1st Letter

Hey guys. This is Teresa (Hillary's aunt for those of you that do not know me). I have been given the privilege of keeping up with Hillary's blog while she is serving her mission. Unfortunately I just got her letters today so I'm a little behind. I will be posting her letters and e-mails home in that order. I hope the e-mails are in the right order.

Thursday, July 29, 2010
Dear Family,
It's hard to believe that I've only been in the MTC for one day! so much has happened in this short time that it feels longer. In one day I've sat through a devotional, done Pilates, and spent 7 hours in classes focusing on how to recognize our investigator's needs, teach the 1st Discussion on the Restoration, and of course Swedish. In one hour, our entire class learned how to form the sentences we need to bear testimony- and did it! I can already bear a basic testimony in Swedish! Tomorrow my companion, Syster Dabb, and I are going to challenge each other to cut every English word we know in Swedish out of our speech. Syster Dabb is amazing. I feel really lucky to have her because we've agreed to really push each other with goals like memorizing scripture masteries every day and studying the Atonement together to increase our desire to teach it. I had an amazing experience my first few hours here, in which I was able to stand before about 100 people and announce that I know that there is life after death because I prayed for assurance that Maw-Maw would be okay, and I did get an immediate answer to that prayer. As I said it, the Spirit flooded in, and I knew it even more surely than I had when I began speaking. I haven't seen Jeremiah since our 1st dinner. We stay so busy, it's hard to guess when I might bump into him. I love you and want you to know that I'm well, happy, and safe as it's possible to be.
Love,
Sister Hillary M. Kiser
P.S. My Preparation Day is on Wednesdays. Each Wednesday, I will have only 1/2 hour to read and write my emails. It will be really helpful for me if you can send your messages to me through DearElder.com instead of e-mails so that I can read it on paper then save my 30 minutes for writing back. Thanks! <3