Week #4

Another week here at the CCM J (That’s MTC in Spanish)

This week felt like it was 2 hours. It fleeeeew by!! I only have a week and a half left. Holy moly! It’s going to be hard saying goodbye to my district but at least we get to fly all together hopefully :) We have become like a family! I've been so blessed with such a nice and friendly environment but sometimes Hermana Markle and I have to go in another room so we don't get distracted. 

Mi Districta (Spanglish)

So this week there have been a few new semi exciting things (let’s be honest Hermana Markle and I consider the sidewalk getting redone exciting).

1.      So my teacher has a friend who works at the MTC and she is not a member of the church. So he decided to somehow switch our investigator at the TRC. So we are currently teaching a cute college girl named Marianna. She is the absolute cutest. We love her. Our lessons are very short because it takes us quadruple the amount of time it would if we were teaching in Spanish. So yes it would be nice if I knew Spanish but I just tell myself "be patient be patient be patient."

2.      The next exciting thing is I have a new name. "Watermelon Women". Wooohooo. JK people don’t really call me it that often. Actually only once but yes I eat a bowl full of watermelon for every meal yum yum yum.

3.      So we have gotten a good amount of rain here. Nothing compared to what you guys have gotten. But the other night there was a mad rain storm while we were in class and it was all over when class was done. But last night it rained when we were walking home at the end of the day. So Hermana Markle, Gibson, Yardley, and I all danced in the rain. And then Markle tried to jerk and it was probably the absolute funniest thing I have ever seen. Oh bless her heart. I love her. Life in the MTC is wonderful when you have Hermana Markle as a companion.

4.      Another exciting thing Hermana Markle and I do here is shop at the bookstore. It’s the closest thing to the outside world we can get haha. We are missionary shopaholics (but we don’t actually buy anything).

5.      So on Sunday I said goodbye to my old calling sad, sad day. But I am now the Zone Sister Training Leader. So now we have more meetings we go to and then we welcome the new peeps today. We are supposed to set a good example to all the new missionaries so we will try our absolute best to not have a laughing attack, no promises.

Every week just gets better. There are definitely discouraging moments but I tend to forget those. I struggle with not feeling overwhelmed when everyone else is speaking Spanish, but during a devotional the speaker said, "Have confidence in He who called you! He chose you. He chose our call. He did not call us to be failures and we can have confidence in him." So that was very comforting. My Dad sent me a dear Elder with some great advice and since then there has been a drastic difference in my Spanish. I just can’t wait for Aug 18th. It’s going to be extremely hard once I can only speak Spanish. It sounds weird but I can’t wait to completely rely on the Lord. Thank you for all the mail!! I love it! Keep it coming :) The church is true and I love you :)

Love always,

Hermana Fowler

A quick email:

August 6, 2014

Mom, I miss watching chick flicks with you!!! Be sure and make a list of movies we can watch when I get home. So Hermana Markle and I are the sister training leaders with Elder Kirk and Ferrin so we have lots of fun. We had to memorize all the new missionaries names by their picture. There were 22 of them! My whole zone is like 40 people, so today we are giving them a little orientation and then we are bearing our testimonies and just making them feel welcome. I have to go but I love you so much!

Yummy, yummy ice cream! I got cheesecake flavor so yep I'm on cloud nine!

July 31, 2014

Mom!

I love you! How are things at home? Are you home a lot or are you usually working?  The family reunion honestly sounds like so much fun! I miss everyone so much. I wish they all lived closer. They really make things so fun. I love the Golden Coral. Did everyone wear cow girl hats? So does Syd have a boyfriend? How is Brandon? He is about to enter his senior year right? I’d love to hear from them. That is so nice of Jason to pay for Mandarin. Holy Cow! He is so kind. I’m glad everyone went to church with you. I’m sure Mike did amazing! I look up to Mike for so many reasons but I have always loved his talks. That is wonderful what Brother Waite shared. The luau sounds like a party!! Gosh I wish I could have seen Ben dance, but then I’d probably be blind. JK :) Grandma always goes all out. I love it! I can’t wait to see pics. Make sure to send a picture of the poster Grandma put up. I’m glad she thought about me! It means a lot. I have a picture of Grandma and Grandpa on my desk in my classroom.

Mom you are going to do so good in school. You did so well last time you have no reason to worry J Do you know what classes you are going to take? You really should try to learn Spanish. You’d probably learn it faster than me! My Spanish is getting better. I just got 1500 flashcards haha so I’m determined to bet better before I leave the MTC. My teachers are amazing Mom! I’ve been so blessed here.

Found some people from Bountiful WOOHOO!

This lovely Hermana and I
Sister Rachel Peters

That’s cool that Ben got to go with Brother McArthur! How did it go? That is also so nice of the Tolman’s. I’ll try to write a thank you note. My writing time is way limited and my handwriting is getting bad. Elder Kirk is teaching me how to write better. He has girl handwriting. It’s like perfect! Whatever, I’m not jealous or anything.

Yes we had a rain storm here too! It was wonderful and smelled amazing. That’s funny you say that because I thought about you too. But I always do. My district went crazy about your package. They all loved your notes and were soooo happy. I have eaten so much candy this week. You are the absolute sweetest for sending those packages. I love you mommy!!!!

Your package made my life!

Yes, my bed is so comfy. Or I could just be way tired. There are so many going to Costa Rica. Probably around like 30! It never happens that way. Kenton is great. I’ll try to take a pic with him this week. I took a picture with McKay this week. He seems to be doing very well and leaves on Monday. Crazy. We get a new district leader on Sunday so that will be interesting. Elder Kirk has set the bar high.

How is Thomas? Does he like the car? Will you send pictures of it? How are Thuryle and Lloyd doing? Tell them I love them and miss spending time with them. That’s cool that you saw Brant. He’s a good guy.

I am so proud to be your daughter. I want to be a better person so bad. I’m working on it. I have so many things I want to achieve I just need to not get frustrated. I love being a missionary Mom! It’s hard to explain. It’s just not about me. It’s all about the Lord and His children. It’s the funnest thing I’ve ever done! I love you with all my heart! Be safe! Love yourself!

Love always,

Your missionary!