Hey Everyone!!

     This is the second P-day I've had this week!! I've been doing Visitor's Center Training for the past three days. It's been crazy! My MTC experience is a little different than most haha. VC Training is a lot different than the Preach My Gospel training I've been doing for the past three weeks! Yesterday I had to do Referral Center. Do you know what that means? Well, I'll tell you! I've been going on laptops and talking to people on Mormon.org chat!!! Yeah, I'm one of the missionaries you can get a hold of. Cool, huh? And we also will be taking phone calls soon. Scary! That's what's weird. I've been teaching people with my companion online and stuff even before I do it in person! It has been some getting used to, but I've been learning to love it. I also went to Temple Square with the other Visitor's Center sisters on Wednesday! It was so much fun! We took a tour and other stuff. In my VC Training, there are about 31 sisters. From ALL AROUND THE WORLD. I've become friends with sisters from Denmark, Sweden, France, Tonga, Fiji, China, Argentina, and The Philipines and more. And they are going anywhere from Temple Square, Washington DC, and San Diego Mormon Batallion. It's incredible. Theses girls are so humble and have such amazing testimonies. They've been strengthening me as well. I've become really good friends with the Batallion sisters, Sister Larson and McGee. I'll try to send a picture. Tomorrow we all have the opportunity to do splits with the sisters at Temple Square!! Isn't that awesome?!?! I'm gonna be doing tours from around 4-8pm. I'm hoping they'll have the Christmas lights up by then. I'm praying. Either way, it's gonna be amazing.

      Thank you so much for the package!! You know, I love pumpkin bread and hot chocolate. I was wondering if you've seen the watch I ordered before I left? Did you mail it with my bedding and stuff? Talking about bedding... I'm gonna be able to use it on Monday!!!!! They'll called me out of class last night to meet with one of the district presidents and he handed me my travel itinerary and he thanked me for being patient and that he was excited for me to head out! I'm going to be in Independence Missouri by 1:30pm on Monday. I leave the MTC at4:30am. My flight leaves at 9:30am or something. I AM SO EXCITED!! I treated myself last night with some BYU Creamery egg nog that was in the vending machine in my residence. Tis the season ya'll! I'm trying to make it last. I've already been singing Christmas songs. I have no shame. I'm so glad I'm gonna be in my mission field by Thanksgiving. I'm blessed. Things are finally starting to move forward. I know four weeks in the MTC wasn't my plan, but I'm not bitter at all. I know I was suppose to stay here a little longer. Things don't have happen by coincidence when you're on a mission. Heavenly Father has a plan for me. But, I'm definitely glad that he thought it was time to go to Missouri now haha. I know this is the Gospel Jesus Christ preached when he was on this earth, and he saved us from our sins and mistakes. I'm so grateful! I love sharing the message of the Restoration and the Atonement with people because the Spirit is always so strong. This week I received some personal revelation that I really needed to hear. I have a strong testimony of God's love for his children and as long as we try our best to be obedient to his commandments, he will pour blessings upon us.I know that is true. 

      Hope everything is going well in Henderson! Tell me what's been going on. I love ya'll so much! Do your best to be member missionaries and tell others how much the Gospel has blessed your lives. This week, I invite you to pray throughout each day, and when your about to go to bed, say an audible prayer to your Heavenly Father, open your heart and tell him everything. I know he wants to hear from you! He loves us perfectly. The next time anyone writes me, send the letters to my Missouri address. Tell Shaun and Devin I love them, and I think about them always! Have a great week! Keep your steadfastness in Christ! 

Love,

Sister Penman