It's only a matter of hours!!!! :) I'm leaving for the airport in
less than an hour now!!!! So this will be a quick note. We're all packed
up and ready to go.
I can't wait to talk to you
my wonderful family!!! Mom, I will call when I get to L.A. tonight. Our
flight is scheduled to end at 9:28pm, so I'll call shortly after that. I
can't wait to hear your voices and tell you all about the MTC!!! :)
Our next flight isn't until 12:05am, so we can chat for a while if you'd
like. :) I hope Ty and Steph and Richie can make it, too! If not, it
will be fine, but I would LOVE to hear their voices, too!
Dad- I got your email. Because of the time differences
that we'll have, I think the best time to call would be before my first
flight actually, so around 5 or 5:30pm tonight!! for me and we can chat
for a while, too if you can! That would be awesome! I will call you on
the number you gave me. Can't wait!!
This week has been a blurr. It's gone by sooo fast!
We've had so many amazing experiences, and the Spirit has been sooo
strong. It didn't really hit me that we're going until yesterday when we
were saying goodbye to our teachers. They are soooo awesome!! Sister
Lewis is just a big goofball, but she knows how to bring the Spirit into
the room and keep the elders focused and in line. (They've been really
restless these past few weeks). And Brother Roxas has the biggest heart imaginable. His love for all us missionaries is so clear to see. I have
LOVED the MTC!
Although it's been weird packing up and saying goodbye,
today I woke up feeling READY. We got to go to the temple one last time
this morning, and we went through and endowment session. I'm not really
nervous yet. I just feel ready. I worked hard in the MTC and did my
best, so I can trust God to help me and strengthen me. "I the Lord am
bound when ye do what I say, but when ye do not what I say, ye have no
promise." (D&C somewhere...)
Philippines HERE I COME!!!! :D I feel at peace and I know the Lord is with me.
I
love this gospel!!! Read Alma 26. It is AMAZING. We read it together in
class yesterday with Brother Roxas. I love it, and it gave me so much
strength.
Talk to you soon!!
Sister Harston(Note: I was able to talk to Amy that night while she was on her layover in LA. She sounded so ready to serve the Lord and bless the people in the Philippines. She's doing very well with the language and was able to communicate with our brother very well as they spoke in Tagalog. She sounded a little nervous, but mostly excited! She says she misses you all and says that she loves the letters that she has gotten so far! Thank you for supporting Sister Amy Harston!! - Stephanie Hodges (Amy's sister))
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