Sunday, January 1, 2012

MTC Cafeteria -- Ain't My Mom's Cookin'

Que Tal Familia?
 
Another week down! Next week we get our travel plans which means I only have 3 weeks left here. I´m excited to go, but I am also a little nervous about being thrown out into the big world. Basically they allow you to get comfortable for a few weeks and then send you into another shock-mode when you reach the field. 
 
I got your letters!! Thank you so much! I loved hearing aobut the party and how everyone was sick from the amount of food present. Way to be family! Way to represent the Thacker name! So, Mom you wanted to know about the MTC food. Well, I was kind of holding off because I didn't want you to worry about me and send me food that I really didn't need to eat, but I have to say that eating in the MTC can be a little sketchy. The food is just highly processed and I learned my first couple of weeks here that I had to choose wisely what I could and could not consume. They do have a wrap line that allows you to create your own wrap, and I have been eating wraps everyday for most of my meals. Needless to say I have become sick of wraps and now no longer know what to eat. It´s like walking into the same restaruant everyday and realizing that your favorite dish isn't good anymore, but you don´t like anything else they have to offer. But that's ok with me. The Elders in my district have been talking a lot lately about how much weight they have gained here. I know that your treats Mom have not helped their situation! One elder has gained 15 or 16 pounds!! We´ve been here for 6 weeks. Haha, I just laugh.  He´s like 6´7´´ and can handle it!
 
This week was kind of strange, but still good. I just deleted half of my letter because I wrote out all the things that happened but they just sounded so negative so please understand that I only have 5 minutes left and that's why this letter is so short. We got a new district in our zone and we got 3 new hermanas. They are super fun and they are all serving in South America. The funny thing is that they are going to the MTC in Peru and they will leave the MTC before we do! 
 
This week we also had to say goodbye to two sisters in our zone. They both left super early in the morning but we always get up to help them finish packing and send them on their way. However one of the sisters was supposed to go to the travel office at 5 in the moroing yesterday. Well, her alarm didn't go off and the front desk paged our residence to find out where she was. Talk about your worst nightmare coming true. Well, we ended up getting her out the door in fifteen minutes and luckily the bus waited for her. I hope she made her flight! WE will be setting three alarm clocks on the day of our departure that is for sure!
 
Oh, so the new sisters in our zone got here yesterday and they speak better Spanish than I do. One of the sisters asked me a questions and I was like, "What!!"  I told her I could only talk to her about gospel related principles since that is all we study. It was kind of funny! 
 
So anyway, my time is up but I love you! I know the gospel is true. Jesus Christ is the center of it!
 
Hermana Thacker
 
(Written Dec. 29, 2011)

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