August 28, 2012

FAMILY

Hey family! this week has been awesome here at the MTC thanks so much for tha package I got it
yesterdaya and it was heavenly! So we leave on Monday! Its less than a week away! We leave in the
morning so If im able to call it will be between 7-10 so im so excited to talk to you! I only get a few
minutes so yeah. umm also I dont get mail on sunday so with dear elder dont send any past friday or
I wont get them! Mom the pillow should be on my bed the temperpedic one works great or just any
pillow really I dont mind and I do have sheets.

FRIENDS!

Hey there! this week has been amazing! So here at the MTC you have fake investigators to teach its
amazing the spirit you get when you teach! the biggest thing I have learned this week is to really take
time a pause and listen to what the spirit wants them to learn not what you think they should know.
One of the Lacy never prays and hated God and we finally got her to realize his love for her and she
prayed! the spirit was awesome! and thats just one of the many we have had! so I love my distict theres
only 4 of us girls but the elders are hilarous as well! I rock it at volleyball! Im better than most the elders
here! so we made teams and a bracket to have a competition lets just say Im the best on my team... or
district... haha but seriously I rock it!

So I told you last we my companion is cordinating sister so we get to visit the other girls in our
zone. we didnt get any new ones but the other ones are hilarious! seriously I laugh so hard when
Im with them! me and Sister nielson get along so well she reminds me a lot of Sharon so its pretty
awesome! my companion is still amazing as usual... um so I know last week I said how we couldnt give
high fives... well it got worse! I dont know if I told you last week cause I didnt want people to worry but
the first 4 days I was pretty sick... like couldnt breathe I thought it was allergies so I took pills for that
everynight but then I started getting better but the too people that sat next to me in class were getting
sick.... it spread I infected our whole zone... So now we cant eve shake hands...

So our devotional last tuesday was Elder Neil A. Anderson IT was amazing! Since it was President
Monsons birthday he did 10 things he thought President Monson would want us to know! I left my
notes in my room so I dont really remember but they were all awesome! the temple on tuesday was
way cool as well! I get to go again in like 10 minutes so Im pretty freaking excited! Its crazy that im
leaving on Monday! im so excited to get to texas but this has gone by way to fast! I still have so much to
learn! oh speaking of learning in relief society every week they have like a 30 minutes lesson after about
health and stuff this week they taught us how to breathe! thanks heavens! I had no idea there was a
right way and wrong way! and boy have I been doing it wrong! #lifesaver

…sorry that sent on accident but this mission is already so awesome sorry I jumped around a lot it just
happens im off to the temple love you all so much and tell Syd Im sorry but I didnt have time to write
her a letter this week but I still love her!

August 21, 2012

Hey family... Dad's the only one I got an email from and I dont remember anyones Email address.... so yeah If theres a better email tell me and I'll send it there. I'll also send it to Dianerose1@gmail i think thats moms....

Family:

HAPPY LATE BIRHTDAY MOM! and HAPPY EARLY BIRHTDAY COURT!

Sounds like the family is doing well and you guys are taking good care of my baby sister! oh i miss you guys so much im always telling stories about my sister and my companion was like you must really love her and I was like OH those stories are all about different sisters! so it was pretty awesome! But I do love you guys so much! Mom and Dad sounds like your mission is pretty rockin! I loved your letter so much and it really was just what I needed yesterday! all of your letters are wonderful and I love getting them everyday. Thanks to you guys I really am the most popular one in my district... so keep it up! I got a letter from kenzie so i was pretty happy about that too! I promised I wouldnt ask for stuff in the MTC but I would like a few things as soon as you can... haha Those Fiber One brownies not the bars but the chocolate brownies, beef jerky and maybe a little diet coke.... I dont know. not really needed but would be nice!

Friends:

The MTC rocks! I serisouly love it here so much! I wasn't stressed at all then yesterday we talked about stress managment and it made me very stressed. haha but luckily i learned how to manage it! My companion Sis. Mansfield is awesome she is from the Logan area and is basically just way sweet. She's also going to Lubbock, She got called to be the like main sister missionary for our zone so I get to go around with her everynight and visit the other girls to see how they are doing. I really love doing that! its funny because we are suppose to be helping them but they have been here longer so they are actually helping us a lot! They are all so sweet and I love them so much! We have two other sisters in our room with us ones from woods cross named Sis. Oswald and the other is from west valley Sis. Hymas and we are all going to lubbock so its way cool! We all get along great! So funny story and this could totally be a be there moment but I cant stop laughing about it! So it was our first day to go to gym so we asked some elders were it was after they told us we asked them were they were going on their missions and they told us then asked where are you guys going. Sis. Hymas just look at him like he was so stupid and said.... the gym.... oh it was hilarious! We have been laughing about that all week! plus there have been many other reasons to laugh with them! they are just great people and make this experience so much easier! My district is also way cool and funny Bruces nephew is in my district so it was nice to have that connection... oh my also Jenny Mauer is on my floor so I actually see her a lot! its so crazy! and its way nice to just know she is here they other day I was kinda having a break down and I saw her from like across the campus and I was like hey if she can do it so can I and shes learning a language. Its also nice just to get a hug from someone you know so everytime I can I try to hug her haha sounds creepy but I LOVE HUGS!!! Its crazy how much I get done here too! when I study I can actually pay attention and I like doing it! I feel like there is so much to learn and they are having us teach lessons since day one even its such a good humbling learning experience. Me and my companion has decided to memorize The Living Christ so I am way excited to do that again! Im suprised at how much I still know and remember from that long ago so it should be a little easier for me but im excited for her to do it the first time. The hardest thing about the MTC is not being able to sing or dance.. I mean im not gonna start singing lil wayne but it One Bad Apple pops in my head its really hard not to sing it. I also have learning the you dont know what you got till its gone lesson... I miss giving people high fives... sure I can high five the sisters but aparently they dont like doing that ( found that our a little to late) haha but ya know I know that if I keep the rules the Lord will bless me.. So aparently One bad song can spoil a whole bunch of missionaries... Welp lifes awesome. I love getting your letters! Dear elder is way nice and I would love if you used it so send me letters! and everyone send letters I miss you all so much! tell Megan Spendlove Im waiting for her letter! I dont have her address or I would write her!

Lexie TAKES Lubbock.

Sister Lexie Rose is going to serve a full time mission in Lubbock, Texas - stay tuned to this blog for her weekly letters and pictures! 

Lexie's Farwell 8-12-2012