Sister Lybbert in Leeds: Supercalifragilistic!

Dear Family,
I'm glad everyone is doing well. I have been doing fantastically.
The travelling here was quite the adventure. Elder Noad and I traveled the entire way so that was a major blessing. The Calgary Airport changed the Gate Number we were supposed to leave at and they didn't announce it at the previous Gate so we almost missed our first flight. It wasn't us though, it was their fault.

In Chicago, they did not give very clear directions at all. Long story short, we accidentally left the secure area and had to do that all over again. It took us two hours to figure out what to actually do but Security didn't take long at all. We finally found the other missionaries. the whole time I knew we were going to be fine because a) we are missionaries and have the Lord watching out for us and b) because I didn't want to be stranded in Chicago. that would have been terrifying.

On the plane I sat next to the cutest elderly couple. they were from Chorley [the England MTC is in Chorley]. I was able to tell them a bit about what I was doing and we had a lovely chat. I got a window seat on all of my flights too which was nice. (Except I didn't like it when we were in the clouds...terrifying)

Missionary Training Center (MTC)

Sister Lybbert, Sister Pacis (from the Philippines),
Sister Peck (Rexburg), and Sister Klemm (Tampa)

As soon as we got here to England I just never wanted to leave. the houses are all old brick and they are absolutely beautiful. It hasn't rained really and I just love everything about it. There are so many flowers and cute houses.

The MTC has been fantastic. The fist few days were hard just because it is such a big change. I wasn't sad, it was more that I was wondering what the heck I had gotten myself into. BUT I love it.

My companion is Sister Pacis. She is from the Philippines and she is still learning English. At first it was difficult to feel unified and I was having a hard time because of the cultural barriers, but after a few days it was excellent. She's probably not even 5 ft tall and she is ALWAYS smiling. She's adorable. It's funny because we taught her the phrase "Holy Cow!" and she thinks it is hilarious.

MTC

I have really loved studying the gospel all day, every day. It is completely exhausting but I don't get bored of it really. My teachers are so great. One is from Manchester and the other is from Scotland. Brother Day and Sister Binnie. In the MTC right now there are only 50 missionaries. 20 sisters and about 30 elders. It is nice because everybody knows everybody.

The practice lessons are going great too. At the beginning it was disastrous because we had no clue how to do it. Now we are getting better and Sister Pacis is becoming more confident with her English. Our teachers act as Investigators and they are so convincing it seems real. They won't even tell us how we did after because they "aren't the same person." It is so we can learn how to evaluate. We can ask them questions though as if they are not the Investigator.

Sister Toly and I get along fantastically. I will send you photos soon.

Sister Toly (Lethbridge) and Sister Lybbert

I love the gospel and I am learning so much. It is tiring and every night I am exhausted but it has been so good.

Oh! And the food here (in the MTC anyway) is delicious. We have salmon, and potatoes, roast beef, nice lasagna, and all kinds of things. Also, they make really nice cake for birthdays. I am eating healthy though and I feel like during my exercise time I've been able to work hard.