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| Christmas package from home!!! |
Good
news: I am still alive. We actually haven't seen any effects from the terrorist
activity in Redlands earlier this week. It was about 1 1/2 hours away from us....so
rest assured, we are doing great.
Also,
MARIAH IS GETTING BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!! Her baptism is this Saturday, I am so excited. She is the sweetest and I really do feel like
we are best friends. She is AWESOME! The cool part is that if she goes to the
temple within the next 30 days after her baptism then we can go with her. She
is beyond excited to be able to be baptized for her grandma and other family
members.
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| Sister Romrell & I in matching coats. |
We
had some more lessons with Ben...needless to say; he is the most awesome person
ever!!!!!!!!! We got to finish the restoration and bear testimony of the Book
of Mormon...which is my favorite part. We talked about how it will help him
resist temptation. He is so great. He is really sensitive to the spirit. After
I was bearing my testimony of the Book of Mormon he talked about how he could
feel it, and how it helps him know there is hope because it worked for me and
it can work for him. It was really cool. He complimented me how on how I said
it with emotion. He came to a baptism
the next morning and the Christmas Concert the stake did that night. IT WAS
SUPER AWESOME!!!! I love Ben....he is so
great, and also really prepared.
One
experience that I have been sharing with EVERYONE!!! (especially other
investigators) is a lesson we had this week with Maria. We were talking with
her and asked her how she has been feeling since we have been coming over? How
she feels about the Book of Mormon? She told us that she knows it's true
because she feels fed. She feels like it builds up a shield against Satan. She
said that she can feel her faith growing. WOW....it made me so excited! Why?
Because I have found someone who feels the same way about the Book of Mormon as
I do! WOW!!!!! I have said it before and I will say it again, but the Book of
Mormon changes lives, it changed mine! I am so beyond happy and fulfilled to
know that it has helped one more person. No, not all of her life problems are
solved, and no not every waking moment is filled with happiness and prancing
through daisies, but YES her life is better with it. I have been able to share
that experience with several other investigators who NEED the power that you
can receive from the Book of Mormon, it is REAL! If you are worried that your
friends won't accept the gospel or that the neighbors will never speak to you
again because you invited them over to eat with the missionaries, think
again!!!!! This book is power. You are offering them a chance of a life time.
If they take the lessons with the missionaries and really do the things they
invite them to do, they WILL feel it!!!!!
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| Roommates |
I
was able to receive a blessing this week from President Van Cott. It was so
personal and so helpful. We talked about some of the things I am struggling
with in this area and as a missionary. He helped me feel understood and then
gave me some great counsel! It was very much needed. He gave me a priesthood
blessing and I knew that Heavenly Father was at my side, and not just then. He
has always been at my side, always. He never left.
*This
week I invite you to ponder what you can give Christ for Christmas---an old
habit, more time, service....a sacrifice. I know that as soon as we talk about sacrifice
something always pops in our heads, but we tend to push it out because we don't
want to give it up, or know that it would be hard. I encourage you and invite
you to get up the courage this Christmas to repent and be better. That is the
whole purpose of Christmas. God has given a practical gift that he would like
us to use. What better way to give back to him than to use the gift he has
given us, Jesus Christ. Please remember that this Christmas season, the best
most valuable gift you can give is the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. (Doctrine and Covenants 15:6).
*I
love you all! Please also take some time this week to watch and Share with 5
other people (member or nonmember, but preferably the latter) the new Christmas
video, A Savior is Born (or Ha Nacido un Salvador). It is such a powerful tool.
Help out your neighbor, your friend, or even the stranger. Let's be what we are
meant to be this Christmas, the salt of the Earth, the light that cannot be
hid!
*Tell
your missionaries you love them, give them an extra hug, and give them someone
to visit or carol to!
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