10/27/2015 1 Comment Broken MicrowavesBonjour!! Yesterday my companion and I were the only ones in our district who studied the entire morning without taking any breaks or even getting off topic once! 6 weeks seems long but really is only about 560 hours of studying time. That sounds like a lot (it is) but, for all the things we need and want to learn...it is not enough!! We don't want to waste any time! We even get up 10 minutes earlier than the other districts every day so that we can have extra time to plan our days, lessons, set goals, oh...and it is pretty nice to have the showers to ourselves while everyone else sleeps! ;) That's pretty nice! The most frustrating thing about the MTC...sleeping...I haven't slept more than 5 hours a night TOPS since I got here. I am considering testing out the floor tonight, I'm pretty confident it will be more comfortable than my bed hahaha. Though I'm not sure I trust the floor either...This morning I left the residence hall with my companions to go grab some breakfast and I felt something hairy run across the top of my foot and then my companions screamed and I looked up just in time to see a GIANT rat run between their legs...Ew...Good thing I got my shots right? The Elders got quite the kick out of it. Speaking of Elders...We got a new district leader because our old leader (not mentioning any names...you know who you are) stole a microwave from another residence hall because theirs was broken and his reasoning behind the crime, "We were forced to IRON our hot pockets to heat them up....and it didn't even work!!"...oh boy...well, boys will be boys, even in the MTC I guess. We like to refer to Sunday meetings here as "The Reaping" (Hunger Games) because it is the kind of lottery no one wants to win. Everyone is given a topic and we all have to prepare talks in our mission language and nobody knows who is going to be called to speak until President Dowling stands up and calls us up. hahaha. Yikes!! I was holding my breath this Sunday because with my luck, I was sure I would be speaking! Surprisingly, only elders were called and the 4 hours that I spent writing and translating my talk for Sunday was all for nothing...Not really!! I learned SOO many new words and had TONS of practice conjugating verbs so it was great! :)) The other day I was sitting in my classroom planning for a lesson with an investigator and I stopped to pray for a little extra help in knowing what to teach. The moment I finished my prayer, the fire alarm went off hahaha, it freaked me out...my answer: Emergency Preparedness!;) hahah just kidding. Soeur Hodgman and I went out "tracting" on MTC campus today and we had our first really embarrassing missionary moment...we were trying to get into a building and some Elders saw us and so they opened the door for us and said, "Wait, why are you guys trying to come in here?" and we said with great enthusiasm "We are just trying to find someone to teach the gospel!" They looked at each other and then back at us and said. "Oh...Okay..." We continued through the door and I stopped halfway into the hallway and looked back at the Elders and said, "Wait... is there some reason we shouldn't be going into this building?" his reply...."Well, it is the Elders dorms." We got out of there pretty quick. I also thought really quick to flip my name tag around to reveal my "dork dot" and pulled the "We've only been here since Wednesday" card. I just failed to clarify "which" Wednesday I was referring to haha. They just stared at us, which made it about 10 times more awkward than it already was. To add to the excitement of the day, some of the Elders in our district kept teasing us because they said that for our Belgium Visas we were going to have to collect a "Stool Sample". Well, of course we ignored them because they are always trying to mess with us....until we received a Visa notice later that day...we walked into our appointment and they handed us a bag, a cup, a spoon, and rubber gloves...Did I mention they also whipped out a needle? Yeah... we owed the Elders an apology...though I think they felt more sorry for us than anything because they thought it was just a rumor too. It was a pretty exciting day. My companion took a picture of me sobbing (literally) in the doctors office because the needles, the blood, plus the paper bag was just TOO MUCH to handle. The best part is, I am in a trio companionship and only Soeur Hodgman and I needed to be tested but all three of us had to be in the room together because we couldn't be alone... talk about breaking the ice!! Then we had to walk through the building, up the stairs to the Lab, HOLDING our paper bags... which of course EVERYONE knew what it was... talk about humiliating...don't worry, we got a picture. That's enough about that... I am so sorry you all had to read that. Although I knew my sister-in-law would get a kick out of it (Sidney, you're welcome). Speaking of tears... I was attacked by a giant gorilla spider that looked like a furry black widow today... Okay, it just jumped on my book while I was studying outside and it was only about the size of a dime. But still terrifying! Soeur Hodgman booked it and I quickly followed, scrambling away from the table, leaving all my books as an offering of peace to the spider. We stared at the spider for about five minutes as it guarded my book. Finally, some elders passed by and took care of it for us, thank heavens for those braves Elders! My book is safe and sound! But, I still feel like things are crawling all over me, eek! Yesterday my companions and I were trying to catch up with the other sisters in our district and I lost my shoe as I was running up the cafeteria stairs. One of the Elders behind me picked it up and brought it to me, I am now known as "Cinderella" here at the MTC, as that is the third time I have lost my shoe on the move. hahaha. I know this has been a very goofy email, I hope you all got a good laugh out of it. But, before I wrap things up I want you all to know how grateful I am for the opportunity to be here in the MTC. It is such a special place. I started reading the Book of Mormon again yesterday for the third time since I received my mission call and my love for it grows every time I read it. I was reading in the introduction yesterday and there is a promise in one of the last paragraphs that as you read the Book of Mormon and pray to know of its truthfulness, you will not only gain a testimony of its truth by the power of the Holy Spirit; but, you will also know, by the same power, that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world and that he will come again. This promise is for everyone. I have sooo much more to write but I just don't have enough time... :( So, I hope you all have a wonderful wonderful week! I love you all!!! Love, Soeur Wyson
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Aunt Becky
10/27/2015 01:54:15 pm
Soeur Wyson, That was the funniest missionary letter I have ever read. My stomach is aching from laughing so hard. You are the best. I am so proud of you. Keep working hard. Love Aunt Becky
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Tracie WysonI feel very honored to have had the opportunity to serve as a full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the France, Paris Mission. Archives
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