Hello everyone,
Things are awesome at the MTC! My Spanish comprehension and speaking are getting much better. I’ve recently had my teachers switched which makes me happy because the new teacher Brother Moen’s teaching style suits me better. I still have some fears having to teach in Spanish but they are easing us into it by first having us first contact in Spanish and then to teach in English. We practice teaching on volunteers from the community and sometimes teachers pretend to be someone who might be interested in the gospel to make it feel more realistic. They’ll pretend to be someone they know who has a certain need in life or question about the church. This helps us to have the spirit as we try to share our feelings and thoughts about the gospel.
My French has actually come in handy when we are doing grammar though I’m told that it will be of little use in Texas.
I had planned to join the choir here but I find the time is better used for practicing Spanish and studying .I do get the opportunity to sing, however in a less formal venue mostly hymns with the other missionaries. We most recently sang "Called to Serve"... the way it was directed made us sound like an army marching off into battle like the 2000 stripling warriors in the Book of Mormon. As missionaries we are like an army, a army of God trying to go forth in this sometimes dark world to help others receive the light of Christ.
I visit the temple weekly which keeps my spirits up. My companion, Sister Rivera and I are feeling greater unity as we continue working together. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I would love to hear from everyone!
Love,
Hermana Dilzer
P.S. I can be contacted on DearElder.com when registering you can find me at Arianne Dilzer at Provo MTC, my mission is Texas Houston East. The missionary mail box number does not need to be filled out. It’s a free site and I can be receive e-mail here until I leave the MTC in May.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Week One:)
Hey everyone,
I cant believe it’s almost been a week here at the MTC. The days are long, but when you get to the end everything seems to have passed in the blink of an eye. There are four hermanas in my district, making eight in the entire zone. Hermana Rivera is my companion and is from California, the other companionship is Hermana Payne and Sorensen. They’re all really nice. Everyone except Hermana Payne is going to the same mission. All of us including the elders are Spanish speaking. The language is coming slowly, but I work hard, pray and do my best which is all I can ask of myself. We’re teaching our first lesson on Wednesday and thankfully this time it’s in English, however all the rest of them will be in Spanish. They have us do a lot of memorization and because our missions are stateside we have to learn our lessons in both English and Spanish. So far I’ve been able to memorize the mission purpose and the baptismal commitment and I’m hoping by the end of the week to have finished the first vision and D&C 4. The food is typical cafeteria food so its ok, but I miss home. There’s an Hermana in my zone named Hermana Williams and she reminds me a lot of Casey, she even played the symbols. Sunday we took pictures in front of the temple, I’ll send those later due to time. My companion and my other roommates are big exercise fanatics so I find myself waking up at 5:30am to go to early morning exercise classes in addition to our normal gym time, I guess its good for me. Today is P-day so I’m doing laundry and writing this letter but this morning we got to do a session at the temple. The MTC is pretty big so I find myself getting lost luckily my companion has a good sense of direction.
I miss the greenery and talking to all of you. I’m looking forward to hearing from everyone, my best to the family and the ward, but most of all home. Only eight weeks till my departure date which is tentatively set for May 10th. I love you all. Please keep me updated. My testimony is already growing by leaps and bounds.
Love,
Hermana Arianne Dilzer
I cant believe it’s almost been a week here at the MTC. The days are long, but when you get to the end everything seems to have passed in the blink of an eye. There are four hermanas in my district, making eight in the entire zone. Hermana Rivera is my companion and is from California, the other companionship is Hermana Payne and Sorensen. They’re all really nice. Everyone except Hermana Payne is going to the same mission. All of us including the elders are Spanish speaking. The language is coming slowly, but I work hard, pray and do my best which is all I can ask of myself. We’re teaching our first lesson on Wednesday and thankfully this time it’s in English, however all the rest of them will be in Spanish. They have us do a lot of memorization and because our missions are stateside we have to learn our lessons in both English and Spanish. So far I’ve been able to memorize the mission purpose and the baptismal commitment and I’m hoping by the end of the week to have finished the first vision and D&C 4. The food is typical cafeteria food so its ok, but I miss home. There’s an Hermana in my zone named Hermana Williams and she reminds me a lot of Casey, she even played the symbols. Sunday we took pictures in front of the temple, I’ll send those later due to time. My companion and my other roommates are big exercise fanatics so I find myself waking up at 5:30am to go to early morning exercise classes in addition to our normal gym time, I guess its good for me. Today is P-day so I’m doing laundry and writing this letter but this morning we got to do a session at the temple. The MTC is pretty big so I find myself getting lost luckily my companion has a good sense of direction.
I miss the greenery and talking to all of you. I’m looking forward to hearing from everyone, my best to the family and the ward, but most of all home. Only eight weeks till my departure date which is tentatively set for May 10th. I love you all. Please keep me updated. My testimony is already growing by leaps and bounds.
Love,
Hermana Arianne Dilzer
Monday, March 7, 2011
3/7 MTC and Mission Address
Until the end of April this is my MTC address
Sister Arianne Kathleen Dilzer
MTC Mailbox # 210
TX-HOUE 0511
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793
And for the remaining months
Sister Arianne Kathleen Dilzer
Texas Houston East Mission
2815 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Suite 109
Kingwood, TX 77339
United States
Sister Arianne Kathleen Dilzer
MTC Mailbox # 210
TX-HOUE 0511
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793
And for the remaining months
Sister Arianne Kathleen Dilzer
Texas Houston East Mission
2815 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Suite 109
Kingwood, TX 77339
United States
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)