2. MAY- Marathon Finger Runner

Gosh writing these emails is like running a freaking marathon with your fingers! There's so much i wanna say and so many questions i want to answer! So YES for all of you out there, the Dear Elders work! Many thanks you's and hugs and kisses to all you who give me the best dessert ever! (I get my dear elders during dinner, not sure if i mentioned that) And Momma, thank you for the novel, my mashed potatoes were cold by the time i finished it, but so worth it. 

So im just gonna start off at the beginning from when i last wrote you. Last Tuesday was not only my first P Day but my first temple walk and also my first Devotional! Both were fabulous! To be honest i never really thought the temple was that pretty, i always thought that it looked more like tiramisu, but walking to the temple, being freed from my cage, it looked like the most beautiful tiramisu i had ever seen!  Im still adjusting to my lack of sleep so it was tough to not doze off during bits, but there is no better place to repent than at the temple! 

Speaking of sleep, i sleep AMAZING! But let me assure you that is not a result of the accommodations. Rather im so exhausted and ready for bed that i can care less that my mattress looks as if the first missionary himself slept on it, or the fact that my gravy brown blanket has 10 girls worth of hair woven in it, or that my lumpy pillow has more drool stains on it than i can count. I actually try to force myself to stay awake just a few minutes to enjoy just laying in bed. #1 thing i miss? NAPS. im so busy on P days that i dont even get my naps. im already dreaming of them when i get home in 18 months. Oh, and my dreams are WEIRD. disturbingly so. For instance the other night i dreamed that on P days the MTC would have "games" All the elders would sit in stands while us sisters had to drink 9 shots and then swim laps drunk and then we had to try to sneak out of the MTC in towels without being seen. So there's just a little bit of what my brain does at night, other than rambling off random Russian words in my head before i go to sleep.

Nothing says "Happy Birthday Elder Moss!" like a mob of post-it notes

So Devotional! You'll never guess who spoke! While i was in choir practice there were men going around with metal detectors so i knew it was one of the big guns, and it was! it was RUSSEL M NELSON! As soon as he walked in i was smacked in the face with his spirit, and we all stood in silence, it was such an amazing sight. It's so amazing to be surrounded by thousands of young adults who are devoting their time to serve the Lord. This is seriously a once in a lifetime opportunity. This week has been hard, a few frustrated tears may have been spilt during the time, but i still wouldn't want to be anywhere else! It was so crazy to be doing my personal study on the bench while watching all the missionaries with the "dork dots" coming in, thinking that that was me just one week ago and yet i feel like ive been here forever!

My teachers are absolutely amazing!! I count my blessings each and every day with them. I have three teachers, two of which are young, and single and dont judge me but not exactly bad looking. I swear they do it on purpose to test us sisters. There is Bro Rutter, and he is one my favorites!! He has such a passion in what he teaches and cracks us all up. Then there is Bro Seitz and Bro Wells (the singles). Funny story with Bro Wells....cant remember if i told you but since being here i have been teaching an "investigator" named Deema. Me and Sister Parish actually got him to commit to baptism! We actually thought we heard him wrong when he said yes and had him repeat himself just to make sure we heard him right. So the next day when we walked into class who do we see but......Deema! Except he's not Deema, he is Bro Wells!! Sitting there having Deema/Bro Wells teaching us in the English....one of the strangest moments of my life.

From left to right: Wells, Seitz, Rutter

It's so fun being here listening to all the different languages! It's the coolest thing when someone opens the door for someone and they say thank you in one language and get a "youre welcome" in another, then accidentally step on someones foot and say "sorry" in Russian and get a "it's all good" in Tai. Food. Still great. Gained 3 lbs. NOT. GOOD. On the bright side me and sister parish have started running and i ran a full lap around the MTC!

Gosh the time just passes by so fast, sometimes i wish it would in class. 3 hour classes at a time can feel kind of long sometimes. My district is getting closer and closer every day, the inside jokes are beginning to form and im already sad about saying goodbye to them in 7 weeks! 
 I love you all! This week has been tough, but i know it's all prepping me for better times! Oh and Parker, i want to hear all about your graduation!! I wish i could be there, ill be thinking of you, have fun and go on tons of rides! Give all my nieces and nephews kisses! Big hug little hug kiss kiss little kiss

-Cectpa Roe

Week 2