Dad, oh boy do I miss you. I wish you were here to help me and tell me exactly what I need to hear. You're always so good at that. Your letters have really helped me, thank you, keep them coming! Ya! I made it to P-day! FINALLY! I honestly think I've been in the MTC for two years, it took forever to get to this day, but I'm here, I made it!
You are so right, a comp is a great learning tool. I really am learning a lot. Sister Hymas is great, she's really focused and always working, which is great, but she already is so good at Portuguese that it's no big deal, and my brain hurts A LOT ALL THE TIME! I so like breaks and goofing off, and that's not particularly her favorite thing. So it's a challenge finding a good balance. But she's already taught me so much.
Everyone mentioned these forest fires! Holy cow! I can't even imagine what that's like! I hope they're able to control it and have every thing clear up.
Crepes. Yum. I want one!
You telling me I'm a tough chick, and that I'm a Dunn was helpful. I really need to hear that a lot! The MTC is SO hard. Honestly, the MOST difficult thing that I have ever had to do! And sometimes it's hard to keep telling myself that I can do hard things, so it's definitely helpful when you tell me I can do it. It was really bad my first week. I seriously almost quit multiple times. It's just a different lifestyle and you have to change so much and so quickly, and I couldn't do it. I just had this constant cloud over my head, and I felt like I shouldn't be here, that this wasn't right for me. This last Tuesday, I gave in. I told myself that I couldn't do this anymore, so I went to the Front Desk to see what I had to do to go home. I got up there, and felt inspired to call my Branch President, so I called him and told him I needed to talk to him, and we set up a time to talk that evening. He said all the right things. He was so helpful. Part of me was wishing that it was you telling it to me, but President was inspired and knew exactly what to tell me. He then went and got 2 elders and gave me a blessing of comfort. A much needed blessing. I've been doing better now. It's still hard, but the cloud has slightly subsided. I still get in moods of thinking I don't belong here, but they're not as bad. I know this work is true, and I know I would regret it if I came home, so I'm just trying my hardest to push through.
I miss you a lot Daddy. I think about you a lot. I wish that it was you that could've given me a blessing, but I know that the Lord speaks through all Priesthood authority, and I know the blessing that President Brough gave me was the same you would have given me. I just miss you and wish you were here to hold my hand. I think of you a lot, and how you were so strong to be able to leave your family and serve in New Zealand. And how Cooper left and was able to serve in Denver. I want to be added to that list. I will work hard to stay strong. Letters are great. Keep that up.
I love you SO much dad! Keep the prayers coming, I can feel them, and they help.
Your daughter, serving a mission,
Sister Clara Kay Dunn
LUCY! I have SO much to say to you! Seriously. I have like two pages of notes to tell you. If I don't get through them all, I'll have to write a letter to you and send it to you.
I miss you SO much. Seriously. This is so hard. I honestly don't know if I'm strong enough for this.. A lot of times it just doesn't feel right, and I think I should be coming home.. But I don't know. I just keep pushing.
Share letters between you and mom and dad. Spanish helps, kinda. You just have to say words with a different accent.
BACHELORETTE! I was freaking out on Monday cause I was dying to know what happens! I really hope that Brooks left to be with a Mormon girl, cause that would be great! And a smart decision. Not just cause I'm a missionary and am all for Mormons, but cause it's a smart choice on his part. Hahah! I'm really eager to know now what is going to happen next week. I'm so sad I'm missing all of this! So keep up the updates because now I'm eager to know what Des does! So it's Chris and someone else left.. ya? Excited!
So sad I can't see your new visors. Really. I am so excited for you that now you don't have to be blinded and that the passenger is able to see more out the window. Haha. That was nice of Jesse to do for you.
My comp is great. We don't always see eye to eye, which can be difficult. She likes to do everything her way, and she progresses in Portuguese SO quickly so I feel behind and get down on myself.. It's sad. And she really takes charge, which is nice sometimes, but is annoying when she does things a way I don't want to. I also like to have fun and goof off.. That's not something she particularly likes. Especially when in our planner it says, "Study." Haha. But I'm learning so much from her. And she's been there for me when I need to talk. And she's helping me learn a lot. So it's all inspired. We were totally meant to be put together. It's just learning to be with someone honestly 24/7.
Part of me thinks that a mission isn't right for me, that I need to come home.. I've kinda been depressed a bit and I feel bad becasue I don't want to bring everyone around me down.. I don't know if I'm strong enough for this, or that it's my right time.. I don't know. Presiden'ts blessing helped, definitely, but I still kinda have a constant feeling in the back of my head that this isn't right for me. I don't know. I pray a lot.
Tell people to send me letters to my address, or through DearElder.com. DearElder is great because if you do it before like 12 or something, I can get it that night.
You are so right, a comp is a great learning tool. I really am learning a lot. Sister Hymas is great, she's really focused and always working, which is great, but she already is so good at Portuguese that it's no big deal, and my brain hurts A LOT ALL THE TIME! I so like breaks and goofing off, and that's not particularly her favorite thing. So it's a challenge finding a good balance. But she's already taught me so much.
Everyone mentioned these forest fires! Holy cow! I can't even imagine what that's like! I hope they're able to control it and have every thing clear up.
Crepes. Yum. I want one!
