Tiffani (who works at the MTC) seeing her sister Stefi in the MTC

MTC- Week 6....... Happy BIRTHDAY!!!

Magandang Hapon!

Happy early Birthday Dad!  I figured I better wish it to you early than late
:)  Congrats on the little boy Nikki and Mitch!

Things are amazing as usual....  Last Friday, we had the special
fireside.  Seven apostles were there sitting upfront!  They all bring such a
strong spirit and you can't help but smile when you see them!  Elder Bednar
was the one who addressed us though.  It was such an incrediable talk!  It
was amazing!  I learned so much!  The other six apostles that were there at
the special fireside, with their wives, were Elder Oaks, Elder Ballard,
Elder Nielson, Elder Anderson, Elder Holland and Elder Scott!  It was a once
in a lifetime opportunity  hehe  :).   My companion had the opportunity of
belonging to the special choir.  I think I already told you about that?  She
also had the opportunity of listening to President Eyring speak on Sunday.
My mission president is a little bit taller than me and his wife is shorter
than me.  So I think they'll fit in over there in Manila  :)  They're really
humble and nice! A week or so ago, an elder received a letter from his
family.  Apparently, his brother's wife had a child but it was stillborn.
He was having a hard time but my kasama talked with him and it helped him.
But that got me thinking about one of the quotes that was given at one of
the devotionals here.  It was by Elder Stephen Allen in one of my first
weeks here.  "It's always darkest before the dawn".  That's really true.  No
worries, I'm doing fantastic but I felt that I should share that with you
all.  There's always hardships and trials that come before the "dawn".  It's
amazing that despite the moment being dark, you're never alone and you're
learning lessons along the way.  God is so wonderful and merciful!  It's
just Satan trying to bring you down... stop you from progressing.  But as it
says in 1 Corinthians (?), God will not suffer you to be tempted above that
ye are able, but he'll provide a way for you to succeed.  I love the gospel
and the scriptures!  Sorry this is short but.... you're probably not
surprised  :)  I love the MTC and this great opportunity I have to be
here. :)

Mahal ko Kayo!!!!
Sister Mohrman

MTC- week 7.......... Wowzers

Kumusta!

It's great reading all the emails.... sorry I haven't responded but I thought you didn't like my handwriting    haha  Anyways, I have to say that this is the best time to be at the MTC.  There's countless reasons so I'll just list a couple.  I was able to meet my mission president and see seven apostles and have one of them speak to us.  It was just an incredible experience when they were all here.  Then we had the most spectacular 4th of July celebration ever!  It was the neatest thing.  On Saturday (the same day as the Stadium of Fire) they had a special presentation for us.  It was the neatest thing ever!  Not only that, picture over 2,000 missionaries singing American songs/hymns and regular American songs, like Yankee Doodle Boy, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Grand 'Ole Flag, and many others.  This was the time (besides when Elder Bednar spoke to us) that all the missionaries sang really loud (but not the obnoxious type of loudness).  It was so cool!  I have to say that this was my favorite celebration for the 4th of July.
After the presentation, we were ordered outside to watch the fireworks from the Stadium of Fire!  They  were pretty cool!  They gave us special ice cream and we got to stay up late! Although, many missionaries went to bed around 11:00 PM.... I was one of them.  It was so amazing.  Then, to state another reason why this is the best time to be at the MTC, my district had the honor of cleaning the temple today!  We cleaned for about 3 1/2 hours or so.  It was pretty neat.  The sisters got to go up to the sealing rooms and clean
the chandeliers!  They're so pretty!  All sorts of thoughts and analogies were going through my head.  It felt so great to clean the temple!  Just knowing that you're cleaning the Lord's house brings such a feeling that I
can't describe....  it was so magnificent!  I love the MTC, the Gospel, and everything else!

 My companion is as great as ever!  We're a strong companionship and she's still so amazing and more so as the weeks go by    I love the Lord and how much He is helping us!  It's amazing what I'm learning from my companion and fellow missionaries and especially the spirit.  We got four new sisters in our zone (two new districts total, but the four sisters were in one district). They're amazing.  One of them is Sister Tapu.  I love her!  She's from Samoa (not American Samoa) and she's turning 25 next week.  She's worked her entire life to get money to help her family and to pay for her mission.  She's always wanted to on a mission since primary and she's done everything to make that possible.  She has such a strong spirit and it was amazing that I got to meet (and continue to talk to) a sister missionary that has always wanted to go on a mission since she was a little girl! She's so strong!  You hear her story and it's amazing!  There's much more but I don't have time to write everything!


Mahal ko Kayo
-Sister Mohrman

MTC week 5... Happy Fathers' Day (late)

Magandang Umaga!

 

Thanks for the letters!  It's much easier to respond :).  But really, thanks.  Happy Fathers Day dad  (yes, I realize it's about a week late). I figured it's better late than never  :) 

It was another great devotional this past tuesday.  Last week and this week have been my favorite.  Oh, I will meet my mission president...today actually.  Right after the special fireside they're holding for us today.  It's pretty spiffy.  We're going to be hearing from an apostle.  The rumor is that it's the prophet!  Then on Sunday for our fireside, they say we get to listen to another one! Hopefully it's true.  That would be great! 

