So i havent heard from ya and I am beginning to worry that y'all forgot about me! It has only been a week....gheez! haha I love you guys! How was Texas? Are y'all in Boston yet? Well I sent a letter home so you probably havent got it yet but i sent it last Thursday so I have a lot more to report so here we go:
I have been in the MTC for 8 days and I have already grown so much. It is crazy to think of the person that I was just 9 days ago and think how different my life would be if I didn't decide to serve a mission. My relationship with God has improved so much and I am already learning so so much. Each day my brain wants to explode but luckily it doesn't. We are learning how to best teach the doctrine of Christ to investigators. My comp Sis. Page and I have taught two investigators so far. Barbara was our TRC so she is an actor who comes in. She may or may not be a member in real life. Her story is....she wasn't raised with a specific religion. Her mom died when she was a baby and her dad when she was 14 so she was put in foster care. As she was bounced around in different homes she was also exposed to a plethera of different religions. We got to have three lessons with her. The first lesson she didn't believe in God. By the second lesson, we, and the Spirit, helped her to know who our loving Heavenly Father is and that she can pray to him! It was such a huge huge change. I am sad that we didn't continue with her :( Our second inv. is our teacher who actually plays the role of someone she taught in her mission. It is so so amazing at the love that I have for this woman, Christina, and I have never met or seen a picture of her. Her story is that she and her boyfriend live together with their 2 year old son Anthony. Both Christina and Jordan's moms were baptized but both have fallen away. Christina is really intelligent and picks up on the things that we teach her really quickly. We have 3 more lessons with her so hopefully before we leave she will commit to be babtized.
My companion is the best I could have ever prayed or hoped for! We are so stinking similiar it is nuts. Her name is Sister Kristin Elizabeth Page. She is 19 and played soccer for a year down at Dixie. We both are athletic so we love playing volleyball during gym time together with our district. Last night in a district game of tornado I took 2nd place out of all the elders! It rocked and i shocked them all! Anyway, I really love Sis P and I am the most grateful to have her as my first companion. She is convinced that she will one day be my made of honor! haha weirdo! At this moment we are both sitting at our computers, typing letters to our families in our matching Nebraska shirts! We're so cute! I will send photos once I get to OMAHA! Speaking of that, I leave on Wednesday at 6:00 am so be expecting a call super duper early! Sorry!!! Out layover is from 9:00-11:00. Also I would love to hear from y'all! Please dear elder or send letters. My address is:
JUL24 NE-OMA
2005 N. 900 E.
Provo UT 84062....
I do miss you but I am one of the super blessed ones who hasn't struggled to much with missing family or friends. The mission is super hard but how else would we grow on this earth? I am so blessed for our teachers. We have Sister Evans and Sister Murphy for teachers. They are the Bosses of all of the other teachers so you could say we're going to be the best prepared missionaries out there. I love them both so much and they are some of my dearest friends. Sister Evans actually served in Omaha! The sisters in my district are so cute! Greg Wrubell, the voice of the Cougars, his daughter is in my district so that's fun. There are 6 of us sisters and we all get along so well...it's great. The elders are awesome too! I am so exhausted at the end of everyday but it is so worth it. I want to share one of the millions of things that I have learned so far in the MTC:
In reguards to the Atonement, all of the unfair things that happen to us in life will all be made up for after this life. So much that when Christ gives us these blessings, we will not feel worthy to accept them. The Lord uses the law of compensation.
Well time is short. I love and miss you all! Please send pictures and letters telling me all about what is going on. I will talk to you in 6 days!!!
Love always,
Sister Courtney Dumont
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