Sister Bishop is Back.

STORY TIME.

While I was on my mission, I applied to the MTC via video submission.

Last Thursday--2 long months later--they called.

Friday, I went in for an interview.

I was so nervous. Ask my mom.

I go in and discover that an Elder off of "The District" missionary training DVD's was one of the two interviewers. 

I just spent the last 18 months of my life watching him teach, and then all of a sudden I found the tables had turned, and he was the one watching and critiquing me teach. 

Cue an added amount of nerves.

It was a group interview, and one by one the four of us took turns teaching a 10 minute lesson.

I left the interview feeling good about my efforts, and clueless as to what would happen.

Monday during class, I missed a phone call.

Monday after class, I called the number back.
Monday, I got offered a teaching job at the MTC.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! (:

To say I'm excited is an understatement. 

The rest of Monday was a complete mess. It was the add/drop deadline for classes, and I had to drop and add four classes in order to align my schedule with my work shift! That brought a whole host of tasks--buying new textbooks, selling old ones, emailing teachers, trying in vain to get caught up to speed on the week I had missed, and the list goes on.

My brain was running a million miles an hour.

When 6 PM hit, I finally breathed for a second and realized I was shaking, and hadn't eaten since 10 AM. Whoops! 

My cute roommates bought ice-cream, and we had a party to celebrate. <3

Tuesday, I went in to fill out paperwork. Can we admire my blindingly white "employee" sticker for a second? (:

 I went and worked at The Wall after, doing the booth. I have really gotten the hang of the booth, and have come to love it! I have the greatest conversations with people, and it's so fun.

Sadly, it was my last day. I will be working 20 hours at the MTC and have to quit The Wall :(

My boss was really cool about it though, which was a relief.

My roomie Lauren reminds me all the time, and has been just as ecstatic as me (:

I have experienced a    w  i  i  i  i  i  i  d  e   range of emotions.

I feel completely inadequate and overwhelmed, but in a sense that brings me to my knees and to the feet of my Savior.

I'm immensely grateful for such a humbling experience, and am eager to rely on God in a very, very heavy way. 

It blows my mind how everything just lined up perfectly for me to work here. It could not have gone better. 

God needs me at the MTC, for one reason or another. 

And because I am confident of that, I am also confident that He will qualify me and continue to prepare the way as I am humble and reliant upon Him. 

I don't think I've been qualified on my own to do a single task He's asked of me, but with His help, it all truly works out the way it needs to. 

I am completely in love with being an instrument in God's hands.

GOD IS SO GOOD.

I'm eager to be "Sister Bishop" again (: I get a new name tag. I work 6 days a week, every day but Sunday. So I will be in missionary attire 7 days a week, once again haha.

It's going to be quite the adventure learning to be a part-time 'missionary' and full-time student. Can't wait to walk down this path and see where it takes me!

Aside from all the MTC job excitement, things are going well (: loving every second. I'm blessed far, far beyond what I deserve.

 Had to share this from on campus:

I love BYU. I want to hug the clever person who did this. Made my day!

Stay tuned for my coming adventure! Operation: MTC Teacher starts tomorrow (: