2 weeks left!

Ahoj! 11 March 2013 There really isn't that much to say from this last week. We do the same things every day, and I'm just waiting till we get to leave haha. Last night's devotional was given by the same guy that spoke our first week, and we recognize all the choristers now-there's the super slow one, the one that looks like Umbridge, the other lady and the choir director haha. I think we've been here too long! We are just waiting and waiting for them to give us our itineraries so we know when we are leaving--hopefully we get them this week. We have to do most of our packing next Monday cause they only give us an hour to pack the week we leave! I'm so excited....I can't stand it. It's taking forever haha. But I am really using my time as efficiently as possible while we wait--trying to get as much Czech crammed into my brain as possible. I was super productive this week I memorized the 1st Vision in Czech, the missionary purpose in Czech and the whole singular case chart, phew. It was good though. Oh and remember that blog I was reading before I left? I got to meet her when she came to TRC, so that was cool! Oh and there are now MORE sisters than elders at the MTC. Crazy huh? I didn't realize how much it had changed until we were watching Bednar's talk from October--there were like 3 rows of sisters in the choir. Now we fill up almost the entire 19M auditorium for Relief Society. It's pretty crazy. Um...what else? Oh Mom you were wondering about the partnering thing--I play a progressing investigator for Starsi Howell to teach and he plays one for me--we teach each other twice a week in addition to our other two "investigators." Something I learned in Sacrament yesterday--God gives us commandments to help us return to Him. Can you imagine if He just said ok, be good people and come back to me, good luck! I really liked that cause I've never really thought of them as blessings before. I knew we received blessings from following them, but I thought that was really neat to think of it that way. Oh and we watched yet another Bednar talk haha. I'm not complaining though, I love it! This time he talked about how he studies the Conference Ensign--it made me feel really guilty for not having one--can you send me one Mom? But he pulls out the doctrine and principles taught about, what you he feels the Spirit is inviting him to do or act on, and which blessings he hopes to recieve from following that prompting. It sounds really simple but it was a really profound talk. Sorry there isn't really anything else to say. Oh Starsi Payne broke his sit-up record again (and dips and pushups) but he did 1700 in 45 min haha. He's crazy. Annnnd that's about it. Oh well. Life is good. I love being a missionary and I can't wait to get out there and serve the Czech people! Sestra Cooper