Week #3 of Sister Irons' Adventure in the Provo MTC!

All,

   It's another week at the MTC and everything seems to be mushing together like days just kinda slide into the next haha. Still learning a lot. While I'm still working hard on the language I'm learning that I need to focus on gospel teachings as well. It makes tings easier to mix together when I've got a Portuguese PMG, BOM, and Bible to read along with your English one :) As always the language is beautiful! Learned how to say "I want" something. Which, let's face it, is great. I want to go to the bathroom is probably one of the top three most important phrases to know in another language. Say it with enough ergency and I'm sure someone will get that I'm gunna go, and go right then! Haha. Sang in sacrament meeting this past Sunday with the girls from my district. Did a great job on Come Thou Fount. Plus we only decided to learn it and practice it 12 hrs before haha. All went well.

Eduardo, one of our investigators, is really taking the gospel. Takes in what we have to say and is eger to learn more every time. Want to ask him a lot of questions and get to know him a little bit more but ya know the language block is problematic. I completely testify that the spirit makes up for what we may lack in language communication though. He knows what we want to say and have the investigator feel the way the spirit makes people feel :)

Landon, our other investigator... For this guy I really wish I was fluent. He's done a lot and just needs to understand that nothing cannot be forgiven. Always trying to find something that I could say tohelp him see that. He's had a total 180 turn around in the past year and has the ability to be so much. They weren't kidding when forgiving yourself was really hard. I know that I just wish I could help him. It's hard to relay that message when you aren't fluent in their native lang... AH! But love them both and like I said the spirit can do much more than we can so we both try to go in and teach by the spirit and not just with the spirit.

Keep writing because I love y'all and love hearing what's up.

Love you,

Sister Irons

Week #2 at Provo!

Kim and Co.,

hello there! So the shift key isn't always wanting to work so this while thing may be kinda mushed together :) (oddly enough it'll let me make smiley faces ).... So Miss Kim, you're going to be a fantastic YW leader. I mean for real Irma. i'm sure all will be great, you've got a sweet, strong spirit that those girls probably need a little of. 

life in the mtc is definitely not slowing down! Haha. we got our first investigator to commit to baptism, boo-yeah, that spirit works great. now my companion, sister stone, and i are working with two new investigators. one of them, Landon, i can see has the most amazing spirit but he's been through some rough patches in his life. he's changed a lot of things but he needs to feel loved. i have a pretty strong feeling that after we first taught him it was for a reason. the same things that Landon needs to hear are those same ones that i need to hear and accept, long story but the lord works in ways that we don't expect. our other investigator's name is Eduardo and we haven't met him yet but i'm excited and a little nervous. he used to be atheist and within the past year has come to believe in god and wants to do his work.... i just hope that doesn't mean he's a JW or something.... that could be kinda hard lol. 

Since everyone here that is going to Brazil is waiting for their visas they don't really have room for us so we have to be up and ready by 6:30 to get breakfast.... and we eat dinner at like 4. it's kinda insane but i love it anyway. this is the place where i'm supposed to be and the lord never let's met forget it. my district is amazing. along with letters from you and home we've been helping everyone with everything. plus we laugh a lot. i was so terrified that they would all be totally immature or overly serious, turns out they're a great mix of in between lol.

tell me about the peaches! i wish i was able to have some. i miss the summers when we made jam and canned peaches. tell me how my nephew is doing and how life is going :) One of my best friends from school is reporting tomorrow to Mexico mtc and i'm super excited for her. makes me so happy. this work is great, tell Brock not to give up, I'm learning how important his calling is for us missionaries. anywho, the language is still coming but I'm not freaking out like i was my first week. I'll get it and when I do I'll be rocking Salvador, Brazil ;)

Love you all,

Irma Irons

Sitster Irons' 1st Week in the MTC

Minah familia!!!!

