Hello All!

Hello all!

I have officially been a missionary for over a week now! It is crazy and exciting! I LOVE the MTC! Shocker, right? I am learning so much and I love EVERYONE! Honestly.

My first few nights were terrible but through faith in Heavenly Father and in the power of the priesthood, they no longer leave me questioning my purpose here. I have been so blessed!

Sister O'Very and I have grown so much as a companionship and as sisters. I love her! Even though she goes to BYU... I forgive her though because we make such an awesome companionship. On the first day our teacher told us that our companions and districts were decided by Heavenly Father through direct revelation and immediately my love for this random sister missionary sitting next to me grew tenfold. She is so amazing and I am so thankful for her support of me.

It feels like I have been at the MTC for an eternity! There is no way I could possibly have learned so much in just one week! Only by the power of God and His Spirit is that possible.

We have taught a lot and at first we were so nervous about it but it has been awesome! Even though we are just role playing, every time we testify of the Atonement or the Restoration I feel the Spirit! Because it is true! The Spirit loves to testify of that! And every time it happens, my testimony grows because if it wasn't true, we wouldn't feel the Spirit EVERY TIME! I love it!

Heavenly Father wants us to succeed as missionaries which is why we get to have these awesome experiences all the time!

I cannot believe that I am already almost going to leave, but the days are filled with so much that in some ways Monday is a long ways off. I look forward to that day with nervous excitement!

As far as being called "Sister Rasmuson" goes, I love it! I thought that it would be totally weird but its not. All the people that I love I call "sister" or "elder" and so I feel like being called "Sister Rasmuson" is a term of love and respect. Crazy!

I love the gospel and most importantly, I love my Heavenly Father and that He has blessed me so much; I want to share this message with everyone I meet because I want everyone to feel as great as I do!

Thank you for your support and prayers!

Love,

Sister Rasmuson