Mom's first letter

Dear Family,

Ok, salmon, Marriott Hotel, M Russell Ballard, incredible teachers, terrific companion, being around totally awesome people, feeling the spirit constantly, best desserts…What more could a person want.

Being in the MTC is just wonderful in every way.  I think everyone needs to come here for a week a year.  AND the whole nation’s education system needs to take on these young teachers to find out how to really teach.

Ok that’s my world.  They really did put us up in the Marriott because the MTC is overloaded.  They put all the senior missionaries here so it’s not that we are that special.  These senior missionaries are just amazing:  fun smart, spiritual, the best and from all over.  It is just neat so see ordinary people going from St. George to Zimbabwe, to Switzerland, to Russia, Romania all with the same goals.  Some in CES, some office, some young adult supervisors. Etc etc.  We are the only senior sister pair and people think we are unique, brave and cool.  How validating is that!  We have already done missionary work because several sisters are planning on killing their husbands to come back with a friend and serve another mission or have called female relatives and friends to tell them about this great plan which they seem to have never heard of before.

I especially love the teaching, fake teaching, but full of eye openers.  Love the Preach My Gospel program.  OK just too positive?  I’ve been here a week and we leave a week from yesterday for the real world, but very very excited.

My kids are going to have to write about their worlds cuz I really am separated sort of.  I still have my cell phone use and laptop, but Tina and I are trying to leave the world at least a little.

I think I am kind of focused and probably really boring so I will quit for now.  So appreciated Nancy, Rosemary, Marti and fams coming up for my farewell.  That was a glorious day.  Melanie gave a terrific talk.  She used to live in my ward so still knows many of the people and they all loved seeing her again.  Then Tyson, my great nephew sang.  Oh my that was amazing.  I gave an ok talk, but it was really a neat time.  Everyone has been so kind and enough gush.

Love you all,

Sister Price