What a great day!! We got to talk to Megan for over an hour on the phone. We were cut off by the flight leaving DFW and heading to Costa Rica!! She is on the plane right now!! WOW!!  We laughed, cried, talked and enjoyed the moments thoroughly! She mentioned so many of you individually and wanted us to relay her love and gratitude. She shared some of her journal quotes and other thoughts I grabbed out of her last letter from the MTC. We feel so very blessed to have a missionary in the field right now and blessed at this time of year (and always) for our wonderful family and friends all all of your support. Please enjoy! Take a moment to enjoy this time of year and the reason we celebrate it~ Love, Terry and Diane & Family.

 I’ve left the MTC!!! This is what I’ve written about it in my journal:  “If God lives in the temples, He vacations at the MTC”. It’s the BEST!!  Here are some of my journal memories: A great game of UNO: One Elder got like 3 lbs of homemade jerky. We all gathered around the table and when I pulled out the mini UNO cards, we all couldn’t stop laughing. It was crazy cuz the Jerky was really tough to eat so we all just kept on chewing – like chew. I don’t know if I’m adequately expressing how funny it really was. (felt like I was a bit closer to my brothers) Another? Well, an Elder in Ash’s Zone got a box from Amazon. No return address… Guess what was in it? 3000 shiny, bouncy balls! Let me explain here… we get pretty low on entertainment. Well, yeah! Can you just imagine how great 3000 shiny, bouncy balls are? The elder took them all and dropped them down the stairs. It was hilarious.  They gave each of us here these great exercise elastics. My district used them to see how far they can fling their shoes. My comps and I tried to pull a prank on some Elders. We stapled some pages in their dictionary (which is their life blood) together. We thought we were so devious. When they found it… they just stared at it… blankly staring. Finally he said “Que es esto?” (What is this?) We couldn’t stop laughing because our joke was so lame. The Elder said: “We’ve taught them well.” Oh… there are so many, many more funny and fun stories. I hope I didn’t give anyone any ideas or offended anyone. The real beauty here is the spirit. I love the devotionals, they always leave me feeling spiritually exhausted. You know when Lehi had a vision and right after had to go back to his tent and take a nap? Or when Moroni met with Joseph Smith and He was so exhausted he passed out? Sometimes I really feel like that! The spirit is so strong here. Let me repeat that, it is so strong here!! I love it here. I’ve gotten into a comfortable routine. But, we are NOT meant to remain stagnant. Heavenly Father always wants us to progress. (Jane Eyre moment… We are not to be caged as a bird) Point? We must always be improving – which means we must always be challenged. Challenges are for our good. Be grateful for them and that you are experiencing this life at the time you are. Stay worthy to be an instrument in the Lord’s hands. All we have to do is open our mouth (action) and believe (faith) and all things work out! 

You know what else is great about the MTC? Hearing all the different languages. Nowhere else in the whole world (Maybe?? Un..yeah??) can you hear so many people in one place learning thousands of different languages: Tagolic, Tongan, Korean, Protégées, Russian, Croatian, Spanish, French, German etc. I love walking around and hearing different languages. I love that all the conversations are gospel related. Nowhere else in the world I tell you!! The MTC is a special place. It’s been an amazing journey!

Well, I’m about to get on a plane again and become Del (Quote from Planes, trains and Autos) "Neal: Eh, look, I don't want to be rude, but I'm not much of a conversationalist, and I really want to finish this article, a friend of mine wrote it, so... Del: Don't let me stand in your way, please don't let me stand in your way. The last thing I want to be remembered as is an annoying blabbermouth... You know, nothing grinds my gears worse than some chowderhead that doesn't know when to keep his big trap shut... If you catch me running off with my mouth, just give me a poke on the chubbs..."  Ha ha… Thanks for the quote Bray! It’s so what I needed for the flight. The flight from SLC to Dallas Fort Worth was great. I sat by a guy from Southern Germany. I was reading the Book of Mormon (en Espanol) and he kept looking at me… I’m sure wondering what I was reading and why. So, I did it! I talked to him about the Book of Mormon. He has been living in Salt Lake City for a year. I asked him if anyone had ever talked to him about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He said: “no”. He didn’t want to discuss it much but, I gave him a “Pass-a-long” card. It was awesome!

I’m so blessed to have been born of goodly parent in this gospel, in the covenant. I’ve been blessed to see the Lord’s hand in my life. I’m blessed to have a testimony of my Saviors love for me. Me!! Hermana Megan Workman. I know that he knows me personally. I know he is entrusting me with a marvelous work and a wonder. What a blessing. Thank you all for your support. For all of your sacrifices. I work hard every day so that I don’t let you or my Heavenly Father down. This work is so joyous. I’m happy to be a part of it. I’m happy that my parents taught me how to have a positive attitude. I’ll quote my mom: “You can eat an entire elephant, just take it one bite at a time.” I’ve shared that quote at least three times a week every week. I even recited it over and over to myself. Thank you for showing me the importance of a laugh, the importance of prayer and relying on the Lord. Thank you for teaching me how to work hard. Thank you for all the prayers in my behalf. I know this church is true. I love it! Te ama ustedes mucho! Yo se que el Evangelio es verdadero. Me agradacides por lo porque yo recibir todas bendiciones. Con Cristo,  puedo hacer anything! En el nombre de Jesucristo, Amen! 

Stay Gold!  Love, Hermana Megan Workman