Hello family and friends!

 

I'm finishing up my first week at the MTC, and goodness gracious, it has been incredible.  The language is coming along swimmingly, and I feel better about it everyday.  We taught our first lesson only two days into being here in the MTC, completely in Spanish, to Antonio.  All things considered, it went pretty well, but it was very difficult.  Mi companera ( Hermana Mumford) y yo are getting better with each practice, though. 

 

A cool experience this week:  My teacher was instructing the class, and maybe 30 minutes into the lesson, she stopped talking and said, "this isn't what you guys need right now."  She said that she wanted one of us to pray and then open our scriptures randomly andstart reading.  Of course I was the one called on to pray in my broken espanol, and then randomly open the scriptures.  I ended up opening to Jacob 5, the allegory of the olive trees.  It was completely about missionary work, and our class then had an incredible discussion on why we're out on missions.  It really was exactly what we needed at that time, and it had nothing to do with me.

 

A funny experience this week:  Hermana Mumford and I were walking back to our dorm and weren't paying attention to where we were going... we ended up walking onto the wrong floor and opening the door that coincides with where we would be on the floor to find two girls in towels and a girl laying on what would have been my bed... awkward.  The worst part is, we swung the door open and said "Hola hermanas!  Como esta?"  and it took us a good 30 seconds to realize it wasn't our room.

 

Sorry for the brevity, but I'm almost out of email time!  They keep us on a pretty tight schedule... but it's all for the good of the work.

 

For those of you who want to keep in contact with me, rather than emailing me, could you use the Dear Elder website?  I don't know how to use it personally, but as I understand it's pretty simple.  I'm sure my mother would be willing to help you if need be (thanks, mom!)! If you include your address, I can write you back personally as well!  I love getting letters, so thank you for all who have contacted me thus far, and feel free to send me your contact info so I can respond!  Thank you so much for your support, prayers, and love.  God speed, I love you all!

 

-Hermana Walton

FYI:  If you want to use the Dear Elder website her address is at the Provo MTC:

Hermana Lauren Jane Walton
MTC Mailbox #99
ARG-BAW 0507
2005 N 900 E
Provo UT 84604

That is also the US Post Office address - good until about May 6.