I HAVE A NAME TAG!

"If you treasure up knowledge, the Spirit will help you teach and express the truth of the gospel."

Dear Familia,
   I can't believe I'm a missionary.  I have a name tag!  I am feeling a little better today.  Yesterday I didn't feel completely normal.  Last night, we were talking about how tired we were and my roommates were saying how late they had stayed up the night before.  I didn't tell them how late I had stayed up - or how early I got up.  I thought it would be good to keep the vomiting statistics to myself.  Yesterday we had a meeting w/ the MTC presidency.  They are really great!  459 missionaries entered the MTC yesterday and 3 of them were from Wyoming :)   I have two companions - Sister Murray is from Atlanta & she is going to Honduras.  Sister Neighbor is from Cedar City and she is going to Guatemala.  They are both nice.  The other 3 girls in my room are absolutely hilarious.  They like to have fun.  They are always telling us really funny stories. I have seen 4 people I know, so far.  I saw my roommate Katelyn!  She lives in my building on the floor below me.  Yesterday we had Spanish class for only a few minutes.  We learned como se llama?  De donde es usted?  Cuantas personas hay en su familia?  Our district is part of a pilot program that is going to be implemented across the MTC in a few weeks.  One of the Elders in my district is one of Ben Clark's best friends.  I haven't actually talked to him yet - but Sue told me ahout him.  Last night the new missionaries were in a room & an "investigator" came in.  He sat on a couch & just acted like a normal person.  He talked on the phone to his daughter and then the missionaries knocked on his door.  He had met with the missionaries about 6 years before.  When he talked you could tell he was genuinely interested.  It was awesome.
     It has taken me so long to write this letter because I am very busy.   My district is great.  The elders seemed really uncomfortable around us for a while, but they have gotten a little more used to us.  haha  My teacher is excellent too.  I will be learning a lot. :)  I'm really glad that I studied a lot & I hope I can learn and apply a ton while I am here.  Our district is together a lot.  We meet in the same classroom everyday.  In fact, we just leave our stuff in there, or some of it.  I have learned to say a prayer, meet someone, & bear testimony.  We taught a lesson today in Spanish.  Yes, I know that that is insane.  We watched a short video of Rigoberto, our investigator, & we heard him talk about his experience with missionaries & his family.  So, we planned a lesson around that  (the Restoration), memorized stuff, and prayed a lot.  Hermana Murray wanted to go first (all companionships taught the same guy.)  So we did.  He spoke to us in Spanish & said stuff we didn't understand.  But we asked him questions & prayed & bore our testimony, and it was really great.  Hermana Murray ended our testimonies by saying that the gospel made her happy.  Then he asked why the gospel made us happy.  It took awhile for us to understand what he was asking.  But we all answered him & I actually talked a lot about how the gospel brings me happiness because through the gospel families can be together forever.  It was really crazy - I couldn't believe I was talking to him & that I could share what I wanted to share.  The Spirit really helped us.  If you treasure up knowledge, the Spirit will help you teach & express the truth of the gospel.  After we left the room (we didn't ask to set a return appt. - we didn't know how) but he (the pretend investigator) knew we were meeting tomorrow and said, can you come tomorrow @ 9:00?  :)  So we are teaching him AGAIN tomorrow (Sat.)  We spent about 2 1/2 hours preparing a lesson tonight & we hope it goes well tomorrow and that we have the Spirit.  We all felt really blessed.
    Well, querida familia, I am excited to be a missionary - now & later.  I would really appreciate it if you could send letters over emails if possible.  I can only write on P-days (except the first week - they said to write home and say "I am breathing, but I am so tired I have to check my pulse once in awhile to make sure."  I have had a letter from Rachelle (she wrote me before leaving the MTC - I think) & Mary Katherine.
    I hope all is beautiful in WY!  I sat by a counselor in the MTC pres. today @ lunch and he said that he used to be the stake Pres. of Gillette, when it was w/ Rapid City.  The stake split while he was pres. (He lived in RC.)  He was happy to know that Wright is a ward & that Gillette has 4 wards. :)
   At the MTC, everyone says Hola to the Hermanas & stuff.  Companionships come over and want to share things - testimonies - or make contacts.  It's great!
    I'm not homesick at all.  or sick.  I love you a lot a lot a lot a lot a lot.  Be good!
Love, Hermana Tew
     P.S. Make sure to tell Doug that I play four-square for part of gym time & I think of him.  I think he used to do that.  Love you!
     P.P.S. How did Paul's tests go?