Thank you for all the love and support! I loved getting so many emails from everyone and I apologize I can't respond to all of them this week. You all have made such a difference in my life and I'm so grateful for the prayers you have offered in my behalf.
Well it seems like I've been in the MTC A LOT longer than a week and a half. The days just all blend together and although I don't remember much of what happens, I somehow recall what I've learned in Tagalog and feel the spirit. I have the opportunity to go to the temple every week and that's such a blessing because it's nice to go and just feel peace and give me a break from overloading my brain with more language study. If the spirit wasn't present here, this place would honestly fail. It would be impossible to teach teenagers and young adults (oh, and senior couples) all these languages at such a high level in just a few weeks. I have seen the gift of tongues work and WOW. Even though I'm not fluent in the language, I have realized that praying, studying hard, and relying on the spirit helps me comprehend the language so fast. And let me tell you. Tagalog is NOT easy but so far everything is making sense. There are so many conjugations and we call it Yoda poetry here because you switch around all the words in English to translate it in Tagalog. So "God is our loving Heavenly Father" is "Our loving Heavenly Father God is." Pretty self explanatory.
Elder Oaks came and gave the fireside on Tuesday night! I couldn't stop crying when he walked in the room because the spirit was so strong and this blanket of reverence just settled over all the missionaries. We were singing when he walked in and of course we all stood and even though we kept singing, you could feel a distinct difference. You know what's funny? The spirit is so strong here that even when something even "more" per se spiritual happens, I don't really feel a difference. My tear ducts must be very close to the surface because my face becomes a waterfall and I'm like...... Ok I don't know what just happened but I just feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Haha It's so crazy! I don't know how to explain it. The spirit is just really strong. And that is all. Also, I LOVE singing Called to Serve with all the missionaries. There's just something so powerful and unifying about it. I'm so grateful to be called as one of the Lord's missionaries! I'm not perfect but I keep being reminded that "Whom the Lord calls, the Lord qualifies."
I'm not even sure what else I should write about! So much has happened and it's so hard to put into words. I just want everyone to know that I love them and I love being here and I love being a missionary. It's such a wonderful experience and I've only been out for a short time. I'll keep everyone in my prayers!
Love,
Sister Stettler
PIZZA NIGHT! I was very very very happy to finally get pizza because I've been asking if we're going to have it every single day. So there's that! :D
Sick kasama
Rain on our Sunday walk to the temple, but the district is pretty happy! :D Most of us... haha
This is how I feel about the language
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