Goodbye for now!

Dear everyone,

I'm off!  My first stop is the Missionary Training Center in Madrid, Spain.  I'll be there for 2-3 weeks, going to classes and studying.  After the MTC I'll be heading to Rostov-na-Donu, Russia!  It's pretty crazy to think how different my daily routine is going to be in just a few days.  Here's what the average day in the life of a missionary looks like:

Missionary Daily Schedule
6:30 a.m.	Arise, pray, exercise (30 minutes), and prepare for the day.
7:30 a.m.	Breakfast.
8:00 a.m.	Personal study: the Book of Mormon, other scriptures, doctrines of the missionary lessons, other chapters from Preach My Gospel, the Missionary Handbook, and the Missionary Health Guide.
9:00 a.m.	Companion study: share what you have learned during personal study, prepare to teach, practice teaching, study chapters from Preach My Gospel, confirm plans for the day.
10:00 a.m.	Begin proselyting. Missionaries learning a language study that language for an additional 30 to 60 minutes, including planning language learning activities to use during the day. Missionaries may take an hour for lunch and additional study, and an hour for dinner at times during the day that fit best with their proselyting. Normally dinner should be finished no later than 6:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.	Return to living quarters (unless teaching a lesson; then return by 9:30) and plan the next day's activities (30 minutes). Write in journal, prepare for bed, pray.
10:30 p.m.	Retire to bed.

I'm pretty sure by 10:30 every night I will be collapsing into bed.  I can barely make it that late in my normal life.

Check back each week for my letter and (hopefully!) pictures.  And if you write me letters I will love you forever!  If anything else, write me when winter is over and make sure I survived!  All my contact info is on the right -->

Alright everyone, here it goes!  So kiss me quick, I'm off, goodbye--wait, no kissing for awhile, forget that.  Just write me.

Сестра Макги