Sister Naomi Koyle

Monday, October 26, 2015

The Promised Land, Sheboygan

Hello Everyone,

I have decided that Wisconsin is just like Utah. There are churches on every corner and there is a big lake. Except in Wisconsin not a single church is LDS and the Lake is fresh water and it looks like the ocean, literally, even flying over the lake I couldn't see land. I am in the Promised land, a town called Sheboygan, it is on lake Michigan and it is the cutest little place, the people are great and the view is beautiful. The first thing my companion told me was that Sheboygan is nick named the promised land, I am still not sure if that is because of the people, or how beautiful it is, or if it's because it's the highest baptizing area. I actually live on the Lake and me and my comp get to run to the baby light house in the mornings. My companion's name is Sister Carlini and she is from Arizona, she is gorgeous and she is 22 and so sweet, and also geographically challenged, those words actually came out of her mouth, so I don't even feel bad telling you all that. But really I know the area better than she does and she has been here for 6 months, good thing I am the driver. But she is seriously the sweetest person you would ever meet. Also we have a car, so woohoo, we are so spoiled. I love pepoles accents here, not everyone has it, it is usually the older people who have the accent, but it is so great, it usually only shows up in certain words like "baby" or "basement" or "ya know" but I love it. We had a baptism this Sunday, what a way to start off your mission right? It was a 13 year old boy named Logan, his Dad was a less active member and he was able to baptize him, so that was cool. It is really fun to knock doors, you meet the most interesting people. You never know how people will react to you or your message. Everyone here is religious, or they say they are, we pray with people all of the time in the park, on the street, at their door step. This week has been great, and also kinda weird. I hope you all have a great week.

Love,

Sister Koyle

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

First Day in Milwakee

Someone texted Sandra a picture of Sister Koyle at the airport waiting to fly out.

October 20, 2015

From the mission website....www.wisconsinmilwaukeemission.blogspot.com

Their first day in the mission field is an exhausting one for our new missionaries. They have to get up around 2:00 am to get from the MTC to Salt Lake City to catch their flight. We meet them at the Milwaukee airport and take them to the stake center or to the mission home, depending on the size of the group. They're always happy to have a good homemade meal. President Cutler interviews each one while the office couples and assistants train them in various aspects of missionary life. The evening culminates with a testimony meeting, and then we put them to bed early!
This new group of 26 arrived on Tuesday, October 20th.....

President and Sister Cutler

First Companion Sister Carlini

First Area Sheboygan

Transfer Lunch
Wednesday, October 21st at the stake center

Sisters Schlosser, Christensen, Smeltzer, Gross, Koyle, Carlini, Roskelley, & Rosenblum

Friday, October 16, 2015

M.T.C. Letter "I will be in Wisconsin in 4 days"

Hello Everyone,

First I want to thank everyone who has been emailing me and sending me packages and writing me through dear elder it is really nice to receive mail, so thank you all so much. I am doing great regardless of the tragedy that we had this week. I just want to bear testimony that the gospel is true and that includes the covenants that we make in the temple and the fact that there is life after death and that we can be with our families forever.

This week has flown by, we had two devotionals and they were pretty amazing. Also I was able to watch a special video of a devotional by Elder Bednar called Characters of Christ and it was so so so amazing and seriously life changing. The basic message of it was to turn outward, and help others even in times of trial or even when you feel like hiding in a corner and dying (those were NOT his exact words, but my interpretation). The president of the Seventy talked to us on Tuesday and that was uplifting. The spirit here is amazing it is so much easier to focus and learn and remember things. I decided that you could relate the MTC to a mix between the temple and college life, because you study all day and go to class and you have roommates and you make a lot of new friends, but the spirit is so strong and you learn about gospel related topics. I had like thirty minutes of down time this week and it felt so weird, like I couldn't handle just sitting and doing nothing, because normally our schedule is crazy. It is weird to think that I used to just sit around all of the time. I was able to attend the temple today and it was so great, it was a beautiful morning and I got to eat breakfast there in the cafeteria. It was nice to be able to spend some quiet time in the temple. I have had the opportunity to teach a TRC investigator here at the MTC, they are basically people who volunteer to be taught by missionaries who have no clue what they are doing. Some are LDS and some are not. But I absolutely love my investigator, we taught her the first three lessons and then asked her to be baptized, and she said no, but I still love her a lot, she has taught us a lot and she is the sweetest lady and she was very receptive to our message even though she didn't accept it. I will be able to teach her one more time tonight and that will be it, which I am actually a little sad a bout because I actually like her a lot. She is from Mexico and she catholic, and she has a little bit of a hard time with english, but she understands most things. So in the words of Sister Roskelley " We did our part, the Spirit did his part and she still has her agency" I am doing wonderful and I am excited for Wisconsin! Bring on the cold weather!

Love Sister Koyle

These are the sisters in my zone, I room with most of them.

Sister Roskelley is gorgeous, and so full of the spirit.

And Sister Roskelly and I again in front of the temple.

This is my district on our Sunday walk. I love them all so much, we are like a family.

This is my district again, after we were done at the temple. I promise we do a lot more than take pictures at the temple.

Friday, October 9, 2015

M.T.C. Letter " I Love this prison"

Hello Everyone!

Just before I left, my Dad told me that the MTC is a prison and I said well I am going to love that prison, and guess what? I do love this prison! So my P-day is on Friday while I am in the MTC . . . so for another week. I love the MTC so far, however I have only been here for a little over two days. But I love it! The spirit here is really strong and I have already had some touching moments. It is so fun and there are so many new people to meet. I have seen some of my friends while I have been here so that is fun and also weird because I can't call them by their first names. My companion is thee best ever. We definitely clicked as soon as we met each other. She is from Boise Idaho and her name is Sister Roskelley and she is a spiritual giant and so good at talking to people, which is a skill that I am lacking in. She is super adorable and just graduated high school. So pretty much things here aren't super exciting, we just learn things all day and it is great. My district has also had some pretty good conversations, and we have had some good laughs. I try to write down all of the funny quotes, but sometimes I forget. I share a tiny room with five other sisters and they are all great. If you want to know any other fun facts about the MTC just let me know. I would love to hear from ya'll. Have a great week!

Love,

Sister Naomi Koyle