"Ako rin!"

Kamusta po pamilya at kaibigan!
      This week has been wonderful. It's still challenging, but it's so good. Tomorrow I will officially have been a missionary for a whole month, and I'm approximately 10 days away from my departure. Where am I departing to? ...I still don't know yet. But I should be getting that information within the next couple days, I guess we'll all just be in suspense a little longer.
      This week is officially the best time to be in the MTC. Earlier this week was the new mission presidents seminar, which means the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles were all here to for their training. Last Saturday we were heading to class and were within 4 feet of President Uchtdorf. It was so cool to know they were all in the same place doing the same thing we were. On Sunday we knew we were having a special devotional, because the MTC choir was singing on Sunday instead of Tuesday. We sang a beautiful arrangement of "Jesus, Once of Humble Birth." We were all super excited because we had no idea who would be at the devotional. ...And then the entire Quorum of the Twelve Apostles walked in. Elder Cook spoke about loving the people we are serving and serving with on our missions. It was an absolutely incredible experience.
      On Wednesday my district was asked to participate in a workshop with some of the missionaries that had just arrived that day. We just had to be an example and ​​ask a few questions to get to know an investigator, and then we let the new missionaries teach. It was really cool to think that just a few weeks ago that would have felt impossible. Honestly, the hardest thing was trying to figure out how to do it in English instead of Tagalog. :)
     Life in the MTC is great, but it is definitely getting kinda old. I'm super excited to go to the Philippines, even though my communication is limited to sharing the gospel. I'm also a little scared, because our teachers keep telling us stories about spiders and cockroaches, but it's fine. I love learning from all the wonderful leaders, teachers, and missionaries here. I love Tagalog even though it's still difficult. I love the missionaries in my district and I have learned so much from all of them.
     Ingat po!
         Sister Harrison
 
We found out we got our travel plans right after we left the computer lab.!!!!!! So there is still a chance that we'll get reassigned. But for now we plan on heading to the Philippines!!!! Yay!!!! You probably can't tell but I'm really happy!!!!
    Mabuting mabuti araw!!!
 
(editors note: Her itinerary has her flying from SLC to LA on July 11th then an 8 1/2 hour layover then on to Manilla, getting there on July 13th at 6 am)
 
​Cookie party!​
​BYU YSA 116th ward sisters reunion!
​​My maganda sisters!​
 


 

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