It has been a pretty fantastic week
here in Royal City! The people we are teaching are truly starting to let
the message sink deep into their hearts and open their minds. It has
been really cool. I also want to thank mom and Aubree Swann for finding
Jannae a truly delightful going away outfit, i will enjoy pictures :)
It is definitely Christmas time, people are starting
to put up lights, Doreen got her Christmas tree put up, and I have to
listen to Christmas music in the car because it is the only thing that
justifies the cold weather in my brain. I discovered fleece lined tights
and i am in heaven!
Overall it has been a really good week! The people
here in Royal City are truly fantastic! The missionary work is doing
really well, they are a very involved group and it is just fun, it is a
small town and they all care about each other.
This week, Hermana Heninger and I literally got
thanked for all that we were doing for one of our investigators
families. The husband came out and said that he was really thankful for
what he has been doing. It was pretty cool, because this theme of
gratitude carried on after Thanksgiving. Now if I even have the thought,
am I making a difference i can look and see the face of Owen, Beatrice,
Wendy, or Beverly and really see that God is watching out for each and
every one of us.
One really cool lesson we had this week was talking
to Beverly. She is very concerned with where the World is headed and all
the evil happening. As we were talking about it, we had asked her if
she ever thought of praying for them. that was like a week ago, we went
back and asked her if she had been praying for them, she said that she
had and at that point she said you know what i have and i it has
actually been helping a lot, Ed is a lot less worried for my health. She
said it has been helping her heart. Then we asked if she had prayed and
asked if Joseph Smith was really a prophet, and she said something
along the lines of ya i have and pretty much every question was settled
when we watched that film (restoration dvd) and no ordinary man could
have written that book. Then she just kept talking like what she had
just said was no big deal!! She is so funny. Overall as we talk with
her, she is allowing me to really see it through her eyes, she shares
her experiences with us, we can see the testimony building and then we
talked about the Priesthood, Baptism, Christ's life on Earth, and then
the Christmas Devotional, she was really excited to watch it! Such an
awesome experience. It has been really nice to see our investigators
learning on their own and coming closer to Christ.
Since our training with Elder Richards, we have been
teaching really simply and letting people build of that and it really
helps us teach to their needs. It has been cool to see what happens as
we focus on following the words of our leaders.
The Christmas Devotional was good, and I was telling
my companion that i missed out on doughnuts, but it doesn't look like i
did, which is funny because it was a kind of crazy day yesterday. In a
good way, we were running all over the place. Anyway we watched the last
part of the Christmas Devotional with Wendy and it was really good.
Elder Nelson's talk was so perfect for two of the people we are
teaching. Anyway after it was over she made us Tortas! (Mexican
Sandwich) and i thought to myself, well it isn't doughnuts but man it
was so good! then to find out you didn't even have them made me laugh.
Overall I have nothing to complain about I am a
happy servant of my Lord Jesus Christ "in whom there is no darkness at
all." -Pres Uchtdorf. Which is comforting because it gets dark around 4:30-5pm
here right now. I love you all, continue to be happy as we have this
wonderful time to remember our savior Jesus Christ and his birth that
truly changed our lives forever. Have a great week!
Hermana Ray
My favorite place in the house!
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