It's incredible how efficient and caring members at the MTC (Mission Training Center) are. As soon as we received our packet explaining the process for preparing for and entering our mission, we were instructed to call the MTC and arrange for tutoring in German. We called and it wasn't long before a Sister Jensen was SKYPEing us three times a week with two hour private tutoring sessions in Deutsch. She has been great. I have been able to refresh a language long dormant in my old brain and Nancy has really picked up a lot as she has begun her "from scratch" training. We are both excited enough to not care about the hours of study between tutoring that's required. The photo shows us both in the kitchen with the counter covered with study materials waiting with our iPad for Sister Jensen to begin our SKYPE session and smile kindly as we butcher the personal experiences she has assigned us to share. On occasion she will have volunteers who are either native Germans or well-versed students pretending to be Young Adults entering the Young Adult Center. We are to welcome them and share personal experiences with them as we try to make them feel at home in the Center. Great fun and and plenty of stress.
