Hola y'all!!
I am a missionary now!!! AHHH crazy! haha ok let me just say though, it has been incredible. So when I got dropped off curb side I was a MESS. haha I could not stop crying and wow bless my host because I was just straight sobbing haha. But I got my name tag and literally I asked my host if I could have some alone time and she was like "Sister you can't be alone!" so haha. dang. So then she took me straight to the classroom and the teacher was speaking STRAIGHT SPANISH to me, and I could NOT understand anything, bless her heart haha. Then they informed me I'm in an ADVANCED spanish class. Um yea ok Bye. So I just say "Si" to everything haha. I am in a trio companionship with 2 girls that are BOTH 5'2"!! haha it is so hilarious, but they're awesome and amazing at spanish (hermana cancienne and hermana runyan). Also my cousin(?) hermana spencer is in my district haha tender mercy.
An elder made me play what are the odds on my first day and I ended up having to eat paper, oh the things you do to make friends.. haha Also no one in my district is going to my mish *tears* they're all going to foreign countries (bless their hearts for not having chick fil a in their mission). Thursday was just straight up 11 hours of class. WOOOOOO.
FRIDAY was the best because we FINALLY had gym time haha so of course I played volleyball with all the tongan elders and now I'm "SISTER VOLLEYBALL". Also wow I've seen so many people I know (Elder Nate Baker, Chase Simonsen, Alyssa Johnson, Ashley Spencer, Cole Mcuen, and like a MILLION people from provo and alpine) small world in the MTC, I've known like 6 spanish teachers so far haha.
To give you a hint on how bad my spanish is my investigator asked "De donde eres?" which is "Where are you from?" and I answered "Me gusta jeugo volleyball". So that's how my MTC experience has been so far haha. Also bless cause there was pizza night. Also SHOUTOUT to Tahnee and Tiersha for sending me some packages, me and the hermanas in my district enjoyed the cinnamon rolls.
Ok wait this is way funny. So I accidentally said in spanish to my investigator "Did you read the book of Lehi?" and he looked at me confused "What book of lehi?" HAHAHAH ok so lost that investigator haha it was the funniest thing, but I honestly think he is so confused now. Also I've had a couple sisters say they followed me on instagram so that's a bit creepy... haha but also small world again.
Also BLESS UP to my mom for coming in clutch with the Dr. Pepper and swig cookies, literally blessings from above. They wonder why missionaries go crazy in the MTC, they don't give us caffeine!! haha so my and my companeras definitely enjoyed those galletas. Also, wow my district is amazing. Literally i love them and it's only been a week haha so I'm definitely going to be heart broken when we all part our ways. We always have a hard time concentrating when our teacher leaves, and we usually end up playing hang man with spanish words for like an hour.... haha but they're the best, and literally it's true. Your sense of humor goes way up when you're disconnected from everything, so we're literally laughing all the time.
Friday I cried, A LOT. haha bless my companions cause they're the best and helped me through it haha but I was such a wreck. and then hermana cancienne offered a prayer, and the spirit was so strong and I just felt like a million times better since that, and I've just been going since then. Today we went to the Provo temple, and it was fire! Literallly best thing ever, except everyone was falling asleep cause we're all SO tired. hahahhaha so it was kinda funny.
Well that's all for this email, I included a TON of pictures, so hopefully you all enjoy haha I miss everyone so much and all your emails make me cry/ laugh, but I'm so happy where I am and there's no place I'd rather be than here. I can't wait to get to Lubbock and teach all those country people haha I love being a missionary!!! LOVE YOU ALL!! La iglesia y el libro de mormon son verdaderas!!
con mucho amor,
hermana neilson
Ps. here's my address for all who want to send letters/ packages/ dearelders BLESS YOU.
Sister Annie Neilson
DEC05 TX-LUBK
2005 N. 900 E.
Provo, UT 84604
Pss. enjoys some pics
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