HHHHAAAALLLLLOOO Week 4~~

Halloo famile!!! 

 Well another week here at the MTC come and went so fast! Its seriously so crazy how fast its going! nothing really special happened this week.. I sent more pictures so that's why this email will be short.. I don't have too much time! But seriously I am loving it here! I finally just decided this week I need to quit being so selfish and realize this isn't about me. After I feel like I have been teaching and feeling the spirit so much stronger. On Monday we were teaching R..J we didn't know we had to teach so we got there in the morning and they told us Sister Megli and Sister Aldred your up for teaching...We both just sat there.. I made this hideous noise.. Like oh no oh no!! So after I had this little freak out session we knew we had to go teach.. We said a prayer and asked if Heavenly Father could help us teach. The time before we had taught about Plan of Salvation so we decided we would talk about that. So we got in just kind of chatted and then I was like well can we say a prayer? and we were like um okay yeah.. So we prayed. And started our lesson. It was probably the best lesson we have had thus far. I was whipping out scriptures out of nowhere. The spirit was so strong. We ended our lesson it was only like 15 min. but it was one of the most spiritual 15 min of my mission thus far. After the investigator. our teacher, He gave us some feed back. he told us we were the missionaries who have made the most progress. he told us we actually feel like missionaries!! It was so exciting!! We realized that pretty soon this isn't going to be pretend. We will actually being teaching real investigators! We are going to be changing peoples life! ITs the best feeling in the world! 

 

  I love all the packages as you can tell I have gotten so much stuff!! The elders love it but so do I! Amy and Cliff that summer sausage and cookies were the hit of the week!! Everyone loved them thank you!! It was so good to hear from everyone this week!! I feel so loved every day! I can feel all of your prayers! I hope you know I pray for you each and every day! I know we are being blessed for this! I wouldn't. change it for the world! 

Enjoying the summer sausage and cheese from Amy and Cliff

 

  So on Sunday we had to teach the lesson on the Book of Mormon, it was so good!!! I loved teaching about it! I love the book of Mormon, I don't know why people wouldn't want to read it all the time! I have really come to understand it and It helps that I keep a study journal next to me that I write down how I'm feeling and what that scripture meant to me. I challenge all of you to read the book of Mormon and if you don't have a testimony of the truthfulness of it. Take Moroni's challenge and ask with a sincere heart and the truth will be made know to you! 

 

I cant believe I only have less then 2 weeks left here.. Time is flying!! I am so happy here! I love being a missionary!! Its the best feeling in the world! I have never felt so close to my Heavenly Father and Savior in my life. When we can truly understand the Atonement and use it our lives we will be so much happier!! 

 

Oh random thought everyone says I am the mother of the district because I have something for everyone! It doesn't matter what I have something that if someone is sick or needs to be cheered up or is hungry...You name it I got it! haha so thank you everyone!! I am the most popular sister in the zone! 

SPOILED ROTTEN.  She loves her dinosaur--her name is Liza



Trying to act like she doesn't love this flower clip from Lisa

 I wish I had time to write more but I sent pictures this week, I promise next week will be much better! I love you all so much! I know this gospel is soo true!! I love the blessings that come from this church. I love being a member of this church! I love being a missionary! I know this church is true. I know Joseph Smith is a prophet called from God. He translated the Book of Mormon. i know that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. He died for the Sins of the World. He lives and He loves us. Never forget that he knows whatever we are going through in this life. He has taken it upon Himself so we don't have to bare the Burdens. I am so grateful that I have this knowledge of the Gospel so I can go and bring the truth to the world. I love you all so much! I cant wait to hear back form you! You are all so wonderful! Never forget how much you are loved! Keep on Keeping on! 

I love you so much!! 

 

Love sister Megli 

oh p.s.. The Netherlands/Belgium mission is where its at.. Oh man they have some really good looking Elders.. Not that that's what we are looking at but its hard to not notice.. haha I mean Ben is already there.. and there is this other Elder we don't know his name but we call him Elder Kent. Because he has these glasses when he wears them he looks like Superman. So yea that's what entertains us here! And that's my random thought for the day! I love you all! 

The German Sister's with cute Sister Malone that is serving in Oregon

The Elder's all wearing PURPLE ties

Showing off their purple ties

Not to be outdone by the Elder's ties, the Sister's all wore polka dots

The serious side of Elders

Fun in a rain storm!

Week 3!!!

HALLOO FAMILIE!!!! 

