First Week In The MTC

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I'm doing really well! My companion is awesome, her name is Sister Reall and she's from Saratoga Springs, Utah. We have a lot of fun together and I think we get along a little too well... It's good to have her around because it helps me get more adjusted here. There are tons of missionaries from all over the Pacific! The majority come from Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji, but there are also some from Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and even one from France and one from Bolivia! It's so fun to talk to them and learn more about their cultures and even pick up on some words. I don't know if they like my accent, but it's fun to hear how some people perceive Americans.

 I won't have access to a temple for a long time, and so I hope that the missionaries will really treasure their time in the Houston Temple. You don't know what you have until it's not there anymore.

When it's put into a list like that, I have been through some tough and blessed things. Hopefully I can use those to bless those I teach and help them the way those things have helped me.

The MTC is awesome!!! It's very small, I think there are about thirty or forty missionaries here. It's such a blending of cultures that every day is new and exciting. The MTC president and his wife are really nice and they're from Australia, so their accent is super cool. The food is... interesting. It's certainly different than American food. They call the ham "bacon," but it's really just ham. Tasting this food, you can tell how much American food is sugared. But it's really good! This morning we had delicious French toast and "bacon."

On to the temple! The temple was amazing. It was actually a lot smaller than I thought it was, but the Endowment room was HUGE. But when we were in the waiting room, the fire alarm went off! 

I hope you have a great week!! I can't wait to call mom on mothers day!!! Send my love to the missionaries! I know how hard it is. Love you!!
Love,
Hailey

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