la Orana Mau Hoa! Another fantastic week has gone by here at the MTC! Much has happened so I'll just go by day: Tuesday: Last week after writing emails, Soeur S and I spend the remainder of our p-day writing some letters and cards home, as well as taking the opportunity to practice the piano. The pianos here feel like a much better quality than the ones in the dorms at college, so that's nice. Still not quite the same as my piano back home though ;) That night we had a lovely devotional from Elder Brent Nielsen...

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Bonjour ma famille et mes amis! If all goes according to plan, my mother will forward my emails to y'all each week as well as post them on the blog. Anyway... here goes!  [editor's note: we will be removing all names from emails and posts to preserve privacy] Week one at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, UT! Last Wednesday was a bit of a whirlwind but it was also very fun. After getting my luggage all sorted and picking up my MASSIVE pile of books (they were not kidding when they said to plan space for an...

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Hello! Bonjour! Ia Orana! Yeah, I can totally speak three languages. I'll be out of the MTC in no time. (Not)  The Missionary Portal on lds.org has really enjoyed intimidating me with its big scary countdown until my report date. Well, it wasn't so bad when it said 120 days, or even 72. But then, it got to 28, and then 14, and now... SIX. Okay, for those struggling to follow along at home: You probably know me as Erin, but for the next 18 months I'll be going by Sœur Ladd, which is just French for Sister...

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