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First 3 Days!!

Hello everyone!!! It's been a great couple days here at the mtc. I love it here. I have really come to know what it means to be tired. Haha but its a great kind of tired! I really love the feeling that comes to me when i wake up every day knowing from the time my head leaves the pillow in the morning until i lay my head down at night, my time is devoted to my savior jesus christ. He has walked by me these last few days and i am so excited to have him with me for the next year and a half. I love this gospel!! The last few days i have been so fortunate to be with the district that i have. They are amazing! My branch president (who steps in for you mission president for your stay at the mtc) told us that our district has been the most obedient district for years!! And i have no doubt of that. The missionaries i have been priveleged to work with are all so amazing and there testimonies are those of the most elect. I know i have been saved for this time and this work, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man! How sweet is that! i am so excited to continue and learn and grow. It is a beautiful work and i can only be grateful to be apart of such a righteous cause! i have been able to see hermana barthlome 3 times!!! woohoo! She is amazing and i want to share an experience i had with her. The day i arrived i was super super excited! But like all missionaries i was a little shaky and thinking "wow this is finally happening!" and as i entered the building i saw this cute Hermana Barthlome sitting and waiting for me!! She smiled the biggest smile and was so happy to see me! She gave me a huge hug and told me she loved me and she was so proud of me and so happy i was there! It meant so much! Yesterday i was praying for an experience to know that the lord was walking by my side. This experience with my bestie came into my mind and the spirit whispered to me that this is how the savior greats me everyday on the mission. He wraps me up in his arms and says "sister petzinger i love you and i am so glad you are here. I am so proud of you" i testify that this is true! he is here with me always and we are loved by our heavenly father! out of all the names our god decided for us to address him by he wants us to call him father! how endearing is that! I love him! he works in mysterious ways but it always is the best way! I just want to let my mom and chris know that i love them and my heart will be in the sealing room with you. I want to testify of the power of matrimony and that being sealed forever is such a powerful thing. You will be blessed for your efforts. Also emails are awesome! Please talk to me!! I can email on p days which is today and reply to you all day long from my phone until 6:00 when meetings start again. we are teaching an investigator, she is just our teacher, and her name is holly. My teacher was a missionary herself and is acting like one of her investigators. she is very good at it and it was amazing to be able to teach our first lesson yesterday. I am so excited to continue teaching and planning lessons. It is a grate experience. My companion is named sister Bull. She is awesome. We work well together and get along pretty well. Another sister in my district is so amazing! Her name is sister schultz and has the prettiest blue eyes and blonde hair. i secretly call her Cinderella because she is so sweet and positive all the time! i love her and enjoy her Christ like energy. I have also been sleeping like a rock. I mean seriously a rock. i hit the pillow at night and then all of a sudden the alarm is going off and we are up and at it again! How great is that! I love you all and hope you have a great day!:)

Sister Petzinger