So - I'm here at the MTC and that song in the subject line goes off on some teacher's phone. I haven't heard outside music in a MONTH and oh my goodness it was a breath of fresh air and it will be stuck in my head probably until I leave the MTC....
WHICH will be in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS! WE get travel plans on Friday HAHA. zoo wee mama.
That's insane. Didn't I just get here? This month has FLOWN by. Freaky...
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| anddd here's me enjoying the fruits of the package mama sent me aka the gown and funyuns |
So, Friday some Boy Scouts of America executive big wig people who weren't members came to our class and asked us about our lives here at the MTC. They asked what we were all most excited for in terms of going to Denmark and everyone said something along the lines of "food, culture, and learning to love and teach the Danes" it was cool. I know that's what I'm the most excited for.
Conference - boy oh boy what a weekend. So exciting to witness history of having 3 new apostles being called and just the spiritual powerhouses all those men and women are.
Some of my favorites (roll highlight reel)
>"It will all work out." - Sister Marriott. Whether it works out now or in the eternal perspective of things, it all works out.
>"What Lack I yet?" - Elder Lawrence. Because I love the aspect of improving myself and progressing towards a better me.
>"Don't you know that I know he has asthma? I'll take care of him - go prepare yourself and get yourself ready." - Elder Clark's story of the older couple going to the Philippines. Man did that speak to me really quite literally as my asthma has been killing me and I feel like Derek Zoolander but in a very real sense when I say "I think I got the black lung, pop." *as he proceeds to cough* but my cough is like I'm hacking up both my lungs and an elephant that somehow got lodged in there. I've been called to where I need to go.
>Pres Uchtdorf's talk (or story considering his whole talk WAS a story) from Women's Conference. Faith leads to hope which leads to confidence in the Lord which leads to charity. A-MEN.
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| a selfie from me after conference |
>Elder Nelson's on the importance of women in the church and the responsibility we all have.
>Elder Holland's talk on motherhood is the closest thing we have to understanding Christ's love for us. Whoa. Mom, I love you.
That Sunday night the all male accapella group "Vocal Chord" (maybe that's their name, I'm not sure) came and sang some diddies and hymns for us. It was cool..
Last night Sister Burton, the Relief Society General President came and talked to us. It was so cool hearing her speak in front of me about the importance of prophets. She told a story how her dad was a mission president in New Zealand when she was 13 and Pres. Monson, an apostle at the time came to visit. Her and her sisters were goignt o school 8 hours north of where her family was because of the anti-American sentiment during the time. But President Monson went out of his way to check on her and her sisters and sat and watched a basketball game with them which mortified the then 13 year olf Sister Burton haha. When she was called as relief society pres. for the church, she didn't know what else to say to Pres. Monson so relayed the story of "You probably don't remember but we watched a basketball game together." Without hesitation Pres. Monson says "well, did we win?" Ugh I love our prophet and we need to not take him and his apostles for granted. They do what Christ would have done if He was still walking on the earth today. good stuff people.
Volleyball with the Italians has turned to volleyball with the Swedes. It's a blasty blast.
Last week, I was having a crazy bad coughing fit and was in the bathroom so as to not wake up Sister Keller (it was past 10:30 when the coughing ensued) well these sisters going to Germany, heard me dying and came out to check on me. They offerred me some benadryl and just as they were about to go to their room they realized they locked themselves out haha. it's 11:30 on a Thursday night and we're all in our PJ's chilling in the bathroom while I'm gagging from coughing and laughing so hard. They go on an adventure to the front desk to find a security gurad so they can get into their room and get me some benadryl.
They did it and I got the drugs and everything worked out and now we're all best friends haha.
Also - for those of you who know my living situation the past year and who my roommate was will find this funny. I have befriended 3 sisters from Korea. They love me. "SISTER CHESLEY HI!!!" They shout in their high super heavy korean accents whenever they see me. They think Ty is the cutest thing and just keep saying "in a year and a half, 15's not too young" Ugh they crack me up. I love them. Sister Kim, Sister Yun, and Sister Yang.
I've also become super close with Sister Tukuafu from Tonga, going to the Philippines. She has such a positive outlook on life and about putting things in the past that have no place in your now. She's great.
There's also Sisters Wamura from Fiji who always ends with saying "Love you heaps sister Chesley!"
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| Here's me and the Korean sisters and Sister Tukuafu! |
The diversity here is so sick. Also it's chill because now if I ever go to Tonga, Korea, or Fiji I have the hook ups of where to stay haha.
M, our investigator, has been progressing so well and is doing so good. She's really incredible. We read the Book of Mormon together because it's hard to understand and stuff...she's great.
Danish is coming along, it's crazy but singing in danish helps a ton and I tried praying in english the other day and it did not work out haha my brain is not functioning in english mode. As the wise Cypress Hill once said, "insane in the membrane"
Anyways, love you all! Have a beautiful week and wonderful days! Look for the good and lovely in the world, there's so much of it out there!
Until next week (which will be my last p-day here...zoowee mama amirite?)
also I have a vid swips that I need to figure out how to send to you all of me and some elders singing "Skal vi modle hvis vand floden"
LOVE YOU GUYS MEGET KÆRELIGHED! JEG ELSKER JER HØJT!
Life is rad people. Make it the grooviest you can.
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| my view from my residence room |
Love love love,
Søster Taylor Mariah Chesley
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