June 16, 2013

Lieber Familie!
I can't belive it's already been 1 week. Each individual day is so packed and we're learning so much that each day feels like mutiple days, but the week has gone by pretty quickly.
My companion Sister Schwantes is awesome! She and I get along very well. She also enjoys working out so we get up every morning at 6 for a sisters only gym class and then we go running after. I'm greatful she is willing to run with me. There are 4 other sister/ 2 other compaionships in my room: Sister Knect, Sister Stuart, Sister Shelley and Sister Rasmussen and we are all headed to Germany Berlin! I love these sisters so much. We all work hard, laugh hard and smile almost all the time. There are only 2 companionships in my district: Sister Schwantes and myself and Elder Thorley and Elder Karpowitz. It's fun, we're kinda like a little family. Sister Covey and Brother Ott are our teachers. Sister Covey served in the Alpine German Speaking mission and Brother Ott served in the Germany Berlin mission. He is so excited to have our whole district headed to Berlin. We have been teaching an investigator named Herr Langmesser. I believe things are going well...haha it's hard to understand most of what he says, but we're trying to build up a good relationship with him and we try to listen to the Spirit as we teach. The language is hard, but I know I'll get it. Some days it's hard to get discouraged so Sister Schwantes and I are trying hard to smile more to stay positive and keep the Spirit with us.
We learn so much each day I'm not sure how much is sticking. So you can tell Talia I still talk in my sleep (you should look up why I do that and how to get over it) anywho enough German must be sticking because I am now sleep talking auf Deutsch! I wish I could share all I'm learning! It's so exciting but I just don't have enough time to write it all. Yesterday Elder Robert C. Gay was the speaker at our Tuesday night devotional. There were so many of us that we have to go down to the Marriott Center. By the way I am on the main campus, but I have heard rumors that at 3 weeks my branch will move to the west campus. I hope not, but we'll see. On Sunday will be the world wide broadcast and I will be singing in the choir there so look out for me! I think I'll be wearing a pink sweater.
By the way, I love the micofiber towel! It is my best friend!  Lindsey and Adam: memorize Your Purpose in Preach My Gospel and know the scripture on the cover!! Also start to learn them in Spanish. When you get in the field you will need to have the First Vision, D&C 4 and Your Purpose memorized in your language, so I reccomend memorzing them in English first before you get here.
Thank you for everything. Love you all, but I don't miss you ;)
-Sister Turner

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