First Week in the MTC (Mission Training Center)
Saying goodbye for 18 months
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Entries by Emma
My Farewell Talk
I gave a farewall talk in Church yesterday. First of the mission posts. It’s long, but believe me, I said it all in only a little over 15 minutes 🙂 Disclaimer: I write my talks in bullet-point form, so this isn’t word for word at all how I gave it in Church. But I tried […]
Dear Hannah,
Thank you for existing. Thank you for being that random roommate. Thank you for laughing at my jokes and my sarcasm all the time. Thank you for always listening. Thank you for the late night talks. Thank you for empathizing. Thank you for not making me feel like my trials are trivial. Thank you for […]
Dear Sarah Abbott,
Hey girl hey! Okay, so remember when we went on that adventure? It was the beginning of November. And I just needed to get out and go on an adventure and cry and talk about life and you went with me? And remember when you told me that I deserved a guy who would do […]
Dear Ellie,
Ah! You’re moving out in like 45 minutes! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. Ellie, You are beautiful. You love wolf shirts and animal shirts and such. You are hilarious. You tell the best stories. We never agree on anything. But we love each other anyways. You put up with my messiness. You make delicious polish sausage […]
Dear Karina
Thank you for your farewell this weekend. It was beautiful. My favorite part was when you read the words of I Stand All Amazed. When you told your story about your friend Emma in China. Okay, the whole thing was my favorite part. Thank you for making me want to be a better person. Thank […]
A blog for letters
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Do you like it? Do you like it? Do you like it? I LOVE IT! I did love my old blog, but look at this one! It’s just beautiful. I imported all of my old posts here, so don’t even worry about that. {I have some great friends. First of all […]
real people
Be prepared for something so confusing but personal. And a ton of sentences that start with “and.” And no gramatical correctness at all. Today I was talking to a student about his freshman year. Honestly, I was being kind of typical about it. Asking the classic questions. Tell me about your first year, I said. […]
there is a season
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time […]
it’s all about relationships
If you want to find yourself, you need to lose yourself in the lives of other people.– My Philosophy professor Relationships with other people are more important than being right.– My boss at work, Fred. If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.– Mother Teresa Being angry […]
A harlot
Wanna read a good story that you probably don’t read all that often? Read Hosea.Here it is in a wrap. Hosea is a prophet.He is commanded to marry Gomer.Gomer is a harlot.They have children. Their names respectively mean: “sow or gather spread, scatter,” “no mercy,” and “not my people.”Gomer says – I will return to my […]
To the lovely Sister Callister
Dear Jasmine, Okay, yes, this is a public letter. I’m not sure how you feel about that. But here ya go. This is from me, and also from all of us. Jasmine! You’re going to Paris! PARIS. Jasmine! You’re going on a MISSION. (That’s more exciting than Paris…) Here are a bunch of things that […]
an extrovert
In high school I took that personality test- you know, you’re either a INFP, or an ESFJ, or an ENTJ. Or something of 16 variants (something like that). Are you an extrovert or an introvert? Sensing or iNtuition? Thinking or Feeling? Judging or Perceiving? I liked what I got back. I won’t say what I […]
Some tips for falling asleep from an expert ;)
1. Check every social media site you participate in before lying in bed.2. Keep your phone on full volume just in case anyone needs to get a hold of you. There could be an emergency.3. Lie in bed and make mental lists of everything you need to do the next day. Don’t worry, you’ll remember […]
love those epiphanic moments
This week in my New Testament class I noticed some things in the scriptures that were particularly touching. I didn’t learn anything I didn’t know before, but I saw some symbolism in the scriptures that I just found profound. And I learned that there are hidden gems in the scriptures all of the time, we just […]
three things and why
I don’t write this blog for a bunch of page views. I’m not really into the classic – lets take pictures of what I’m wearing and be all fashionista like. I can’t really cook. I don’t post a bunch of recipes that are to die for and everyone should make. I’m not a photographer. (Although, […]
La mia chiamata per la missione di Milano
Well, first of all, my world kinda flipped upside down when this announcement was made. I didn’t know how to react. I remember saying, “Is he kidding? Is this real life?” And then for weeks, the idea became more of a reality. It seemed too good to be true. Could I really go now? Is […]
I forgot
Dear fingers,I forgot what it was like to practice piano. I thought I could play the way I played 5 years ago. Not. quite. I’m sorry you are out of practice. But don’t worry, an hour (plus) a day makes the awkwardness go away.Love,Emma