Week 6 - MTC You Later

Apa Khabar Everyone!

Next time you hear from me I will probably be in Singapore. AND THEN, the next time you hear from me I will probably be in Malaysia. Sister Dayley and I are SO excited.

I was feeling more nervous then excited for a day or two, but Sister Dayley and I started going through some of the stuff we don't get to use until we are in Malaysia, and one of those items was a rain poncho. So of course we put it on and danced around the residence hall. We looked like dancing trash bags and it was the best. It effectively made me VERY excited to go to Malaysia. 

To be honest not a lot has happened this week. We have been cracking down with learning the language and teaching investigators. This week I have realized that I can talk to people and understand people easily. I thought I was really getting it. But then, of course, we had a grammar lesson. I no longer know anything about Malay. But I still love the language!

On another note Sister Dayley and I wrote a song this last week. I was telling her about the Chinese song that I learned in my Chinese class, "Wo de Zhong Wen Bu Hao". So we wrote our own version in Malay with the same tune. Here it is:

Ma-af!

Bahasa Malayu kami tidak baik.

Tetapi tetapi

Kita boleh mesih memjadi Kawan.

That's it... It took us a full exercise time to write it. But it was worth it. Basically is says, "Sorry my Malay isn't good, but we can still be friends." We're planning on writing a hit follow up single about sharing a message of the gospel during our 9 hour layover in the LA airport. 

Another cool thing that happened this week was a lady pulled us to the side of the cafeteria and asked us if we could talk to a group touring the MTC what it was like here. Of course we said yes! It was kind of scary because it was the first time I had talked to someone not employed by the church in over a month. But it was a cool opportunity! We talked to a Young Women's group and we talked to a Young Men's group from Cuba. Basically it was a short Q&A session, but it was so fun! I got to share my testimony with a bunch of teens deciding if they wanted to serve! And they were even impressed by my Malay!

One of my favorite things I learned this week was that, we were preordained to be missionaries before we came to this earth. I love this! Especially because I have spent so much time worrying if I am meant to be here. I just want to testify that God has a plan for you, and where ever you are at in your life right now, God knows you, and has a plan for you to do amazing things! Don't doubt yourself! Find out what you want to do with your life and God will help you reach your goals!

I love all of you! Thank you thank you thank you for the emails! Hearing from you makes my day! I hope you all have amazing weeks! Stay safe!

Sister Skinner