 

This has been another great week!  So many lessons I've learned and still learning this week. On Monday night I wasn't feeling the greatest but I didn't think much of it.  Then on tuesday (the last half of the day) I became sick... full fledged!  I know.... pretty shocking.  I think the only thing I didn't have or do was throwing up.  I even lost my voice on wednesday, thursday and today.  (Although, it just sounded really funny those days when I did speak) It sounds much better today.  No worries. I'm great.  I'm pretty positive that I needed to learn these lessons this way because I wasn't doing them the other way.  God is so merciful!  (I think I've written that line in every journal entry since I got here at the MTC  :)  Although I was sick.  He gave me enough energy and focus so I could still learn in class and go about the day.  Last night, I was planning on going to the temple with Sister Stonick and Sister Hawaiikirungi early this morning.  However, it wasn't the best night's rest I've received.  Then early morning, at 6 AM, I was bad.... really bad... so I couldn't go to the temple.  So Sister S and Sister H stayed with me until Sister Dyer returned around 9 AM.  Anyways, as I was praying, I realized (thanks to the spirit) that I needed to sleep until my kasama returned (which was around 9, as I stated before) and then I would be fine for the rest of today.  So I slept, and then I got up around 9 AM and I felt great!  I love all these lessons I'm learning.  I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father is letting me learn these lessons.  It didn't matter how bad I was feeling during the week, as long as I had the spirit and doing my best, I was really happy.  It's kind of funny, a few days (like one or two) before I got sick, I was thinking about what traits I wanted to have.  I was focusing on humility and realized that I needed and wanted to be humble.  Then BAM the sickness came!  I knew I had a lot of pride before but throughout this week, I have just realized how much pride I really had!  I had only begun to recognize all the pride!  I'm so thankful for that.  I've learned and still learning so many lessons!  I'm so happy and excited!  Seriously, I really am fine.  My voice is still kinda funny sounding, but other than that I'm just fine and dandy.  The language is coming, I'm excited.  I love learning languages!  They're just so fun to learn and fascinating.  Oh yeah, I bet you're all curious as to why my kasama had to return.  Well, she was chosen to sing in the special MTC choir that would and still sing to the Prophet and the rest of the apostles.  Pretty neat experience for her!  She's very talented!  I'm so grateful that she's my companion!  I'm learning so much from her and we're having a fun time!  God is great!  I love the gospel!  I'm so excited!  My IT bands are still healing, but they're almost healed.  Well, anything I have missed just send me a letter and I'll respond!  Thanks mom for doing that!  Thanks for the package!   Sickness has been running rampage throughout the MTC and I think I got mine from my district.... oh well, I appreciate what I've learned! 

 

Mahal Kayo!

Sister Mohrman

MTC week 4..... I'm not "hermana"

Kumusta Pamilya!

 

Thanks for the letters/emails. Thanks for the hello from the petite s family. It's nice to know that some people aren't dead  haha... just kidding.  First of all, I'm not "hermana".  I'm not speaking Spanish.  I'm speaking Tagalog.  In fact, in the Philippines, they call us "sister".  Pretty amazing.  Just thought I would throw that out there  :)  I really do appreciate all of you!  Anyways.... this has been a great week (bet you're not surprised)!  The devotional was amazing.  It was my favorite devotional so far... that's because of what happened on that day.  I'd tell you more but there's not enough time... so I'll hand write it out this week and type it up next week  ;)  I'd just thought you'd enjoy the cliff hanger  :)  haha  I love the MTC!  I'm learning so much!  our 4 person bedroom just acquired two new sisters.  They're in our branch but not in our district. Their group replaced the older ones that just left on Monday. They're (the two sisters) going to Quezon City.  They're really nice girls.... but I am still the youngest of the sisters in our room :)  It's amazing how many weaknesses appear while I'm at the MTC.  And then the spirit just helps to make them stronger!  It's a wonderful experience!  I love all the study time!  Except, there's not much of it.  The food is... just food.  By the way, sorry about last week. The computer was being really funky.  Oh well.  I'm loving the TRC and the great opportunity to grow in there (and in the rest of the MTC).  My companion and I are becoming closer every day and we're becoming a very strong companionship (we're already pretty strong, but there's always a need for improvement).  My two teachers (I wrote about them in my last email, but I'm not sure you read that) are really wonderful teachers!  Their names are Brother Mansfield and Sister Sorenson (?).  I'm learning a lot from the two of them.  They explain things in such a clear manner and they compliment each other's teachings when it's their turn.  (They don't teach at the same time)  Yes, they plan it but how they do it.... that's the amazing thing.  My district is really a unique district.  So many people have commented about this (branch presidency and other various authorities and teachers).  They are a wonderful district!  Well, this is going to be a short email.... my bad.  But I will write more next week.  Stay tuned for more adventures at the MTC.  Inget Po!

