July 26

Hello my friends,

 

Two pdays in one week. How many people get to say that? haha today is mostly to do laundry and pack and stuff but they said we could email.

nothing much has happened since tuesday. we started our new training with our new teachers. It's only the 6 of us sisters. last week they had 32 sisters going to visitor centers. I feel like they messed up with us because they didn't know we were coming to Temple Square on Wednesday but things worked out. and how many people get to say they get to go on a field trip in the MTC? not many. so it's pretty sweet. we went to temple square and traffic was awful because of the parade and since we were there during the parade there was no one in the visitors center and all the sisters were at the parade so our teacher gave us a tour and some guy came and talked to us about our visitors center and told us how the Bretheren choose visitor center sisters because only 2% of missionaries are called to a visitors center. He actually quoted L. Tom Perry who said once our picture comes up on screen they can see the light of Christ in our eyes and out testimony of the antonement in our smile. That was a very humbling experience knowing the twelve could see that in me. I need to live up to my potential and get my head in gear.  On saturday we get to go again and be paired with a sister there and get to actually do what we're going to be doing in a few days. I'm so excited. Expect the Portland Temple and visitors center is closed starting July 29 right when I get there. Imagine that. Oh well haha Also, during our training this week a new thing the church is starting is a referral center thing. It's all online and only visitors centers have it right now. what we do is we get online and people can chat with us about any question they have about the gospel whether it is a non member or member. So now how many people get to say they taught real investigators from the outside world in the MTC? My experience here has been unreal. My companion and I only got to talk to two people online and they were both members. but it was still fun to search for their questions. Having it online is nice because you can search for the answer and talk with your companion before you give them an answer and since you're on the computer you have access to all church websites and can send them links. It's awesome. Since the class is just 6 sisters and a sister teacher I have got so much more out of it. Not that my other teachers were bad. It's just now from a womans perspective and she understands us better. It's way nice.

 

That's about all that has been happening. My companions mom made us all prayer pillows with our names embroidered on them. they are so cute. It makes me want to pray so much more. my knees are in heaven haha

 

Love you all. Miss you

 

~Sister Harris

Jess

 

P.s ill be on later to send pictures but the computers keep freezing right now.