   

  Well this has been a crazy week! very exciting! I have defiantly learned so much already. We are always so busy that its hard to find time to write in my journal, so most of this is just what i can remember happening haha. I feel so blessed that I have the amazing family and friends that I have. I LOVE hearing from everyone! I read every letter and note that is sent to me! I don't always have time to write everyone back but I will try so hard! The easiest way is if you sent me your address because I can write you on my own time. Man so much so much has happened I don't know where to start. 

 

       So P-days we always get to write home and then we get to go up to the temple. It is always my favorite part of the day! We go as a district so its super fun! Our teacher Bruder Liddle has been giving us family names so it has been ever more meaningful.

 

I always get my themed package from Lisa. You wouldn't believe how excited our whole district gets just to see it. the whole week we guess what it would be! We love it! Mama I LOVE  the package you and Kristen sent me! The bubbles were a huge hit. Me and Sister Ferris walk around in our free time and everyone always talks to us. We think were so cool. haha But it really is wonderful, I love getting packages! Also Katie Vargo sent me a package she is so sweet! Everyone is jealous they didn't have as cool of a dentist as I did. I have always been blessed by the people I have been able to be around. 

 

This week I have been struggling with the language even more so then usual. My teachers are so nice, they offer to help me during additional study time so that has been helpful. I really love my teachers so much! Sister Drury and Bruder Liddle. They are amazing! Every lesson we have there is always a spirit there that I have never felt anywhere else in my life. We have learned how important teaching by the spirit really is. We have seen it in all of our lessons. Our investigators are really starting to get what we are trying to teach even though I cant even understand half of what's being said... Oh well like Elder Fowler said.. He is the new district leader.. " The spirit doesn't speak German, The spirit speaks to the heart" I loved that so much. I realized that I need to stop feeling sorry for myself that I cant speak German and realize I need to speak through the spirit. It was defiantly an eye opener. 

 

   On Sunday... oh my heck!! So Sundays are way different. We wake up go sit in the classroom and normally we watch Mormon messages and then go to breakfast. Then the Sisters get to go to Music and the Spoken word. That's always a nice break. After we have relief society. They always have a speaker come and we have a great lesson. After we go back to the classroom and a companionship in each district has to teach a lesson. Guess who has to teach next Sunday... yep Me. So I'll let you know how that goes. So then we have lunch and then about and hour before we have sacrament meeting. That time we normally get interviewed by the Branch Presidency. So we went to sacrament meeting and every week they call up 2 missionaries, one elder and one sister. No one knows who it will be so you just have to have a talk ready.. in German!!! So this week was on repentance. I kind of prepared a talk but I didn't think our district would be picked because the last Sunday they called us up for both talks and prayers. So i just sat there. They were passing the sacrament and I remember I just said a prayer asking Heavenly Father to help me speak German and to say something that could help someone there. I asked if the Holy Ghost could guide me. I don't know why i said that prayer. So I started to get really nervous. President got up and said we will now be pleased to hear from Elder Beaznar and Sister Megli. I just about peed my pants. I seriously started crying. I didn't feel prepared at all. But I had to get up there. Luckily I had The Living Christ and I shared part of that. but I was able to speak for the 5 min, My Deutsch was horrible but that's okay. I felt the spirit and I'm glad I wont have to do it again! After we have dinner and temple walk, a devotional and then watch a church movie. Just a relaxing day. 

 

  Oh some funny things the Elders LOVE to tease me.. I think there is just something about me that everyone loves to pick on me... but that's okay I love it. haha So they decided to tell us what kind of tie we would be. I got the tie that never comes in the mail... Because I am obsessed with getting the mail!! I love hearing from everyone! and then they took it ever further and said I'm the disappointing tie that comes in the mail from your mom.... Haha they are so mean!! Good thing we love them!! And they gave us a song too.... Mine was going off the rails on the Megli train... Because they think I am crazy. But I am, so that okay. I will never change who I am. 

 

  Awkward moment of the week Elder Lyon was talking to me and we were saying what rules we broke the night we got set apart. I told them I hugged a friend and all of the stake presidency and bishopric. So they keep telling us here not to flirt so they told us to look at the Elders like our bishop we wouldn't flirt with the bishop but yet we love him,. So Elder Lyon says.. Oh so I am like your bishop here,, you hugged him after so you can hug me.. Um NINE!!!! It was so awkward haha! 

