FIRST LETTER HOME TO THE FAMILY!

kathryn.macdonald@myldsmail.net

Hello my dear family,
Well true the real me I forgot my login for my email so I don´t have as much time as I usually do. I wrote you a letter a few days ago. you should have gotten it my now. (this keybourd is also really hard to type on) I will write you a real letter after this. That includes you, Denny.
One very important thing. Everyone else here gets letters from Dearelder.com like everyday and basically I´m real jelous. Just go to that site and have my address nearby and you should be able to figure it all out. What they do is print it out the day you send it so I get it that day and I don´t have to wait until P day to read it! Pretty cool eh?! Utilize it if you will :) Tell sophbug she can write me whatever she wants everyday and I will love it. I miss you all so much. It has been a lot of hardwork, and a lot of work getting broken into all the crazy rules and the schedule here. Every day feels like a week but for the most part the spirit has really helped me focus despite how strenuous it feels sometimes. Please pray for me that I will get the language! granted it has only been a week, we are all really struggling with it. If you got my letter, you know that I am a solo sister, so its just me and 11 Elders! I love them so much! We hang lol Elder Rose and Elder Davis are my teaching companions right now and they are super fun and enthusiastic. Elder Davis is really motivated, so he gets us all moving. We have already taught FOUR lessons IN ROMANIAN. It has been crazy business! Basically our "investigator" talks and we just say, "Da," (yes) or "bine," (good) with enthusiasm. But its all fun and we've been practicing really hard. This mission is going to be a lot harder than I thought! But after a week, I feel like I'm being broken into MTC life a lot more so its getting easier. A couple of my dear Elders is really struggling with it so keep my district in your prayers too.
I've never had so much time to study in my life! Its been great during personal study to really have time to get into the meat of the scriptures. I studied a lot about sacrifice this week and read about Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, giving her only son to the Lord, in the first couple chapters of Samuel 1. And I've been able to study Jesus the Christ. Which has been really interested. It goes over the span of Christs ministry from before the world was, when he humbly called to the Father, "Thy will be done, and thy glory thine forever," after Lucifer dictated his plan for the souls of men. Anyways, I really love it. A lot of growth with the gospel. After the stress and the... more stress of the first few days is wearing off, I become more and more grateful to be here to serve. I sat under a tree the other day and marveled at how perfect its stems, its leaves and the veins of the leaves were placed and I felt God all around me. I feel him when I am with you, my beautiful family and I feel him when I think of you. May God bless you and protect you.
Ariah,
Makenna,
May,
Averi,
Dennis
you are herby assigned to write to me!! Use Dearelder.com or write me a letter just write!! I want tohear everything that is going on.
Kristen, your corresepondence has been quite exceptional, I will write as much as I can. And try and post my whole address from the letter I sent you so that they can mail me/Dearelder.com me.
I love you all,
Katy/Sora Macdonald

Updated Address

So I just got my first letter from Katy today!  She is doing great and having a great time.  She is a solo sister in the MTC which means that she doesnt have a companion just yet.  She is training in trios with the elders.  She wanted me to let you know that she doesnt have a P-day ( a free day ) until Thursday, so she will respond to letters and mail them out then.  She has an updated address for you to send letters to while in the MTC.

Sora Katy Macdonald
MTC Malbox #129
Rom/Mul 1022
2005 N 900 E
Provo, Utah 84604

Thanks guys!  Hope you are all having a wonderful week!

Kristen

Pictures!!

Hey guys, I finally uploaded some of the pictures from Katy going through the temple in June and the day we left for the MTC!  Here are a few!  If you have any that you would like posted- feel free to email them to me at kristen.parsons@yahoo.com.  Thanks guys!

Draper Temple- getting endowed!

Just a sliver of family :)

So reverent....

LOVE this one- Katy and her Dad Dennis :)

Here we are, at the beginning!

So Katy left today for the MTC in true Katy fashion- over an hour late!  She was at peace and beaming when we dropped her off.  She is excited to be entering the MTC for the next eight weeks.  I thought that I would start this off with a few basics so here we go!

How do I get a hold of her?  

Well, if you are not sure, you can not call her or text her on her mission.  You can email and you can write letters.  She only has access to email one time per week for a very short time.  She can only send emails to my email address so I will be posting her emails here on the blog or forwarding them on if it is urgent.  She is an EXCELLENT writer- so if you send her a letter, you can ensure that you will receive one back.  

Her address is currently:

Sister Kathryn Lynn Macdonald

Romania/Moldova Mission

Provo Missionary Training Center

2005 N 900 E

Provo, Ut 84604

You can send email to:  kathryn.macdonald@myldsmail.net

When sending email- you can attach pictures for her to see but she will not have access to print them off.  If you would like her to have a copy of a picture, please send via parcel service.

Her address in Romania is:

Sister Kathryn Lynn Macdonald

romania/moldova Mission

Sos. Pipera Nr. 41, Et. 7

Sector 2

014254 Bucharest, Romania

Keep in mind that parcel service takes a minimum of two weeks to arrive in Romania.  When sending letters to Romania, take the first one to the post office to find out exactly how much postage is necessary- it varies depending on where you live and the weight of your letters.  

What does Katy like?

Katy's favorite color is green, her favorite candy is Hershey's white chocolate bar with the cookie pieces in it or basically anything chocolate.  (Keep in mind that it WILL melt in transit.)  She loves scarves.  She wears a size 9.5 or 10 shoe and a medium in clothing.  She loves scripture stickers, and Book of Mormon coloring books.  She loves jewelry and accessories of all types.  Keep it small, she has to pack it up and move it with her every couple of months.  Most of all, she loves letters...hand written letters- and pictures!!

What if I want to send her a gift or money?

If you would like to send a gift- send it directly to her via parcel post.  If you live in Utah, you can drop off mail for same day delivery to the MTC at most UPS stores.  

If you would like to send her money, the easiest way is actually to send to her a check to her HOME address and I will deposit it in her account.  It is linked to a debit card that will automatically convert currency for her and it will get there as soon as its deposited.  You can make checks out to Kathryn Macdonald.  If you would like it deposited into her savings account so that she receives it when she returns home, please specify so I know where to deposit.  

You can mail checks to:

Kristen Parsons

13932 Friendship Dr

Herriman, UT 84096

What if I have any other questions?  

Call me!  Or email me at kristen.parsons@yahoo.com  Thanks for all of your love and support!!  This is such an amazing time for her and we are SO blessed with a loving and supportive network of friends and loved ones!!

Hugs, kisses and high fives,

Kristen