Week 7

Hi,

I semi hosted Emily haha. I didn't pick her up from the curb because I was hosting another elder and then I saw Emily on the way back and did the rest of her hosting :)  She's studying right next to me so that's really exciting!!  It will be really good for the both of us to have each other! And who else can say that they overlapped with the sibling in the MTC, in the same Zone/Branch, studying right next to me?! It's pretty cool!!  We had to say goodbye to the old ones (the missionaries going to Hungary who just left) which was really sad cause they were awesome! So Emily and her fellow missionaries have some big shoes to fill!  She also was kind enough to let me have some of her Jamba Juice that she brought with her!  So it's definitely a blessing having her here! haha

Today marks the beginning of our Consecration week, so we have to speak nothing but Albanian and have our companion translate!  So that's gonna be hard, but also super fun! I'm excited, plus we'll learn a ton! I'm really coming to love the language! It is so beautiful and I can't believe that in 10 days I'll be leaving to Albania!!! And I'll be speaking it with Albanians!! Well trying to speak it hahahah.  The MTC has been so fun! But I'm glad I get a few more days because it truly is an amazing place to be!! The Spirit can be felt so strongly all over campus!!  Oh quick MTC news for those of you who served and had the tree that smells like cream soda, yeah they ripped it  out of the ground and took it away... Sad because it is like tradition!! However I did manage to take a couple whiffs before that took it away!

The language is coming and I'm sure I'll get a lot better this week haha.  I am still growing spiritually which I will be saying forever, because that's the point of this life! We come here to learn and grow, and there is no stopping for us haha because we are trying to become like the savior! and He is perfect so we'll be growing our whole earthly life, until we are perfected in and by Him.  The devotionals are great and Sundays are my favorite days, you learn SO much about how to grow and become a better missionary!! Both full time and member missionaries!  And I don't know from personal experience yet, but I would like to reiterate the wise words of my awesome brother, that you members should definitely get involved with the missionary work in your ward or Stake, except those of you in Israel haha You just go keep on being good examples hahhaha sorry.  

I love you all so much, especially my family!! I miss them so much and I feel so grateful and SO blessed to have my older sister with me in the MTC!!

Love,

Elder J. Sajmënz

Some of the zone

Me and Elder Haws 

Me and Elder Chambers

Me and Elder Tuttle

Me and Feil Nover who I really hope trains Emily (in Hungary)! 

She is such an awesome person!!

St. Patty's Day

Elder Waters and Brother Vance Selfie bombing me haha