I hope everyone had an amazing
Christmas!!! This week was truly amazing! The Lord is working so
many miracles among us!!!! After much prayer our mission reached 300
baptisms, our goal for this year!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have great reason to
rejoice and give thanks to the Lord for all those that have been touched by
this glorious gospel! This week was wonderful!
On Monday we went caroling again at the hospital
with a group of ward members and a potential investigator. Sister
Brandley and I took turns playing the piano and singing, which we both enjoyed
a lot!! I also tried my first brat and pasty this week. They were
delicious!
Christmas was
wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After volunteering at a community dinner for Christmas and
meeting a potential investigator there, we went to dinner at an investigator's
house. It was a little gift to Sister Brandley and I that two of our
other investigators also dropped by why we were there! We were able to
share a message with them and here about an experience one of them had with
prayer. The family we have been working with took a little road
trip. Unfortunately, their heater was not working and they all were
really cold and sick. They decided to say a prayer. The heater
still blew out cold air but they could feel warm air in the car surrounding
them. It is amazing to see their faith growing. We had a lesson on
the sacrament and the importance of church attendance. They have not been
at church for several weeks now because they have car troubles and there aren't very many members where they live that can take their whole family. We
arranged a ride for them with a member. On Sunday morning the weather was
bad and so the member let us know that she wasn't coming to church. The
family had expressed in our lesson their desire to come to church because the
difference they saw it had on their week. I was praying for them in my
heart and about a quarter of the way into Sacrament meeting they walked
in!!! I'm so grateful that they were able to make it safely there!
They are starting to progress again!
Also, I had the opportunity to play the organ in Sacrament meeting! To my great relief, it went well :)
I'm grateful that I learned to play and that I
was able to help out the ward here.
I'm still staying warm and so grateful for all
of our many blessings!!!! The Savior's love is manifest to us in so many
ways! I hope you have a wonderful New Year's day!!!!!!!!!! Stay warm! ;)
Love you all so much!
