Dear Family,
All I can say is- what a week. It's been crazy. The second we got in we got our badges, had a meeting and boom we were in classes. The first three days were honestly crazy. Days feel like weeks because we're constantly doing things from 6:15AM to 10:30PM.
My companion is Elder Linzey- he's from massachusetts. He's a really cool guy, he has glasses and we really connect. At first he was scared because I was a large polynesian and stuff but as he got to know me then he realized i wouldnt hurt him haha. ...
Anyways, the last few days have felt like weeks. I've had a lot of peaks and lows, which is normal for new missionaries. It was really hard just because i was always with family and never had to deal with being away, especially my contact with Hillary. ... I only have 30 minutes to type this so i'll try to type as fast as i can.
I actually had a crazy experience. The first day i got here, after everything i got home and i found out that my scriptures were gone. That had my patriarchal blessing, my engraved hymn book, my bible and Hillarys scriptures. I felt so low. I was having a really really hard time. I prayed so hard day and night and it was rough because i couldnt teach as effectively. Two days ago i fasted - and for a place where a day feels like a week that was hard. Anyways, i fasted two meals and the weirdest thing happened- in class that night a random teacher walks in and says Elder Watson? and hands me my scriptures. It was in a building i had never been in which means someome probably took it on accident but i was so happy. I have a testimony of prayer.
I've learned and grown so much in the past 4 days its not even funny. The MTC is crazy, but i really want to be in the field already. Our zone is actually in a special pilot program that the apostles are trying out- its totally different from how they teach Preach my gospel normally but its supposedly good. our teacher said that this program sends missionaries out to the mtc the way he was in his last transfer. Im blessed for that.
Thank you so much for the package-it was so nice to have a piece of home. Know that i'll be writing letters today because its the only day we're allowed to. There are many rules but they are all easy to follow.
For Hillary- a crazy thing happened. I'm sitting on a desk in class and on the bottom are names carved in, names of elders who have sat there and stuff. So i lift mine up and underneath it it says, E. Pauni, Omaha Mission. I was so excited, i felt so close to Hill. It was an awesome experience. Elder Pauni is hillarys good friend, she knows him well.
Anyways, its been snowing the last few days and i love it. i wont be getting it for a while. Our zone leaders are awesome. Elder Drake is kind of the leader and i look up to him. Elder williams has a glass eye and taps on it with a pen sometimes. He got shot in the eye with an arrow when he was a kid, so thats always fun.
I need to get used to companions. I realize here that im really a loner and like doing things on my own, but i cant. But its good, something i can learn.
Hope you guys are doing great, love you all. My prayers are with you.
Elder Kalima Watson
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