 

  We have had some really good devotionals this week Jenny oaks Baker came and played and spoke to us. It was so good! Its amazing what spirit that music can bring in! I loved it! and we got to hear from the General Young Women's President. her name slips my mind but it was really good as well! 

 

My time is short but I want everyone to know how much I love and Miss all of you! I really am so blessed to have such amazing people in my life! I thank God every day for each and every single one of you! I know this church is true. I know this Gospel is the way back to God, If we do what is right and follow his commandments. I know Jesus Christ is center to Gods plan. He died for the sins of the world. Anything bad you are feeling know that Christ has taken it upon him. He wants us to be happy and I know we can have true and everlasting Joy in this life and the eternities because of the Gospel and Through the Atonement. The atonement is real. Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father live and love us! They want to help all we have to do it ask! Always remember to say your prayers and read your scriptures, You will see the blessing from doing this every day. I promise you will be happier! Never forget who you are!  The Gospel of Jesus Christ is so True!! I love you all so much! I hope you have a wonderful week! 

 

  Auf Wiedersehen!! 

  Much Love Sister Megli 

Sister Farris and Sister Megli

 

Week 2

Hallo Famile!!

    I miss you all so much! I hope you have had a wonderful week! I am sorry I don't have time to write back each of you , but thank you for all your love and support. You are all so wonderful! Everything you have said has helped me in some way or other. I would love to write you, its easier for me to write a letter so send me a letter so i have your address!  :)

 

Anyways this week has been so much better! I was doing so good up until a few days ago... I lost it, I was so overwhelmed and i started yelling at the Elders. Haha looking back i realize it was funny but at the time it was awful. First off i was mad because one of the Elders is so arrogant that he missed the opportunity to have a wonderful discussion with an investigator but he was too busy talking about himself that he wouldn't even give his companion or the investigator the time to say anything, she was asking so many questions about the church and he just ignored her. I was so mad, It was a golden opportunity and he missed it. So I was slightly annoyed but then i realized I couldn't do anything about it so i just let it go. So we went back to the classroom for language study. I was trying to memorize our purpose and the baptism questions, but there was all kind of laughing in the halls. I went out and all the other elders had picked teams and were shooting each other and wearing gloves and goggles and riding on brooms like in Harry Potter, I was already annoyed with what happened before that I marched over to them and said " There is a time to have fun, that was two weeks ago. Now is your time to start acting like a missionary. This is the Lord's time and your'e wasting it." I said a lot more I was so mad! They all just looked at me and I was like What have i done? I walked away and they stared laughing at me. I got into the room and burst into tears. This just wasn't my day. Elder Fowler told me to write everything down i was feeling and give to him and he would try and help me. He also told me if i wanted a blessing he would give me one, and he knows exactly what I need at the moment. He will be an excellent missionary! But after I felt horrible because it wasn't my place to say anything so I felt bad, But i asked for forgiveness and now that;s in the past. There is nothing i can do about it now. I know I shouldn't have even let it bother me but that is a problem I have is letting the little things bother me, AND its something i have been working on this whole time and will have to work on for the rest of my life. I am grateful to be humbled by this experience. I'm sure, well i know i have so much more to learn and try and be better at. 

 

  SO I had that horrible experience and the next day I told myself i was going to have a wonderful day. I was being positive. We went to class and I didn't get anything that was being said or taught. I felt so lost and behind, i didn't know what to do. After class we had a break and i was just sitting in my chair trying to figure our what was being taught. I felt so overwhelmed i started to cry. Sister drury came over and asked If I was okay. i cried even harder. I didn't know what to do, I told her i was struggling and felt like i wasn't doing anything right. She explained that that's how she was her first 4 weeks in the mtc, and she told me her story. I could relate so much I am so grateful she is my teacher. She offered to come in during additional study time and she would help me with whatever i needed. So starting Monday I have an extra class with her that if just one on one and she will help me. After that good cry/talk i had to go teach my lesson. I felt horrible about it. i didn't want to go I said a prayer and asked to be comforted. We went into the lesson. Sister Aldred took over and shared her story. I didn't understand what was being said, Then r.j, asked me if i could explain the Book of Mormon. I don't remember what i said but i knew i bore my testimony of the book of Mormon I knew i was teaching with the spirit, I started to cry. They were tears of joy! It was the first time i think i have been blessed with the gift of tongues. I just needed to be humbled to have Heavenly Father help me, I also think i thought i was just going to be given it. but you have to work for it. I know Heavenly Father loves me and each of you! He is always there to help us in times of need. He wants us to be happy and he wants us to find joy in this life. i am finding so much joy in serving the Lord. I cant wait to go out and serve the people in Frankfurt Germany. I already love them so much and want them to have the gospel. 

