Good news! I fly out to South Carolina on Monday, I leave the MTC at four in the morning so I have from when we get to the airport till when we board to make a phone call.....I'm calling home in case you were wondering. It will probably be somewhere just after six in the morning.
Its going very well here, I'm having a great time, I'm learning a lot, it amazes me how much there is to know about the gospel. Right now we're working on the second lesson which is the Plan of Salvation... I love it! I'm so sad that I'm leaving so soon, just when I get used to being here. I've met and made friends with so many amazing people and it breaks my heart to think that I'm going to have to leave them here in a few days. I have become very close to the other Sisters in my district, we're like sisters, we even have a very bad habit of staying up way past lights out just talking in each others rooms, I know naughty! It's amazing how close you can grow to a person you've only known for two weeks, I guess when you spend all day every day with them it makes up for all the lost time you spend with all your other friends you've known for years. Thats what it feels like, it feels like we've been best friends for years, we all know each others deepest darkest secrets:) Thank you for your letters I wish I could get more, they make such a difference in my day, I always love to hear what happening at home! It's nice to hear that you're taking turns making dinner, I wish I could cook here, it is nice not to have to cook but the food here is going to kill me or someone else! They feed us every four hours and then send us back to class to sit down so we all get bloated and have really bad gas every day! My goodness! Because of this I have learned to cut my meal portions in half, in doing so and in combination with gym I've lost a few pounds! I feel great! I've gotten used to waking up at 6:30 it's really not as hard as I though it would be, but it does get a little frustrating because I normally wake up to the sound of hair dryers instead of my alarm. My companion wakes up every morning at 5:30 to get ready, so by the time she starts on her hair it's time to get up. I then walk to the bathroom where there are about 35 other sisters drying their hair as well!!!!
I love you all so much and can't wait to hear your voices on Monday, I'm soooo exicited! Make sure and have everyone up so I can say Hi! I don't know how everyone has been coping while I'm gone, but just know that I'm praying for you every night. I know that this is the true Church of Jesus christ, I know he loves us all no matter what. I know that going on a mission is what Heavenly Father wanted for me even though he knew it would be the hardest decision I would ever have to make. I love this Gospel and I love learning more about it every day. I know that because of our Saviors atonement we have the opportunity to repent of our sins and live together as a family for eternity in His presence. I love you all and I want to start hearing from all of you more often.
Love, Sister Amanda M. Richards
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Amanda's letters inspire me. Thanks for posting.
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