E-mail from Hermana Kleisler

Hi Guys!!

I have been here three weeks now, can you believe it?  
I am loving life!!I sent a letter a few days ago that
wasn't as positive as the rest (that letter is coming
your way Jennie) but seriously so much has changed in
a few days! My comp and I had a rough patch and then
we learned from it oh so much!! We are becoming a
companionship now, not just two people who do every-
thing together.  Seriously it is so awesome!! It is a
good thing that everything is good with me and my comp
because my district is seriously hurting!!! If you
remember please keep my district in your prayers.
Oneof our elders, elder Sass is going home today.  
We don't know the exactreason except for he chose to
leave and the presidency here has been trying to get
him to stay but he made up his mind and he leaves
tonight.  It is really hard on all of us because we
became a family and it is so hard to see our brother
leave!! I am especially hurting for his companion Elder
Leonard.  I love elder Leonard, he is such a happy guy,
funny, lovable, a lot like me!lol But seriously he has
been so sad the last few days because his companion
just gave up and it has been so hard on him, I just
want to give him a great big hug, but I cant!! Also
my district is sick!!! Everyone is sick, yesterday
for an hour of class there were only 4 of us instead of
10!  Luckily I gotover what I had when I entered the
mtc and I haven't gotten this sickness!!So ya oh and
one of our elders had to go to the hospital today because
they think he might have to get his gall bladder removed.  
So ya, district 44d is struggling.  But our district
leader said he really appreciates us Hermanas. We are
all doing great and we have been supporting our elders,
whether it be supplying them with drugs (that would be
me- I am the drug dealer of 44d!)orgiving them emotional
support, he told us to keep up the good work!  Ok so
on to other things.  I am so spoiled!!! I get the most
letters out of everyonein my district and I got 2
packages today and one yesterday!! Thanks everyone!!
It seriously means the world to me, keep the love coming.  
Now if anyone sees a certain Amy Skousen, she is in big
trouble and you need to tell her that for me!! I have
not had a shred of news on how my girls are doing or
any much needed pictures!  Anyway I am doing so well
here and I am not homesick at all.  

 It was snowing this morning as we walked to the temple,
blah!! I only like snow if I can play in it or snow-
board!!  Ok so thanks for all of the conference talk
favs and quotes, I love it!! I have some responses to
your questions.  Yes I did get to watch the yw broad-
cast, I wrote a letter to mom including all of my
conference thoughts so if you post that on the blog
mom, thanks!  Yes to mom Miss O’Bryant has my blog
address that is how she got my address at the mtc.  
Sorry my ipod is being such a pain, I will be patient
and not make you feel guilty about it, sorry.  Cristina
yay for getting your braces off soon! And Lindsey Frost
thanks so much for the letter!!!  Mom thanks for the
Suns updates keep them coming, including what playoff
position they are in.  

Ok now time for the spiritual stuff.  I have written
in many recent letters that I love my teachers here,
but I will say it one more time!!! My teachers are the
best ever!! I have been learning so much both language
and doctrine!! One of the coolest things I learned this
week was how to be a detective while reading my scrip-
tures.  I learned how to search them and feat on them
and for the first time ever I LOVE my scriptures!!  
I am not just learning skills to make me a better
missionary I am learning skills for life!! I am also
having fun while learning.  My hermana teacher took
us on a "field trip" to learn Spanish “ing” words.  She
had us walk around campus in a line while saying things
like walkinig, runningdancing, all in Spanish while
doing the action.  It was pretty hilarious and fun and
I will never forget “ing” words!!  We had an awesome
meeting yesterday with Hermana Mortensen and the
hermana teacher for the other sisters in our zone.  All
six of us sisters got together for a girl sonly lesson
and it was so fabulous!! We talked about the strengths
sisters bring to the field and the spirit was so amazing
and our teachers are so inspired b/c those were just
the things we were needing to hear this week!!!  I have
also been growing a lot personally, once again my
teachers are inspired, one night this week i was being
particularly rowdy and my Hermano teacher came over to
me opened up my preach my gospel and highlighted a
section for me and asked me if I would study it this
week.  The section was diligence.  The next morning I
devoured that section and all of the scriptures listed
for it and then the scriptures hermano wing gave me to
look up as well.  I am working really hard on focusing
and staying on task and being reverent when I need to
be and being silly when it's appropriate.  I have learned
so much all ready in the mtc about, well everything!!
If I was to come home today(YOU COULDN'T MAKE ME COME
HOME NOW- JUST SO YOU KNOW!!!) I would be a way different
person then I was three weeks ago!! Ok well I am running
out of time!! I love you all and I appreciate the letters
and love- keep it coming!!! Until next Friday, adios!!

Oh ps thanks for all the stickers I was out, instead
of being known as "sister suns" I am actually "sister
stickers", I have been stickering everything!!!
Especially the back of peoples name tags, I didn't get
to do everyone’s b/c I ran out so when I got the
package my whole district was happy!! lol

Love Hermana Kleisler