Email 01/07/13

Hi mom,

All of my weeks have kindof been running together so I really dont know what I have told you and what I haven't, so please don't judge me if I sat the same thing over and over again.

 

I am loveing my time here at the MTC! Our favorite district (besides our own of course) left today and we are all pretty sad about it. We are going to miss them but they will be doing more important things. The rest of my district is pretty ancey about being here an extra week. They can't wait to get out of here and "see the world." I however am, of course, terrified to leave this safe place. Here I feel as if there is nothing bad going on in the world. It really is a place that is in the world but definatley not of the world. We did however have a very bad flu bug run through here last week. New Years was not so happy for quite a few missionaries here. Half of my district had a yucky stomach ache but luckily me and my roommates were lucky and only got the head cold. There were busses taking missionaries out of the MTC to the hospital because they really didn't know what it was and the health clinic was closed for the Holidays. We have experienced a miracle however because it has completely cleared and everyone was healthy again three days later. We are so blessed.

 

On to happier things! My district has the most amazing teachers in the world! Brother Martin, Brother Starkey, and Sister De Arton! We have learned so much from them! Sadly they are being moved to another zone and I am really not happy about it! But I am not bitter and I am moving on: ) One of our teachers gave us a life changing lesson on the Atonement. I had always thought that the Atonement was something that was just for when we sinned... which it is but I never realized that if we are not progressing we are not using the Atonement to it's full potential. How sad it is that I have been so blind for so long! How grateful I am that I figured this out now, and that I can continually progress wit that constantly in mind. I have also been learning a lot about faith, but I will save that for another time because my time is running low and Elder Hamblin told me that I could only email him. He told me that I can't write letters anymore... so I am off to see what he has said this week!

 

I love you all! Stay strong, kiss granny, and continually progress!

 

LOVE,

Sister Hamblin :)

 

P.S.

I am so grateful for everyone who has written me! I am so blessed to have such great friends! I will write back as soon as I can!

Also,

sorry about the typo's :)

and

I will be calling home next monday morning between the hours of 5:30 and 7:00 before I fly out to NYC. I'm not sure exactly when but I hope it is before you all go to work and school. Ok I really have to go now I have less than a minute left. But I really do love you!!!

 

Thanks for all the prayers!

LOVE YOU