Pantalones

Happy Fourth of July!!

 

I had a great week this week. I learned a ton. Every day felt like a week (courtesy of 3 hour long classes and 11 hours in one classroom every day), and the week felt like a day. I feel like I have learned so much but that I still don't know anything! So...funny stories of this week:

 

July 4th I woke up and everyone was singing American songs and wearing red, white and blue. I haven't had many opportunities to celebrate the 4th of July (since I was often out of the country), but this year was so special! I got to spend 11 hours in an orientation class about leaving the MTC (yeah, I've been here 1 week and already had a meeting about leaving) and then we got to sing American songs, watch a movie (17 Miracles, you think the MTC could've sprung for a newer film), and stay up late! Till 11! Haha, just kidding, kind of. We did get to stay up late to watch some fireworks that looked like they were the worms from James and the Giant Peach, and we got Magnums!! I love America and was happy that we got to celebrate.

 

Another language miscommunication: I was talking to my companion about how I felt bad for another sister who has bad shoes and her feet bleed a lot. My companion said, "Oh, it's because she doesn't wear panties." Doing my best to keep a straight face and tell her that that wasn't what we called the little nylon sock things that you wear underneath flats but just couldn't do it. Now we laugh about that almost every day.

 

Another highlight is working with the TALL language program on the computer here. My favorite part is when I close the program and it sings, "tall, Tall, TAll, TALL" just in case I wasn't sure what I had been doing for the past hour and a half.

 

Oh, another thing. I never thought I would feel bad and have to repent for saying, "You guys." But I accidentally said it in front of our branch president twice...needless to say, I am working on not saying that anymore since the hammer was brought down (granted, it was more like one of the plastic blown up hammers, but still).

 

I can't remember what else was funny. Oh, we were in a meeting and someone gave a REALLY long prayer. Afterwards, the branch president said, "When you pray to open or close a meeting, you don't care about the homeless." I busted up laughing and then he said, "What I meant to say is that you just open or close the meeting, you don't need to give a really long summary of what everyone just listened to for an hour or anything else. Just say it short and sweet, and amen."

 

I'm out of time, but I know that this church is true. I love this gospel. I love America. I miss everyone but know that I am in the right place for me right now. I am learning loads and will write a longer email next week. Love you all!

 

Love,

Sister Perkins

 

ps. make sure grandma gets this. She sent me two packages and is a nice old lady. Also, does anyone happen to have her email address?

 

pps. good news, I have had no tummy troubs since being in the MTC!