IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS THE...... 

                            MTC
                               February 26,2014

                                           

Hi Family!!

 I don't have a whole lot of time to write (this isn't my actual p-day, that will be on Saturdays) but I just wanted to let you know that I am doing great and I am alive! :) The first day was crazy they didn't waste any time jumping us right into business! My companions name is Sister Elkington and I absolutely love her! She is so nice and has the sweetest spirit and we have so much in common it is ridiculous!!! 

Sister Hunter and Sister Elkington 

The first day about half an hour after we had been here they had us knock on an "investigators" door. Probably one of the most intimidating things I have ever done! But it was such a neat experience, I had no idea what we were going to say or where to start but as we walked in and sat down thoughts just started filling my head and we were able to have a great.. ha ha probably not really, but it was a decant lesson.   I know that those thoughts were from the spirit guiding me in what to do and say. Sister Elkington and I were made Sister Training Leaders tonight!( ha ha )we really have no idea what that means and they haven't given us much direction for it so I guess we will learn as we go!  
It's actually been kind of interesting because usually there are missionaries in your district who have been here for a week or so to kind of show you how things work but we don't so everyone is just learning as they go!   Guess what I got to see Sister Peterson yesterday! It was so good to see her, I hope that I can see her again and maybe get a picture. I also so Elder Smoot  (Kyle Smoot, Kholer's cousin.)  It was fun to see another person from Box Elder!                                   

Sister Peterson and Sister Hunter (Go Box Elder!!!!!)

Like I said I don't have much time so I have to go now Hope to hear from you soon, keep me updated on life and how much Shawn is annoying you guys (ha ha)

 Love you guys and miss you! Tell everybody else I love them and miss them too! But don't worry I'm loving it so much!!!    

        

                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                

                                                        March 1,2014      

The Sisters:  Sister Elkington, Sister Hunter, Sister Cosgrove and Sister Wood

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                                                      So as for the Sister Training Leader thing we have no idea ha ha we read the handbook but it was confusing ;basically I think we are just supposed make sure the sister are doing what they are supposed to and that all is well (ha ha) but there are only two other sisters Sister Woods (Lindsay) and Sister Cosgrove who are in our room with us so ya I guess we'll find out more at our meetings tomorrow.                                                                                              

                                                                                                          

Sister Wood and I totally match!!!!!

We get to go to the temple today and I’m super excited!!!!!

 So we have to get up at 6:30 and so far it’s been fine. The first night we didn't quite get to bed on time though with unpacking and everything and then the next night I just laid awake for a while so yesterday seemed really long especially during our personal and companion study but it really is so good!   We have an hour to get ready so as long as I shower at night its fine getting ready.  The foods alright I like breakfast cause they have oatmeal ha ha so thanks for teaching me to like that. They have really good salads that I try to eat instead of some the other stuff.

Love Going To The Temple!!!!!

Sister Elkington is from Idaho

Sister Elkington and I had a really neat experience the other night I just wanted to share. We were preparing a lesson for our investigator Chris (who is really one of our teachers). We started with a prayer and were trying

 to figure out what we needed to teach him. Earlier we had felt like we should talk about the Book of Mormon because he had told us that it is hard for him to understand. We were thinking about what story we should have him read so we both sat there in silence and just thought. The story of Alma the younger came to my head and has it did Sister Elkington looked at me and said are you thinking about Alma the younger? It was so neat!!!!   We both just knew that that was what we needed to teach him!! It was a really neat experience!! 

A typical day at the MTC

                            

  

Yesterday Sam Anderson (Clark and Susan Andersons son the one just older than Zach) was working with this orientation thing so it was fun to see someone from home but they were going to be putting on this little play about mission work in the field and two of the ladies that were supposed to be in it couldn't come so he had Sister Elkington and I do it. Ha ha really funny like ten minutes before it started he pulls us out and explains to us what we need to do and then we did it! It was fun and how many of the missionaries can say that they actually got to be in the play rather than just watch!

  Love,

                                                                                      Sister Hunter

My District 

                                                                             March 8, 2014

I really am having some incredible experiences here in the MTC. The other night my companion and I were teaching a lesson to our TRC investigator (Training Resource Center) and she asked why god would take away the gospel from his children during the apostasy and then just bring it back later. Sister Elkington was trying to explain it to here but it wasn't really going anyway. The whole time I was like well I don’t really know how to explain this to her but I felt prompted to say something. I was nervous because I wasn't really sure what I was going to say but as I started talking to her I knew exactly what I needed to say. I explained to her to think of it like this. I said "when your children are miss behaving and not sharing with each other well what do you do?" she said she takes the toy away. I said "and when they start behaving again and can handle themselves with the toy you give it back right? I explained to her that that’s what our heavenly father did with us and the restoration of the gospel. it really helped her to understand it. It was a really cool experience for me because they tell us all the time that heavenly father and the spirit will guide us in what to say and it is so true!! My testimony was strengthened so much by this experience

Love you and miss you can't wait to talk to you on Tuesday!!!

Sister Hunter

                    Last Night In The MTC
                                                                                      March 10, 2014
  Hi Parents!!! 

Don't worry I have permission to be emailing you! So tomorrow I should be calling you guys around 6ish so just be ready and have your phone ready!!!  I'm thinking that I will call dads phone so please be listening for it because every time I call out it wastes 150 minutes of my 500, and yes 500 is a lot but not if i have to call three times before you answer.   Also just so you know i have been told that there are phones in the Denver airport that you can use for free so if i have time i'll try to give you a call when we get there, but its only a 45 minute layover so I don't know if I will have time. I think we will be getting to Denver around 9:00 9:15 so be waiting then too but if I don't call that it will be because I didn't have time. I love you guys so so much and I can't wait to talk to you! 

  Oh but quick little story we had our last lesson with our investigator Chris today (he's really our teacher Brother Blair) but it was such a great lesson and he even committed to be baptized! ha ha I know it's all pretend but it was such a great experience and a really neat way to end our last day here! 
Love ya,
Your Missionary Sister Hunter                                                             

Saying Good-Bye to Sister Elkington and Awesome Comp!!!  I Love this Girl!