Guten Tag Familie!!!
I made it through a whole week in the MTC! I cannot believe
it! This so since we have talked let's just say it has been one heck of a week!
Monday was probably the hardest day of my life! I think I was just so
frustrated with myself and how I cannot seem to pick up on auf Duetch! I am
struggling so bad, however yesterday my teacher Bruder Garlick took me aside
and just told me his experience in the MTC and how I just need to stop
comparing myself to others and that it is okay and it will come with the Lords
help! As Sister training leader as well I am stressed out for the well being of
my sisters. I know that each of us have had our struggles. My Lehren (teacher)
then reminded me that our first obligation is to Unser Himmlischer Vater, then
our Missionare President then our Miterbiterens. So it just gave me confidence
in the course of action I need to take! 
Yesterday Elder L Tom Perry came and spoke to us. It was
such an amazing talk about how we as Missionaries are called from God as
teachers of his Gospel and the importance of preaching it Two by Two. The power of loving your companion
and the importance of companion study. We then had an amazing district meeting
afterwards and all of us went around and bore our testimonies about the amazing
feelings we had about his talk! I haven't felt the spirit that strong since the
first day we were here! Oh so for those of you who don't know my Companion is
Sister Oliphant from Missouri! She is pretty cool, as well as completely
opposite of me! It has taught me so much about loving and caring for your
companion and how important that is. We are teaching an investigator her name is
Erica. She is from Austria and her Grandfather is a member of the Church she
doesn't speak any English so lessons are
really hard to have her understand what we are talking about, but I know the
spirit is so strong in the room because she believes everything we say and we
are going to ask her to get baptized on Thursday. She wants to get baptized but
i think she needs to know a little bit more about what it is in our church. It
is amazing what the spirit can help you do when you are in listening. This week
I have just learned so much about how important it is to study and pray for
your investigators, and that this mission is NOT at ALL about ME!! It is about
the Menchen in Deutchland, and What my Himmlischer Vater wants me to do for
them. 
So I can't think of any funny stories from this week really
I wish I could I know a ton of Funny things happened this week! "lets just
say I am having a blast" My district and zone are amazing. Tonight I get
to escort all the Italian and Romanian Sisters that are coming in the MTC for
the first time! I am excited to show around the MTC. It can be hard sometimes
with all those 19 year old boys! I am the second oldest person in my WHOLE
ZONE! hahahaha there is and Elder who is 23. They always think it is so funny
to fart and burp and throw things in class it makes me feel like I am in high
school again! OH BOY! lol however I know that they are strong young men called
of GOD and they all have such amazing testimonies I just have to see them as
little brothers who have to have a mother in the room at all times ;)
Well that is really it for this week, I can't wait till for
this week to fly by so I can tell more Amazing experiences! Lets just say the
MTC is amazing place I it really is a place of learning and growing and stretch
and expect to cry at least once a week! ;)
Love You
Sister Toma
(P.S. Loved the tips on charity, it was much needed that is
one thing I am working on this week!)
