Loving The MTC

Minha Familiá!!!!

I love it here in the MTC. It is the greatest blesssing being a missionary. I can't believe i have been here for a week. The days seem to blend together and i can never remember what happened the previous day. ha ha Sunday night we had Robert P. Swensen (director of Missionary Services) come speak to us. He talked about shunning temptation and don't forget to serve the Lord. He was wonderful. He based most of his talk from Alma 37. Go read it! It is incredible how i understand the scriputres now that i am so focused in the Lords work.

I saw Riley Mackay and Conner Delhin here. It is so nice to see familiar faces here. People are always smiling. I love it. You make friends so easily too. I talk to everyone at lunch. ha ha it's great.

Last night was our devotional and Russell M. Nelson came to speak to us!!!!!!! Ahh i love him. His wife Wendy also spoke and she talked about obedience. She said,"why are you here?" Then she responded by saying we made a covenant in the premortal life that we would serve thee. Serve a worthy mission. Elder Nelson spoke after her and he said be ready to tell your message to people on the streets in one sentence. "We follow Jesus Christ." It's so true. Our purpose as missionaries is to bring others unto Christ. So that should be the first thing that comes out of our mouths. Elder Nelson also said that we are missionaries to teach people, not lessons. We don't memorize lessons and just give them. We get to know the doctorine and let the spirit help us teach. There will never be a lesson taught the same. Everyone's circumstances are different. The spirit will always testify though.

The spirit here is like nothing i've felt before. Every one here is so happy and willing to help at any moment. I LOVE my companions. I am so blessed to be with Irmã Walker and Irmã Young. They are wonderful sisters. Sister Walker and i are made for eachother. She and i have the same personality. I love it.

The language is hard and frustrating. I know i have only been here a week, But we have already given the first two discussions in Portuguese. It is SO hard! I have had to rely on the Lord and spirit so much. I know words here and there, but by next week i'll be able to pray and bear my testimony in Portuguese without my notes. It's amazing what the Lord has done for me.

Yesterday in class my teacher, Brother De Groot acted as a missionary and i was the investigator. He taught me the first vision in Portuguese. I could understand words here and there, but the spirit testified to me so strongly that what he was saying was true, i began to bawl in class. He asked me how the lesson made me feel and i couldn't even talk. I was overwhelemd with emotions. This just means, no matter what language we are speaking in, when we tesify of what we know is true, the spirit will also testify. This gospel is amazing and i am very grateful to be a servant of our Lord.

Today is my p day and we went to the temple and i also did some laundry. There is SO much food here. It's insane. I eat salads and wraps everyday. Any other day i am usually in the classroom studying the scrpitures and the language or we have instrution with our teachers. We are in class by 7am and in bed by 10:30pm. I am exhausted every morning when i wake up but once i am up getting the Lords work done, I have the best day.This church is true! I am doing the lords work and he loves us.

Love, Sister Boshard XOXO

*Posted By The Boshard Family

1 WEEK!!!!

Update: We didn't make it to all the temples in Utah. Whomp whomp. However, we tried. I guess. ha ha

Anyway, I enter the MTC in one week! It's insane. Time went by so slowly the last 4 and a half months, now i feel like i don't have enough time to get out the door. I am almost packed and ready to head out the door. I feel great! I can't wait to become a missionary! I never thought I would be a missionary, but the Lord works in his mysterious ways and well, now i'm going! Write me if you have a second! I would love to hear from you.

I can't wait to see you all in 18 months!! XOXO

Temple Check List

Draper Temple, Check



Jordan River Temple, Check



Oquirrh Mountain Temple, Check



Timpanogos Temple, Check check



Provo Temple, Check



Salt Lake Temple, Check




6 temples down.. 7 to go. We're half way there!

TEACH ME HOW TO JIMMER

Isla Nielson

This post is solely dedicated to the most adorable little girl in my life. Isla Michelle Nielson. She is about 8 months old and giggles at everything. Her smile melts my heart and her beautiful blue eyes get me every time. I get to see Isla all the time and i get so emotional thinking about her growing up while i am gone for the next 18 months. It breaks my heart but i know by the time she is almost 3 years old, i can take her on play dates! I want to hear her talk so badly and see her crawl.

Isla has made a huge difference in my life and i am so grateful for her. She is going to grow up and be one of the most amazing people in this world. I just know it!

Draper Temple

I received my temple endowment January 28th in the Draper Temple and it was beautiful. Words can't express the feelings i felt as i sat in the temple listening to the spirit.

To help time pass more quickly in the next 3 months, my friends and i have set a goal of going to every temple in Utah before i leave in May. I feel so blessed to be able to have so many temples within driving distance. There are 13 in Utah!!

This experience will help me so much because i will be in Lisbon during the building of the new temple!!!! Isn't that so exciting! The Lisbon temple was announced during the October 2010 conference. I can't wait to share the amazing things you feel when you go to the temple. The closest temple to Lisbon is in Madrid, Spain which is 400 and some odd miles away. The members are so dedicated because they travel that far just to go to the temple. They are very special people and i get to serve them!! I cannot wait.

I have exactly 100 days until i enter the MTC!

Mission Call

Wholy Moly!! I cannot believe how long it has been since i have updated this blog.

Update: I'm going on a mission!! Crazy right? I never thought this day would come, but i turned in my mission papers December 14,2010. It took only a handful of people to open my eyes and get my priorities straight in life. I felt the strongest impression to read my patriarchal blessing one night. So i went home, read my blessing and realized i need to change some things in my life and i knew i was supposed to go on a mission. So, my papers were submitted a month later, i got my call a week and a half later.. and now, i am going to Lisbon, Portugal!!!!! I get to speak Portuguese and i enter the MTC on May 18th. It is about a 4 and half month wait, however i know Heavenly Father is making we wait so long for a reason. I am definitely being taught patience. Every day seems so long and i am just dragging.. But i have a lot of good prepping time.

Heavenly Father has used a couple of people in my life as instruments for him to help me get to this point. I am grateful to be a part of this gospel and share my testimony with the people of Portugal.. Ahhhhh.. It still hasn't hit me yet.

I'll make sure to update this more before i leave. I've got a trip planned with my best friends to visit every temple in Utah in the next 2 months. Yahoo :)

Here are some places i will go to in Lisbon!!!