You telling me I'm a tough chick, and that I'm a Dunn was helpful. I really need to hear that a lot! The MTC is SO hard. Honestly, the MOST difficult thing that I have ever had to do! And sometimes it's hard to keep telling myself that I can do hard things, so it's definitely helpful when you tell me I can do it. It was really bad my first week. I seriously almost quit multiple times. It's just a different lifestyle and you have to change so much and so quickly, and I couldn't do it. I just had this constant cloud over my head, and I felt like I shouldn't be here, that this wasn't right for me. This last Tuesday, I gave in. I told myself that I couldn't do this anymore, so I went to the Front Desk to see what I had to do to go home. I got up there, and felt inspired to call my Branch President, so I called him and told him I needed to talk to him, and we set up a time to talk that evening. He said all the right things. He was so helpful. Part of me was wishing that it was you telling it to me, but President was inspired and knew exactly what to tell me. He then went and got 2 elders and gave me a blessing of comfort. A much needed blessing. I've been doing better now. It's still hard, but the cloud has slightly subsided. I still get in moods of thinking I don't belong here, but they're not as bad. I know this work is true, and I know I would regret it if I came home, so I'm just trying my hardest to push through.
I miss you a lot Daddy. I think about you a lot. I wish that it was you that could've given me a blessing, but I know that the Lord speaks through all Priesthood authority, and I know the blessing that President Brough gave me was the same you would have given me. I just miss you and wish you were here to hold my hand. I think of you a lot, and how you were so strong to be able to leave your family and serve in New Zealand. And how Cooper left and was able to serve in Denver. I want to be added to that list. I will work hard to stay strong. Letters are great. Keep that up.
I love you SO much dad! Keep the prayers coming, I can feel them, and they help.
Your daughter, serving a mission,
Sister Clara Kay Dunn
LUCY! I have SO much to say to you! Seriously. I have like two pages of notes to tell you. If I don't get through them all, I'll have to write a letter to you and send it to you.
I miss you SO much. Seriously. This is so hard. I honestly don't know if I'm strong enough for this.. A lot of times it just doesn't feel right, and I think I should be coming home.. But I don't know. I just keep pushing.
Share letters between you and mom and dad. Spanish helps, kinda. You just have to say words with a different accent.
BACHELORETTE! I was freaking out on Monday cause I was dying to know what happens! I really hope that Brooks left to be with a Mormon girl, cause that would be great! And a smart decision. Not just cause I'm a missionary and am all for Mormons, but cause it's a smart choice on his part. Hahah! I'm really eager to know now what is going to happen next week. I'm so sad I'm missing all of this! So keep up the updates because now I'm eager to know what Des does! So it's Chris and someone else left.. ya? Excited!
So sad I can't see your new visors. Really. I am so excited for you that now you don't have to be blinded and that the passenger is able to see more out the window. Haha. That was nice of Jesse to do for you.
My comp is great. We don't always see eye to eye, which can be difficult. She likes to do everything her way, and she progresses in Portuguese SO quickly so I feel behind and get down on myself.. It's sad. And she really takes charge, which is nice sometimes, but is annoying when she does things a way I don't want to. I also like to have fun and goof off.. That's not something she particularly likes. Especially when in our planner it says, "Study." Haha. But I'm learning so much from her. And she's been there for me when I need to talk. And she's helping me learn a lot. So it's all inspired. We were totally meant to be put together. It's just learning to be with someone honestly 24/7.
Part of me thinks that a mission isn't right for me, that I need to come home.. I've kinda been depressed a bit and I feel bad becasue I don't want to bring everyone around me down.. I don't know if I'm strong enough for this, or that it's my right time.. I don't know. Presiden'ts blessing helped, definitely, but I still kinda have a constant feeling in the back of my head that this isn't right for me. I don't know. I pray a lot.
Tell people to send me letters to my address, or through DearElder.com. DearElder is great because if you do it before like 12 or something, I can get it that night.
And I'm actually really anxious to get a response from you, so if you could be the best friend sister that you are, and respond to all my questions that I asked in this email, ALL of them, and send it to me to DearElder, that'd be great. I get lonely, and letters are nice cause it's like you're here. And I just want to hear from you. Your letters are my favorite. They're perfect (:
Also (: Your "Worldy Report" was fantastic! I loved that! hahaha. I will need that because seriously, I am in the most mormon bubble of all the world. I get HYMNS STUCK IN MY HEAD! HYMNS! Although I started singing Miley Cryus, "We can't stop" song, and it was great. Hahah! An Elder in my district started singing along with me. It was great. Ha!
I love you SO much Lucy! I wish you were with me every day. I miss your love. And our conversations. So please keep the lettering up. It's really happy.
I love you,
Your sister,
Sister Clara Kay Dunn.
Also (: Your "Worldy Report" was fantastic! I loved that! hahaha. I will need that because seriously, I am in the most mormon bubble of all the world. I get HYMNS STUCK IN MY HEAD! HYMNS! Although I started singing Miley Cryus, "We can't stop" song, and it was great. Hahah! An Elder in my district started singing along with me. It was great. Ha!
I love you SO much Lucy! I wish you were with me every day. I miss your love. And our conversations. So please keep the lettering up. It's really happy.
I love you,
Your sister,
Sister Clara Kay Dunn.
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