Wednesday, September 14, 2011 1:04 PM
ALOHA FAMILY!!!!! IM SORRY IVE BEEN RUNNING AROUND ALL DAY AND DONT HAVE MUCH TIME TO WRITE BUT I JUST SENT YOU ANOTHER LETTER!!!! i LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH! i'M GOING TO THE TEMPLE RIGHT NOW :) :) :) & i taught my third investigator yesterday it went really well!!!! Feel free to email me I will check it next monday! Oh also m russel ballard came yesterday and he was so great! I love being a missionary and the spirit in the mtc is amazing! Also, there are a group of japanese sister missionaries that came the same time as i did and the other night i was in the bathroom and one walked in and looked at me and i said hi and she just started bawling and came and gave me a hug! she was so cute! I just hugged her and told her it was OK!! They came from japan to the mtc just to study and then to go back to japan, but i cant imaging doing the mtc in another country where u barely speak the language! They are so strong! But it was the coolest experience because she could not really speak englishh and she just started speaking japanese to me and crying and i was able to understand many things she said from studying japanese and i used my little bit opf japanese to ask ehr what was wrong and to tell her it was ok and i dont even know but it was amazing and the coolest experience! I apologized to her in japanese that my japanese was not very good and she said it was perfect haha it was amazing! If i spent all the time studying just to help this sister, it was definitely worth it! It was such an amazing experience she was so happy that i could understand her and with her broken english and my broken japanese we were able to communicate!!! She finally stopped crying and i introduced her to my friends and she was sooo happy my friends did not know any japanese so i translated for them and taught them some japanese words to say to our new friend! She was so happy she came back with her japanese roomates and all of them cried and hugged us! Idk how God does it, but he really prepares us to help people and puts us in the right place so we can help each other! Now whenever we see them around the MTC we all wave and say hello and i think the japanese sisters feel like they are not so alone here, even though we do not speak the same language perfectly!!!! My roomates couldnt believe how cute the japanese girls were and they never met anyone from japan before! It's funny because i really do feel out of my element sometimes when im surrounded by all americans! But i received witness that i was not suppose to go to japan on my mission becuase it is not about me, it is about the people! I'm really learnign that and I'm excited to go to Texas and teach the people! But in the MTC i love speaking with the international missionaries adn helping them feel more home. I also met a missionary going to LA from Korea and I said Hello to him in Korean and he was so shocked and asked me how i knew that and i tols him some of my best friends are from Korea and then i asked him if heliked korean dramas and he was like WHAT you know korean dramas and i said OF COURSE and started listing the ones i liked! He was sooo excited to talk about Korea and he told me about how he studied in utah and how different it was from korea and how hard it was and it was a great conversation! He was beaming when i left and i honestly feel like i have helped these missionaries by being able to relate to them and talk to them! I know how hard it is to be in a foreign place and people just want to be understood i love how i can do this! My sisters are also sooo great! They are from Provo, Myton Utah and Colorado and their going to nebraska and las vegas! They are so fun! The sister going to las vegas is so fun, we are very similar in personalities and so it helps to relate to someone when im struggling with teaching. both of our companions are really outgoing and love to talk its so funny bc the first lesson we both could barerly get a word in bc they wouldnt stop! But were working on it with them and its just nice to have someone to relate too, were also soo nice we hate pressuring people to ba baptized but we are learning! I lvoe you soooooo much! ill ttys thank you for being th ebest mom, dad, brother, and sister!!!!! :) If your every struggling think of the atonement :)
9/10/11
Aloha Familia =)
How is the greatest family in the world?! I hope you are doing great! I love you guys more than you know! Its my 4th day in the MTC & I don't even know where to start!
