The Provo MTC Missionary Training Center
February 22, 2012
I was blessed to have THE BEST companion: Sister Sessions February 22, 2012
Due to a brand new pilot program, the Portuguese language training was shortened from 9 weeks to 6 weeks. My companion and I spent those first 3 weeks training with an English district. March 20, 2012
My companion's visa arrived but mine did not. She left for the Brazil CTM; I was left as a solo sister. March 20, 2012
I was a solo sister in the district... March 23, 2012
I was given permission to call home with BIG NEWS: my visa finally arrived!!! |
February 22, 2012
My comp and I were very lucky to have FOUR wonderful roommates. All of them going to Mongolia. March 13, 2012
The English district left for the mission field. March 14, 2012 My companion and I began training with our new Portuguese district. March 20, 2012
I was transferred to a new room with three new roommates. All are going to Nauvoo, Illinois. March 20, 2012
...and ZONE. (Oh, dear.) March 27, 2012
Left the Provo MTC to fly to the Sao Paulo CTM. We had a long layover in Atlanta, where we picked up some more missionaries... including Sister Dickson! |
MARCH 23, 2012
BIG NEWS FLASH!!! You'll never guess who called home tonight! Sister Elise Nelson was given permission to make a 2-minute phone call to say SHE HAS THE VISA!!! She will be leaving for Brazil on Tuesday morning, March 27. The only sad part is that she has been practicing to perform with the MTC choir for General Conference. And NOW, she will be getting on a plane just FOUR DAYS before. "Isn't that the way it goes?" she said. She is sooo excited, though! She may not know it yet; but in Atlanta, she will board the same plane to Brazil as Sister Courtney Dickson. SWEET!!! Won't THAT be a fun surprise? (FYI, your last chance to write her for free through dearelder.com is THIS weekend.) |