MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!
That probably should have been in last week email...but
today is good too.
Christmas as a missionary is a very spoiled time of the year
for a missionary. At least it was for me. I was so grateful, I got packages from
members in previous areas, presents from members in this area and I haven't even
met them yet! Satuday and Sunday was all about going from one dinner
appointment to the next. Like I woke up this morning still full.
No snow! The weather was actually beautiful, in the 70s, got
some lightning storms yesterday too.
Some really cool things tho:
The V.....'s are a family that moved in a month ago, and
invited us to make cookies and deliver it to their neighbors so that they can
meet their neighbors, I went while my companions went to other appointments, it
was so fun, and they were a great family:) really enjoyed their company and
example!
Sacrament was great! We had all 4 wards in the area meet in
the stake center, and all the primary kids sang "Picture a Christmas" I laughed rather hard because out of the 4 wards, it made up the primary in my
ward in Oakley. haha these wards are small in general though, they did a great
job! and looked beautiful. and the spirit was felt.
We had a zone conference on my birthday! (I'm 20 now!) and
everyone semi sang to me. so at the end of the conference I started saying to
people "Thanks for coming to my birthday party!" hahhaa they laughed.
Elder Nau, and I have served around each other for awhile now, and he got some
elders together and did this year beat/clap rhythm thing while Elder Nau danced
a happy birthday dance. It was sooo funny, everyone was cracking up. Good way
to spend the bday though.
umm...hung up christmas lights. that was a challenge.
And ya:) it was a great Christmas and birthday week. But
what I loved most....was how often my thought directed me back to the birth of
the Savior. to a specific chapter in the Book of Mormon actually.
1 Nephi 11. I invite yall to read that and ponder on the
message.
I love this time of year, its a beautiful time of year, its
a time to remember where peace and hope come from, and that's from Christ. What
a great way to end a hard year and start a new one. I pray that yall make new
year resolutions, and make at least one that is centered on Christ. Perhaps it
will be to read the Book of Mormon as a family daily, to do your home and
visiting teaching monthly, to develop a Christlike attribute, or so on.
im fixin on mine and will share with you next week! share
with me yours!
Loveya!
Sister Pollard
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