Oh man. Where to start? (Lyndsay's first email letter from the MTC)

Oh man. Where to start? It is so busy and crazy here. But I love it. I had to suppress tears for the first few hours here, but eventually I got settled enough that I could calm down. The very first thing I did after putting my stuff down and getting all of my new materials was go to class. All of my normal classes are with my district (5 elders and 4 sisters) and we are in the same classroom for all of them--which is nice because we can leave our things there during the day. My teacher was so friendly and inviting that first day that I immediately felt a bit calmer. Our teachers are both awesome. My district is also awesome. I love my Elders so much (yes, I feel like I have kids to watch over again...but it's good because they don't really need looking after...they just need someone to remind them of things once in awhile :) ) It's not that I have to mother them, but it's nice to have people to watch over. Anyway, I love my Elders. They are all going to Tulsa, OK. Our district is already really close and we laugh and joke and uplift each other all the time. I love it. My companion, Sister Arakaki, is going to a visitor's center in LA, and the other two sisters are going to a VC in Independence Missouri. So I'm actually the only one in the district going to Ohio. But that's okay. I couldn't ask for a better district.

I'm so happy to hear that my phs (Provo High School) kids did that (cheered when Lisa told them that Lyndsay has gone into the Missionary Training Center). I love and miss them so much, and it is nice to hear that they miss me too :) I hope that someone will keep me updated on the marching band's progress/etc throughout comp season :)

On my very first night we got to role play. About 40 of us new missionaries went to a classroom where an investigator was meeting with two "seasoned" missionaries...and after a few minutes the companionship would leave and we would all get to continue team teaching the investigator. We did this 3 times, and each time I got up and opened my mouth to share something I just felt so happy to be sharing the gospel. Spiritual high on the first night? Definitely. My classes are varied between doctrinal study, personal study, companion study, learning how/what to teach, and role playing--actually teaching. It is great. It is hard to focus sometimes but when I can get the Spirit to come and teach me, I learn so much and am so uplifted. It is busy and we have a looot to do and study, but I love it. I love feeling so close to the Spirit and being able to share this message with other people. I thought I would be scared to role play but I actually love it. I'm not very good at it yet and I don't know enough to be able to share everything I want to, but I love the experience and the warm fuzzy feelings it brings :)

My branch president is President Wenn, and he is about 4'8''. Seriously. He is so short but it is so awesome. I love him already. And his counselors too. Thursday night we had a meeting with them and then they interviewed each of us. Each one of them immediately put me at ease and made me feel comfortable and more excited to be at the MTC. President Wenn called me to be the coordinating sister for our district--which I've gathered is basically the Sister's version of a district leader? Kind of. I get to do some leadership and administrative things and show the new sisters around next week. It will be a lot of extra work but I am excited about it.

Well I'm almost out of time and I still need to attach pictures. Maybe I will send another email just with pictures so that i can make sure this one gets out. I love you mama. thank you for everything.

Love,
Sister Wygant