(This is the letter that Madi wrote to us the first day she was in the MTC)
Dear Family,
Can we just talk about the fact that I am the WORST? I mean, I'm in the MTC for a solid ten minutes (barely put my stuff in my room & was on my way to get all of my books) & I flew--not being over dramatic--down a flight of stairs. I fell from the top step and my hands hit the bottom of the flight. So painful but also I couldn't stop laughing every time I thought about it. I banged my left leg up pretty bad. It hurts and is about the size of a baseball on my shin but I've had lupus so it's, like, cake. My companions name is Natalie Coombs and she's from Idaho Falls. She's real nice and I'm sure I'll grow to love her when I get to know her better. My district seems awesome. After falling down the stairs, I went to class and immediately started reviewing the alphabet and basic conversation. My teacher is Brother Williams and he's really cool. After class, we went to an orientation and then dinner. I made all of the sisters in my district sit by the elders because that's normal, right? I really get along with a couple of the elders. And sister McDiarmid. I kind of met her at BYU before. I'm rooming with 5 other girls and I like em all. After dinner, we went to a teaching orientation thing where we met 3 investigators and had to pretend to teach them. It made me realize how freaking hard missionary work is. But awesome too because you have to learn how to listen to people and really love them, which are skills we can all use. I saw Kierstin pretty soon after my tumble and that was good. Adam Levine is pretty big here, Ash. Haha but for real, my zone leader looks like him. But a baby version. As for how I'm feeling, I'm good. Having a little difficulty walking since I landed on my hip, but other than that I feel right about being here. The first day wasn't even bad! I'm really excited about the language and I'm adjusting pretty well. After the teaching seminar, we were able to head home early and I got to shower, which was nice. Although showering with shoes on feels a little risque. Haha don't ask for my logic behind that sentiment. and OH! Good news, I am 99% sure that my passport is with my VISA application. So we can all breath a nice sigh of relief on that one. The food here is pretty gross, so I figure that I'll always be hungry...but again, as a lupus survivor, it's tough to complain. A sister going to the same mission came into my room just now and told me that the exact same stair tumble happened to her on the 2nd week here and she showed me her bruise.
Anywho, it's about time for me to sleep. But a real quick thing I'd like to apologize in advance for -if I ever start a sentence with "I invite you to..." A sister literally said "I invite you to buy a lanyard.' And also, my P-day wont be until Wednesday. I love you all so much. Can you send me my nephews in a box of sumpin? Thanks.
Love,
Mads
Dear Family,
Can we just talk about the fact that I am the WORST? I mean, I'm in the MTC for a solid ten minutes (barely put my stuff in my room & was on my way to get all of my books) & I flew--not being over dramatic--down a flight of stairs. I fell from the top step and my hands hit the bottom of the flight. So painful but also I couldn't stop laughing every time I thought about it. I banged my left leg up pretty bad. It hurts and is about the size of a baseball on my shin but I've had lupus so it's, like, cake. My companions name is Natalie Coombs and she's from Idaho Falls. She's real nice and I'm sure I'll grow to love her when I get to know her better. My district seems awesome. After falling down the stairs, I went to class and immediately started reviewing the alphabet and basic conversation. My teacher is Brother Williams and he's really cool. After class, we went to an orientation and then dinner. I made all of the sisters in my district sit by the elders because that's normal, right? I really get along with a couple of the elders. And sister McDiarmid. I kind of met her at BYU before. I'm rooming with 5 other girls and I like em all. After dinner, we went to a teaching orientation thing where we met 3 investigators and had to pretend to teach them. It made me realize how freaking hard missionary work is. But awesome too because you have to learn how to listen to people and really love them, which are skills we can all use. I saw Kierstin pretty soon after my tumble and that was good. Adam Levine is pretty big here, Ash. Haha but for real, my zone leader looks like him. But a baby version. As for how I'm feeling, I'm good. Having a little difficulty walking since I landed on my hip, but other than that I feel right about being here. The first day wasn't even bad! I'm really excited about the language and I'm adjusting pretty well. After the teaching seminar, we were able to head home early and I got to shower, which was nice. Although showering with shoes on feels a little risque. Haha don't ask for my logic behind that sentiment. and OH! Good news, I am 99% sure that my passport is with my VISA application. So we can all breath a nice sigh of relief on that one. The food here is pretty gross, so I figure that I'll always be hungry...but again, as a lupus survivor, it's tough to complain. A sister going to the same mission came into my room just now and told me that the exact same stair tumble happened to her on the 2nd week here and she showed me her bruise.
Anywho, it's about time for me to sleep. But a real quick thing I'd like to apologize in advance for -if I ever start a sentence with "I invite you to..." A sister literally said "I invite you to buy a lanyard.' And also, my P-day wont be until Wednesday. I love you all so much. Can you send me my nephews in a box of sumpin? Thanks.
Love,
Mads
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