Your missionary has arrived safely in Tampa at the Florida Tampa Mission.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Arrival
An email I just received:
Your missionary has arrived safely in Tampa at the Florida Tampa Mission.
Your missionary has arrived safely in Tampa at the Florida Tampa Mission.
Friday, May 23, 2014
At the MTC
Hiyah family and friends again!
Week 1 is done! And it has really been a blast! I'm loving it here! And part of that might be because I don't have time to feel homesick or sad or anything! And my companion and district are just awesome people! The teachers are even better! I guess there's a saying that if you make it through the first three days of the MTC, you'll be fine. I hope that's true! Because it'll be a piece of cake! Okay, not really, but it won't be hard enough to kill me! :)
Umm.... Okay, honestly, this week has flown by so I don't remember much of what happened. I will say though... Last Sunday, the Sunday before I got here, Elder Holland came and spoke. This last Sunday... Elder Bednar came! Surprised everyone! It was one of the coolest experiences of my life!
That is all for now! Wish me luck while I'm out here! I love and miss you all!
Love,
Sister Wheeler
Week 1 is done! And it has really been a blast! I'm loving it here! And part of that might be because I don't have time to feel homesick or sad or anything! And my companion and district are just awesome people! The teachers are even better! I guess there's a saying that if you make it through the first three days of the MTC, you'll be fine. I hope that's true! Because it'll be a piece of cake! Okay, not really, but it won't be hard enough to kill me! :)
Umm.... Okay, honestly, this week has flown by so I don't remember much of what happened. I will say though... Last Sunday, the Sunday before I got here, Elder Holland came and spoke. This last Sunday... Elder Bednar came! Surprised everyone! It was one of the coolest experiences of my life!
That is all for now! Wish me luck while I'm out here! I love and miss you all!
Love,
Sister Wheeler
Friday, May 16, 2014
First letter!
Hello family and loved ones! Greetings from Provo MTC!
Everything is going really well here! I don't have much time on line, but I wanted to let everyone know that everything is amazing, at least for now! :)
Just so you know, the food here is amazing! Haha, I just got back from breakfast and I feel like I gained a hundred pounds!
And things are busy! I think we've had a total of ten minutes to ourselves and even that was supposed to be used as a personal devotional, so quiet time, kinda.
Well, I don't have much else to say! Except that the Spirit here is amazing and I've never felt this close to my Heavenly Father. And I know, without a doubt, that I am supposed to be here, right now, doing His work.
I will send out another email next Thursday, so talk to you all then!
Love,
Sister Wheeler
Everything is going really well here! I don't have much time on line, but I wanted to let everyone know that everything is amazing, at least for now! :)
Just so you know, the food here is amazing! Haha, I just got back from breakfast and I feel like I gained a hundred pounds!
And things are busy! I think we've had a total of ten minutes to ourselves and even that was supposed to be used as a personal devotional, so quiet time, kinda.
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| MTC District at the Provo Temple |
Well, I don't have much else to say! Except that the Spirit here is amazing and I've never felt this close to my Heavenly Father. And I know, without a doubt, that I am supposed to be here, right now, doing His work.
I will send out another email next Thursday, so talk to you all then!
Love,
Sister Wheeler
Heading to the MTC
Troy and I took Rachel to Utah. We visited my grandmother and Aunt Chloe in Logan,
went to the Salt Lake Temple,
stayed at Kaye's house (a family friend),
she got a free meal at IHOP, we spent some time at the Provo Temple grounds,
and then we dropped her off at the MTC.
Here are a few more pictures from our fun day:
went to the Salt Lake Temple,
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| "Let me take a selfie!" |
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| Yes, that is all she gets to take for the full 18 months! |
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| So much like her Dad |
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| There she goes! |
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| The stripling warrior and her mother! |
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| Going forth to serve |
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| Mom not letting go |
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| The cutest missionary there is! |
Facebook Goodbye
Here is Rachel's Facebook post the night she left for the MTC:
Goodbye friends! I leave for my mission later tonight for Florida! I'll be back in 18 months! I won't be on Facebook for that time. I also won't have my phone, so if you have my number and you try to text me, you'll probably get my brother. I am thrilled to be serving the Lord in spreading His word. I know this next year and a half will be difficult, but I can't come up with a better way to be spending my time and energy. I love you all! And thank you so much for your support! My mother will have my Facebook account from now on and she'll be on later to post my contact information. For now, if you want to email me, you can at rachel.wheeler@myldsmail.net (please keep it clean writing, and don't expect a response right away since I can only email once a week!) So long!
Goodbye friends! I leave for my mission later tonight for Florida! I'll be back in 18 months! I won't be on Facebook for that time. I also won't have my phone, so if you have my number and you try to text me, you'll probably get my brother. I am thrilled to be serving the Lord in spreading His word. I know this next year and a half will be difficult, but I can't come up with a better way to be spending my time and energy. I love you all! And thank you so much for your support! My mother will have my Facebook account from now on and she'll be on later to post my contact information. For now, if you want to email me, you can at rachel.wheeler@myldsmail.net (please keep it clean writing, and don't expect a response right away since I can only email once a week!) So long!
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