 

Mahal Kayo!

Sister Mohrman

MTC week 3: Fun stuff....

Mangadang Hapon!

 

So.... exciting news.  On Monday the older district is leaving so my district and the other ones that came on the same day are going to be the "senior missionaries".  Fun eh?  Not really, that means we now have to prepare a talk completely in Tagalog every week and then our Branch president randomly calls a couple of missionaries during the meeting to give it.  fun, fun.  It's a great learning experience. I get to practice forming sentences together.  I hope I get called soon so I don't have to give it later  :)  Great learning experience at the TRC yesterday.  It's amazing how much I'm learning at such a quick pace.  The spirit is helping me so much and pushing me beyond myself.  I love the MTC.  Well, I guess I should tell you some of the basic information.  I have two teachers, Sister Sorenson (?) and Brother Mansfield. They are the best teachers ever (well besides the spirit and stuff like that)!  I learn so much from them.  The food here is not bad but I think it's overrated.  I think the milk is the best.  In fact, I love the milk, (not that you all are surprised, but if you were then there's need to be concerned :) They have a wrap bar (kinda like the pita pit).  They're good and quite filling.  I study in a classroom and sleep in a room....  I love the MTC.  The language is coming, that's pretty exciting.  Slowly, but still faster then what it normally would be.  I love the gospel.  

I had quite the humbling experience this week.  My eye (the one that didn't get the stye in it) became infected.  That was rather interesting.  My eye swelled up and for a bit, it looked like Frankenstein's daughter was walking in the MTC.  Anyways, this happened around Tuesday...ish.  My companion wanted me to go get it checked out but I assured her that with a hot rag over my eye and time that it would get better....silly me.  The pain increased in my eye until during class (in our companion study). Finally, I agreed we should go to the Health clinic.  fun, fun.  During this time, I realized that I had been ignoring the spirit because of pride and stubborness on my part.  The spirit told sister Dyer to take me to the health center.  Once we got to the health clinic, they had only one opening up at the BYU health center.  The appointment was 10 minutes from where we were on that day.  It was the only opening for the next several days.  This was also a day where they had 7 eye doctors up at BYU.  The MTC health clinic was full, that's why we were sent up to BYU.  When we got to the eye doctor place in the health center, the doctor told me that I needed to put a hot rag over my eye for four times a day and use these special drops in my eye or else it would become worse and I'd have to get surgery on my eye to get it out!  I realized even more how important it is to listen to the spirit.  I also think that I needed to listen to my companion when she gets them... quite the lesson learned.  NO worries, my eye is practically healed.  I guess I just needed to learn a lesson in humility.  I'm really grateful for these lessons I'm learning.  God is so merciful to me.  I need to go, but I'll write the rest later. 

 

Inget Po

Mahal Kay

Sister Mohrman

MTC week 2 (well a week and a half but apparently the half week counts as the first week)

Magandang Umaga!

 

Well, I decided that since I have 30 minutes on the computer... I would write to you all first and then read your wonderful emails.  So if there are any questions you wanted me to answer then you have to wait until next week or... you can send me a dear elder thingy mabobber(?).  This has been an incrediable week!  I've learned so much!  By the way Dad, I didn't get any letters until Saturday after I sent the email to you.... we had to wait until our District Leader was called and then until he got the mail.  My district is amazing!  My companion and fellow sister roommates are wonderful.... I'm learning so much from them and I am so humbled that I get the opportunity to be around them and learn from their great examples.  My motto for this email is "welcome the task that takes you beyond yourself".  That was given by Susan W. Tanner during our first Relief Society.  That's exactly how I feel.  During the first week it seemed that several of my many weaknesses all came down on me....  It was hard but then during each of these learning experiences the spirit helped me out so much that sometimes I didn't realize he was there helping me until I felt happier and not so overwhelmed.  I'm so grateful that I get to work on these weaknesses of mine.  I'm learning so much! The spirit is so amazing and I always want to be worthy to have the spirit. I've got so much to work on but I'm not overwhelmed by it anymore.  I'm learning so much!  It's amazing what the spirit teaches me throughout the day.... every day.   It's amazing.  The devotionals and firesides are so worth it and then watching the movies afterwards.. It's a spiritual high! 

Yesterday we had companionship inventory!  The spirit was very strong!  My companion and I talked to each other about our weaknesses and our misconceptions we have each other!  Our companionship has only gotten stronger.  We both are striving to serve our Lord to the best of our capabilities.  He is helping us so much!  I'm learning so much from her!  Sorry this is short.... my journal entries are probably shorter  :)  if that's any consolation!  hehe.  I love the MTC!  I'm enjoying the lessons I'm learning.  I had the TRC yesterday for the first time and I learned a lot but I need to go so I can read those wonderful emails! Mahal Kayo!

 

Love,

Sister Mohrman