I'm eating a lot of food. its so great. not. really. Ive had a few hypoglycemic attacks and cant seem to eat enough protein, so sending nuts or other snacks would help! or popcorn! Microwave popcorn, if anyone feels so inclined. We have a microwave and girls are always making popcorn at night and I cant ever eat any of it cuz it isnt mine. haha. Cafeteria food is....fine. There are days when its super gross and days when it isnt awful. I really miss fresh vegetables. They give us these gross mixed frozen stuff... blegh.
My ASL District: ASL is amazing. I already loved the language before I came.... My district has 6 of us learning ASL. 3 Deaf and 3 hearing. I have 2 companions! Sister Sellers is Deaf. She signs but she can also speak near perfectly. Shes so outgoing and fun that she talks to everyone around us. Its kind of funny that we are a novelty. Everyone instantly thinks I'm super cool cuz I know sign language and Ive been interpreting quite a bit so people sit and watch me when they sit behind us at devotionals and I'm interpreting. We get a lot of questions about ASL and Deaf people, which I LOVE explaining over and over!! It makes me so happy to know that people are interested and I love to share the Deaf knowledge. Tell Brett I dont have a ground- AC. so no fridge for me. :)
Sister Embley didnt know a LICK of ASL before she got here a week ago. She has been learning and growing so much! Shes the only one in the district with NO asl background. On our third day, she was able to say a simple prayer! AMAZING! The Lord wants her to learn this language! She was originally called English speaking to California, but 2 days before she left, she got switched to the Portland Oregon mission using ASL. The Lord must need her. Its interesting because Sister Embley and sister Sellers cant communicate AT ALL. Sister Embley has a severe speech impediment and she doesnt know sign language, so Sister Sellers cant read her lips. and Sister Sellers can voice to her but cant understand what she says back so I have been the constant interpreter. Its so perfect. I know that this companionship is the way God wanted it to be! They could be companions without me and I couldnt be without them. I love it.
Because we are ASL, we get reserved seats to EVERYTHING. hahahah. Front row seats to devotionals from the apostles, BABY! YEAH! so fun. Merril J. Bateman was like 10 feet away from me. :) marvelous. OH!!! I need to tell you all that WE ARE THE VERY VERY VERY FIRST GROUP OF MISSIONARIES TO BE TAUGHT BY THE NEW PREACH MY GOSPEL PROGRAM!!! They just re-did the program and we are the first to be trained in it! It is sooo inspired by God! Its so wopnderful!!! I love and miss you all!! The church is true! Please pray for sister Embley to be able to learn the language, she's really struggling and its sooo hard to be thrown into a district where everyone signs and she doesnt understand.
Went to the temple this morning for P-day and it was amazing. I love love love the temple. I challenge all of you to go very soon! Its so amazing there! I'm learning to take short showers and get up early. Been soooooooper busy and tired. a lot of emotional experiences in the MTC. Its amazing how close you can get to your district when you spend all day every day with them in classrooms. They have all already seen me cry like 4 times. We bear testimony and support each other. I love it.
I need Erin and Amy to send me their addresses! I cant write anyone unless they write me first! Or send me their address through dear elder!
Love sister Wilson!!!!
9 weeks here I come! one down, 8 to go!
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