Most popular question of the week: are you ready to go?
This is because (as many of you will have been counting) I start week 6 in the mtc today! Crazy. And my response . . . no! Oh man, thinking about being on a flight right now to Slovenia makes me rabim wc. I am way pumped and excited but am mostly looking forward to cramming my brain full of every bit of knowledge I can for the next 3 weeks. If I was a sponge that soaked up knowledge, I would be huuuuuuge. (Feel free to quote that. Pretty powerful.)
Other than mentally freaking out that I leave to Slovenia . . . SLOVENIA this month. Here are my random thoughts that come out of doing almost the exact same boring things every day.
You see, my wise sister Stephanie and I have a motto: protect your youth while you have it. Unfortunately, I feel (don't get offended at the following paragraph if you're over an age you deem 'young'.) how I imagine I will feel after retirement. cough. Dad back me up if it's true. ;) Exhibit A-we eat dinner in the 4 o'clock hour daily. Exhibit B-I always forget to get a fork in the morning so I eat a bowl of cantaloupe with a spoon every morning. Exhibits 3-8: I wore a shawl in the temple and will prob do so every time for the next 3 weeks. i got way more enjoyment out of that than I should have. LOVE. I shuffle everywhere I go. Because one of us has to drag my 4 foot companion around and that is what my tall body naturally does when attempting to match her pace. My other comp is a flipping rocket-paced walker. (Haha, walker . . . appropriate for the topic.) Further examples, we count 4 square as exercise. I look forward to boiled eggs for brksfst.
I fall asleep in places one does not normally fall asleep in . . . leave that one to your imagination.
In a personal interview with my sister training leader I may or may not have(completely unexpectedly) let out a tiny toot in the middle of our prayer.I say hello to all the old people in the cafeteria (outcome of playing the piano at every meeting.) And I forget english words mid sentence. Makes for an awkward pause.
Proof you see. The mtc is aging me in very unexpected ways.
Other than that . . . once again, I made it on the big screen this week! This time without the nervous-vibrating leg- syndrome. I played with a cellest 'O divine redeemer.' In humble terms: we hit it out of the park. Then someone cancelled for the new missionaries welcome and they asked me to quickly accompany a singer for an efy song . . . gag me. Just kidding. That was rude. I love playing the piano and I love helping whenever I can. But some efy songs don't really bring it home for me. I feel somehow like I need to wear pig tails, three layers of eyeliner and play with my shoulders next to my ears. (Disclaimer: I promise I'm not a hater. Just some songs.) I really do love playing when I can though and I've had plenty of opportunities! Yay!
Another highlight of my week? I don't always eat mtc desserts. But when I do, I eat : warmed cookie so it's a little mushy with byu creamery peanut butter, chocolate ice cream on top. Invented by myself. I'm not about to let my dessert be just a plain cafeteria cookie. No. I handled last sundays dessert marvelously.
Last Sunday was movie night too! We finally got to watch the Joseph Smith movie. It reminded me of the time I was supposed to watch Ry's nieces and nephews when he and kar were getting married . . . but sadly, was then unneeded. So I and one older lady sat in salt lake theater and watched the Joseph Smith movie and I sobbed my little eyes out. Now I just sobbed because I got to watch a movie, and there was even a kiss therein. HOWEVER, that's not the point. The point is that I again had a testimony built of Joseph Smith. NOw more than ever I have question this gospel. Investigators ask 'how do you know?' Well that night I came to a conclusion. I don't. I don't know because I haven't seen things like Joseph did, I have not witnessed angels. But I have a fierce hope. And THAT is enough to motivate me. A hope in our Savior Jesus Christ is all that we are asked to have. From simply that and acting on that, we receive our own personal revelation, feel the true power of the holy ghost, and gain our own testimonies. So no, I don't have a perfect knowledge. But guess, what? We're not supposed to. I don't know this church is true from something I have seen, it's from something I have felt. I have felt my Saviors love and it is so real. If you guys haven't recently, find out what you need to do to get this feeling. You won't regret it.
Hope that wasn't to long. I love you all and know i am right where I need to be. Stay safe, you are all in my prayers every night! (Which sometimes hurts my knees cuz there's a lot of you. But I love you so much! xoxoxoxox
Sestra Rhodes
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