*Sydney with her Provo MTC Companion
*On the way to the airport in SLC she ran into Amanda and Sophie!!!
*She has arrived! The Philippines flag flying
*Her new Manila MTC companion (who was with her same group in Provo).
She's from California, too.
*Their new classroom for the week
The coolest thing: we get to go outside into the real world! On pday (it got changed to today by the way), we get to go to some stores down the road YAY!! And to the temple which is even more beautiful in person. We get to go on splits tomorrow which means we get to go out with REAL missionaries in the REAL world and talk to REAL people! I'm so excited.
The best thing: Filipinos everywhere that I get to try to talk to! They're all so friendly. This MTC is super small compared to Provo, so we were very popular when we arrived. There's only a handful of missionaries that were already here that are native English speakers. Most of them (meaning like 3 haha) are Australian. Some others are from China, a couple from Kirabati. I love it!
Other best thing: FOOD!!! MMMmmmmmm I love Filipino food so much. They pile up our food like crazy and so we're all gonna gain so much weight just in this week YAY. There's even a snack time at this MTC!
The funniest thing: We taught a lesson to someone who works here pretending to be a non-member. They are brilliant actors which means... tough, tough lessons! Haha it was the most awkward lesson of my life. We just taught him about prayer and how to pray, so at the end, I invited him to say the closing prayer. He said ok and started to pray. Sister Tapusoa, my new kasama, said that when he started struggling to pray, she opened her eyes slightly and saw him staring straight at her! Talk about awkward oh my goodness! It was seriously like we were teaching a wall, it was tough and sobrang kawiliwili hahah!
The MTC here is very different. For example, there's a wake up announcement in the mornings and we're not allowed to do personal study or anything outside of the classroom. The president is very involved and we see him everywhere. If there's a group of missionaries talking, he'll come up to them and say "Ok where are you headed to next?" Haha it's definitely different than us being self-governed in Provo.
This place is like a resort, holy cow! We have bathrooms in our rooms, including showers! And the courtyard is so gorgeous. You can see the Angel Moroni on the temple from everywhere.
Don't forget that I love you all and I pray for you often. I can't wait until I have more exciting things to tell! Please remember that Heavenly Father is there for you and He loves you more than you could imagine. You can never be unworthy of His love. I think sometimes we forget that. Don't be too hard on yourselves. Know that it's never too late to be the kind of parent or friend you want to be, quit a bad habit, focus more on others than yourself, whatever it is. Jesus Christ's Atonement is a gift. For you. No one is an exception. God is anxiously awaiting for you to come unto Him, to come closer. Even if you think your relationship with Him is good, it can always be better. Pray to Him, tell Him that you love Him. I know that He will hear and that you can feel of His love right back.
Mahal Kita,
Sister Stewart
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