   I have gotten so many packages from everyone! you are all so wonderful! Everyone is jealous! But don't worry I share with everyone! I think the mail might be delayed here going and coming, Kristen I have sent you 3 letters so I think you should be getting them, Maybe that lady has them that your mail was going to before. I dont know. Thank you for sending me all stuff. It is always perfect timing and much needed! 

 

   Oh and in that picture from left to right is: Elder Robinett, Elder Kress, Elder Silver Elder Lyon, Elder Butler, Elder Thurgood, and Elder Fowler. The sisters are me, Sister Aldred, Sister Ferris, and  Sister Pitts. WE have the best distict ever!! I love them so much!! Sorry there's not much pictures I don't have a lot of time. I'll send more next week. 

  I love you all so much!! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers and letters! I feel the love everyday from you! 

Ich weiss dass das buch mormon vahr ist. Ich weiss dass Evangelium vahr ist. Ich weiss dass durch gebeten und Schriften studiern wir konnen findet frude und wir konnen eine antwrot erkerren haben. Ich weiss dass familie sind immer. Ich weiss Gott und Jesu Chirisi liebt uns! I wiess dass durch das evengelium, wir konned Glucklich! Ich Liebe Das Evangelium! Ich Liebe meine famille! 

I hope you have a wonderful week! I can't wait to hear from you again! I love you so much!! remember this church is true! Heavenly father loves us and wants us to be happy! Don't forget to pray and read your scriptures! You will see blessing from it! I love you all! 

          Liebe Sister Megli 

First Week Baby!!

Hallo Familie!! 

I miss you guys all so much! Holy cow this has been a very challenging week. Its still weird to think i am a missionary. It feels like its been forever since I have seen you! But really its only been a week. ( I apologize in advance if the sentences don't make sense. I am used to writing in German and they switch all the places.) But that wed after you dropped me off and that sweet sister came and hugged me I didn't feel scared. I was so excited but terrified. She took me into the first room where they gave me my name tag. That was it, I finally felt like a missionary. After we went and made sure we were actually in the right place, We went and got my books.. 15 lbs of German books! I don't know how on earth i am going to fit all my suitcase. I guess ill be sending something home, i just don't know what. But then it was off to class, they don't mess around here, there's no time too. They only speak German, not just the first day, so half the time i have no idea what anyone is saying. I am so overwhelmed, its so frustrating not being able to communicate what your trying to say. But anyways my mind is so scattered, My companion is Sister Aldred, She is nice she is from St George Utah. I still need to figure out how to get along with her, its harder some days, but we are both so different. The other two sisters in our room are sister Ferris and Sister Pitts. They are both so sweet, I would love to be companions with Sister Ferris one day we get along so well! We have the biggest district in our zone, There are 12 of us right now. We have Elder Silver he is the district leader, and his companion Elder Kress, Elder Lyon and Elder Fowler, Elder Butler and Elder Robinett. And then another Elder who has an overlap his name is Elder Thurgood. We have an amazing district! i love it! And also our zone is made up of about like 50 elders and sisters going to either Berlin or Frankfurt. 

The first day we got there we had to go to this meeting where we met the mtc president. OH man when all the missionaries sang army of Heleman, the spirit was so strong! That's something that is so indescribable the feeling of being surrounded by missionaries all the time! Its always so amazing! 

Thursday was so crazy!! We had to teach our first lesson auf Deutsch. It was horrible, We pretty much just used every German word we knew and hoped he didn't ask us anything but of course that's not how it works, He would ask us these questions and we could kind of get the basics of what he was saying but not really all i could say was Ich weiss Die Kirche varh ist. ( I know the church is true) finally we managed just to say well we have to go and ended with prayer. As soon as we stepped out of the room I lost it, I broke down in tears and doubted everything I knew and questioned why i chose to come on a mission. To think I had a choice, and I chose this? What was i thinking! I was so embarrassed that I was already crying and it was the only second day. I went back to class and all the Elders were really nice about it, They all offered me words of encouragement, One of the teachers told me this was normal and to think i just did that, when as of the day before i couldn't have. I know my Deutsch is horrible! but if I rely on the Savior He will make all things possible. It was really nice after that we had to go to lunch and I was so upset and Elder Kress asked me how to say my name and got down and prayed, He prayed for me to comforted, It was the kindest thing ever, I love the Elders!! We are all such good friends already. I know shocker I like being around the Elders more then the girls. haha but alles gut! And also we are never on time. It will be a miracle when we are, our teachers finally just come late because we are never there! We had another 3 hour block of class, dinner nothing that great. But everyday one of the sisters compliments me of how beautiful i look! It always makes my day! I guess spending all that money really is paying off! :) I have written home a few letters I hope you are getting them, I haven't heard anything from you guys! Which I would love to hear from everyone! Dear Elder is amazing, Because when your having such a bad day and you get a letter from someone it just helps reassure that your in the right place and everything is good. 

