---that i could possibly go to the bahamas or the cayman islands.... they just got added to my mission! yayyy. good thing i am good at living on islands!
---i am not the only one who thinks that lake powell is part of the celestial kingdom- (a GA came and in his bio, he said that too!)
---that i need to be careful when walking outside when it is wet. (i was walking to dinner and totally ATE it and thought i broke my elbow, but now its just purple)
---that even though i wasn't madrigals president ;) i can still sing in the mtc choir. :) we sang joseph smiths first prayer last week and this week we will see what it is. i am also singing the 'as sisters in zion/heleman medley' for sacrament. i love that song and its so applicable now.
---that i know way more people than i think. (everyday i see a new person i know. yesterday there was this girl who looked so familiar but i couldn't figure out where i knew her- then it hit me! She raised steers in 4H the same time i did. I shouldn't remember her... that was years ago.)
---that i know how to be a relief society president (not really- but we had a mock baptism, and they asked me to be the rf pres... so i was. i gave all the new "members" a mini hymn book- and everyone laughed. it was a nice touch. :) )
---that it is impossible to stay awake for a temple session that starts at 7 a.m.
---that girls at the MTC don't know how to make popcorn- (last night right before lights out the FIRE ALARM went off- because someone burnt popcorn. so we all threw on coats and shoes and went outside. they held us in the gym till it was time to go back. annoying.)
i hope you enjoyed that list. laying in bed i try to think of things to say but im too tired to get up and write them down. guess who i saw today!? VUI'S SISTER! We were walking back from the temple and i saw some girls struggling to get through some doors with their luggage, so i ran and opened the door, and i noticed her name was sister vuikadavu (sp?) and i asked where she was from, she said FIJI, i asked if Aisake was her brother and she said.... SISTER TYSON. she knew exactly who i was and knew all about our family. she talked about you and dad being his "mission pres" haha and also mentioned roland. she got a picture... i didn't have my camera. she leaves TODAY for madagascar. it was so fun to see her. oh and she also said that she remembers the song that they wrote about you guys and started singing it. i don't remember that.
here is a rough schedule of each day:
out of bed by 6:15, get ready
7 breakfast
7:30-830 personal study
830-930- companion study
then gym or something
lunch at 1130-12
then class from 1230-430
then dinner from 430-500
then MDT (missionary directed time-do what we need- study, run to the bookstore etc)
then class from 6-9
and somewhere in there there is 1 hour to study spanish.
we have two teachers... and we do churchy learning and language learning in both- all together as a district. we lost one elder so there is only 5 of us now. we also have times where we go teach other people in the zone or things like that- during classtime or MDT.
cabin sounds like you had a fun time. i loved all the pictures. it was great. if you get some printed send a few of the good ones. Lauri and j- and mom thanks for forwarding those. i miss you all. Jared thanks for the letters- mom dad thanks. thanks to everyone really- last monday i got 12 dear elders in one day... haha oops! thanks.
so the movie thing is just sponsored by the church. it is called '5 friends' and they follow missionaries around their whole mission. it will be something they show on byu tv and like in seminary. idk if i will do it for sure. they will let me know.
both my companions are going to FTL with me we all leave together so that is nice. it is hard being in a trio and we are different but its all good. coming on two weeks on wed. i can't believe it. I FINALLY CRIED. haha on sunday we went to music and the spoken word and i was just writing in my journal, then felt so overwhelmed/missed all of you and then the choir started singing 'how firm a foundation'. i was thinking all of this then the 3rd verse came and i just LOST IT.
"Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I'll strengthen thee , help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous omnipotent hand"
it lifted me up! ah it was so neat. i got a blessing from my branch pres and i feel a lot better.
thanks for all the love and support. keep the letters coming!
love you love you
hermanita tysonnn.
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