Missionary Name: Sister Annika Bruno
Mission: Philippines Cebu
Date Submitted: December 9
Hi Sister Bruno, I'm writing to see if this will work--is this the right Dear Elder address and will this get to you? I am sending it to Philippines Cebu Mission. We had some sad news about Genevieve's twins yesterday, she went for her ultrasound and the babies did not have a heartbeat. The doctor said they might just miscarry naturally or she might have to go in later this week for an operation. She is very upset about it. Stuart's car also broke down, and no one has any money. So we are going through some hard times. We are very lucky that you are on a mission, because the families of missionaries are supposed to be blessed. So we are waiting for some good blessings to come soon! Looking forward to Gigi and Deseret coming soon. Gigi says she isn't lazy like the rest of us and she will get a job within a couple of weeks of being here! So we will see how that works out, haha. Flora has a gig being Cinderella at a birthday party on Saturday. We have this beautiful blue prom dress that used to belong to Kelsey and Flora wore it and Gen did her hair like Cinderella for Chiara's birthday party and now all the little girls who were there want Flora for their parties. Jenny Swartz is having a princess tea party and Flora is going to go and make $25.00. I'm glad you got to the Philippines OK and I am looking forward to getting your email on Wednesday and hearing about your new companion and your first area. I will write you again after I hear from you.
Love, Mom
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Parent Letter
Missionary Name: Sister Annika Bruno
Mission: Provo MTC
Date Submitted: December 2
Hi Annika,
You have $108 in your account when I checked this morning. I have been putting as much in as I can, but we are having troubles lately. So you have more money than I do right now!! My secret account is just about gone!! so sad. We know you are supposed to have at least $400 in there when you leave for the Philippines, so we will try to put more in, but I don't know how much we will be able to manage. I have to go to work now but I hope you enjoy your last week in the MTC. I bet you are really excited that you are going to be going out into the field soon. It will be fun to see if you can communicate with people in Cebuano when you get there!!
Sorry this is so short but I wanted you to have that bank account info, and I will write you more when I get home.
Love you!!
Mom
Mission: Provo MTC
Date Submitted: December 2
Hi Annika,
You have $108 in your account when I checked this morning. I have been putting as much in as I can, but we are having troubles lately. So you have more money than I do right now!! My secret account is just about gone!! so sad. We know you are supposed to have at least $400 in there when you leave for the Philippines, so we will try to put more in, but I don't know how much we will be able to manage. I have to go to work now but I hope you enjoy your last week in the MTC. I bet you are really excited that you are going to be going out into the field soon. It will be fun to see if you can communicate with people in Cebuano when you get there!!
Sorry this is so short but I wanted you to have that bank account info, and I will write you more when I get home.
Love you!!
Mom
Friday, November 19, 2010
Parent Letter
Missionary Name: Sister Annika Bruno
Mission: Provo MTC
Date Submitted: November 10
Hi Annika,
We love getting your letters and emails. I know you can't write much on email because you don't have much time, but it is fun to get them anyway. I noticed you were wondering about the spelling of counselor, as in the counselor in a branch presidency. That is something a lot of Mormons get wrong and it bugs me. I even wrote a little spelling guide once, and I thought I could send it to you, here it is:
Counsel: advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
Council: an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.
Notice that the Bishop or Church leader gives you COUNSEL, but you attend a COUNCIL meeting. On Wednesday nights you might need to go do some COUNSELING at your COUNCIL meeting. Many of us formed part of the COUNCIL in heaven. Our Apostles form the COUNCIL of the Twelve. They give COUNSEL to the members of the Church. Most of the acronyms use COUNCIL.
PEC=Priesthood Executive Council
BYC=Bishop/Youth Council
HC=High Council
Now it gets a little bit tricky. Please pay close attention.
High councilors--spelled this way because they are members of a COUNCIL.
First and Second counselors in presidencies--spelled this way because they give COUNSEL to the president or bishop.
haha I know you won't be speaking or writing English much for the next 18 months, but just thought I would share!!
So Franny is mad at me today because I went to pick her up at school, she was supposed to get off at 2 but at 2:30 she wasn't out yet. And she didn't answer her phone or texts. I had to leave her there because I had work at Wellness at 3 and I still had to go home and change. So she had to walk part of the way home and then Dad went and picked her up the rest of the way when he got home. She was very mad. I hope she will get over it.
I am not enjoying swim lessons now that it is COLD! I hate being wet.
Chiara's party was very fun. I will send pics on email. She didn't like the ponies. There were 3 of them. All of the little kids in the ward had fun. We had about 14 families here. It was wild.
Well, I will go and send an email now with pics. Too bad Dear Elder doesn't download pictures!
Love, Mom
Mission: Provo MTC
Date Submitted: November 10
Hi Annika,
We love getting your letters and emails. I know you can't write much on email because you don't have much time, but it is fun to get them anyway. I noticed you were wondering about the spelling of counselor, as in the counselor in a branch presidency. That is something a lot of Mormons get wrong and it bugs me. I even wrote a little spelling guide once, and I thought I could send it to you, here it is:
Counsel: advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
Council: an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.
