First MTC email!

Hey Mom,  

I honestly have no clue where to start.. I'm am so busy learning and planning that I never have a second to think. My companion is Sister Pinter (the girl I met on facebook) and we share a room with Sister Kelly and Sister Pearse. They are in my district too. We all get along and they are really good examples to me. I miss you guys so much, but I know for a fact that this is where Heavenly Father wants me to be. I feel at home here, but I just miss you guys so much! 

I am in district 39 and we have ten elders and four sisters. Two of the elders are going to Cali with me and so are all of the sisters. I am dead tired but its a new kind of tired that I have never felt before. We taught our first practice investigator and I'll be honest, it was horrible.. but we've learned from that and our next lesson is well thought out, and I think that its going to turn out so much better. It was honestly humbling to have my first lesson not turn out as planned because I learned so much. 

I love being a missionary. Wearing this tag is such a huge honor to me. We had a meeting with our branch president and in my interview with him he gave me an amazing blessing. I shared my testimony in that meeting with my district and the branch presidency.  

The days here feel like they are so long,  like one day feels like a week. We accomplish so much in a day, but its like not matter how hard we work, we can't ever get it all done. I am having a really hard time falling asleep at night. That's my biggest trial right now. I feel bad that I'm emailing right this second because I'm currently over loaded  with all I still need to do.

I ran into Elena and Michelle, but we didn't have time to take a picture. I have all my classes in the new building and that is where I meet with my district. 

The mission is a lot harder then I thought it would be, but i'm just so happy... it's hard to explain how I am feeling right now. I have  grown so much in these last few days... its just crazy.. even when I'm stressed I feel the spirit... even with all that said I am happy and doing well, but I am still just learning the basics of how to be a good sister missionary and I feel so humbled. 

 l love you Sister Howard