Week 6- Goodbye MTC

Ahhhhh!! I am leaving on Monday to go to Romania and Moldova!! I can't believe it is already here! I got my travel plans a couple of days ago and I am totally freaking out! I leave for the airport at 3:50 am on Monday. We will fly to Chicago and then to Amsterdam and end up in Romania Jan 16 at 1:00 pm by the time there. I am incredibly excited!

This week I tried to make the most of everything. As you all know by now, I love my companions and the everything about my life here at the MTC. It's going to be hard to say goodbye to everything. This week I have really focused on improving my language practice and really striving to understand the grammar. I have felt God bless me so so much as I have tried to work really hard. The other thing that I have focused on this week is trying to become as Jesus Christ and have "His countenance engraven on my image" I know that I represent Jesus Christ to the people that I will teach and when they look at me I want them to see Him. I have been studying the character of Christ and really been focusing on emulating Him in all ways. He is the perfect example and the perfect teacher and I want more than anything to help these people to know Him.

This Tuesday David A. Bednar came and spoke to us and it was amazing! Being in the presence of an apostle is truly a life changing experience. Another thing that happened this week was we were able to watch the funeral of President Thomas S. Monson. I loved being able to hear the stories of his life and see how he was able to reach out and touch individuals and answer prayers as he followed the promptings of the Holy Ghost. I want to be able to do the same on my mission. I too hope that the Lord knows that if He has an errand He needs to be run that Sora James will be there to do it. 

Other than that this week was just a very normal very good week. We had some fun crazy times and learned some awesome stuff (as usual hahah). I really love being a missionary and I am so grateful everyday that God trusts me to do His work and help His children. 

Pictures this week:

Picture 1: We got our flight plans!!

Picture 2: We made a video message about missionary work for a Romanian speaker.

Picture 3: Face masks (thanks mom *kisses*)

Picture 4: Me and my companion on the way home from the temple.

Picture 5: We got to hang up our mission flags as a celebration of our departure.