MTC Sept 12th

This week has been kinda crazy. My Hungarian companions left me Monday afternoon, but I'm so excited for them. They are both going to be so amazing! So that has left me companionless and roommateless. ha.

So the last couple of nights I've had a sleepover with some of the Finnish sisters!!!  We have the same schedules and their classrooms are on the same floor and hallway as mine so for the next week at least I will be their companion from time to time.

In my branch we have 25 new missionaries coming in today!! WHOA! ha. So 4 new sisters are moving into my room today and will be my companions when I'm not with the elders or the Estonians and Finnish. Kinda crazy, but I love it! (At least I didn't have to change rooms and move all my stuff) It's gunna be great! I love it here. I went to the temple with the English sisters in my branch this morning and it was definitely different, but I still loved it... and the temple breakfast is always the BEST!! It's been fun to be the one kinda in charge. 

One of these new sisters especially has been having a really hard time being here and so I hope I can continue to help all of them to feel loved and remember their purpose as missionaries. (as coordinating sister) It's already been such a blessing to love them all and get to know them so much more.

I can't believe how fast the time has gone here. Next Wednesday I will start Concecration week! So I'll be writing to you in English but only speaking Albanian for a whole week! It's gunna be hard, but so rewarding I know it. My district has been speaking alot of Albanian since we got here, This week we have alot of SYLing to really get ready for concecration week and so Monday we spoke Albanian all day... It was definitly our best SYL day. We all really spoke the language all day and it was amazing to me how much more I was able to remember and how much better I was able to speak. Also how exhausted I was from thinking so much... All day long but It will be great! All of my elders in my district are literally the greatest!! I love them all so much. Okay they're the best.. that's all.

Only 3 more weeks in the MTC, which after being here for so long really is sad. I've grown to really love it here! The spirit is always so strong. I also know that I am supposed to be here for 12 weeks for a reason I have already been so blessed by people I am continuing to meet and am recieving inspiration from speakers through the spirit I never would have heard If I had already left. Yesterday in Tuesday night devotional I realized I guess my ultimate purpose as a missionary. A couple of weeks ago I wrote in my journal this "I hope everyone that meets me will take even just one step closer to Christ because of my love for Him, and of God's love and plan for us." Then Yesterday I realized even more or once again I guess and wrote this "On my mission (or my whole life) my successes will be when my spirit is able to communicate with others spirits. When my love of this gospel and love for the people I teach is felt in their hearts. No matter what is heard or said. Those are the moments to write down. To never forget! and moments that no one can take away from me... moments I will never forget... and someday in Heaven when I meet all these people again. I will feel that moment all over again. That is why I am here. That is my purpose. That's what I'm going to do. THis is who I'm going to be!" I also wrote after our devotional review with all my elders and the branch pres and his wife... which I cried in front of all my elders.. for like the first time. kinda embarrasing. but whatever... MY GOAL: Don't let anything get in the way fo my spirit being felt to/in EVERYONE i meet!  This is my errand. To share my love, my spirit with those needing to know of their Father in Heaven's love for them. That I know. adn that I feel everyday. To share taht knowledge adn LOVE with everyone!

It's the best thing ever being a missionary. I love it more and more everyday. 

I love you all so much! Thanks for all you love and support. Hope you all have an amazing week!  

with love,

Motra Hoover.

p.s. "our obedience doesn't inform God... It transforms us!"