First Letter From The Field

 

Sister Reynders (right) with her German companion

February 6, 2012
WOAH WOAH WOAH!!! Its been too long since I wrote last!!!!!!! and I am sorry but there is just TOOOOO much to write!!! You realize last time I wrote I was in the MTC and now I have been in the field for 6 days!!!!!!!! SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED!! Which equals bullet points today.

• Sunday in the MTC I sang in RS in Sacrament meeting and the President called  me at random to speak on Faith in Jesus Christ. Busy Sunday.

• Um I don't know why, but there was this rumor going around the MTC that the First Presidency was coming to speak at the Tuesday Devotional, so I made sure I went to choir practice on Sunday so I could be in the choir on Tuesday to make sure I was in the auditorium. Well, Tuesday came and we left class at 4 pm and the Devotional starts at 7 pm. But I HAD TO SEE THE PROPHET!!!!!! I was crazy!!! NOTHING WAS GETTING IN MY WAY!!!!!!!! when I got there, there was already a HUGE line!!  Did I push and shove???.........You betcha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I got in there was no more room in the choir!!! I told them I already knew the part! They said I had to leave! I WAS SO DISTRAUGHT!! You can't imagine the pain! I HAD TO SEE THE PROPHET! haha...I'm not kidding. I went to the corner and had tears streaming down my face because of this....that's how big of an ordeal this was for me...Welp, I ended up just getting a seat in the auditorium which I was soooo happy about!!!! Suddenly every one stood, ...HERE IT WAS I WAS GONNA SEE THE PROPHET!!! .....in comes...Elder Holland and Russell M. Nelson!!!!!! so....no PROPHET or presidency, But these Fine men came in a close Second and I was so grateful to be there......Be this as it may.....since being here at Temple Square I got to watch the "Testaments", at the end Jesus comes right, so....this really made me reflect upon my experience at the MTC "trying to see the prophet"........HOW DISTRAUGHT I WILL BE IF I DON'T SEE THE SAVIOR!!! But I know I will eventually!! Anyways...I was kinda ridiculous..but the emotions were real....and that's what's kinda fun to look back on...haha I WAS SOOOO DESPERATE!

• OK so on Wednesday I got here! my companion is Sister K, from Germany. (woot woot to Panos). SHE IS SOOO GREAT!!!!!!! and not a mushy GIRL!! that's what I love about her!

• We are currently teaching a man from Rwanda, Africa! He is so great!!! He wants to be baptized, but there are NO missionaries where he lives!!! SO SAD!!!. We are working on it!

• I don't let people go by without making sure they have heard of the referral program...yes I am the annoying sister everyone avoids at Temple Square.

• Since being here I have seen I have seen so many people in the last week.  It's crazy how you just run into people!

I love the work! I am in the call center a lot and I spend a lot of time on the Square! I am the luckiest girl alive.

Sister Reynders