Happy New Year 2011, Departing the MTC

Sister Amero was very excited to depart the MTC after 12 very long weeks learning the Thai language and struggling with illness with intestine infection and a huge dislike to all the cafeteria "bulk food storage" type foods. She is looking forward to many exotic fruits of Thailand.



Katrina called from the airport last night. She spoke some greetings to Telisha in Thai and she bore her testimony in Thai. Telisha says it sounds like she has the accent down! Her Dad says she will do just fine...... Her adventures OUT of the MTC have officially begun. Yay : )
Sister Amero's New Year is starting off just right.....

Month of Thanksgiving

Katrina is surviving the MTC. She says that they don't have spicey food so at her request we sent her some of the hot Rooster sauce. It is funny that she doesn't think there is much spice in the food, however understands that meals have to be prepared to feed all tastes of everyone from all over the country.









Katrina says that she just can't seem to find any Dark Chocolate. Hmmm, Her Dad is her fellow "Dark" chocolate lover. The Darker the better. You eat less of it too. Dad sent her some of the Dark stuff. Yummmm........

Now, we have another Christmas Gift idea. Sometimes we have to get creative figuring out what to send to Sister Missionaries.

Letters printed & delivered for you for FREE.

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Katrina's location is Provo MTC
Mailbox #150
Mission Thai-Ban 105
Expected MTC departure date 1/20/2011

That's all the info you will need. So Easy and they deliver letters every day.

Our family has been sending her letters this way, it's like sending daily E-mails but they get printed and delivered.
This is so much easier for all the missionaries because they don't have much time to read email on the computer anyway.


So the once a week 30 min of computer time can be spent writing to us rather than reading.

I sent a Halloween package this way too. So Happy Halloween to Katrina.

MTC First P Day

Here are a few paragraphs from Katrina's first P day Email

The sisters told me "I have never met anyone, ever, not even here in the MTC who has such a strong desire to serve the Lord and is so hard working. You are amazing and we love you. We thought when you first came that you were for us, to inspire us to be more excited about the gospel. Even if you only serve with us for a few weeks we have gained from it. And maybe that is one of the many reasons you were called to this mission to help us"

I have not met anyone! who is paying for their own missions one sister said "my parents paid for my brother mission and they are paying for mine too" another said "my parents wanted to make that sacrifice becuase they wanted the blessing that come along with it" I am SHOCKED that no one paid for all of there mission.

I will be sending my journal entries (copy) to the family snail mail so you can read about my companion, district, function of MTC, and my hard ships, and a little of what I have been eating

I love you and all

Your Daughter for eternity,

Sister Amero

Katrina's First E'mail from MTC upon Pre-checkin

I found out there is gym class for girls only. 5 days a week, 6am-630 (usually wake time 630. Breakfast at 7-8. Though I did not need an hour today to eat. Also showers only 8 per bathroom. I think there is two on a floor.

I roomed with 4 sisters, all international, japan, france, austria, and can't recall the other.

The room is small, I will send you a pic. small closets, like the size of the walk in in the sewing room but not a walk in. like only 2 ft deep, cupboard thing.

Last night I met all the thailand missionaries. 6 elders and two sisters. That all. That is my branch. And all of them have been here for 6 weeks. My sister comes today. My classes will have two teachers, and me and my companion, that's it. It is that small. I hope I will not overpower my companion in class with all my questions and comments. So there will be four sister to a room that fits 6. I hope my companion or the two sisters would want to go to the early morning class (it rotates, step aerobics, yoga etc) One of the senior elders, Dr. here said they do that "so that the elders do not ruin the sisters"

I have noticed I like to talk alot. I do feel this could be a problem. I asked the international sisters what kind of calling they had. I noticed I talked the most about mine. I hope I did not come off as I was trying to one them up.
Please send me snail mail too. I ONLY GET 30 MIN OF COMPUTER TIME. I thought it was an hour. :(

Airport Delays - Delta is not so good....

Katrina was so nervous geting her bags checked in at the airport. Final weigh in at 50 pounds exactly and 51 pounds. They let the one pound over slide. Phew....

Well if being nervous on departure day wasn't enough the fuel pump went bad on the airplane for the 11:30am flight so huge lines getting everyone on that flight reassigned to another later airplane.
Katrina got assigned to the 1:30 flight but then that got delayed too! So far we are thinking that Delta is not the best airline to fly with and Katrina is wondering if this is a sign. Not good for the nerves!
Hopefully, soon Katrina will be up in the air and on her way to Utah!

Last Day at Home 10/18/2010

Well, This is Katrina's Mom. I get to be officially in charge of updating Sister Katrina Amero's Mission Blog. Katrina has handed over the reign.
We had a great FHE with her Stake President Mccoy and his wife at our home. We had a nice visit and lesson from Pres. Mccoy. Then Pres. Mccoy and Katrina's Dad set her apart to be Sister Katrina Amero. Telisha & I got to be her first companion. Telisha almost patted Sister Amero on the bum, but then said "oh ya, guess I can't do that now". Cute..... All of us had a quite evening of more packing and sewing some last minute things.

Today was a day full of packing and more laundry and weighing the suitcases which were both just 5 pounds over the 50 pound limit. Oh no! Well, problem solved by removing the first aid kit and a few other things to the carryon. Oh boy, it is not going to be easy living out of just 2 suitcases for 18 months!
It was such a beautiful Fall Day so Dad had to take Katrina flying for one last time before the setting apart and mission check in.
They flew over the neighborhood and the corn maze and got some great pics. Katrina's going to miss our Mt. Rainier.