One of the most amazing things happened. I have never felt the spirit so strong. We were sitting in class and Brother Little told us to get out our scriptures, We starting reading 1 nephi 1, a scripture that we have all read hundreds of time, Nothing had ever stuck out to me, He had us write down a question that we wanted God to answer. I asked for something that can help me find comfort and not feel so homesick. We started to read, We got about 3 verses in and Elder Kress says stop and asked if we could pray. So we prayed, and this is all in German keep that in mind, the spirit that that prayer brought in was amazing, We kept reading and Elder Lyon had bore his testimony about a certain verse. Then it was my turn i read 1 nephi 1;20 " The tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen because of their Faith" It hit me that I am here because I have been called of God. I shared my testimony about my mission and I started to cry, I felt the spirit so strong! IT was one of the best feelings in the world! Elder Kress bless his heart is such a sweetheart, he came up to me after and gave me a quote " With great comfort there is little growth.. with little comfort there is great growth" it was perfect for what i needed to hear. He is a great Elder and will be an amazing Missionary! He knows how to put his needs before his. 

Sorry Lisa and Susie, I only saw Ben from a distance like twice, never close enough to talk to him. haha he looks very happy! I know he will be a great missionary! He has the spirit with him and you can see it! 

I am starting to get so homesick! But all the Elders can always tell and try and take my mind off things. of course I am the big tease around here, They said its because I always react to everything, You would think I would learn, I guess not. Sunday was really good, It was nice break from everything we went to mission conference and we had some really great speakers, We had more study time but that doesn't go too well with 12 teenagers in a room at once. I was thinking on Sunday before sacrament meeting that I wish my dad was here to give me a blessing. I really wanted one. So after sacrament meeting which was so good! All of us bore testimony of serving missions. WE got to go to the temple and walk around i wish i could upload pictures but i need a cord, so someone should send me one haha but we got back and the training sisters interviewed me asking me how i was doing, She told me I could ask for a priesthood blessing from the Elders, I really need to I haven't had much time too but hopefully this week sometime. Also fast Sunday seemed like FOREVER!!  I have fasted before but not like this, IT was like 24 hours, which i know it should be anyways, but when your going and going you get hungry so that was hard haha After dinner we went to a devotional it was really good it was about how Mission Calls are from God. After we went and Watched the Joseph Smith movie, Watching it from the perspective of a missionary was amazing! I know Joseph Smith is a prophet of God and that he restored this gospel in the fullness. 

its so crazy here! I love it but am so overwhelmed every day! I feel like i want everything to be perfect and its not and I cant control it. I have been very humbled with this whole experience, Its weird, i keep thinking this to be like girls camp and im coming home next week,, but I'm not. 18 months seems like so far away! I got my release date already its like January 26th but that doesn't matter. One thing that i know I need to work on that will help me with teaching my lessons and feeling the spirit is to get along with my companion. Its been a real struggle. She doesn't seem to think anything is wrong so when i call her out she doesn't like to listen. She tries to tell me how to use my personal time and I don't like to be told what to do, so there is this contention between us which is causing us not to be able to teach by the spirit in our lessons with Stefan. That has been one of my struggles is to be loving and accepting of everyone! I know the Lord is blessing me and my family! I love this Gospel so much! I am so grateful to be able to serve a mission! I cant wait to bring the Joy and Happiness this gospel brings me to the people in Frankfurt Germany! I love You guys so much! Please write me more! I need so much help and I am so comforted by Letters and Dear Elders! I can't wait to hear from everyone! Ich liebe dich!! 

I'm sorry this letter is so scattered! I have so much on my mind! But I love you all so much!! 

Love Sister Megli