My district during study time!
So this week was quite a learning curve. Trying
to forget myself completely is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.
I am reminded everyday that this is the Lords work and not mine.
So this week my harp arrived!!!! Thanks that
was so fun! I was hoping I would have run
into you when you came but that didn't pan out. That's okay, then I got to
practice the harp a bit and I asked one of the girls in my district to sing “Come
Thou Fount” while I played and we would audition to play for devotional. It went well. It was amazing how the Lord helped me play so well
when there was hardly any time to practice! Then I played in sacrament meeting
twice yesterday! I played the harp solo that you sent me. It went great. To my surprise the MTC
president and his wife came to our sacrament meeting. That made me a little
more nervous:P haha. But the spirit was way strong. I love sharing my musical talents in religious
meetings because the spirit is always there. Then after all the talks the Branch
President got up and said, “Hermana Bailey will you play that song again for
the closing hymn!” Hahahah So I got to
do it 2 times. That was nice though because I got it all the way to the 4th
floor for 2 songs instead of 1.
Hahah mom it is so funny when I would walk
around with the harp. My whole district
would follow me and where ever I would go they would go. Then the Branch President
asked some elders to help me hahaha. But in reality, that can’t help that much.
But after it was all said and done, everyone was like “oh you elders are so strong.
I can’t believe you moved Hermana
Baileys harp”. hahahah But then the
Elders would say, “she did it all!” Hahahah So now everyone knows how strong I
am :) So many people that heard me practice or people that have seen me take
the harp to a certain place see me now in places and say, “Hi Harp lady!”
Hahaha I think my companion hates it. She says that everyone flocks around me but
I don't know if I really believe that.
So my Branch President got released yesterday!
Wow that was sad. It is so amazing how I could love him and his wife so much! I
have only known them for 2 1/2 weeks. It
is crazy how the Lord has really opened my heart to love the people here in the
MTC! I am already dreading the day I have to leave.
So last week my companions and I were eating
lunch and a member of the Seventy, Elder
Catch came and sat down right next to me and the girls in my district. He asked
us about ourselves; why we were in the MTC? And then he told us a bit of advice
right before we left to class. He said that God is so pleased with us being on
a mission. He also said “forget your concerns that you might feel like you are
a bad teacher. Forget that you can’t speak the language, because God is going
to take care of it!” So this week and last week I am continuing to forget my
worries and trust the Lord! It is amazing how on a mission I keep realizing
that I need to trust God. I am still striving to know how to better trust him.
I struggle at times to even see myself ever learning the language. All I can do
at times is trust and believe and have HOPE that God will provide a way. I have
come to understand faith on a whole different level! Faith isn't just knowing
that something will happen. It is us walking and sometimes in the dark but
hoping that God will take care of me! The
devotionals here are so awesome! I always find an answer to one of my questions
or concerns if I just let my heart be in the right place.
Well enough spiritual stuff!
Yes Wednesday is my half way mark- so crazy! It
is so funny when the people come on Wednesday and I can see how confused they
all look. I am so glad I don’t ever have to redo that day again. Guess who came
to the MTC on Wednesday?! Kathy Andelin
(one of the twins from the Basketball team). I see her all the time. Her classroom is right
next to mine! It is so fun!
I am trying to eat healthy but it is hard when
the MTC puts a ton of dairy products on everything they make. My favorite is their orange chicken! Mom I am seriously eating like a queen. Some people complain about the food but I love
it. (It isn’t as good as yours of course) But yeah I am pretty sure my skirts
are getting tighter.
Yes I met Hermana Orgill! Crazy story to tell
Grandma! So I hadn’t thought about Hermana Orgill at all this whole MTC experience.
Then Last week Grandma wrote me and
asked me if I had seen her. I put it in the back of my mind and forgot about it.
Then Tuesday at devotional (remember I had forgotten all about Hermana Orgil),
I remembered her name and that Grandma wanted me to find her. Like 5 seconds
after I thought that, a sister behind me says "Hermana Orgil, How are you?”
I looked, and 2 feet in front of me was
her! I looked at her and probably confused her for a second but explained that
our grandparents are best friends and that they wanted me to meet her! Crazy
huh? Now I see her all the time!
Another cool story! Tuesday night I had a
thought - take your vitamin C... I was like weird, I feel fine. No one around
me is sick. But I went ahead and took
one. Well the very next day I woke up with a small sore throat! What Crazy?! I
wonder what would have happened if I hadn't taken the Vitamin C? Kinda cool.
You might think it is stupid that I still got a sore throat! But I believe that
the Spirit helped me know that the next day I would be a little sick and that I
was going to need a little vitamin to help me through the next day.
But so my heal spur hurts in my new shoes. I
will wear my inserts all the time and hope that helps because I really don’t
want to go to the doctor! But just write me a dearelder letter ASAP and let me
know what causes heal spurs so that I can hopefully prevent it!
Love you Family!
Love Hermana Bailey
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