Sister Shelby Dean

 Hey everyone!! I hope you are all doing so good because I am doing so amazing!!! There have definitely been some tough moments, may or may not shed some tears before bed because I miss my family... but besides that I feel so so blessed to be doing what I'm doing! I left the MTC, besides missing my district and my teachers, I was glad to be leaving the MTC to finally be a real missionary lol. I had 2 flights to get to Toronto and the whole travel day was actually so fun! The missionaries I traveled with were so lit so that helped lower my anxiety. My mission president is so so nice and my interview with him was so good, I asked him what he expects of me so I can be a good missionary, and he said "all I expect is that you be yourself and work hard." He's just awesome. The next day I met my trainer and I actually LOVE HER!!! Her name is Sister Bingham and she is first of all hilarious so we have so much fun together, but also I just think we work super well together and...

 Hey everyone!!! I hope you are all doing so good! This week has been so good but i cant write everything sorry. Also don't worry I wrote this before 6 im just gonna send it later because i have to get to class. I have had a busy day talking to my family literally all day it was amazing I love and miss you guys🥲  So everyday this week just got better and better as I got used to the schedule and all the people. I LOVE my district!!! We have so much fun together, we are literally always laughing.  Classes have been so good! I love my teacher, his name is brother Jarman!! For the last hour of our 3 hour classes, he always let's us just ask him all the tough questions we have about doctrine or literally anything and he just knows everything!!! He is so smart and seriously I want to be like him.  We went to the temple twice and it was amazing!! The mount timpanogus temple is HUGE! I like the Calgary temple better not gonna lie. But the celestial room was absolutely ginor...

 HELLO EVERYONE!! My first week of online MTC was great!! Zoom kind of sucks, but I loved how much time I spent in the Book of Mormon. I was reading it whenever I had a spare moment and seriously the Holy Ghost is real! He truly testifies of truth and the Book of Mormon is so true. It was hard being at home while trying to focus on being a missionary, so being here at the MTC is so awesome.  On Wednesday morning I said goodbye to my family, it was probably the hardest thing I've ever done. Every hug just didn't feel long enough and I miss them so so much. But as I walked away from my family and through security I felt so much peace that I didn't expect to feel. Even walking through the airport alone I felt so confident and I just know this is where God wants me to be.  I met my companions!! I am in a trio with Sister Thomas and Sister Brown, they are literally the sweetest girls ever, always talking to people. The MTC is so fun, there are so many Elders and Sisters, it'...