First Day

Hello!!Just want to let you know I love you all so much, and miss you like crazy! The drop off was so quick, but mom! you kept your promise I was trying to make you keep by not crying! ;) haha love you so much :) So the computers are down and that's why I haven't been able to tell you how things are until now!  (and it's my P-day)

The MTC is just grand I am in the West campus which everyone says is much nicer than the main (and it's true) plus we get to be outside a lot more than stuck in what some people say is the jail haha--- doubt it, God doesn't dwell in unholy places. My companion is Sister Harris she is great I think we will get a long just fine really we connected and are in tune with the spirit and our duty here! The days here are so long, and jam packed with things, but at the same time fly by like no one's business!! Which I love, because I love being busy!

I have learned so much and am wanting to teach the people of Chicago more everyday I am out here! Everyone was really nice to use the first day... haha probably because of the wonderful orange dots they put on our name tags! ha it was great. They say just wait until Sunday and you will be good, so I am just pushing to the big Sunday to feel a little bit more under control. I love it here though!

We taught our first investigator yesterday. I'll be honest it's going to take some getting used to, to be able to teach in the MTC to these "investigators" haha but it is good practice, and the work is still the same. I have come to a realization that God really wants the best for anyone and not matter what you are doing in life and where you are; if you come the Lord with a willing heart He will tell you what you are wanting to know in order to succeed. When we went in to teach Nate we planned something along the lines of repentance and coming to the the true happiness by repenting, BUT what ended up happening what that the whole thing went completely out of plan and we taught him prayer! We taught him what it means to pray and how to pray. It was a little iffy at first but we got him to pray! he said he felt something as he did and invited us to come back the next day... which is today! So Sister Harris and I are going to prepare another lesson to bring him closer to Christ and find the Happiness that he deserves to find. Instances like this are what makes me know that I can do this and how fun it is, and SO worth it. God Lives, He loves you and cares about you in every way possible. 

I am here, I made it and I am ready to get to work!! 

Love, Sister Tincher