I feel like I have been here for 4 MONTHS so much has happened!! We are constantly studying, teaching, learning, praying & doing it all over again. I honestly feel like 1 Nephi 1:16:
"16 And now I, Nephi, do not make a full account of the things which my father hath written, for he hath written many things which he saw in avisions and in bdreams; and he also hath written many things which he cprophesied and spake unto his children, of which I shall notmake a full account."
lol the MTC is many challenges followed by many spiritual highs! I've never felt so close to my Savior & i have never felt so weak at the same time! Being a Missionary is definately the most humbling experience i have EVER HAD! & the GREATEST!! I honestly want to invite all my wonderful & amazing siblings to go on a mission!! I honestly feel like i had no idea what the Gospel of Jesus Christ was really about until I came here!
God is sooooo amazing & his Plan is so great!! The Gospel is the secret to all happiness in Life! Everything I put above the Gospel before coming here is just... its hard to explain other than the Gospel is TRUE & I know that when u dont fully understand everthying & when u live surrounded by so many worldly things its easy to put things before your faith. But I promise you that if you put Faith in Christ before everything else in like you will gain more happiness than you know because coming unto Christ helps us become better versions of ourself. We become the best person we can be. when we get closer to Christ we start to repent for our daily mistakes & trespasses against God & we are releived from all feelings of guilt. When we are obedient & follow Christs example we gain the Holy Ghost, a member of the God head to be our companion & guide us in our life & the greatest of ALL is when we come to understand the Atonement of Christ. When we believe that Christ ssuffered everything & that he does understand us & he walked that lonely path, utterly alone we will realize that we never have to be alone in this life. That is the gift Christ gives to us if we simply come unto him.
Question: "You want to know how you can have all of this???????"
Answer: "Through growing your faith in Christ by praying to know for yourself, reading the Scriptures to find answers to any of your questions & going to church to partake of the holy sacrament & be uplifted by the Holy Ghost & Spirit felt there through the testimonies of Friends & Family!"
Yeah.. LOVE it =)!! So.... want to know the Sherie Missionary stories?!.. or should i say SISTER JESPERSON!!!!!
I have 3 roommates & we do everything together!! They are the BEST!! Sister Van Does, Sister Unice (like from the movie 'Shes the Man' Unis lol - shes the best :) & Sister Fitzgerald my companion!!
In my district there are 40 Elders and 4 Sisters, US lol!! We <3 it, we are their moms & take care of them & they respect us & stand when we come in the room & ask us for help & we keep them in line ;) !
So I know your waiting for the funny stories!!! So the Caf..... YES i have spilt my food about 3 X this week (but out of 4 days)!! I say thats pretty good :))
All the Elders & Sisters in my District will not let me forget one thing I did!!!! :( :l :'{ lol So....... what happened was....... We were role playing in class & i was soooo tired, it was like the 11th hour of studying that day & I was 'the Missionary' & my companion was 'the Investigator' & I challenged her to be baptized & she said:
"Why do i have to be baptized?"
& FOR THE LIFE OF ME I could not THINK of a Single reason!!!!! HELLO what is the point of Missionary work!!!
Reasons to get Baptized Duhh!!:
*Remission of Sins
*Gift of the Holy Ghost
*Follow Christ.......... (and sooo many other reasons)
Anyways I seriously went BLANK & I was looking down at the ground & then I thought if I spoke slowly it will come to me. So I tipped my head up really fast & looked straight at my investigator & said:
"Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo............"
Nothing !!! Nothing came & I said:
"Sooo......."
So long my companion bust up laughing!!!! So today in class the teacher asked me a question & all the Elders & Sisters looked down & then flipped their hair back and said... "Sooooooooooooooooooo....." & then everyone bust up laughing!! :/ they wont let me live it down hahahahahahahaha! My teacher said if I dont know what to say a tip would be to just be silent rather than legnthening my words.... LOL!!! "OK,..ok fine" I said! But that should show you how tired we all are here lol!! I hope you like that story I will share more later!! :)
I love you all SOOOOooooooo Much LOL!!
<3 Thank you for the letters! I'm the envy of my whole district because I've gotten one each day :]
GOODNIGHT
<3 Sherie - Sister Jesperson!!!!
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