Hermana Harris - Spain, Barcelona Mission

  I am once again a Provo resident!  I said goodbye to my Mom, Dad, Suse, and Goose early Wednesday morning and hopped on the plane to fly to Utah. Goodbyes are rough! They never get easier!! I had finally pulled it together when I saw a family with five little girls in the airport... I was a watering pot. Grandma Harris and Mea picked me up from the SLC airport and I headed down to Provo with them to get lunch with Zelle and Abs. They dropped me off at the MTC, where I was immediately greeted by my companions! I LOVE THEM!! It has been SO fun to meet everyone in person! My district is the greatest group of missionaries. So faithful and Christlike. I am blessed to be here! This week has been filled with Spanish class (I can now pray, bear testimony, meet someone, and teach a 15 minute lesson in Spanish - progress!!!!), devotionals, discussions, lessons, etc. I have seriously loved it. Everyone is cheering each other on and so enthusiastic about this work. What a cool plac...

  I have officially graduated from online MTC!! And yes - I'm already bad at sending weekly emails... I'll get better! Where to start... People aren't messing around when they say that mission time is warped. Days feel like weeks and weeks feel like days. That being said, it has been so incredible!  I was set apart as a missionary on May 15th and began MTC the next day! I am in a trio with two other Barcelona Hermanas - Hermana Bradford and Hermana Olson. I could write a novel about them. They are faithful, devoted, thoughtful, insightful, hilarious, and so fun to talk to. They are the full package and they make me laugh so hard! I love them! I have also been blessed with a district full of gems (or bots as my dad would say) and the best teachers a missionary could ask for. I have learned so much from them! The Spirit is present in each class and I get so excited to hop on the zoom calls.  I can't wait to meet them!!! We log around 45 hours of zoom a w...