November 14. 2015
I'm not even going to bother explaining the subject... just know that my brain has never been with me nor will it ever be. Pray that someone will find my brain and finally give it back to me. Apparently it's needed here. hahahaha
Everything has changed, yet nothing has. Somehow I'm still the same person yet not. I don't get annoyed as easily, I still can chat anyone's ear off but I listen way more than I have ever in my life, and I'm still late to EVERYTHING! Like seriously, that's talent because I'm not even sure how that's possible. There is literally no where to go. We essentially have the same schedule every day and yet my comp and I are late. So like I said... Everything has changed yet somehow Heavenly Father's letting my change that one completely on my own. My mind is blown how we're late to everything... I don't even know how or why....
Alma 26:12
12 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea,behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.
Pretty flipping great right? I think so...
So the haps of this week:
I'm no longer sick as of yesterday! Hooray! Because frankly, that was stupid and not worth my time. Elder L. Whitney Clayton of the Presidency of the Seventy with his wife came and spoke to us yesterday. He told us, "This isn't complicated. You need your scriptures in one hand and your covenants in the other." He was quoting a district president in Africa. "From one little church in 1930 to millions of members worldwide. This work is a long way from Upstate New York." How amazing and true?! I LOVE the simplicity of both those statements. When you start to doubt the complicated stuff, remember the gospel is plain and precious as said in 1 Nephi nearly a million times. This church is not a hard thing to understand. The spirit works on the hearts of men. And remember that "faith has a short shelf life" so get reading, get praying, and get to work.\
Journal entry from Oct. 8th,
"There's a picture of Jesus on the floor, I'm eating ice cream again, and Hermana Clyde leaves bright and early back to her home." Yup... I eat ice cream alot. But for reals, we lost one of our roommates. And it really does feel like we lose people when they're not just leaving to head off on their missions. After a week of being here, she felt impressed to go home and get married. I don't know what's become of that so far as she has yet to email ANY OF US! But a week here at the MTC is the equivalent to a year basically when it's in terms of becoming friends. It doesn't take long at all. So we're very sad at her leaving but props to her. That's a lot of courage to go home and face your fam. I really hope everything works out. So pray for her por favor.
Happier, funnier note. My comp got a giant fake spider in the mail from her boyfriend as like a Halloween decoration I guess. Kinda random but oh has it been so useful. I'm not sure I'm really representing the Lord right, but I'm sure he can appreciate a few good natured pranks. When we're walking, and there's sisters walking towards us, we'll just casually drop it in front of them and scream. Literally the best thing ever! I die! I can't even scream it's too hilarious!! Yeah.. we've made tons of friends. hahah We actually have. Everyone needs a little distraction from the pressure. But... then something HILARIOUS happened. So two of the elders in my district saw we had the spider, Elder Moore and Elder Dobson, who are both going to Salta with me, but anyways, they saw the spider and told us to drop it in Elder Hall's little box full of books under his chair. I was sitting next to him so I agreed. I dropped it in the back of the box and forgot about it. Five or ten minutes later as our teacher is teaching the usual mish stuff, HE SCREAMS! He got out of his chair to reach in and grab a book, and he screamed!! He jumped to his feet and fell backwards and screamed. Now he's this short stocky kinda big but short guy, and he ran across the room in a split second and jumped ontop of a chair. Then he fell through the collapsible chair. With one leg stuck in the chair and another on top of the seat, he was screaming from across the room. Easily the most unexpected and funniest thing I have ever seen. He just stayed in that position for about five minutes, refusing to get down or go back to his chair until it was gone. That's with knowing it was fake. I hate to see how'd he react with a real spider. Greatest thing of my life. Basically I found out that he's terrified of spiders, like TERRIFIED of them. And the Elders that put me up to it knew. hahaha Happy Halloween! hahaha
Last thing... Two days ago, my comp and I decided to make changes. Changes to our lives, to our personalities, to our perspectives, to the very way we think, and then we asked our Elders for help. It's too tender to share over email, but ask me about it when I get back, because for the amount of miracles I'm sure to witness throughout my mission this was one of the very first. Life is good, it's better than that, it's a work in progress and it's amazing. I can't imagine a different path. Mostly because it feels like I've lived here for my whole life, but hahaha you know. My district whether they needed to be here for themselves or for investigators down the road, I know they're here because I needed them. I'll have to explain about them sometime, but for now this email is already too stinkin' long. But I want everyone to know that I love you all. Nothing crazy big has happened to me, but I count that as a miracle in itself. God has given me the opportunity to choose my life. And because I have chosen this path, he's here for me one hundred percent. It's hard for boys and girls to go on missions, but for girls there's no duty to serve. There's no one to say, "you have to go", it's just your heart and the spirit directing you down the right path. This is my path. I'm still going to have to fight the natural man inside of me saying it's too hard. Because it's not. I love you all so much! SO MUCH! They say that you can't bring people with you on your mission, but I feel like I took all of you with me. Although I never have time to respond, I love hearing from you. It makes my day brighter knowing I have people back home thinking of me, because I'm certainly thinking of all you.
I love my comp and I love my district, and I love my Savior. The weirdest things happen here and yesterday I worked out on some machines while watching a mini movie of Christ getting crucified. Probably not the most happy or pumped up thing to play when working out but so crucial to my life and all of yours. Christ not only died for me, but he died for you. "If the Savior stood beside you, would you do the things you do?"
Love
Hna Bower
P.s. Whoever sent me a box of cookies, I LOVE YOU!!! I didn't even know that it was possible or that there was a MTC delivery thingy but wow... Peanut Butter cookies are a heaven send! I'm turning into Amanda with how many cookies I eat. THANK YOU THANK YOU!! My roommate and I LOVED them!!!! <3
P.s.s. Apparently, wearing a sister missionary badge does not deter guys. That's all I'm going to say... that and, someone's about to get the smackdown from my nametag.
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