Miranda's First Letter From the MTC!

The MTC has been a lot of fun, it reminds me of EFY! The spirit is so strong here and I feel my testimony growing everyday. The first day I got here was so hard that when I left you guys I started to cry, but I ran into Tasha Scheffler and she has really helped me.

My companion is from Ogden she went to Northridge, and she is so nice.  So far I was made a senior companion, and my companion and I were also called to be the music coordinators. It should be a lot of fun, even though I am not very musical. :)

I know this is where I a suppose to be! I love what I am doing, although I have to admit that the food here is not very good. Everyone else love it, but I think I just miss your cooking Mom.

When people ask me where I am from my district always says, "Don't let her skin tone trick you!" We have people here in our district from Hawaii and Arizona, but I am tanner then all of them!

The teachers here are the best, I am learning so much! They are tutoring all the missionaries to  understand the Book of Mormon easier.  We also taught our first real investigator as a district yesterday, it went really well.

I love everyone in my district! They are all so smart and the sprit is so strong with them. And something really cool is that when we fly out to Nebraska we will have 21 missionaries coming.

Well, I got to go!
I love you tons,
Sister Sommers

Fun Facts About Nebraska!

Alrighty! Who wants to learn a little bit about the wonderful state Miranda will be living in...anyone...?

Well you don't have a choice! So here we go! :)

Nebraska!

1. Its state capital is Lincoln, although its largest city is Omaha.

Here's some pictures of the state:

As you can tell it's pretty flat... :)

2. Their major industries lie in farming corn, wheat, soybeans, and sorghum (whatever that is).

3. The residents are referred to as Nebraskans, and their state's nickname is the Cornhusker State.

4. Their state motto is "Equality before the law. " Very inspiring.

5. Beautiful Nebraska is their state song:

Beautiful indeed. :)

6. The state bird is the Western Meadowlark:

Cute! :)

7. And their state animal is a White-tailed Deer:

Also known as Bambi!!! :D

8. The Goldenrod is their state flower:

9. And the state tree is the Cottonwood:

Cool huh? 

Some interesting facts:

10. The Lied Jungle in Omaha is the world's largest indoor rain forest. 

11. Nebraska is the birthplace of the Reuben sandwich, and Kool-Aid.

12. And lastly, Nebraska is located in a place in the U.S. called Tornado Valley, where a very high number of tornadoes take place. So...

That girl might end up being Miranda...  ;)

Current Address & Email

We'll try to keep this updated. As soon as we know, you'll know. ;)

Sister Sommers' Current Mailing Address:

Sister Miranda M. Sommers

Nebraska Omaha Mission

11027 Martha St.

Omaha, NE 68144-3107

Sister Sommers' Email:

miranda.sommers@myldsmail.net

P.S. Miranda loves both snail mail and emails, but she really loves getting letters, so if you get the time... :)

Called to Serve

"Dear Sister Sommers:
You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Nebraska Omaha mission."

For those who didn't see the giant title at the top of the page, our dear Sister Sommers is going to be serving in the great (and very flat) state of Omaha Nebraska for the next year and a half!

We are going to be keeping this blog for those who know and love Miranda to be able to follow her through the trials and triumphs of her mission.

So spread the word to family and friends, and please try to write emails or letters to Sister Sommers whenever you can (I'm sure she'd greatly appreciate it). Thanks! :)