Oh my gosh. My brain hurts! In a good way though! I have been practicing Portuguese like a mad woman because we had an investigator the second day and he only speaks Portuguese.... I want to say so much to him, Pedro, but I havne't a clue as to how to say it so lessons are really simple. Learning to teach more by the espirito and less of just frekaing out and putting a lesson together! It's hard but I love the language, and I have such a love for those in Brazil that i havne't met yet.
My district is amanzing!! All the sisters and eldres are being great and we laugh a lot... I think it's practically the only way we get through some days. It's so great to have this amazing support system here, and I love it. 

So story time. right after dad dropped me off for my first day, I went and set my things in my room and then went to get my books..... I flipping lost my key card, ID and lets you in every building, and then my actual room key. Smooth yeah I know. I was running around for about 20 minutes until I found my card and then I realized I had actually left my room key in my bag... in my room.... Embarasing or what???! Plus my companion didn't check in until 8 that night so I couldn't get in to get it. I got a spare though so all is well.
What they say about getting to the first Sunday and then all will be well is sssooooo true! I felt after two days that I had been here for months..... AH! Sunday was great in that I was able to just relax and listen to others teach me lol. 

I also went to the temple today (get to do that every single Tuesday, since it's my p-day) and it was fablulous. Was able to see the new video for the session and I really liked it. 

I have to admit that I have seriously been freaking out about learning the language. I have been able to get to the point to where I can hear things and understand what is being said and I can read it, but I can't respond... I've been praying to know what to do so that I can receive some help (everyone is doing great... :P) Said a little orarcou in the Celestial room and got my answer that I will learn it and have the gift of tounges... When that'll be I haven't a clue lol. BUT like it said in my blessing when I was set apart i WILL learn the language. It's just nice to have that reasurrance since that's half of what I really need! That and to learn the lessons in Portuguese haha.
My companheira is great! Her name is Irma Stone and funnily enough I know her cousin from school. Her cousin, Natalie, told me Irma Stone was going to the same place as I was and BOOM we're compaherias!! 

I keep getting your letters, got one everyday so for I"m proud to say! Keep them coming, they seriously helped me get through last week and I love hearing about what all is going on. It's kinda funny because some of the Elders in my district have started taking "bets" as to who get a letter or who'll get the most letters, they all say me. I don't even say anythingbut our district leader will always come in after lunch and dinner with the mail and just kinda laugh and give me my letters... The sinker, I've had to say shooooooosh a few times. I don't want to be publically known as 'that' missionary, but really and honestly I don't care :) Keep sending them!!!!! Haha.  I love you all. The gospel is true and I hope that things are going well.

Mais Amar,

Irma Irons

P.S.

Hope you all are having fun by the ocean! Tell me how it is and what y'all did! Miss you guys like nuts and love you like crazy!! Was going laundry today and looking at my camera ( you'll hopefully get pictures next week... I have to get this converter thing.... only for the MTC.....) and saw all the pictures we took at the Smithsonian. Most of them were of Carter of course lol. Found a lot of you, Amanda, and I though. Give the baby a big hug from his Auntie and I'll write you guys an actual letter soon :)

Oh... and forgive my typing errors... 30 minutes to email isn't a lot so I just kept going!!!! Plus I have yet to see Brother Voss anywhere! My schedule is so busy i don't really have time to look though haha. Annnnd sorry if some of the words are in Portuges.... My brain is starting to kinda do that lol....

Sister Irons, Reporting for Duty!

Tomorrow Sister Samantha Irons officially reports to the Provo MTC. As her sister (and blog manager) I want to ask everyone following this blog to please keep her in your prayers. Change is always hard, even good change, and I know that our prayers will be a great help to Sister Irons as she begins this new adventure in her life.

I want to say that I love my sister so much and I'm so excited for the journey she is starting! I will forward all comments on to Sister Irons on this blog for the next 18 months. I hope you learn and grow from Sister Irons adventures in Brazil, just like she will.

~Kim~