Dear Family,
HELLO!!! This week is great, and I am SO excited to see Dallin tomorrow! (I ran into Elder Malkovitch and he had ran into Tannen and he'll be looking for you too! (Kay, everyone in my district will be looking for you... So... Half the Swedes you meet will already know you were coming!)
I am So excited. This is my last week, and everything is going by so fast. There have been a few moments of panic, I will admit to that, but that's to be expected (there was a moment of terror with the flight plans, and I'm still not sure that that moment of terror is over...) (No, I'm fine, worry not.)
I'M GOING TO SWEDEN!!! (As long as Visas and everything worked out... hope hope hope hope hope).

Oh, and Dad, thank you for answering my questions. I think the one in D&C was the one I was thinking of, but all of those are super helpful and definitely answered my question! Although, I think, (If I got good enough) I'd enjoy teaching a writing class more than I would Supply Chain Management, just saying. :D
I'm glad Dallin got to spend a Weekend with Alex, and I'm glad Alex is putting his papers in, let me know where he's going when he gets those... If he tells you of course.
I wish Taft had been able to have more fun at the campout, I'm sorry that was a bummer.
Ok, just to clarify, my Debit Card still works though, right? So only my savings got moved? Do I understand that correctly? I'll make sure to send you those checks. I feel really silly for not having noticed those in my wallet.
Guess what!!! (I've only told you this every letter for the past three weeks...) I get to sing at the General Relief Society Conference this Saturday! I am SO excited, the music is beautiful and the practices are fun and I really love singing! Ah, it's so wonderful! The only downside... I have to buy a shirt, I don't own any jewel toned, button up, long sleeved, collared shirts. (The jackets weren't satisfactory). But still, the singing will be a lot of fun and a once in a life time experience. (I can't really figure out another time when I'd be in the Sister Missionary Choir... much less for Relief Society Conference)
Guess what else!!! I got to host last Wednesday (show a new sister around) (most people show Several new sisters around, but I only got to show one) The sister I hosted was originally from Peru, but she'd lived in Italy for the past 20 years (She was 39) and she didn't speak English or not much of it. So I had to try and pull out my Spanish... It was... interesting... But NOT a crash and burn. Near the end we were sort of really talking. It was amazing, and made me pretty happy. She was a wonderful sister, she's going to Portugal. But hosting was a lot of fun. I also get to host Tomorrow, I won't get to Host Dallin, after all I'm a sister, he's an elder. But hosting is so much fun, you get to tell terrified people that it's going to be great and that they'll LOVE the MTC. (Ok, so they're not all terrified, but there are a few.)
(And for the record, for all those who read that last sentence and thought... yep Kjanela was one of those... that's not COMPLETELY True...)
Let's see, what next. Ah, right, that night (after study time was over, before quiet time) We put up some decorations for one of our teachers because it was his birthday the next day.
And the next day we ate breakfast REALLY really quick. (Like five minutes in and out) and then we held a quick surprise party for him before class started. So still during the breakfast time period. But it was a lot of fun. And I think it made our teachers day. Funny thing though, as we were setting up the night before. The Danish missionaries came in and practically took over the operation... And it wasn't their teacher... The Danish Missionaries were quite a bit of fun. They left at about.... 3:30 this morning. :D Great right? (Most of them didn't get their Visas though so they got reassigned State Side)
The Swedes and the Nordes are all moving out this next week, including, hopefully, me! (Hope hope hope)
I was just reading in the New Testament (I was looking for something specific, I don't remember what now though...) And I read the story of the woman with the issue of blood 12 years. And I read what Christ said to her, 'Be of good cheer, thy faith hath made thee whole.' And it just made me smile inside, and get all warm and happy... because while I'm not physically whole, there are times when I do need to be made whole in a spiritual or emotional sense... and through the Savior, and my faith in him... I can be made whole. It's a wonderful thought, and I hope I can have as much faith as that woman.
Kay, so.... Quick story time... Friday we all got our travel plans... it was all well and good, we're all traveling together (still don't know if we have our Visas though) and then... Monday came, and half the group received different travel plans. I am not part of that half. I was so so so close to crying, because we couldn't figure out why only half of us would change flights (yes, afterwards we realized there were several logical reasons.... but that's not important) and I just felt utterly panicked. And I did not want to panic and cry and what not, so I said a super quick prayer... and... boom... calm. I mean, I still hadn't discovered the logical reasons, but I just wasn't panicked (about that... unfortunately I have yet to remove ALL my panic). It was wonderful, we later realized that everyone that had their flights changed were either at the beginning of the Alphabet or an international missionary (The first people's I had noticed were changed lasts names started with B and H, and F is in between H.... (Yes the H is international.))
