Nov. 18, 2008 Provo, UT. MTC How are you guys? I'm doing great at the MTC, I love it! Its not as tough as people make it out to be I don't know what everyone is complaing about or why they would chose to go home? Everyday I wake up around 6:10-6:30 get ready and then go to personal study with my compainion at our classroom at 7am. At 7:45 we eat breakfeast then go back to classes. I spend most of the day in our classroom, probably about 10 hours or so? Maybe more? 5 of those hours are taken up by 2 different teachers. I love my teachers! They are way cool! Hermano Pope is the best teacher ever! He makes it sound as if you can do anything if you put your mind to it and try hard enough! Not just in missionary work but in anything! My other teacher is Hermana Decena, she has a lot of great activities that help us not fall asleep and actually learn. All teachers here goto school at BYU so they're all pretty young. My companion is Hermana Daraias (Dar-AY-US) I think I told you this but she's from Pleasant Grove, by her name it sounds as if she is Hispanic but she's completly white haha She's super cool. She was a cheerleader and a dancer in Highschool and loves a lot of the same things I do! We even have the same squishy brush! How random is that? Last Friday they transfered me from beginning spanish to an intermediate spanish class so now I'm not in the same district. Luckily I didn't have to change rooms, but hermana daraias moved into my room since she was a solo sister before I came. For the first couple of days she was having a really hard time being here and didn't know if she should go home or not. She wanted to be here but she has a history of panic attacks in her family and so at first she couldn't sleep at all, then eventually she started sleeping 3-4 hours at night and last night she slept all night! I'm glad! It's hard to focus on things when you know your companion isn't having the best time. But she's doing awesome now and I don't think she'll be going home at all.
Learning spanish is awesome! I love it! I keep learnign more adn more of it (or at least remembering what I had learned from highschool). This last week I learned my purpose as a missionary, its on the first page of Preach MY Gospel "To invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in JEsus Christ adn His Atonement, repentence, baptisim, recieve the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end." I recite that to myself at night so I can fall asleep, it also helps me remember it! Side note; falling asleep at night is weird! I get so tired an hour before we are able to go back to our residence halls and I can picture myself falling right to sleep but then I get in bed adn it takes me 15-30 mins to fall asleep, and I don't feel exhausted anymore! Kind of weird. I have also started memorizing the first vision in JSH 16 & 17, D and C section 4. This week I need to learn them all in spanish. I have also almost memorized the first lesson and how to teach it! Its hard to make it sound good and not wierd or forget anything. The hardest part is to remember that I'm supposed to teach it to someone who has never heard the gospel before and doesnt' know the church terms. I like the Elders in my new distric! They are super awesome and way funny! My disctric leader was the one who actually sat in front of us for orientation when you were there.
Ok a couple of serious notes for you guys! There is this amazing site called DearElder.com PLEASE USE IT! You can write me a letter and it will get mailed to me the same day! You write it online and then it prints off here! PS, I still haven't gotten anyletters from you! I got my first letter here yesterday from Sally! She wins! THANK YOU SALLY it really made my day! But anybody can use DearElder.com and its free! I would love to get letters from everyone! And as much as you would like! Just write me anything! Or whats going on! Oh ya, my P-days are Tuesdays! So I'll most likely write you letters then, I can only email then too. But write me letters and email because then I can keep in contact with you all week! And my comp gets 50 letters a day! haha Other than that I'm doing awesome and I love it here! Tell everyone this email! Its BAM@myldsmail.com And I only have 30 mins to email so I'll probably only write one mass email and you can send it to everyone or post it on my BLOG.
See you! I LOVE EVERYONE! And miss them tons! I also pray for you guys! Tell me how Ghana is going and all that Jazz!
OXoXoXOoX Hermana Morrill
AKA BROOKE BOOGER
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Vincent Quotes
Vincent’s Quote of the Day! Vincent is 3 ½ years old! (birthday March 7, 2005) Nov. 5, 2008 “After Super hero time, it’s inventions time!” Vincent: “Owe, you hurt me?” Brooke: “No, you hurt me!” Vincent: “I like you and you hurt me!” V: “You think I hate you but I love you.” V: “Is Matt here?” Mom: “No, Matt’s not here.” V: “No Mom, I can smell him!” V: The TV’s allergic to flowers.” Mom: “What?” V: “The flowers are allergic to the TV” Nov. 6, 2008 Vincent: “Awe, thanks mom, you’re the best!” Haley: “Who are you voting for Vincent, Obama or McCain? Vincnet: “Candy Cane!” Nov. 7, 2008 Lauren: “Hey Vincent, look at this zucchini, it’s the same vegetable as Larry Boy!” Vincent: “Hey, don’t eat him, you’ll get angry eyebrows!” Vincnet: “Va-va-voom” (picks up a fish stick) “These are yum yum flappers!” Nov. 12, 2008 Lauren: “Vincent, get off the railing, you’re gonna fall.” Vincent: “No, that’s what Men do!” Nathan: “Where’d you get those cool shoes?” Vincent: “My head. My head gave them to me.” Nov. 19, 2008 (shopping at Walmart) Nathan: “Vincent, this is an Avacado.” Vincent: “There’s guacamole in that avocado!” Nov. 20, 2008 Vincent: (looks at watch on his arm) “Mom, it’s time for me to save the day!” “Everyone in this family is a superhero!”
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Pictures of Each Family
Hey, I added pics of each family on the right side bar. I just used what I had and so if you want a different picture I will change it, just send it to me.
-Sally
Halloween Costumes
Here is Jason and Kaeley's halloween picture. Jason went as a flaming marshmallow, and Kaeley went as an ER doctor.
Hope you are all doing well.
------Leisa
Monday, November 10, 2008
Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad
I fixed the mistake - I had them married for only 42! ooops!)
HAPPY 52nd ANNIVERSARY TO MOM AND DAD!!!!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
We sure had a great Halloween! Here are some pictures of the many costumes!
We had our Halloween party and the theme was Villains so we were Ramses from Nacho Libre and Miss Hanagan from Annie.
For our ward Trunk or treat we dressed up as the infamous Teletubbies. Kate was Jasmine and Emily was an Elephant!
If you want more info about all we did check out my blog: http://www.whittakerfamilynews.blogspot.com/
(If you can't get on e-mail me so I can re-invite you)
Knudson In Costume!
Macie as Giselle the bride Enchanted
Daniel the Duck
