Well so far I am really enjoying the MTC! My District
is hilarious and it is just so filled with the spirit! All the teachers
are wonderful and everyone is so motivated! Have I
mentioned how glad I am that I took Italian this past semester? It has
helped so much! It's so cool seeing the difference between studying for
my Italian class and studying in the MTC; I definitely can feel the gift
of tongues because everything comes much easier here (why couldn't I
get set apart for finals?). So we get to teach an "investigator" almost
everyday and it is the hardest and best thing ever. He's actually just
another Italian teacher, but to me he is Gabiele who has lived in Sicily
all his life and is now visiting his cousin in Provo for a semester to
learn English. His brother died a few years ago and he's
really confused if there is a God or not. Also, when we teach him it has
to be in Italian, because he doesn't know English. The first time we
taught him was on Friday and Sorella Perkins and I were so
nervous! Gabiele turned out to be such a nice guy so he's so easy
to teach. During our first lesson, Sorella Perkins completely forgot all
the phrases she memorized and somehow I taught the whole thing in
Italian! It was so cool, because I have never spoken better Italian in
MY LIFE than I did in that lesson! The spirit really took over and we
were able to teach Gabiele! I was just so happy when I came out of that
lesson! I can't wait for more
of these experiences! But I'm still not perfect at Italian so don't be
thinking too highly of me...
Well you're probably wondering what is going on about
my trip to the ER? Well...on Saturday night my companion and I went for a
run around the MTC and then we sat down and started stretching. My
companion got up and suddenly her knee locked and she was in so much
pain! Some guys picked us up and took us to the ER. We waited there
forever and finally she got an XRAY (which showed that all the bones
were fine) and they took us back to the MTC around 1AM (only to wake up
five hours later...haha). So they thought she had torn or stretched
something in her knee and the doctors were worried that it was serious
and she would get sent home. On Monday we got to go back to the hospital
for an MRI and today we went to a specialist who finally concluded that
all she did was pitch something and just needs some medicine and therapy
for a couple weeks. I never thought that I would leave the MTC so many
times for my first week! All of this from just stretching! (oh funny
story--we met a guy who had this same thing happen to him and he was
just praying when it happened! So be careful when you stretch and pray!)
Also, because my companion's knee hurts really bad and she can't bend
it she has to walk with crutches everywhere. This has definitely taught
me patience and how to serve because it takes forever just to walk to
our classes and I also have to help my companion with everything
(getting food, opening doors, holding all her stuff, and sometimes even
helping her get dressed haha). But it's great because I love my
companion! Also, I was talking to my Italian teacher, Sister Urban, one
day and she told me that I took Italian for a reason and since I'm the
only one in my district that has any experience with Italian, she told
me that I need to be a help to the other missionaries when the teacher
is gone. But now that Sorella Perkins and I have had to miss a lot of
our classes I'm beginning to think that maybe I had to take Italian,
because I wouldn't be able to attend all my classes here at the MTC and
that way I wouldn't get behind. Also, Perkins doesn't know any Italian
and since I know some I've been able to teach her and help so she
doesn't get behind!
Okay time is running out, but I love you guys so much!
Tell everyone who emailed me that I will try to write them back! It made
my day to open up my email and see so many!!! I will include some
pictures next week, so get excited! The best feeling this week is just
knowing that this is where I am a supposed to be, and working on becoming
a better missionary!
Love Sorella Knudsen!
p.s. I'm writing fast so don't critize my mistakes :)
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