Merry Christmas week!!!! yea yea yea! I am so excited, because we have a lot of people in the ward who are lonely this Christmas that we will get to go see, and it will be fun. The most exciting news is:
Jessica and Ron have a baptismal date! And they are really excited about it.
It was a really good week with them up until yesterday. We taught them the plan of salvation and the spirit was so strong. I love teaching that lesson, because it is so happy! But yesterday they had been extremely excited and preparing all week to come to church, and we had finally been able to find a ride for them, but then they had an anxiety attack and locked themselves in their house so that when we couldn't get a hold of them on the phone we went to their house and knocked, but no answer. We were able to at least see them last night and I was shocked at how shaken up she was. So we will be working a lot with helping them overcome their anxiety of people and public and church. Jessica loves the scriptures though and reads them a lot.
We also got in with a less active that we have tried a lot and finally this week it worked! Yea! It was really good, and I have so much hope for her and also for her boyfriend, who is not a member and doesn't believe in god but was a little receptive to what we talked about.
Sister Rivera is gone- almost on her way home to Puerto Rico.:( Except we will be playing our violins at an activity at the Joseph Smith Farm tonight. p.s. we decided on what we are performing 30 minutes before we dropped her off with President. Procrastination lives on even on a mission! Other changes in transfers won't happen until after Christmas, so for a week I am in a trio with the Seneca Falls sisters and holding down the fort of Waterloo. We'll just split our proselyting between the two areas. It feels kind of like being on my own and it's really weird.
And today, as I dropped Sister Rivera off with President I found out some other news - I will be training a new sister this coming transfer. To be honest, I have never wanted to train a new companion. Like really really really never. But I feel at peace with it now and am excited and grateful for the opportunity. It will be fun! My poor companion may be disappointed I don't know what I'm doing. Or how to full proselyte. But the better to grow by! haha yea!
This week we had a zone/Christmas conference. For part of it President had us watch the Ultimate gift and related it to eternal life, which was good, but I realized how much of a missionary I have become when I- and almost every other missionary in the room- became extremely uncomfortable watching a scene that had people drinking at a party and there was music playing, and a scene where they kissed. I think we all looked away and laughed in happy realization that now WE are awkward missionaries! I was so happy at how awkward I have become! Hurray for being in missionary mode!
There were a lot of letters and packages this week! Thank you so much. What a fun surprise! It's like Christmas for everyone in the house when someone gets a letter or package.
So that is the mission this week. Waterloo waterloo not really sure what to do with you. And there is a song!
I will call around 2:30 if that works? If it doesn't work then.... I'll just leave a really long message telling you how much I love you and making up weird terms of endearment for everyone, because I won't be checking my email before then. Maybe you can think of some things you want to know in advance and ask them, because I think I will just be so excited my mind will erase. Hope the final Christmas week is wonderful!
love,
Sister L
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