Sister Putnam's 2nd and Last Letter from the MTC!

     Family! I went to the temple this morning and did an endowment session. It was weird since I wasn't with you or with Brad. But it was still nice and peaceful. It is so nice to get out of the MTC for a change. Sister Hansen and I are called the Sister Training Leaders. We are pretty much the Sister Zone Leaders. We helped the new missionaries. We had a short lesson about companions and why they are so important and then we told them what they can and cant do pretty much and gave them a tour of the MTC.

     Tell Sky I do eat a lot of ice cream just for him. haha. Anyways, I don't have time to add pictures right now.. maybe i will later. Today I get a haircut and get to do my laundry yay! I saw two elders from THE DISTRICT video here at the MTC helping with our In-Field orientation. That was all day yesterday. We learned how to work with the bishop and the ward members and the ward missionaries. We learned how to contact and how to develop faith in order to receive miracles. I am not in the choir so I will not be singing in the General authority meeting tomorrow. Sister Hansen (my companion) will be though. I'm not sure how they picked out sisters to sing but I am not upset at all as it would cause me more stress. 

     So family, some of you already got my other email but mom.. I leave Wednesday morning to the SLC airport and will be calling you at 6 to around 7 AM.  Please answer your phone as i would love to talk and hear from you! We leave for Atlanta Georgia at 7:10 and arrive in Georgia at 12:44 pm. then we leave the Atlanta airport at 2:20 and arrive in Norfolk, Virginia at 3:52 where someone, i'm thinking my mission president, will meet us. 11 of us will be flying together. Please remember to answer your phone though! (:

     An elder in our district didn't wear shower shoes and got a foot fungal infection.. that is gross. so.. shower shoes in the MTC are a good thing! I am now the senior companion which doesn't really even matter haha. We had a BYU devotional Tuesday night and heard from Elder Don. R. Clarke from the 70. Read D&C 84:88, D&C 31: 2-3, D&C 100: 1-2, D&C 18: 15-16, D&C 31:5, D&C 62:3, D&C 24:12 and Matthew 4:19. I liked that he related men/investigators to fish. We need to know where they are and what to feed them. We need to have faith in order to receive miracles and we need to concentrate on the needs and concerns of the person. Always have a goal in sight and then make plans to get to the goal instead of the other way around.

     I have learned so much in the MTC. I love it so much. I have made great friends and a great relationship with the Lord. How can you not know that these things are true!? They must be and they are. I know that the Lord loves us and cares about us. He has made my life a huge miracle and helped me to become a better person. I am excited to leave the MTC but will miss the friendships I've made as well as all the growing and learning. I am ready to go out to Virginia and share the truth and make people happy. My purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel, through faith in Jesus Christ and his Atonement, Repentance, Baptism, Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and ENDURING TO THE END. I Know this is what I am supposed to do. 

     I know all is well at home and I am thankful for the love and support you have all shown and given me. I love you all (: P.S. Mom you worry to much. I am fine and healthy and strong and happy (:   oh by the way, Sister Bagley has been sick with the cold so one morning I got to sleep in because we switched companions. It was the best (:

Love you all so much (: Pictures are soon to come I promise. I know I say that all the time but I promise they will come (: 

One more thing, I did have a tutor come one day and then he never came back! I wanted him to come back though because i wanted to learn more about the doctrine stuff. Oh well I guess he knew that I would be fine (:

Keep studying the scriptures, use the atonement (read Alma 7, atonement covers more than sins) and pray every second you get! (: 

Love you! -Love Sister Putnam (: 

Sister Putnam's First Letter from the MTC!!!!

On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Joni Putnam <joni.putnam@myldsmail.net> wrote:

Mom! Friday is my Pday. I am not on the BYU campus I am actually right where you dropped me off haha. The food is alright.. the first night it was good and now its getting worse for some reason. OH btw.. The cream soda tree is a real thing!!!!! I smelled it and it smells just like cream soda haha. Yes we have time to exercise. the first day we went up to the field and played sand volleyball and then jogged back to our residence. After we had time to shower. It is so different here but yet so amazing. The spirit is great here and I am able to remember things so much easier than back at home. you know how that was. (the shift key doens't work very well on this keyboard so i will not be capitalizing things haha.)  my companion is Sister Hansen and she is from Joesph Town Arizona. she is awesome and so kind. we have both been running around trying to figure out our schedules. austin maxfield saw me the first day and gave me a hug in the cafeteria and then the next day he told me sorry haha.  i also saw kristy crockwell and she seems so happy and seems like she is doing well also. we had brother Tai from the quorum of the 70 come in our class today and just watched and said a few words after. we learned to invite investigators to be baptized and to teach them, not lessons. i want to tell you so much but i dont have a ton of time. i got your package in the mail today but i am not able to open it until tonight. tell Logan that i started to write the family a letter my first night here at the MTC but lights went out at 10:30 so i wasn't able to finish it. I hope i have time to send letters through the mail and get to everyones letters. I love you all sooo much! Keep the prayers coming as i can feel them so much. Thats funny about the Scheels store.. haha i can totally see logan and levi freaking out. every night it is hard to fall asleep just because i keep thinking about all the fun memories back at home and also just how happy i am being here! I love it. the first day was crazy and my head hurt so bad after but all is well. Remember that through the atonement we can be forgiven of all of our sins. God loves us and cares for us. thanks for the letter! I love you guys so much! i will send pictures as soon as i am able to find all my stuff and figure it out on the computer. well i will talk to you soon! Love you all!