I can't believe I leave to Canada tomorrow morning at 2:30 am! These two weeks at the MTC have gone by so fast! I was so anxious to leave but now as the day comes to leave I'm actually a little bit sad, mainly because I'm going to miss my district and companion so much. Thankfully most of them are coming with me but we have to go our own ways with the new companions Wednesday :( It seriously is so crazy how much you grow to love someone in just a few days. Sister Rose is my best friend! I love her soo much! We're already planning to visit each others’ homes and hanging out with her in 18 months!
So this week has been crazy but awesome! On Thursday we had infield orientation which is a 9 hour class! So long but I learned so much. We had to practice going around to different missionaries and pretending they were investigators that we would run into on a bus or in the park. Then in class on Saturday night my companion and I got to pretend to be investigators and have our elders teach us. It was pretty cool to see the lessons from their point of view and it helped me learn how to teach investigators better. On Wednesday since sis rose is international she got to go on the salt lake temple square trip for half the day, so jealous, but I was excited for her. But because she was gone I was a solo companion and that was weird to be by myself in class and everywhere. The 5 elders in my district had to "babysit" me haha they even had to walk me to the bathroom because I'm not allowed to be alone! haha I was grateful to get my companion back later on that day. :) I met the 3 other sisters that share our room. They're super nice and fun but it is hard getting use to sharing our room with 3 more girls haha thankfully I'm leaving! My favorite is Sis. Mawby. She has a boyfriend back home so it was so nice to finally be able to talk to someone who understands me when it comes to that!
Oh my gosh so we had this investigator, Kenzie Rose, and we've been teaching her all week. Our 2 lesson was so powerful. We asked her if she had prayed (we had invited her to do so in our second lesson) and she said no but she thought a lot about it to the point that she couldn’t sleep at night. Then we taught her about the restoration and how Joseph Smith did see God and Christ (she doesn't know if there is a God or not). Then shared the Book of Mormon and introduced her to that. Then sis Rose shared a personal experience when she first read the Book of Mormon and how the missionaries said she could open it to any page and God will answer you and tell you the truth. So Sis. Rose opens it to a random page to Alma 34:8 which says "And now, behold, I will testify unto you of myself that these things are true." That totally answered her about the truth of this book and how it will answer any questions you have. Sis Rose and I were in shock at how perfect that random scripture was. The Holy Ghost definitely helped guide us during that lesson. We even got her to commit to reading the Book of Mormon. Then on Saturday we had our 3 lesson with her and got her to commit to baptism!! It was so amazing. I can't wait to experience real conversion in Canada! The spirit is definitely the teacher, not us.
You guys better be awake when I call! I'm going to call the home phone. Every time I call I lose out on minutes from the calling card I bought at the bookstore so answer the first time I call!!! :) haha I seriously can't wait to talk to you guys! I've loved getting all of your dear elders. I will try and email you guys separately to answer if i have time! I love you all so much!!! I pray for you all every night :)
Love,
Sister O'Dell
Sister O'Dell and her companion, Sister Rose. They love each other so much!
The other girls in Sister Kinsey O'Dell's zone.
Sister Kinsey O'Dell outside the Provo temple!
Posing with the elders in their zone!
Sister O'Dell and her zone at the Provo temple.
