear elders from you it makes me so happy. You and your motivational speaker’s haha! I love it. Maybe you should consider going into that profession. I know you are scared to have a math class, but I’m so excited because truly you are so smart and you will see that when you do so well!! But really if we could just be told what to do and when to do it life would be so easy. But it also would be really boring. Don’t be afraid to mess up. No one’s perfect (you are pretty close) but don’t have scared thoughts about going back to school, well not back to school but changing schools. What a huge opportunity and just imagine all the wonderful people you will meet. Everyone is placed in our life for a reason so be excited to find out why and to gain more knowledge! So wonderful <3

The Spanish is a struggle I’ll be completely honest. I hardly know anything. I’m going to be very lost when I get to Costa Rica. But it’ll make it even more rewarding when I do understand it. I leave in 8 days Oh my lanta I am so excited! My flight is at 9:40 so I am leaving the MTC at 4:35 then going to the airport so I’ll probably be calling you around 7 or 8 and then I fly to Georgia and have a two hour delay so maybe I’ll be able to call you again. Who knows. Gosh I’m excited. There are 28 of us going to Costa Rica all on the same plane. So I’ll be traveling with Rachel <3. I can’t wait to hear your voice.

So the bad news is my carry on can only be 40 pounds so I will be sending stuff home. I’m not sure what. It’s going to be a struggle. I need to look into the package service you are talking about.

I pray for our family multiple times every day. We have such a wonderful family! I wouldn't trade it for anything. I absolutely love hearing about your weeks. Please never stop J. How is everything at home? Is the grass still green? What does my room look like? Anything exciting happening? Gosh I can’t believe Makenna is engaged. That blows my mind. Wow! I’m doomed Mom. I’m so awkward when it comes to boys. There’s going to have to be a miracle after the mish or we will be roommates 4 ever J. Anyway I’m running out of time but I will write you on Wednesday! Thank you so much for all of the packages and letters and support! I love you with all my heart! Be my best friend forever K? I love you Mom! I pray for you every night and morning!

Love always,

Your missionary