Our First Email

Mom!!!! I made it!! I am so sorry for not calling in London or Madrid the calling card did not work very well. I am so sorry. But the MTC is absolutely amazing!!! My flights were awesome.... and long and exhausting. I tried to do what Lisa told me and sleep, buuuut that didn't work out very well. It was terrible trying to sleep haha but at least I was able to sit by other missionaries on all the flights.<my luggage made it and everything, but there was one sister who's luggage got lost. Like every piece of it haha. I felt bad but sadly it was the rude sister so I honestly didn´t feel too bad... I am terrible. I need to more Christ like hahaha oh man. Oh my goodness, guess what??? Sister Mcwhorter is my companion!! I couldn´t be happier!!! ahh I am so excited. and my mission President and  his wife are so sweet and kind. haha I had a meeting with them the second I got here and they were all excited because they had a letter waiting for me here... it was from Ryan haha so they were super curious to know about him and they were very impressed with him and told me that I should probably keep him around as long as he continues to be a good example to me. But mom it is amazing here!! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!! Everyone is nice and encouraging. I am a million times more confident about being here now because of the support of all the other sisters here. Sorry I am jumping around a lot, but the London airport was amazing!!! We navigated the airports perfectly with no problems other than the sister losing her luggage. Oh my goodness, I am a missionary!! this is so real now!!! this is my home for the next year and a half, and a have an amazing family here with me for the next 6 weeks. This is where I am supposed to be. Oh, I am supposed to tell you that we won't be able to email again until next week. so don't freak out when I don't email you this week. But be waiting for me next Thursday. We can only be on for 30 min. but that is ok. I will be soooo busy that it won't bother me too much. Shoot, I am trying think of what else to tell you.... airplane food is straight up nasty. I couldn't eat it. and then I am 99% sure that I am getting strep so that is kind of lame, but they will take care of me, I am not too concerned. well, I am sorry that this is short, but we are jumping right in. haha my Spanish is nonexistent and it isn't helping me in the slightest but it will come. We are going to work so I have to go. But I am safe and I love you. Please tell dad I love and miss him already; and the rest of the fam of course. I will talk to you next Thursday!! keep me in your prayers, because wishing me luck won´t do much to help
I love you all!!!!