Week 5: 6 DAYS LEFT

6 DAYS UNTIL GERMANY!!!

I cant believe it. I am absolutely terrified! I am so excited to get out into the field, but I love the MTC and I don't want to leave my bubble hahaha!

This week is going to be filled with so many lasts of the MTC!  Next week we will pack and leave Tuesday morning at like 4 am, so I won't have a P-day (moment of silence...) So that's why you wont hear from me next week!

Okay, this week was honestly pretty normal, nothing super special happened. We had some really good lessons with our investigator Benjamin and I actually understood the Language Instruction class we had! (HOLLA) To be able to answer "yes" to the question "do you understand?" in a German lesson is probably the best feeling ever. The note cards are getting smaller and smaller for our lessons so, that's also a good sign, and I'm trusting myself a little more with the language. I have really had to learn how to be patient with myself because it is so easy to get frustrated. It's no where near good, but I am improving and that's all that matters. Yeah. The thing that I've had to learn is that it's okay to have questions. We won't ever understand everything, but that's the whole point. FAITH. That's the reason we're on the earth. What would be the point of a mortal life if we remembered EVERYTHING? 

So the greatest thing that happened this week was during class on Friday, We were doing some demonstrating teaching and my teacher taught the other teacher in German and holy cow - the Spirit was so strong. After the lesson it was quiet for a while, and no one was saying anything. I was thinking of how cool it was that my teacher could bring the Spirit so strongly in a lesson he thought of in 5 minutes. All the sudden Brother Murray says, "do you guys feel that?" and we all knew what he was talking about. The Spirit in the room was so unbelievably strong and when he pointed it out it got even stronger. He bore his testimony about how much Heavenly Father loves us and how He is so aware and proud of us. I started bawling (what else is new...) because once again, my prayers were answered through another persons' testimony.

I love how aware our Heavenly Father is of each of us. He knows exactly what we need, and in that moment, Brother Murray's sweet testimony was all I needed. I love this gospel and the happiness it brings me, I'm so excited to share this amazing message of happiness in just 6 short days.

I love you all so much and I hope everyone is doing well! Have an amazing week!

The next time I email I'll be in DEUTSCHLAAANNNNNNDDD!!!!!
Love, Sister Barnett

PS:
OH MY GOSH okay yesterday we were playing basketball and I drove HARD to the basket for a layup and I jumped and Elder Whittaker (her DL) jumped at the same time and he kneed me in the thigh and I couldn't feel my leg for a little bit and I legit can't walk today!  I think he bruised my femur. I have never in my life had such a dead leg mom! I kid you not I'm totally limping and everything! It's going to take a couple days for the swelling and pain to go down. It's DEEP.

But Yes  Hahahahahahahahaaaa that's the first thing I asked too Did I make it!? Haha and Yes I did!! Yes advil. No ice. Yes he feels so bad! No I didn't cry! When I hopped off the courtm everyone was freaking out cuz it's my right leg, so everyone thought it was my knee. He was freaking out- this is the first time he's hurt me while we were playing!


Hahaha! K I've gone waaaayyy over time today so I gotta hop off. I love you guys soooooooooo much!!!!!!! I'll see if I can call you at the airport, but don't get your hopes up.
Ich liebe dich!

The ALMA DISTRICT plus Sister Shumann and Brother Hladky :)

Not as big of Map as Provo MTC, but it works! LOL

In Town with he Companions Sister Church (L) and Sister Jensen (Germany)

PDay FUN in Town

With one of her companions Sister Church from Lindon UT

My crazyyy comps! Hahaha were all like glued to our tablets emailing today  lol

At the MTC FLAGS

My WEEKLY Hydrangea Photo (my favorite flower!)

Elder Clabaux (France) - Sister Barnett - Elder Neukamm (Germany)

  These new Elders going to Manchester,  have the amazing gift of playing the piano! She says she LOVES being able to sing all the time!

Another awkward posing with an Elder - he speaks very little English, but she's hoping to become fluent enough to communicate in German!  haha!

Awkward FAMILY photo! :)

Preston England Temple Grounds

Hoping I'm not posting an inappropriate hand gesture - he's from France!  :)

With Sister Brodien from Tahiti - Says she's like everyones MOMMA there

Gute nacht von deine lieblings Deutchen😘😘😘

She tried to upload a few snippets of videos so we could hear her speaking and bearing her testimony in GERMAN!!!!!  It was so good to hear her voice!!! I hope it works!

(K I just cropped the last part I bore my testimony of God and Jesus Christ at the beginning and then I say I love my family and I love... and sister Jensen says "kackwürst" which means poop sausage aka my favorite word in German so far😂😂😂)

Hahaha Top Bunk Baby!  I'm so surprised I haven't fallen off the ladder getting out of bed at 6:00 in the morning with my eyes closed it's a frickin miracle... I really do like the top bunk better tho always have! Haha I LOVE MY SHEETS THEY ARE SOOOOOOOOOO COMFY :)

PDAY Selfie,  German gummies and . . . . .

her happy puppy weiner dog flannel sheets!!!!!  Typical Sam pose :)