Dear Lovelies, This week has gone by so fast! I feel like I've only been here a few days, and yet they're telling me I'm supposed to leave tomorrow?! Funny story, actually; at the departing devotional, they called out the country of our missions, and when he called out Zambia (he said it like Zombia, so J you're not the only one to make that mistake) I was the only one to stand up. In fact, I think I'm the only one going to Africa at all this week! One of the mission presidency spoke to us on Sunday about repentance, and a portion of his talk was headed 'the elements of repentance'... except he first said 'elephants of repentance'! So as I was taking notes, I drew a line of elephants to go with it ! Our Sunday night film was the Testaments, which I think I saw once when I was in Young Womens. The funniest part about that movie was Elder Moyle falling asleep! I had a really awesome experience during one of the classes this week. We were with our 'investigator', teaching her how to pray. I volunteered to give an example before she said one herself, and right in the middle of the prayer, I could have sworn I almost heard a voice say "I'm listening." I was so overwhelmed with the truth that Heavenly Father hears our prayers that I almost couldn't speak! I think I actually almost tipped right out of my chair during the prayer! I have had such a strengthening of my testimony this week: That Joseph Smith really saw God the Father and His son Jesus Christ, and that they live, and that Thomas S. Monson is called of God, along with all his apostles. I know that when push comes to shove, I will stand tall in defense of this Gospel, because I know that it is true, and nothing in heaven or on earth can make me say otherwise! (Tomorrow October 2nd) My plane from SLC leaves at 11:35, and it's all down hill from there. I've got a lot of layover time: 5 hours in Chicago--I'll be calling from there, so sometime tomorrow afternoon, maybe around 6. 10 hours in London, and 3 hours in Joberg. I'll be in Malawi about 12:30 local time on Thursday! Here at the MTC we play games like Musical Washing Machines, Guess how many missionaries like a song, and Cafeteria Line races. On Saturday, we as a district played 'How Many Missionaries can fit in front of the USA on the World Map?' (the results are in the picture).

During the departure devotional, after I'd sat down, Sister B told me I would be converting all the lions and zebras. She also drew a picture of me showing a Book of Mormon to a lion and yelling, 'Here, read this!' It certainly made me chuckle! This is how I'm predicting my first day in the field will go: "Welcome Sister Adams! We don't really speak English very much here, so go ahead and start learning [insert obscure African dialect here]!" I'm certain of it. And when it happens, and President Padovich says that, I'm going to laugh. And they're going to think I'm crazy. I'll be the crazy white Sister from America. But then again, the Sisters in my room already call me crazy, so it's not anything new! I love you more than I have time to say, and I hope things go well for you in the ways of work and church! The church is TRUE! Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ LIVE! I know I am doing the most important thing I can EVER be doing! "One chance to serve, the rest of eternity to think about how you served!" Lots of Love from, Sister Mzungu--that is, the white Sister; Sister Adams