Hello,
So
last week was a pretty great week! On Tuesday we all got
together as a whole mission and had a Christmas party on the beach! We went to
the Fort Desoto beach. It was about a two hour drive from where we live, but it
is a really nice beach. We got there around 12 and stayed until 6. We had an
ugly sweater contest and there was some pretty good ones ha-ha. I got voted out
the first round, I guess I'm not very good at picking out an ugly sweater ha-ha!
After that we had a sand castle building contest between zones and we totally
won. I'll send pictures, it was so big! We had dinner there and a small
devotional then we went home. I really liked the beach though; I'm definitely
going back someday.
So the other elders that had to move in with us finally moved out.
It was kinda fun having them around, but I'm glad they're gone ha-ha. We were
just so cramped in there. We have a lot of room now though. We still have so
much food from people in the ward. We are set for at least another two weeks.
Everyone keeps giving us gift cards to McDonalds too ha-ha its weird. Its like
everyone thinks the missionaries are poor.
So we have 4 baptismal dates set for January. They are all really
solid and are excited to take the step of faith to be baptized. Its amazing
what the spirit can do. I've seen it touch the hearts of the people we teach
and you can tell when they start to feel it. We were talking to this guy
yesterday on his porch and we asked him if he would take a Book of Mormon and
read it, but he said no in the beginning. After we had got done talking about
the restoration with him and bearing testimony of it he actually took the Book
of Mormon and said he would start to read a little bit of it. It’s just been manifested
to me that if we just do our part and invite them and bear testimony then the Lord
will take care of the rest. That’s so important to remember as a
missionary.
Other than that not a whole lot of really exciting things have happened
this week. We have knocked a lot of doors and talked to a lot of people. It’s
sometimes hard to remember all of the people and what we taught and everything.
That’s why we write it down every night I guess ha-ha. It’s really weird being
in
December with no snow;
it doesn't feel like Christmas at all ha-ha. I still love the season though and
people seem to be more receptive cause its Christmas time. Thank you to all who
have sent me letters and packages,
I love you guys!!!!
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