"Do you identify as a Canadian goose?" (Week 1 MTC)

Hi family and friends!!!

First email!!! I am in the MTC!! First off HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER WHITNEY!!! She is 21!! She can drink now legally but don't do it!!! Love you. Okay now back to my email. It's been a week and I still don't know what to make of it. The first day was crazy. They whisked me away, I got my name tag and an iPad (which means I can read emails everyday so PLEASE send away😁 hearing from you guys always brightens my day:)) Then within 10 minutes I was in class. I feel like basically everything that everyone has said about the MTC is real. The days blur together, the food gets slowly less exciting, but it is still always good (there is plenty of salt here mom). And you can go from being way confident in your teaching abilities, to not knowing how you could ever accomplish anything. I think that's how God keeps us humble. My companion is great. Her name is Sister Strate, she is from a little tiny down in Utah called Central Valley, I don't even know where that is. She likes hunting and playing sports, so we are fairly different people. But that doesn't really affect much except during exercise time where we have just kind of agreed to not do the same things. I don't "sports" very well. And I LOVE my district. We have 2 other girls also going to Louisiana, Sisters Wallburn and Johnston, and 6 elders going to Philadelphia, Elders Schaugaard, Jezek, Budge, Lamb, Webb, and Roleoff. They are hilarious. Well all eat together almost every meal and do our best to have district study. Sometimes it is just us talking about our day. Let's see, what else.... I have seen a lot of people I know. Elder Liam Humsaker (I am going to refer to them by just their last name in future emails, but I just want to make sure people know who I am talking about.) is in my zone so I see him probably the most. It is still really weird not calling him by his first name. He just calls me sister Puffin. Some of you will understand that. Elder Jon Lund tells me to read pg. 33 of the missionary handbook every time he sees me, that's the page that says no flirting. I sign to Elder Harrison Walker whenever I see him. Elder Sweeten! He's great. I've also seen Elders Kenner Bullock, Preston Capener, Landon Slaughter, Parker Stone, sister Hannah Neilsen, and even Adam Dummer who is a teacher here! It's been a party. So for some fun facts; 1. Elder Roleoffs is Canadian and he gives us all of his Canadian wisdom, which is trash😂 2. I have already been labeled as the special snowflake of the group. 3. I am the only right handed girl. 4. This hilarious Tongan sister, Sister Vacka, is my new favorite. 5. A girl played and sang I Stand All Amazed and I cried 6. Everyone decided that I would be the first one to get married when we come home and I hope that isn't true. 7. Last night the fire alarm went off and we had to evacuate the building for like 40 minutes! It was at like 9:40 so girls were in pjs and robes and some just a towel because they were in the shower when it went off. My room just sat on the grass and told stories. 7. My address for letters and packages is the following;

Sister Danielle Reid

OCT03  LA-BAT

2005 N 900 E Unit 114

Provo UT 84602

And just in case someone didn't know, I can open packages every day. 

Well that's about it. I am going to send pictures in a separate email. I love you all! Please send me emails! Reading them is basically my favorite thing to do during the week. I pray for all of you, please pray for me because this is a big step. I have pictures but I will send them in a separate email. I really do love it here. It is beautiful and everyone is kind and really so funny, the lessons are so helpful and I really think that I can become a good teacher. But I am still really excited to get out into the field. All in due time. You are in my heart, my sweet, loving family and wonderful friends. TTFN. Here are just a few out of context quotes;

"I suggest you all pass out."

"Only in the MTC would you call BYU Babylon."

"Do you identify as a Canadian goose?"

*opens to a random scripture* "the elephants are especially useful." "This is true gospel."

"How dare you question my lint identifying abilities!"

That's all. Hurrah for Israel!!