I feel like a different person. I could have said that the second week at the MTC. This place is awesome, as I've said. I love it. We leave in two weeks. Mama mia I might be slightly nervous! But, it's good. life is good.

I never know where to begin. Today we went to the temple. Oh, it's always so wonderful.  Guess who we ran into? Sorella Tiechart! One of our teachers here at the MTC. She is from Whyoming, she looks italian though. She is amazing; we love here. She is so sweet. It was very happy to see here there. 

The highlight of this week: Monday one of the Germnas found a baby bird on the cement. he picked it up and tried to make a nest for it. Like, tiny tiny bird, smaller than my palm (I have small hands). Well yesterday morning we went to check on it, and found that it had falled on the ground again. So I picked it up and it got very happy, it stopped shaking and was very calm. we moved it to under a tree. It was so hungry, we didn't know hwat to feed it. Pretty much we were praying for it in every prayer we said. Well after lunch we fed it some strawberry, it pooped, and I felt like such a proud mama! We told our teacher last night, and her loving animals, had us take her to it. She picked it and took it home, and was planning to stop by a vet to ask what to do with it. No other birds had been helping it so we thought OK. Iam glad she took because we would have been distracrted knowing there was a baby bird lying around, can't fly and about to die. We'll find out what happened with it tomorrow: it think it's a survivor though. I can feel it.

So I believe I have talked about TRC(training resource center.) Tomorrow and next week for TRC, we GET TO SKYPE PEOPLE FROM ITALY! UM, woohoo! And, um, yiiiikes. We will be praying constantly for the gift of tongues, understanding and to get our message across. I am way excited. The lnaguage is great. It really is SO amazing how much I can speak and without the power of God and the Holy Ghost, it would not be possible. I am trying to improve my writing and speaking skills this week. The langugae is cmoing quite well. Mi collega and I had a lot of lightbulbs this week with conjugations and such so it's been grand.

I'll tell ya what, we have not gained weight, though (from my medicine) I feel like a fat balloon. I swear I'm gaining weightless fat. I am feeling well. No complaints. I take vitamins daily so thta's good. I hate my stomach medicine. Like I said, it's mkaing me fat. I omnly take when I absolutely need it, liek after eating spagehhti. 

If you want to learn the language famiglia, go to Deseret Book in Gilbert. get the little purple vocab and phrases book Italian. it's agreat tool. The big board display book shows you what conjugations and such.

Self control is staring a piece of German chocolate cake in the face... and then walking away. One of the biggest temptations at the MTC, I'll tell you. We have 2-3 different options for meals every day. Sundays we only get one option. 

So, I washed my one and only dress today. It shrunk length wise like 4 inches. How do I fix it?

Look up this song on LDS.org: "Mandate voci di gioia all'eternal" It is and Italian only Inni (hymn) and we are singing it as a district on Sunday. We love it. Popolo is the funnest part. 

Accoding to my district, they say I am Shmie, Anakin's mom form Star Wars. We all have a Disney Character, and they couldn't figure me out. So that's who Iam.

Did Mike read my little note? 

What's up with the plane that went down in Russia or whatever? Liz, you should update me on that and other such news. Thanks.

Two weeks and I will be heading to Italy. I think it is confirmed that P-day os Wednesday so you will go two weeks after next week, without email. No worries though. We stay in a hotel our first night thjere. More later. Gots to go to dinner. every day is the same thing, same scheule here, but new ecperiences and new things we learn. We have fun. T.C.  Christensen came this week; that was neat to here his stories.

If you have spiritual wolves tempting you, run away. If you can't run away then I stay strong until you can run away. The savior will help you with that. Turn to God in prayer for everythjing. Miracles will happen,  even if you can't see it.

Ti voglio bene!!!

Pics:​

Mia collega in our classroom, and Poco, the baby bird we saved.

Sorella Hastings =)

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