My First Email!

Hello family!!!!! I finally get to write emails! haha, it has taken way to long for it to be P-day! The days really have been going fast, just not getting to do laundry or write emails for 9 days is a long time! So I have so much to tell you, but I don't know where to start or what to say!! This past Tuesday at our devotional we had a pretty amazing, surprise speaker come talk to us! We had Elder Holland come and he gave such an amazing talk! He talked to us about how there is no place in the world (besides with his wife) that he'd want to be then with missionaries. Then he gave a very very passionate talk about how when we are done with our missions, we should still talk, act, and live like a missionary. It is like the right of passage as mormons into becoming mature adults and after preaching the gospel and converting people, how can we fall away from that? How can we not be converted ourselves? He also very passionately spoke about how as missionaries in the field, we CANNOT be stupid! Not only for our sake but for the sake of the church. And as we are out in the field, we should be totally and completely dedicated for all 18-24 months. It was such a good talk and so powerful! And when I say powerful and passionate, I mean raised voice and umph behind his words!! haha, I wish you could have been there to hear it!
Lessons and classes have all been good too! I really feel like I'm starting to become a better teacher and understanding how to invite the spirit into the lesson by adapting everything we tell them to their needs. There really is a need to have a strong listening ear when you talk and learn about your investigators. But it's amazing how easy it is to incorporate problems or difficulties into the gospel! My companion, Sister Pooley, and I have taught a couple lessons to teachers and classmates and people from other districts and are starting to feel more comfortable with it. Oh man, there is just so much to tell you and so little time!!!! I hate being timed when writing mail! haha! Well I just want to let you know that I love, love, love you! And even though its great here in the MTC, I cannot WAIT to get out to Pennsylvania and actually get to know and teach people!! Thanks for all you help and support! Love you!
Sister Holl-i-Sister LaMont :)