Notice that the Bishop or Church leader gives you COUNSEL, but you attend a COUNCIL meeting. On Wednesday nights you might need to go do some COUNSELING at your COUNCIL meeting. Many of us formed part of the COUNCIL in heaven. Our Apostles form the COUNCIL of the Twelve. They give COUNSEL to the members of the Church. Most of the acronyms use COUNCIL.
PEC=Priesthood Executive Council
BYC=Bishop/Youth Council
HC=High Council
Now it gets a little bit tricky. Please pay close attention.
High councilors--spelled this way because they are members of a COUNCIL.
First and Second counselors in presidencies--spelled this way because they give COUNSEL to the president or bishop.
haha I know you won't be speaking or writing English much for the next 18 months, but just thought I would share!!
So Franny is mad at me today because I went to pick her up at school, she was supposed to get off at 2 but at 2:30 she wasn't out yet. And she didn't answer her phone or texts. I had to leave her there because I had work at Wellness at 3 and I still had to go home and change. So she had to walk part of the way home and then Dad went and picked her up the rest of the way when he got home. She was very mad. I hope she will get over it.
I am not enjoying swim lessons now that it is COLD! I hate being wet.
Chiara's party was very fun. I will send pics on email. She didn't like the ponies. There were 3 of them. All of the little kids in the ward had fun. We had about 14 families here. It was wild.
Well, I will go and send an email now with pics. Too bad Dear Elder doesn't download pictures!
Love, Mom
Monday, October 11, 2010
Second Parent Letter
Missionary Name: Sister Annika Bruno
Mission: Provo MTC
Date Submitted: October 11
Hi Annika!
So how do you like the MTC so far? Dad says today is your p-day and you get to write emails so I hope I will hear from you. I'll write you by email as soon as I get your email address. Mine is clbruno@hotmail.com just in case you don't have it.
I always wonder what my girls' experiences in the MTC will be like. It seems like most missionaries either love it a lot or hate it. I really LOVED the MTC. I don't know why. It was just fun being around so many people who were committed to the gospel all day every day. And I liked meeting all the new people and learning French. How is the language going? Can you pray in Cebuano yet? Are they teaching you any Tagalog?
I'm sure you will tell us about your companion, where she is from and what she is like. I hope you are having fun with her. Did you get your scriptures, and all the books you need? Is it cold there?
So around here, let's see, nothing much is happening with me, as usual. This is why I have a hard time writing, because nothing new ever happens in my life. Dad and I went out to Cracker Barrel for dinner because he had free coupons. Also, I started running again, and I did 1 and a half miles, then walked another mile. That is all I did this week, boring, huh?
Well, have a great day, we are looking forward to hearing from you, send pics if you can.
Love you!
Mom
Mission: Provo MTC
Date Submitted: October 11
Hi Annika!
So how do you like the MTC so far? Dad says today is your p-day and you get to write emails so I hope I will hear from you. I'll write you by email as soon as I get your email address. Mine is clbruno@hotmail.com just in case you don't have it.
I always wonder what my girls' experiences in the MTC will be like. It seems like most missionaries either love it a lot or hate it. I really LOVED the MTC. I don't know why. It was just fun being around so many people who were committed to the gospel all day every day. And I liked meeting all the new people and learning French. How is the language going? Can you pray in Cebuano yet? Are they teaching you any Tagalog?
I'm sure you will tell us about your companion, where she is from and what she is like. I hope you are having fun with her. Did you get your scriptures, and all the books you need? Is it cold there?
So around here, let's see, nothing much is happening with me, as usual. This is why I have a hard time writing, because nothing new ever happens in my life. Dad and I went out to Cracker Barrel for dinner because he had free coupons. Also, I started running again, and I did 1 and a half miles, then walked another mile. That is all I did this week, boring, huh?
Well, have a great day, we are looking forward to hearing from you, send pics if you can.
Love you!
Mom
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
First Parent Letter
Missionary Name: Sister Annika Bruno
Mission: Provo MTC
Date Submitted: October 5
Hi Annika,
I put that money in your account, so you can get your scriptures, journal, and any books you need. Let me know next week how much you spend and if it was enough. How do you like the MTC?
So I hope you had a fun time with Sister Crain and with Gigi, and that you got to the MTC ok and you are enjoying it. I am looking forward to hearing from you and learning about your new companion and how you like it.
Love you and miss you.
Mom
Mission: Provo MTC
Date Submitted: October 5
Hi Annika,
I put that money in your account, so you can get your scriptures, journal, and any books you need. Let me know next week how much you spend and if it was enough. How do you like the MTC?
So I hope you had a fun time with Sister Crain and with Gigi, and that you got to the MTC ok and you are enjoying it. I am looking forward to hearing from you and learning about your new companion and how you like it.
Love you and miss you.
Mom
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