And then today... Aldste Hewitt said that everyone else had received new travel plans... (We think, I'm not sure I believe it until the letter is in my hands... but he was headed to the temple and didn't have the travel plans on them... So I have to take his word for it that one of them is for me...)
So that was mini story time.
Oh, thanks for the Driving Record! And I'll thank Dallin for the paper record of the record as well...
I thought I had a lot more to tell you this week, but now that I'm writing it I realized that I don't really.
Oh, random but cool, one of the Sister's moms sent us all this mini broom/pen that says "Jag Alska Sverige" (I love Sweden). It was pretty cool and made me happy, also rather creative. in my personal opinion, I'd never think to make something like that.
You'll probably get another email from me sometime later this week for one or two reasons. 1-my flight plans will have changed and they want us to let you all know immediately. 2-my flight plans have not changed but I get a P-Day to pack and what not and send a quick email home. I can't really think of a third reason, but if such a reason comes up.... you will know, because I will tell you.
Oh, another thought, in Mosiah 4:27, it says something to the effect that the Lord does not ask us to run faster than we have strength... and we were talking about this, and the thought came up, "yes, the Lord doesn't ask us to run faster than we have strength... but he still asks us to run." (And I don't mean run in the literal sense...) But the Lord doesn't ask me to be fluent in Swedish by the time I leave the MTC, but he does ask me to do my best to learn the language as well as I can. The Lord does not ask me to understand every single aspect of the doctrine right now, but he does ask me to do my part to learn as much of his word, and to feast upon it, and to ponder it and learn it as much as I can.
Ah, isn't life just wonderful. I've had an exciting week, and this next week will likely be pretty exciting as well. I'm sure you can guess why. Lots of fun things are going to be happening.
I'll admit that I'm going to miss my district and companion and room-mates... it'll be hard to say goodbye to them, imagine, making friends and then having to say goodbye every six weeks... that seems so sad. But... at least you get to make Lots of friends!
Kay so Travel Plan Time!!!
(Drum roll please!)
At 3:30 am on September the 30th... report to Travel office!!! Woot!!! (Wake up early!)
Leave the SLC airport at..... 7:58!!!! and go to.... Chicago!!!! Arrive at 12:04 (Chicago time I believe)
Leave the Chicago Airport at..... 1:00 pm. (really short layover, let's hope that the terminals aren't to far from each other...)
Arrive in.... Newark NJ at.... 4:17 pm.... and.... leave at.... 5:30 pm.... (again short layover, let's hope terminals are close to each other...) (Again this is NJ time zone... what that is for you I do not know)
Leave Newark and.... (Drum roll....) arrive in STOCKHOLM SWEDEN at... 7:35 am.... So early morning, which means I have to stay awake all day before I can go to bed... I am going to be so exhausted, so hopefully I will be able to sleep on the plane, and that jet lag isn't too bad.
So... I might be able to call you during one of those times at the airport... what time would be best? Would the morning one (At the SLC) Unless you don't really want to have me call. It'd be a short conversation anyways, but I'm not sure what times would be best for you, or if any of those would be, I don't even know what those times are for Mountain time... And I don't know if I'd have time to call during the hour layovers.... So... We shall just see I suppose.
Oh, and I'll be traveling United Airlines Inc. And so... I have to pay 75 dollars for the second check in bag... it's a good think I only have two bags, some people have like three or four. (AHHH!!!)
Wow... Can you believe this?
Life... is... so... amazing... I'm nearly speechless, and you know how hard it is for me to become speechless. :D
So... for real, I think that's everything.
Anyways, I love you all.
If I see you tomorrow I received permission to give Mom a hug. So if I see you... can I hug you? Do I have your permission? (Question 7... I need to cut down on questions) (If I don't see you just know I love all of you so much! I might be busy hosting...)
Pray for me please, just that everything will work out.
Jak Alska Dig!
Lycka Till!
Love,
Sister Kjanela Fawcett
There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but merely the judgment that something else is more important than fear. (Isn't that a good quote for me right now?)