This has probably been one of the fastest weeks of my life! I tried to look back at the past week and see where I've been and a lot of changing has happened, but to get there wasn't a lot. Every day we get up, get ready, study Hrvatski i sveta pisma (Croatian and scriptures), eat lunch, study, eat dinner, study, and go to bed (and gym is in there somewhere depending on the day). It's crazy that I'll be starting my third week tomorrow! BAH! Where has the time gone by? Yesterday, we taught 3 investigators. It was intense! The lessons weren't bad, but I bet they didn't understand anything. Now you may wonder, well isn't the purpose for them to understand? Nemislim (I don't think so). Jer ja sam pokusala (because I tried). I just need to open my mouth and make a lot of mistakes so I can learn and become better. Which brings me to my first embarrassing moment while teaching. We were teaching Goran (our teacher Brat Morris) on Thursday, and he asked what we were studying before going on a mission. I said I wanted to become an elementary teacher. Well he gives me this scared look and scoots back and makes a stabbing motion. I was like what? He pointed towards me and then slits his throat. I wanted to say teacher which is ucitelj but what I said was ositelj which means killer. So I told him before my mission I was an elementary killer. Definitely not what I was going for and definitely not what the church supports. Oh and last night, the same teacher ate some cookies and I asked him if he liked the poo (close to cookies). Again not what I was going for. Oh the joys of translation. The language is obviously still difficult, but that's to be expected. It's just the 2nd week. Malo po malo (little by little) my classmates and I will get it.
FYI it's easier and cheaper to not mail me or email me but dearelder.com me. It's free while I'm in the MTC and I get it the same day. If I get an e-mail, I have to wait until P-day and if you mail me, you have to pay money. It's just eaiser all around to dearelder.com me.
Strength of the week: We've been teaching the first lesson a few times and I love using the scripture Alma 5:45-46 because I'm able to share my testimony of how I know the church is true, but they don't have to take my word or anyone else's word but learn for themself to know the Book of Mormon is true. This has totally helped me stay strong to what I know and testify it. I love this gospel and hope you do too!!! If not, fast and pray about it and God will let you know! Love you all!!! Keep smiling :D
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Week #1
Bok iz MTC! (Hello from MTC!) Bok! Shoot. I don't even know where to start!!!
This first week has been a crazy emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual roller coaster ride! I'm super happy, then scared, then excited, then frustrated, then am at peace and then happy again. It just keeps going in a circle! When I entered the MTC, I thought I was going to be a solo sister since there are only 4 Croatian sisters, but then I found out I have 2 sister missionaries going to Croatia too! We are all companions going to the same place. YAY!!! Sestra Trumbo is from everywhere because her dad was on BYU basketball, but she grew up in Spain the first 11 years of her life and currently her family's in Provo. Sestra Trumbo is our lift you up sister. She is always able to make us laugh and I don't think she has a comfort zone because she's always talking to people and has no fear. Sestra Moody is from Orange County, California, and she is crazy good at Croatian! Sestra Trumbo and I keep asking her what this means or how to say this and 99% of the time she's right. I love these sisters so much and am so grateful to have them to support me! There are no elders going to Croatia, but there's an Australian who is going to Serbia in the same class with us. Serbian and Croatian are pretty much the same except he has to learn the Cyrillic alphabet where we have Latin plus a few more letters. But he's picking up on it sooo well!!! There are also 2 elders going Slovenia in another classroom from Missouri and Texas. This makes up our mission of new elders and sisters and also our district in the MTC! I love my district so much! They are the best people to be here with!
Here's my typical schedule:
5:45 am Wake up
6:00 work out (there's a sister work out class in the gym that could be yoga, kick boxing, pilates, etc.) but sometimes I study while my sisters are working out
6:30 get ready
7:05ish breakfast
7:30 am study/class
11:30 lunch
12:15 class/study
4:30 dinner
5:30 gym
6:30 get ready
7:00 class/study
9:00 Daily Planning Session
9:30 go back to Residence and get ready for bed
10:30 lights out!
Every minute is scheduled and there's no time to lose focus. I love it! Thanks for reading this but there's no more time to write! Other than I know that I'm supposed to be here and even though it's hard, it's my time to learn and then teach! The language will come, but I have to try and work hard first. D&C 11:19-21.
Love you all!!!
Keep smiling!!!!
Sestra Jolley
This first week has been a crazy emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual roller coaster ride! I'm super happy, then scared, then excited, then frustrated, then am at peace and then happy again. It just keeps going in a circle! When I entered the MTC, I thought I was going to be a solo sister since there are only 4 Croatian sisters, but then I found out I have 2 sister missionaries going to Croatia too! We are all companions going to the same place. YAY!!! Sestra Trumbo is from everywhere because her dad was on BYU basketball, but she grew up in Spain the first 11 years of her life and currently her family's in Provo. Sestra Trumbo is our lift you up sister. She is always able to make us laugh and I don't think she has a comfort zone because she's always talking to people and has no fear. Sestra Moody is from Orange County, California, and she is crazy good at Croatian! Sestra Trumbo and I keep asking her what this means or how to say this and 99% of the time she's right. I love these sisters so much and am so grateful to have them to support me! There are no elders going to Croatia, but there's an Australian who is going to Serbia in the same class with us. Serbian and Croatian are pretty much the same except he has to learn the Cyrillic alphabet where we have Latin plus a few more letters. But he's picking up on it sooo well!!! There are also 2 elders going Slovenia in another classroom from Missouri and Texas. This makes up our mission of new elders and sisters and also our district in the MTC! I love my district so much! They are the best people to be here with!
Here's my typical schedule:
5:45 am Wake up
6:00 work out (there's a sister work out class in the gym that could be yoga, kick boxing, pilates, etc.) but sometimes I study while my sisters are working out
6:30 get ready
7:05ish breakfast
7:30 am study/class
11:30 lunch
12:15 class/study
4:30 dinner
5:30 gym
6:30 get ready
7:00 class/study
9:00 Daily Planning Session
9:30 go back to Residence and get ready for bed
10:30 lights out!
Every minute is scheduled and there's no time to lose focus. I love it! Thanks for reading this but there's no more time to write! Other than I know that I'm supposed to be here and even though it's hard, it's my time to learn and then teach! The language will come, but I have to try and work hard first. D&C 11:19-21.
Love you all!!!
Keep smiling!!!!
Sestra Jolley
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