Briana finally got to leave the MTC yesterday as they flew her out from Salt Lake City, Utah to LA California. While on an 8 hour lay over at the airport in LA, she got to call me!!
We chatted for about 20 minutes as she told me her adventures in the MTC and how glad she was to leave her 9 week stint there. She said the food was horrible and the studying way intense. She relayed her testimony in Bulgarian to me although she said she was not comfortable with the language which made her really nervous.
Her #1 spiritual lesson thus far: to have faith in God and Jesus Christ. She said 'How else could I leave my life for 18 months and live in a foreign country? I have to have faith.' She learned to lean not on herself, but God as well as her companion, teachers and friends.
Her #1 social lesson: communication. It really is essential to communicate, effectively and properly! Briana mentioned that her and her companion have to be on the same page at all times if they are to share the message of Christ to others. When they got in arguments, she had to work through it instead of ignoring it.
Funny story, she mentioned they were playing cards in the airport before they were to leave for Germany where they would have another 8 hour layover until they finally left for Sofia Bulgaria. She said one of the sister missionaries poo poo-ed her playing with cards. I asked her if they were playing cards or what. She gafawed (If you know Briana, I am sure you know this sound!) and said they were Book of Mormon Go Fish cards.............. not poker.
She had to leave but it was so nice chatting with her!
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